I've thought for the last two years that Barry isn't good enough to be in our starting 11. He is a fairly average player and I don't feel that he brings anything in particular to our side. Hopefully we can sign another attacking midfielder, i.e. Nasri or Aguero, who can replace him in the team. Besides, we have the amazing De Jong, so we don't need a second defensive midfielder.
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Gareth Barry
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He needs to clench his fist more often as well.johnmc said:WNRH said:johnmc said:He needs to do more slide tackles
He doesn't need to, his intelligence in reading the game means he doesn't have to.
He will never be the best unless he does this
conormcfc
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Anyone doubting Barry, watch the 2nd half of the semi. Our best player by miles and that includes Yaya. He is far better at passing, creating and breaking up the play than De Jong but he'll never get the credit for it.
codespyder
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paul.manc said:I've thought for the last two years that Barry isn't good enough to be in our starting 11. He is a fairly average player and I don't feel that he brings anything in particular to our side. Hopefully we can sign another attacking midfielder, i.e. Nasri or Aguero, who can replace him in the team. Besides, we have the amazing De Jong, so we don't need a second defensive midfielder.
I'm sick of people calling Barry a purely defensive mid, as if they're repeating what all the newspapers say every single day. He's more of a deep-lying playmaker like Cambiasso. He's not the quickest guy on the pitch, but he gets plays started once De Jong and the back four get the ball back.
Until De Jong can spray the ball around the pitch (and I'm not saying he won't; he's just not as good at that as Barry at the moment, but he is improving), having someone like Barry in the starting 11 is crucial for our success.
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I agree. He's a 5 average games, 3 shit games, 2 great games.. in 10 player. His pace is embarrassing, his passing is either great or shit (no in between!), his defensive play is okay, he gets his body in good positions a lot to shield the ball or a player. He's a good player if you want to finish 4th-6th, if we want to challenge for the title I don't think we should start him all that often!paul.manc said:I've thought for the last two years that Barry isn't good enough to be in our starting 11. He is a fairly average player and I don't feel that he brings anything in particular to our side. Hopefully we can sign another attacking midfielder, i.e. Nasri or Aguero, who can replace him in the team. Besides, we have the amazing De Jong, so we don't need a second defensive midfielder.
Cooper_mcfc
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He's not a bad player, he's a good squad player, he won't play much part next season tho.
I'm sorry, but you have just called Barry a playmaker? Never in a million yearscodespyder said:paul.manc said:I've thought for the last two years that Barry isn't good enough to be in our starting 11. He is a fairly average player and I don't feel that he brings anything in particular to our side. Hopefully we can sign another attacking midfielder, i.e. Nasri or Aguero, who can replace him in the team. Besides, we have the amazing De Jong, so we don't need a second defensive midfielder.
I'm sick of people calling Barry a purely defensive mid, as if they're repeating what all the newspapers say every single day. He's more of a deep-lying playmaker like Cambiasso. He's not the quickest guy on the pitch, but he gets plays started once De Jong and the back four get the ball back.
Until De Jong can spray the ball around the pitch (and I'm not saying he won't; he's just not as good at that as Barry at the moment, but he is improving), having someone like Barry in the starting 11 is crucial for our success.
Cooper_mcfc
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It's is lack of goal scoring that does it for me
zeven
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I agree, thats pretty much the only thing he lacks! Barry is a great central midfielder.K49112008 said:It's is lack of goal scoring that does it for me
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conormcfc said:Anyone doubting Barry, watch the 2nd half of the semi. Our best player by miles and that includes Yaya. He is far better at passing, creating and breaking up the play than De Jong but he'll never get the credit for it.
Trouble is that Gareth Barry lacks a degree of consistency , as he previously did at Villa too ......
sure he can be brilliant on occasion , and really noticeable .....
but on other occasions , especially away from home , he can be practically non-existent and over-run , and he'd be the first to admit it.
As much as i hated Roy Keane , you knew what you were getting from him , and home and away you'd get a similar performance.