2025/26 Thierno Barry

[blueblood]

This fantasy a portion of the fanbase has about Micheal Keane playing upfront because hes the best finisher is nonsense. Theyre just looking at one aspect, the fact he can strike a ball and disregarding everything else a striker needs in his locker.

Its not, however hard this team attempts to make it look so, sunday league.

I mean if we’re ranking good striker attributes this is an area Keane is significantly better than Barry or Beto.

 

[ah11984]

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

When he goes deeper with no defender on his back he’s able to be involved. But that is not a hard part of the game. True, Beto can’t do it. But that’s not what i’m pointing to. With a man on his back the ball is lost.

I miss the days of Lukaku, Yakubu and DCL in that part of the game. (In all other parts og the game as well)

yea dcl and yakubu are excellent in that regard

but I recall lukaku having trampolines for shins too
its just that Martinez played to his strengths with the likes of Barkley playing thru balls. as moyes did for beto last season

 

[carolinablue232]

Why do we concede so many headed goals with all the centre halves we have playing ?

Pickford is outstanding but stepping out and commanding crosses isn’t his strong suit. Wasn’t anything he could do today but in general he’s more passive than some other keepers who come for the ball in and around the six.

 

[Nymzee]

Pickford is outstanding but stepping out and commanding crosses isn’t his strong suit. Wasn’t anything he could do today but in general he’s more passive than some other keepers who come for the ball in and around the six.

He deffo could have done better for their second. He was nowhere.

 

[Little Ralphy]

Barry will join George and probably Armstrong on the bench for the next game. He’s looked better lately and showed signs of a player, but he was poor tonight in all aspects.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

yea dcl and yakubu are excellent in that regard

but I recall lukaku having trampolines for shins too
its just that Martinez played to his strengths with the likes of Barkley playing thru balls. as moyes did for beto last season

Considering how Martinez had us playing, the lack of though-balls to Rom was criminal...

 

[Username.]

Awful performance from an awful centre foward and beto is worse. Needs to be filed along sides Sandro. He will be in Spain or france next season.

 

[Rita_Poon]

• Waiting for it to happen
• Making it happen

There it is.

 

[Drico]

• Waiting for it to happen
• Making it happen

There it is.

 

[Rita_Poon]

it's 'kin not!

 

[If You Know Your History]

I feel for the kid.

He was clearly absolutely devastated by his performance. I hope someone is checking in on him.

All we can do as supporters is support him as best we can. You can't score every game.

 

[raiseyoureyebrow4thewin!]

I feel for the kid.

He was clearly absolutely devastated by his performance. I hope someone is checking in on him.

All we can do as supporters is support him as best we can. You can't score every game.

so much pressure on the kid too

keepers and strikers are under the biggest spotlight

at least he is getting into the right positions, that first awful miss was him anticipating the rebound from garner's kick
second miss was from a move he started, I won't even call it a miss as the defender was luckily in the right place to block

 

[Toffeeforme]

Am I going soft by feeling sorry for him. Best outcome would be to convince him he's too good for us and so we are letting him go. (To Shamrock Rovers)

 

[MACCA75]

Absolutely sabotaged our season having him and Beto as striking options. I don’t think either start for a single other team in the Prem.