Harvey Barnes

[El Prontonise]

I really don't understand him as a player.  Drifts out of games massively.

[nufc123]

Got some games to show what hes good for. One of the most lethal players we have, thats something.

[Holloway]

1 hour ago, wyn davies said:

Will never step up, he's poor, not interested in playing for us

What is this 🤔

[TRon]

Don't rate him massively, but I thought he did well for the first 20 mins or so. Looked less clumsy on the ball than Murphy IMO.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I personally like him, given a run he would be dangerous. Just wonder about his physical ability to track back and forward all game. 
 

He moves very smoothly and efficiently with the ball and goes past people easily.  As well as being a good shooter off both feet and a good finisher. 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2025 by AyeDubbleYoo

[mattypnufc]

Hot garbage. Looks bereft of any confidence and doesn’t do enough work enough off the ball for me, despite his ability to score a goal when he can be arsed. 

[Magpie Mover]

He can only play in one position and in one way, and Gordon starts instead of him and Big Joe should start ahead of him when Gordon is out.

[The Prophet]

Get him hounded out lads.

[Pilko]

Got to hope he can use West Ham to get back into the swing of things before the cup final, where one of his "quiet but scored" games would be frankly lovely.

[OoOGazOoO]

Will be interested to see what he can contribute in the next few games. I have been a big fan of his since he arrived and got over his foot/toe injury, but his last performances have been average and has had very little impact.

[St1pe]

Assuming Gordon’s ban is upheld, and it doesn’t look like one they’d consider repealing, it’ll be interested to see what Howe does with Barnes. If Joelinton starts LW he’s pretty much done here isn’t he? 
 

I’m not sure what I’d prefer to be honest. Barnes has that ability to score from anywhere near the box at times and if we’ve gone any hope in the final we’re going to need something extra. Yet Joelinton is probably the better all round option in that position. 

[TBG]

[nufc123]

3 minutes ago, St1pe said:

If Joelinton starts LW he’s pretty much done here isn’t he? 

Yes

[SUPERTOON]

5 minutes ago, St1pe said:

Assuming Gordon’s ban is upheld, and it doesn’t look like one they’d consider repealing, it’ll be interested to see what Howe does with Barnes. If Joelinton starts LW he’s pretty much done here isn’t he? 
 

I’m not sure what I’d prefer to be honest. Barnes has that ability to score from anywhere near the box at times and if we’ve gone any hope in the final we’re going to need something extra. Yet Joelinton is probably the better all round option in that position. 

I think he’s done regardless, he barely plays and doesn’t suit us. Arguably our most pointless signing of the Howe era all things considered.

[The Prophet]

In better news, Barnes has a belting record v West Ham.

[The College Dropout]

He’ll score in Gordon’s absence. Maybe more G/A.  But it doesn’t feel like he offers enough despite a good output. 

[SEMTEX]

Bearing in mind the inevitable turtling tactics in the Carabao final, Barnes might be a better choice for us anyway with his tendency to smash in a long range blammer out of very little.

 

Maybe.

[Geogaddi]

The problem is if he's not scoring goals he literally does nothing else , he doesn't even bother tracking back , I wouldn't trust him one bit to start in that final.

[Rod]

33 minutes ago, Geogaddi said:

The problem is if he's not scoring goals he literally does nothing else , he doesn't even bother tracking back , I wouldn't trust him one bit to start in that final.

I thought Barnes played well yesterday.  He also tracked back plenty and helped out with the defence.  When he was "subbed" I said to the wife "they are taking the wrong winger off".  Who'd of thought eh?

[KaKa]

32 minutes ago, Rod said:

I thought Barnes played well yesterday.  He also tracked back plenty and helped out with the defence.  When he was "subbed" I said to the wife "they are taking the wrong winger off".  Who'd of thought eh?

 

Yeah, I agree.

 

Said as much in the match thread, that Gordon should have been the one going off.

 

It was quite nice not having to worry about our right winger struggling to control the ball, hold off players, dribble or find a simple pass in that first half.

 

It's a shame Gordon got sent off, because I think Murphy needs dropping going forward, as he was so poor yesterday.

 

 

Edited March 3, 2025 by KaKa

[Tross]

Not sure what people seen in Barnes yesterday like, woeful once again. 

[Rich]

Just thought he was bang average. Some nice touches/passes and helped out quite well defensively, but held the ball too long in a few critical moments (most notably on the Isak offside goal).

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I like Barnes as I said yesterday, he can look a bit silly in certain situations because he's not particularly strong or athletic physically. But he's a great dribbler and runner, and can shoot off both feet. 

 

I don't think we're in a position where we can afford to write him off. Jacob Murphy is starting games FFS.

[Matt1892]

He has Kevin Nolan vibes, that he has hardly any impact on the game and is quite often a passenger but does pop up with goals.

[TRon]

4 hours ago, Geogaddi said:

The problem is if he's not scoring goals he literally does nothing else , he doesn't even bother tracking back , I wouldn't trust him one bit to start in that final.

 

I wasn't paying that much attention to the tracking back part, but find it hard to believe Howe would have wanted him so bad if that wasn't part of his game. But I disagree he does nothing else, even if he doesn't have many tricks, he looks a better footballer than Murphy in general. The ball doesn't bounce off his instep a yard when he's trying to control it, and he carries it better in general.