Gottlob Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Barnes is the best finisher we have and he also links better with the full back because he's patient, moves smartly off the ball and can find them on the overlap rather than just shuttling the ball back to them when he runs into trouble. The interplay between him and Bruno for our first was excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Our best finisher - has to start Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 (edited) He’s a funny one is Barnes, never know what to make of him . Got to be playing though. Edited November 22, 2025 by Superior Acuña Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza ladra Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 What dropout said, Barnes is always better after he's had a run of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Love Harvey. Honestly looks like he could cares less about playing for us but the guy makes a difference and I do not give a solitary fuck. just keep making a difference and I’ll keep backing him. Looks like such a positive influence in the dressing room, too. Match cam vids shows he just wants to laugh, joke and be happy and inclusive. Beautiful human being. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Recollect an intelligent lad on here controversially referred to him as world class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Harvey should be the starting LW and one of Gordon or Murphy right. It’s as simple as that for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 He is the first choice winger for sure currently and he seems to have the best understanding with Hall as well. That of course was the key to the cup final last season. Hope they both get a decent run together down that side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 (edited) I think he's our most underrated player tbh, considering Jacob Murphy plays for us that's some going. Definitely the most underrated EFL Cup Final player as well. He was brilliant throughout but is rarely brought up. Edited November 23, 2025 by Kid Icarus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 3 minutes ago, CPL said: He is the first choice winger for sure currently and he seems to have the best understanding with Hall as well. That of course was the key to the cup final last season. Hope they both get a decent run together down that side. Hall didn’t play in the cup final, but you’re right about the rest 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPL Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Just now, Shadow Puppets said: Hall didn’t play in the cup final, but you’re right about the rest 👍 Yea of course he didn't! Already feels like a long time ago! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 36 minutes ago, Astroblack said: Love Harvey. Honestly looks like he could cares less about playing for us but the guy makes a difference and I do not give a solitary fuck. just keep making a difference and I’ll keep backing him. Looks like such a positive influence in the dressing room, too. Match cam vids shows he just wants to laugh, joke and be happy and inclusive. Beautiful human being. So he could or he couldn’t care less? Sorry, always hated that shite American take on that saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 Such a good finisher. Get him in behind Woltemade. Would love to see that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 I thought the current sentiment was, it was a waste of resources since he wasn't needed. I never ever believed that myself. Swapped my avatar for him for a while. I thought he was a real player. He's had his struggles and hasn't played as much as I would like but Harvey is a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted November 22, 2025 Share Posted November 22, 2025 he has really great qualities that the team is otherwise missing, really. Gets into goal scoring opportunities all the time and has the finishing ability to back it up. Should be first choice imo. You’re going to get some quiet games but I reckon he gets 15+ goals in this team over the course of a season if he’s first choice. Unlikely to get sent off and miss important games too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 He looked a threat all game. Tight technique, good decisions mostly. Required physicality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 2 hours ago, CPL said: He is the first choice winger for sure currently and he seems to have the best understanding with Hall as well. That of course was the key to the cup final last season. Hope they both get a decent run together down that side. "best understanding" is a nice way of putting it Gordon simply refuses to play the ball to the overlapping fullback, whether its Dan Burn or Lewis Hall he will cut inside and either lose the ball or play it backwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 3 minutes ago, Conjo said: "best understanding" is a nice way of putting it Gordon simply refuses to play the ball to the overlapping fullback, whether its Dan Burn or Lewis Hall he will cut inside and either lose the ball or play it backwards. I second this. Said it for a while. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 (edited) Quote Anthony Gordon has not scored or assisted a goal in 19 consecutive Premier League games. His last Premier League goal or assist was on January 25, 2025. Since January 2025, Harvey Barnes has recorded a combined total of 10 goals and 4 assists When these are the facts then it's really hard to argue why Gordon always gets priority at LW over Barnes. Even when they are on the pitch together it's always Barnes who gets shoved to RW. Gordon has alot of qualities he can bring to the team but his output in the final 3rd is miles behind Barnes. I think Howe has been a bit blinded by Gordon's pressing and work rate for too long. Barnes should be first choice. Edited November 23, 2025 by alexf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 The LW spot is his, Gordon has to be playing second fiddle and used to rest Barnes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 6 goals and 2 assists already this season. He’s had a goal involvement every 104 minutes. Small’ish sample. But he simply has to be starting games regularly. If he hits a bit of a rough patch. He has surely earned a bit of time. Shouldn’t be shifted to the right or dropped for Gordon on all known form this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 Fluffed the easiest chance on 30 seconds 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 The finish for the second is superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteV Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 I’d say that was about his best performance as a starter (maybe Man Utd at home last season). He’s never gonna be a player that’s always heavily involved in a match but we and he need to find a way to of getting him to have more ‘moments’ in a match. As a everyone says, he’s the best finisher at the club (Wissa can feel free to prove that wrong), so we need to be getting him involved to show that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumG6 Posted November 23, 2025 Share Posted November 23, 2025 His finish from behind the goal in Leazes looked beautiful. Donnarumma nowhere near it. Great confidence builder for him and has to start now for me, some of his link ups with Hall were causing all kinds of trouble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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