So what? Other people thought he was average, you think Barkley is average. Its exactly the same thing. And obviously the more people we have to choose from who can come in with a month of good form like Lingard the better. We just need a few every month to be on a high level and push the competition for places so that other players have to work harder on their own form to get into the team. Barkley is every bit as talented as Lingard if not far more so, its entirely possible that he could have a good month or two over the season when Ander wasnt at his best alongside Matic and help us moving towards the title and that would, without a doubt, help us. But you dont seem to understand how a season goes and how little you actually need to do to help and improve things over the course of the season. If Lingard drops his form and doesnt do much more before the end of the season, he's already contributed a good amount this season as a squad player.