Harvey Barnes

[SUPERTOON]

10 minutes ago, 80 said:

Amidst all this, there is the question of whether Barnes will tolerate playing the role of an impact sub throughout the best years of his career.

If we get an offer that matches what we paid, we would be daft not to sell tbh.

[80]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

If we get an offer that matches what we paid, we would be daft not to sell tbh.

I reckon so, yeah. Think it will work out best for all concerned. Unless we're going to seriously change our approach on and off the pitch.

[timnufc22]

Those impacts will start to fade very quickly once he realises he's not trusted to be a first eleven player, I'm really surprised and disappointed at Eddie's handling of him. Barnes has scored a number of worldies this season yet he's almost being viewed as a write-off and while he needs to do more at times (like every other player so far), part of that perception stems from being subbed off every single time and never being given a long run in the side.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, timnufc22 said:

Those impacts will start to fade very quickly once he realises he's not trusted to be a first eleven player, I'm really surprised and disappointed at Eddie's handling of him. Barnes has scored a number of worldies this season yet he's almost being viewed as a write-off and while he needs to do more at times (like every other player so far), part of that perception stems from being subbed off every single time and never being given a long run in the side.

Where would you play him though? 
 

FWIW I’m sure the management don’t see him as negatively as the fans do. 

[Lush Vlad]

3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Where would you play him though? 
 

FWIW I’m sure the management don’t see him as negatively as the fans do. 

 

On the left, Gordon on the right.  

 

The same argument about Gordon 'not looking good enough' on the right.  Can be applied to Barnes.  I don't think we have seen it enough to really know.  But as I've said numerous times.  You can't tell me it will be worse than having Almiron/Murphy on the right and Gordon left.  

 

Moot point, though.  As nothing Howe has done suggests he will do that or that he trusts or wants to give Barnes a run of starts on the left. 

[timnufc22]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Where would you play him though? 
 

FWIW I’m sure the management don’t see him as negatively as the fans do. 

 

Actions speak louder than words and the manager and staff can tell him whatever they want, but those words will be hollow from his point of view when he's never given a long run and subbed every game he plays.

 

He should have been LW all season up til now, Gordon has not played well and came back late. Barnes was ready and sharp and still scored brilliant goals from the starts/sub appearances he did get. But Gordon is always quick to get his LW back, look at the Brighton game - low and behold Barnes is dropped and while Gordon was lively in the first 20 mins, his end product was once again was poor.