2025/26 Thierno Barry

[Joey66]

On Rohl, I think he will be a decent player for us.

Really 20 million .?

 

[maccavennie]

Good point that. There was one in the week I think were he managed to head it high and almost away from goal, as though the cross was behind him and he was reaching back, but it wasn’t, it was there to punch his forehead through it, but instead he convulsed and it hit him on the ear or something.

He definitely doesn’t anticipate anything, or gamble. This can be taught, but you’d rather it was in-built. Who doesn’t love a tap in? Apparently both our strikers.

Think that header was against Brentford first half. Wasn't a tough ball to head (not a great cross by any stretch but not difficult) and it looked like it slapped him in the face then shoulder and went the wrong way.

We all hope he comes good, bloody hell we want them all to come good. But you've made a great point in your previous post where you see a player and go "yeah, not brilliant but decent at a b or c", or "wow, we've picked up a quality player here, well worth the money".

We're in January, we've seen about 3 moments of decent play by Barry and about 100 moments of dire forward play.

It's actually quite sad really when watching it. I'd sell him tomorrow if we could and if he ended being a top player somewhere else I'd be like "oh well, glad it worked out for him somewhere else".

I'd be shocked if he's leading the line next season for us. If he is, it means he's improved from now until the end of the season 1000%

 

[Vagner Love]

Honestly don’t understand why they do that jump crap just leather it and go for power

Exactly, think of some of the best penalty takers like shearer, unsworth, etc they just pick a spot and smash it, doesn’t matter if the keeper goes thw right way it’s already past them

 

[Austrax]

Let’s be honest this guy along with Beto as are strikers are and absolute travesty, I am sick and tired of watching these twerp’s running around like chickens with their heads removed, match after match they are rubbish and the money we payed for Barry what was anyone seriously thinking of.
To say the pair of them are total crap is an understatement, on them two penalties alone at the weekend they should be binned. I personally are fed up to the back teeth with the crap they serve up week after week as professional footballers, come to think of it calling them professional footballers is a joke and not a very good one, we have been well a truly ripped off by these players.

 

[Vaughan]

was convinced he was a left footed player till he took that penalty

 

[Neiler]

If you took a penalty like that in the Sunday league and missed your manager would deck you, then when you got up from that, your teammates would and they,’d be right, then your apologising in front of the group at your next training with two shiners.

Dont know what’s happened football at the highest level were it appears to be out style over substance - put your laces through it ffs.

 

[tantavisiteler]

He embarrassed himself.
Not good enough to wear an Everton shirt....let alone a Messi-esque chip with a penalty.
I rate Tosun higher.

Tosun was slow but at least he was a terrific finisher in the box. These lads are awful. Even Niasse was not this bad

 

[Huyton Layne]

Unfortunately that penalty seems to show where his mindset is at for me.
That wasn’t confidence, that was some sort of weird for the ‘gram entitlement that he’s something he isn’t.
Given the support he’s had and the performances he been putting in, you would hope he would have the foresight to just do the easiest thing and bladder it on target rather than try something so risky in those circumstances.
To me it says it’s all about him.

The lad compared himself to Lukaku on Instagram. I think he believes he's that good. That's why he doesn't try because he's elite.

 

[Zatara]

Posting it this thread, but it could be in many:

Was there a player who consistently failed the “eye test” who then turned out great, and didn’t just lurk around the subs bench for a couple of years before having a couple of unsuccessful loans before disappearing?

We have bought so many recently that come on, and immediately anyone who’s watched a bit of footy can see they are crap. But we invent reasons so we can have hope. Why can’t they just be crap?

Example…Beto looked garbage, despite lots of effort, but he just needed to get used to the speed of the PL, we are passing the ball to him wrong, we have no creativity around him. Result: Still crap, and actually worse.

These new young players are putting in some performances that show them to be really ineffective. They are being really bad in ways that aren’t anything to do with experience or “minutes”. At their age, they have played football for hours, 5 days a week under the best coaches for that age-group, for over 10 years. Technically, they aren’t going to show huge leaps in skill and competence. Particularly with a manager like Moyes. They aren’t going to get any faster than they are now, only slower.

When we see Aznou play with verve, directness, put a great cross in, make some mistakes etc, it’s very clear he is actually decent. May work here, may not.

Same way within game or so of having KDH, ah, yes he is a really quality footballer, does the basics superbly and works hard. May work here, may not.

When we see Barry or Rohl’s early and performances and everyone thinks oh, erm….. , it is very likely that they are just not going to be good enough, same as Beto. It’s often just as bad as it looks.

Random waffle, sorry. Just frustrated with all the “reasons”. Oh he will be better with an overlapping full-back (turns out it’s worse). He should really be an 8, a 6, a false 10.3 (doesn’t matter, still gives the ball away). If we have bought more tat, so be it. Chances are if they look a bit rubbish, it’s very likely they are a bit rubbish.

Sorry but have to pull you up here.

We've seen Alcaraz last season and now Aznou with "verve" as you correctly put it.

Moyes doesnt like "verve". During the game he had an opportunity to put Aznou left back and Graham left wing.

Instead he swapped Mykolenko for a young defender and kept Aznou left wing.

Clearly so that he could claim Aznou isnt yet ready at left back.

As has happened with Alcaraz, the player will get limited chances and be constantly dropped while "verve" is coached out of him.

 

[Lob]

27 Million pound we spent on this fella. We threw close to 100 million down the toilet last summer with this fella, Dibling and Rohl.

It was meant to be a new era and our recruitment is even worse than it was previously which takes some doing.

 

[welshtoffee]

Michael Keane would do a better job upfront than Barry or Beto , both of them are just bloody awful.

 

[MACCA75]

Thought it appropriate that O’Nien scored the winning penalty. An absolutely bog standard league one central defender just smashed it into the net.

Our £50 million strikers were absolutely nailed on to prance about and then side foot it to the keeper.

 

[Gilbert..]

I think one of the most accuarate descriptions is when i heard someone say he looks like a 6M buy from Sheff Weds.

 

[Drico]

If you took a penalty like that in the Sunday league and missed your manager would deck you, then when you got up from that, your teammates would and they,’d be right, then your apologising in front of the group at your next training with two shiners.

Dont know what’s happened football at the highest level were it appears to be out style over substance - put your laces through it ffs.

Yeah. You can miss a penalty, but hit the bloody thing! All of this insouciant posing is fine if you tuck it away. But it's infuriating to see a professional pose his way to a miss when you know a fella off the street would at least hammer it and properly work the keeper.

Barry isn't a good enough player to be smart with a penalty. He's not techically gifted or confident enough to pull this off reliably. If he's going to take one - and full credit for stepping up - put your laces through it. Hit the target. If the keeper saves it, fair enough. But this tippy-tappy, "look at me" fake bravado does my head in.

Onana's miss last year was a disgrace. He had a kick to win it and he produced a study in self-aggrandising, feckless incompetence. Barry yesterday wasn't too far behind.

I've had it with Barry after that. No need to shed too many tears for this lucky millionaire.

 

[Drico]

Exactly, think of some of the best penalty takers like shearer, unsworth, etc they just pick a spot and smash it, doesn’t matter if the keeper goes thw right way it’s already past them

As the Germans have proven over the years, penalty taking is a combination of technique and nerve. What's the best way to preserve your technique under pressure? Practice it until it becomes second nature and any nerve-induced deviations under pressure are mitigated.

I doubt we practice penalties. For too many in British football, "penalties are a lottery." That seems to be a lottery only the Germans are buying tickets for...