Slim Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Surely someone must told him there is a chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I think he needs a rest in the next period, maybe not Qarabaq but definitely against City. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I thought it was almost a carbon copy of his last 2-3 games. A bit frustrating at times and drifted in and out of the game. Whilst simultaneously being involved in some way in most of our decent attacking play. Even when it doesn’t come off. For long spells in our games. He basically seems to be one of the only ones creating anything or actually shooting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovagod Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Thought he was quite poor tonight personally Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo123 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Just now, Hovagod said: Thought he was quite poor tonight personally Yeah, wasn't his best game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Strange game for him, got into more better positions but didnt do as much with it. Keeps finding those positiins and we'll be OK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 51 minutes ago, Newcastle Fan said: I think he needs a rest in the next period, maybe not Qarabaq but definitely against City. id rest him mid week, go 3 at the back with Hall and Elanga wingbacks (needs must!). or stick little Joe on the left and Elanga right if we go 4 at the back Gordon up top for this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Happy Valentines Day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 There was no reason to play him as much as we did tonight, he looked shattered towards the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BermyToon Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Just now, Newcastle Fan said: There was no reason to play him as much as we did tonight, he looked shattered towards the end. Hopefully he doesn't start on the weekend (just to not risk injuring him). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 What a great season he is having. Whilst I have never slated him, I owe him an apology because I evidently underrated him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I thought he was really good last night for the most part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 14 hours ago, Newcastle Fan said: There was no reason to play him as much as we did tonight, he looked shattered towards the end. Think he/Howe wanted him to get a goal. Not scored as much recently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Think this guy has been incredibly disappointing of late. Yet again he adds nothing. Got into some great positions and fluffs the shot. Don't think he has a single goal contribution outside of Qarabag, since being moved back onto his supposed favoured left side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Has the occasional purple patch but is painfully average most of the time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, KaKa said: Think this guy has been incredibly disappointing of late. Yet again he adds nothing. Got into some great positions and fluffs the shot. Don't think he has a single goal contribution outside of Qarabag, since being moved back onto his supposed favoured left side. Very streaky player, awesome when he’s on a heater though. That effort when he was in acres of space was so bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle Fan Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 We ran him to the ground in a useless game on tuesday, he looked so bad today when he came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Man finds form, gets moved around, benched and moved around some more. Man has lost form. Shock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Disappeared off page one, a bit like his recent performances Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 He looked tired to me. Wonder if he’s had a bit of illness, Thaiw looked the same against Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I think his relative drop off in goals has effected his decision making a bit. A Barnes that's in form either buries that chance in the first half or squares it to Elanga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 The goals and assists have definitely dried up, bar Qarabag. But he is still regularly involved in a lot of our attacking play. Whether that is getting decent enough crosses in, getting shots off or missing chances. Even when he is a bit out of form like he is now. I still feel like he is more likely to make things happen than almost all of our players. He is just never going to be the type to beat players down the line for skill or with pace. Never been his game. So when it isn't coming off, he looks a bit poor and people like to say he's 'disappeared'. Which is a bit of a throwaway comment, IMO. I also think teams are really starting to take him and in particular, Hall, seriously. That left side gets a lot of attention. Whereas we usually offer fuck all down the right. Which has been a theme for a while and pre-dates this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 32 minutes ago, Holloway said: Disappeared off page one, a bit like his recent performances Considering he has Hall supporting him and overlapping down that left side, I find it very surprising he isn't able to find more space to be more of a threat. The last few games, outside of Qarabag, hardly anything has come down that left side. A big fuss was made about him playing on the left, but it hasn't really made a difference so far. He doesn't really make the sort of gaffes that stick out like Elanga's and so avoids the same level of criticism, but in truth he isn't as involved in the games or as much of a danger at the minute. Could really do with his goal threat too, with Gordoon upfront, who isn't a natural goal scorer. Hope he figures it out in the upcoming games down the stretch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Stick to Gordon through the middle and Elanga on the right now to get some consistency There's another 5-6 goals to come from Barnes this season, starting on Saturday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 hours ago, Lush Vlad said: The goals and assists have definitely dried up, bar Qarabag. But he is still regularly involved in a lot of our attacking play. Whether that is getting decent enough crosses in, getting shots off or missing chances. Even when he is a bit out of form like he is now. I still feel like he is more likely to make things happen than almost all of our players. He is just never going to be the type to beat players down the line for skill or with pace. Never been his game. So when it isn't coming off, he looks a bit poor and people like to say he's 'disappeared'. Which is a bit of a throwaway comment, IMO. I also think teams are really starting to take him and in particular, Hall, seriously. That left side gets a lot of attention. Whereas we usually offer fuck all down the right. Which has been a theme for a while and pre-dates this season. The right side has seen less effectiveness all season regardless of who's on that wing. Might be a result of losing Tino's ball carrying ability at pace, but even the midfield doesn't seem to find the spaces between the lines on that side. Elanga seems to get starved of the ball unless he comes inside, so maybe he needs to do more of that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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