Gareth Barry

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Ignoring how he has been playing (for example last year he wasnt good) i think Martinez has him in every game due to his experience (which he also highlighted about Howard).

It could be that he sees players like Howard/Kone and Barry as being crucial to bringing in the younger lads...personally i think that this will last this season once the youngsters have been blooded (Galloway) and then we will begin seeing them replaced in the 1st eleven.

For example, this season we have the DMs Barry/McCarthy and Besic as backup but the way the squad appears to be taking shape i think next year we will see them competiting for one position and Barkley/Cleverley the other.

This would mean an attacking midfielder being brought in as well to play further forward.

So Barry would then be rotated in his final year and i think the same would happen with Kone with all the recent links to LW players who are 10 years younger.

Saint Domingo said:
People are using big wins at home to Sunderlamd and Villa to prove that I'm wrong to claim that the Barry McCarthy axis does not need to be used every single match. If they want to play that game the West Ham match is an example of when we didn't have enough to beat a side we could have if our midfield was more progressive.

He was poor last season but has improved this season. That said I still don't think the partnership needs to play every match. Wins like this are great but their inherent conservative nature will stop is taking advantage of opportunities over the course of a season (and has done so already). Just my opinion of course. I believe Gibson Osman Cleverley Besic or Barkley in a deeper role all offer different tactical options that are necessary against different opposition. So Barry and McCarthy worked against Villa and Sunderland, it does not mean they'll work every week. Indeed they weren't great v West Ham for example.
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THERE are still a handful of Aston Villa fans who insist on booing Gareth Barry, following his acrimonious exit from Villa Park six years ago. But Barry is a lungbusting boos buster.

He may be 34 now, but those taunts merely seem to inspire the Everton skipper to try even harder. During Saturday’s 4-0 demolition of Villa, Barry ran eight miles, the most ground he’s covered all season and the furthest run by any player in Saturday’s Premier League matches.
 
At his age and for how he has performed so far this season the younger members of our squad are being educated very nicely.
It has been said before, wish he was 10-12 years younger, but there you go we all have to move on ...
He has taken the mantle as captain in jags absence... brilliantly....
 

LinekersLegs said:
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THERE are still a handful of Aston Villa fans who insist on booing Gareth Barry, following his acrimonious exit from Villa Park six years ago. But Barry is a lungbusting boos buster.

He may be 34 now, but those taunts merely seem to inspire the Everton skipper to try even harder. During Saturday’s 4-0 demolition of Villa, Barry ran eight miles, the most ground he’s covered all season and the furthest run by any player in Saturday’s Premier League matches.
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He gets a few boos at Goodison from them, and there's a minority at their place who give him some stick, but the majority of Villa Park have applauded him when I've been down there.

I remember talking to a few City fans when we first signed him on loan and they were singing his praises, which I didn't really understand at the time. He's one of those players who isn't showy and you only appreciate just how good they are when you see them playing week in, week out.
 
Woolly Blue said:
He gets a few boos at Goodison from them, and there's a minority at their place who give him some stick, but the majority of Villa Park have applauded him when I've been down there.

I remember talking to a few City fans when we first signed him on loan and they were singing his praises, which I didn't really understand at the time. He's one of those players who isn't showy and you only appreciate just how good they are when you see them playing week in, week out.
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Yeah he isn't a MOTD highlights player. When he is it is often showing his mistakes like being burned fir pace by Ozil or a dodgy tackle or misplaced pass.

Watching him every game you see he always offers his teamates an outball and always has a plan of where he will send it when he gets it. Doesn't always work but he rarely lets it faze him - sets a good example for our younger players.
 
Its often overlooked how much support he gives to our defenders , particularly Stones and Galloway. Stones is very comfortable playing his way out of trouble , and often that's by giving a short pass to Barry. Barry moves towards our defenders , finds a bit of space and is facing them if they need him. For Stones , Mori and Galloway often all that is needed is a move sideways and push the ball to the gap where Barry is . When young Brendan goes galloping into the opposite penalty box he does so knowing that he'll be covered by someone usually Barry. Clearly he's got an old head on his shoulders , shame about the old legs that go with it speed wise, but from the stats he covers the ground as much if not more than most.
 
blueloon said:
Its often overlooked how much support he gives to our defenders , particularly Stones and Galloway. Stones is very comfortable playing his way out of trouble , and often that's by giving a short pass to Barry. Barry moves towards our defenders , finds a bit of space and is facing them if they need him. For Stones , Mori and Galloway often all that is needed is a move sideways and push the ball to the gap where Barry is . When young Brendan goes galloping into the opposite penalty box he does so knowing that he'll be covered by someone usually Barry. Clearly he's got an old head on his shoulders , shame about the old legs that go with it speed wise, but from the stats he covers the ground as much if not more than most.
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Grudging praise indeed.
It's been said several times in this thread already, but it's worth repeating - Gareth Barry covers more ground than anyone in either team in nearly every game he plays in. His importance to the team is beyond question. Except by some of the experts on here.
 
LinekersLegs said:
Yeah he isn't a MOTD highlights player. When he is it is often showing his mistakes like being burned fir pace by Ozil or a dodgy tackle or misplaced pass.

Watching him every game you see he always offers his teamates an outball and always has a plan of where he will send it when he gets it. Doesn't always work but he rarely lets it faze him - sets a good example for our younger players.
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It amazes me that City left him go when they did.
Three years later he would still be very effective in their team.
 

Azzurri said:
Think, understandably of course, the Europa League took its toll on him more than anyone last season. He's been great without it.

For me he's up there with Deulofeu, Lukaku and Barkley as our player of the season so far contenders.
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He was also rushed back from a bad injury because we had no-one else fit - a hit that requires Barry being stretchered off writhing in agony and rushed to hospital is a very nasty one, even his detractors will probably admit he is tough as nails, and yet he was back very quickly.
 

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