2025/26 Thierno Barry


Analysis shows that only around 33% of forward transfers are a success measured by appearances. There was only ever a 1 in 3 chance Barry would make it. Given his terrible start I think it's now down to 10-15% so there's an 85-90% chance he'll be gone within 1-2 years. I hope he somehow beats those odds.
 


Never said he was Spanish,he's played his football in the EU so the idea that a change of culture is a factor is laughable. Now if the poster I answered had said he hasn't been expected to play with his back to goal and close down opposition defenders. That's a different story
On the one hand - yeah, sure, true.
On the other - not everyone adapts to foreign cultures easily or the same, and Britain is quite odd compared to mainland Europe. I was very okay with it, you were too as IIRC you're abroad as well, but I have friends/acquaintances who never settled or took actual years until they were even remotely comfortable, even with family around.

Doubt he's not expected it, his highlight reel showed some good movement/teamplay as well. Maybe it's the physicality and the league itself he's still getting used to, hopefully he steps up a bit more tbh. I'd be okay with him being slow on the development if we had another option, but we really kind of don't :lol:
 
On the one hand - yeah, sure, true.
On the other - not everyone adapts to foreign cultures easily or the same, and Britain is quite odd compared to mainland Europe. I was very okay with it, you were too as IIRC you're abroad as well, but I have friends/acquaintances who never settled or took actual years until they were even remotely comfortable, even with family around.

Doubt he's not expected it, his highlight reel showed some good movement/teamplay as well. Maybe it's the physicality and the league itself he's still getting used to, hopefully he steps up a bit more tbh. I'd be okay with him being slow on the development if we had another option, but we really kind of don't :lol:
Spanish football isn't the soft touch some see it as,it's not the lads fault that he's being asked to play the type of game that he hasn't encountered before. So a lot of the fault is with the manager and recruitment staff. But surely by now someone (Moyes or Coleman) could have taken him to one side and told him the way to get the support behind you is to show initiative and start pressing defenders and use your physicality. Poor lad looks lost most times he's been on the pitch.
 

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