Season › 2011-12 › News Moyes explains Barkley's absence Michael Kenrick , 26 October, 53comments | Jump to most recent David Moyes has explained withdrawing Ross Barkley from the front line for over a month, since the Carling Cup third-round win over West Bromwich Albion on 21 September. Moyes said: "Ross deserved to start in the team at the start of the season because of his form in pre-season. There's just been a bit of a dip in him which we've seen in training. Anyone who's watched the games will have said that as well. "We've got to remember this is a 17-year-old boy and we shouldn't be trying to expect too much too soon from him. There are signs that he's beginning to edge towards coming back, I've seen a couple of things in training in the last few days. Hopefully that's the case and he's getting his second wind now." Quotes or other material sourced from TribalFootball.com Reader Comments (53) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads