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Genuinely believe we've just upgraded the first eleven in terms of what the lad brings to overall possession and xG, very direct and swift when the openings arise.

 

I'll likely miss Maxi's flair and trickery, but at the end of the day - workrate counts. (copyright: Eddie Howe)

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“Barnes is not stunning, nor does he show flashes of genius. You won’t find a stepover, or a cheeky finish, or many spectacular long-rangers. Barnes’ game is almost solely based around the simplest concept in football: the give-and-go.

 

“He is a fine ball-carrier, but doubtless knows his limitations at directly beating his opponent. And as a goalscoring wide player, his main job is to get past the opposition full-back and score goals. Therefore, he compensates for his lack of trickery by relentlessly playing one-twos with team-mates.

 

“Opposition right-backs have a specific task when playing against Barnes — don’t worry too much about him running at you with the ball, but be very wary when he knocks the ball infield and charges past you.”

 

 

Bit from The Athletic article, courtesy of Michael Cox.

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Just now, buzza said:

Always thought he was a decent player, will not get us out of our seats as much as maxi but will frustrate a lot less too I imagine...

Will get my out my seat every time he scores a goal which was 13x the amount of Maxi last season

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Just now, buzza said:

Always thought he was a decent player, will not get us out of our seats as much as maxi but will frustrate a lot less too I imagine...

He will get us out of our seats when he scores goals 

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2 minutes ago, Jack27 said:

On paper is this going to be our first/best XI next season?

 

Pope

 

Trippier

Schar

Botman
Burn

 

Tonali

Bruno

Joelinton

 

Almiron

Isak

Barnes
 

 

For now, I'd say so. The second XI needs some work, especially at the back, and we still look a winger light to me:

Dubravka

Manquillo
Lascelles
Dummett
Targett

Anderson
Longstaff

Willock

Murphy
Wilson
Gordon

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Just now, Rich said:

 

For now, I'd say so. The second XI needs some work, especially at the back, and we still look a winger light to me:

Dubravka

Manquillo
Lascelles
Dummett
Targett

Anderson
Longstaff

Willock

Murphy
Wilson
Gordon

If we ever have to play that back four I’ll claw my eyes out

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Now we can understand why Szobo and Maddison were not gonna be signed, they are mostly playmakers. Howe wants a lot of running/intensity on the midfield and on the wings, that's why he chose Barnes and Tonali. 

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