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1 hour ago, Whitley mag said:

He’s fucking shite offers nowt.

 

 

If you let him cut inside and let one fly, he can hit a canny shot like. But most defenders just let him go inside then block the shot. Seems like they watch the telly as well. 

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Odd player. After that Leeds game, I felt he was borderline unsellable, just such a good goal scorer and from out wide, those are rare. But so many poor games since then. The overall state of the squad, who we need to sell/cash in on and how many will need to be brought in to up the quality is honestly kind of terrifying.

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I swear every time Gordon plays on the left Hall is bombing up the pitch on the overlap and Gordon never uses him.

 

Then as soon as Barnes is out there you don't see Hall overlapping as much, when Barnes really needs that kind of support.

 

Can't help but feel tactically the team just isn't being setup well enough to put players with specific strengths in positions to get the best out of them. He is not a 1 on 1 winger but keeps being expected to make something happen in that way.

 

It's a mess.

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16 hours ago, Sandrotastico said:

Half arsed and ineffective unless he's cutting and hitting top bins.

The blonde haired RB had his number from minute 1 and Barnes did'nt fancy it.

No he isn't,lazy patter 

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The first half I was right above Barnes vs Jiminez and he made him look like an amateur. Faster, stronger, tactically superior. He gave him zero time and Barnes couldn't handle it. Was impressed, only 20 too, going to be a good player. 

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7 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said:

The first half I was right above Barnes vs Jiminez and he made him look like an amateur. Faster, stronger, tactically superior. He gave him zero time and Barnes couldn't handle it. Was impressed, only 20 too, going to be a good player. 

I mentioned this to my mate next to me. He made a tackle on Barnes early, snarled in his face and then contiued to shut him out all day long. Barnes knew he was beaten.

Jiminez reminded me of the attitude we used to have. The exact type of player we should be buying this summer, rather than more flash harry's.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, TaylorJ_01 said:

The first half I was right above Barnes vs Jiminez and he made him look like an amateur. Faster, stronger, tactically superior. He gave him zero time and Barnes couldn't handle it. Was impressed, only 20 too, going to be a good player. 


From the first few minutes you knew Barnes had no chance. Even before kick off TBH. 
 

Same reason he’s no good as an impact sub, when there’s a tough job on he’s sadly just not the person to tip the balance. 
 

Still a good finisher and crosser with good technique but he is too easy to stop. 

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Maybe there's a way to get him to perform in a team setting with an overlapping full back. We'll need to find it because he's not going to be sold IMO. He's not going to go past a decent full back, so the only way he works is as part of a team which passes their way in. Not really how we play though. 

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11 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:


From the first few minutes you knew Barnes had no chance. Even before kick off TBH. 
 

Same reason he’s no good as an impact sub, when there’s a tough job on he’s sadly just not the person to tip the balance. 
 

Still a good finisher and crosser with good technique but he is too easy to stop. 

Eh ?

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5 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:


Just the matchup was too tough for Barnes to really get any joy. Jimenez has been playing well and is hard to get past. 

 

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Was one of many who were really poor yesterday. From my seat he looked to have had a good chance very early on which he snatched at. Was unlike him anc wasn’t shown on MOTD.

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41 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Was one of many who were really poor yesterday. From my seat he looked to have had a good chance very early on which he snatched at. Was unlike him anc wasn’t shown on MOTD.

Aye, think it was the 5th minute, dragged his shot wide. Reminded me of a Shola or Luuk de Jong effort.

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19 hours ago, KaKa said:

I swear every time Gordon plays on the left Hall is bombing up the pitch on the overlap and Gordon never uses him.

 

Then as soon as Barnes is out there you don't see Hall overlapping as much, when Barnes really needs that kind of support.

 

Can't help but feel tactically the team just isn't being setup well enough to put players with specific strengths in positions to get the best out of them. He is not a 1 on 1 winger but keeps being expected to make something happen in that way.

 

It's a mess.

 

I don't think Hall trusts Barnes. IMO even Gordon tracks back more, which is saying something.

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Been one of his biggest critics over the course of the season but didn’t realise his goal tally was so high. Which is impressive given his lack of starts and the fact he doesn’t seem to get the same grace period other wingers have got out of form. 
 

Wondering if it’s worth just persisting with him as the first team LW given we lack goals across the team. 
 

Although I imagine we’ll try and replace Gordon with someone of comparable standard. 

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Fucking joke how he's constantly shunned. He's done exactly what I thought he would and score consistently. He is and never was a creative winger. He's more like an old fashioned poacher or fox in the box. 

 

Some games you can tell after 5 mins he's gonna struggle for sure. I think Howe doesn't like his inconsistency. 

 

 

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2 minutes ago, La Parka said:

Fucking joke how he's constantly shunned. He's done exactly what I thought he would and score consistently. He is and never was a creative winger. He's more like an old fashioned poacher or fox in the box. 

 

Some games you can tell after 5 mins he's gonna struggle for sure. I think Howe doesn't like his inconsistency. 

 

 

Yet was happy with Gordon's up to his injury and want away.

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