Chelsea coach, Frank Lampard has asked Ross Barkley to prove that he is a professional and respond on the pitch after another compromising clip of the footballer appeared online.
After the recent footage of the player arguing with a taxi driver, the England midfielder has now been caught dancing topless in a nightclub in Dubai, a destination he was permitted to spend the November international break as he recovers from an injury.
Reacting to the latest controversy, Frank he understands that Barkley is human and he likes the youngster.
He added that Barkley has to show what he can do on the field when he returns.
His words, “I think there are two separate issues. One is the headlines this week, Ross knows how I felt about the first headline,”
“I backed him then, I still back him now but he showed a moment of a lack of professionalism as far as I’m concerned. And it’s not something that I want to be a pure dictator on and come down hard because I also understand that all my players are humans and have lives and I don’t police every moment of their life.
“So I don’t think it’s a terrible thing that he’s done but all Ross needs to do now, he’s had an injury and he’s still kind of carrying the injury – he still gets a bit of pain on shooting – so he just has to work his way back in.
“In terms of the fitness thing, he trained well and I certainly don’t hold anything against my players.
“I like Ross, he’s firmly one of my players and I think it was something he needs to show all his reactions on the pitch.”
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