Freestyler said:personally i'd play him instead of barry sunday.
against teams who knock the ball about at a high pace he's not quick enough, 5 seconds behind everyone else on the pitch.
against teams like wigan he can get away with it.
Milner imo should start all the big games and most infact, slap back in the centre.
awesome player, needs a chance to show it more.
You mean like in the Charity Shield, where we were completely overrun with Milner in there instead of Barry?
Milner is really a different kind of player to Barry, and I think you have it the wrong way round. Barry is the glue who will hold your midfield together - crucial against big sides, less so against poorer ones. Milner doesn't have that positional intelligence to do this role. He offers something completely different, higher up the pitch. So if you go with Milner instead of Barry you lose Barry's qualities, but gain Milners.