The English Pirlo. That man from Hastings

[WNRH]

People who call Barry shit know nothing about football.

He's nothing like Prilo though, unless you mean in the way that he is so valuable to the team.

 

[Damocles]

Says a lot about English football.

Says a lot about English fans, you mean. Barry and Carrick couldn't exist in 1990, the only reason that they exist now is because of the changes to the game that Wenger, and more so Mourinho brought when he came over.

No, we also had shit (apart from Gaz), slow, midfielders then......Webb, Reid, McMahon, Geoff Thomas!

None of these are anything like Barry. Also, lets try and examine it another way. Every player in our team rotates with another. That is, apart from Hart, Kompany, De Jong and Barry. Why do you think that is? Do you think that Mancini is making a "shit and slow" midfielder an ever present in our team for no reason?

 

[WNRH]

Says a lot about English football.

Says a lot about English fans, you mean. Barry and Carrick couldn't exist in 1990, the only reason that they exist now is because of the changes to the game that Wenger, and more so Mourinho brought when he came over.

No, we also had shit (apart from Gaz), slow, midfielders then......Webb, Reid, McMahon, Geoff Thomas!

You know when de jong makes a crunching last minute tackle and the crowd get up and shout "get in de jong" "de jong, de jong, de jong de jong de jong" and then start singing "oh when de jong, goes sliding in". Well Mr slow coach has already done the same thing, expect he hasn't gone sliding in at 100mph. He has quietly mopped up which goes unnoticed and unappreciated to the paying public's eye.

He is loved by Mancini and Capello and Benitez wanted to get rid of Alonso to free up funds to buy him. There is reason's for this, just watch the game more closely.

 

[MCC]

Says a lot about English fans, you mean. Barry and Carrick couldn't exist in 1990, the only reason that they exist now is because of the changes to the game that Wenger, and more so Mourinho brought when he came over.

No, we also had shit (apart from Gaz), slow, midfielders then......Webb, Reid, McMahon, Geoff Thomas!

None of these are anything like Barry. Also, lets try and examine it another way. Every player in our team rotates with another. That is, apart from Hart, Kompany, De Jong and Barry. Why do you think that is? Do you think that Mancini is making a "shit and slow" midfielder an ever present in our team for no reason?

Not saying Gaz Baz is shit. Good player and he is intelligent and knows his job. Just making the point that he is not Pirlo and that we are short of numbers as a nation when our top midfielders (Gaz, Carrick) are paid 100K a week compared to other countries top (more gifted & technical ) midfielders.

 

[jrb]

Otherwise known as a Workhorse.

 

[TonyBookEnd]

The problem with this country is we are infatuated with athletes and not footballers. Football is played with the brain not with muscle. We are so concerned with players putting their foot in rather than concentrate on real skills and first touch.

 

[monroe to angeline]

If you think he is shit you obviously don't watch the game properly. Just study what he does, how simply he goes about his job. Invaluable to the team!

 

[Sabster]

Says a lot about English fans, you mean. Barry and Carrick couldn't exist in 1990, the only reason that they exist now is because of the changes to the game that Wenger, and more so Mourinho brought when he came over.

No, we also had shit (apart from Gaz), slow, midfielders then......Webb, Reid, McMahon, Geoff Thomas!

You know when de jong makes a crunching last minute tackle and the crowd get up and shout "get in de jong" "de jong, de jong, de jong de jong de jong" and then start singing "oh when de jong, goes sliding in". Well Mr slow coach has already done the same thing, expect he hasn't gone sliding in at 100mph. He has quietly mopped up which goes unnoticed and unappreciated to the paying public's eye.
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Great post

 

[Anonymous]

Hugely underrated by plenty, including our own and bizarrely pilloried by the press. I've got a lot of love for Mr B.

 

[Dom38]

Thought this thread was going to go in a separate direction to what it has, since I see quite a few people slagging him on here. Glad to see most of us understand more than Harry Redknapp when it comes to football (Which, of course, is RUN TO THEIR FUCKING GOAL AND HOOF IT.)