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Barky

Barky

He's looked dreadful for ages.Remember when AN first took charge one of the main complaints from Norwich fans was that he has favourites and won't drop them even when poor .But to me it's not just that.It annoys the fuck out of me that Harrop is never given a run in the team .Tonight he puts him on in the 90th minute .I think he deserves better than that and I'm disappointed in AN tonight.

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Been awful for a while has Barks. Needs an extended rest on the bench and give Barker a go.
 
diggerb said:
Fisher had a mare, Robbo was our only threat, Barky as has been said is way off, Pearson matches his excellence with his dick headed attitude which sees him booked for foolishness time after time, Hughes is a find, Hunts should never have been dropped. We offer next to nothing up front still but there is no need to worry as our recruitment has been completely acceptable !!!
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Agreed Fisher has been under par but let's not forget his first season, you mentioned Hughes been a find! So was Fisher remember!!!

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Hitman31 said:
I think he’s bereft of both form and confidence but this is certainly what I’d do. We’re borderline obsessed on this forum with complicating the preferred position of players, to the point where most people don’t consider Barkhuizen a striker anymore even though it’s where he himself says he’s most comfortable (and where he’s looked incredibly dangerous in the few times we saw him there under Grayson). At worst he’d be punchless and if that were the case he’d be no different to our other strikers!
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Here's a thought; he knows he's not good playing where he's being asked to play so that knocks his confidence.He then plays poorly as he knew he would and that knocks his confidence further.Ever decreasing circles performance wise.
Play him somewhere else or not at all (the latter being current favourite).
 
Barkhuizen is still living on the distant memory of the reading game.

He’s league 2 quality at best and without his pace I doubt he’d make it there
 
tipping.stuart said:
Agreed Fisher has been under par but let's not forget his first season, you mentioned Hughes been a find! So was Fisher remember!!!

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Completely agree, Fisher was a find, he is at the moment not quite the same player, something is amiss but i have e ery confidence he will sort it out, well if he does not our options are not good.
 
I hate to say it but Barky has offered very little going forward for a long time . The thing is I can’t see him being strong enough for the lone striker role and is not technically gifted enough for the no. 10 position. I am struggling to see where he will fit in in the future
 
Been saying for months on here how poor a player he is.

Doesn't look interested and offers no assists or chances for the strikers.

Barker has to start v Derby.
 
Been a massive fan of Barky since he arrived but for a long time now he's looked a shell of the player he was when we first signed him. Personally think he's wasted out on the right and needs a central role. But, right now I just think he needs benching.

In the four league games so far we have tried to keep possession of the ball. Our total passes figure in the four games have been 507 Vs QPR, 523 Vs Swansea, 460 Vs Stoke, 384 Vs Norwich. (Until tonight we were 2nd in the table for total no. of passes)

Yet when analysing the stats, in the three starts Barky has had he has only completed a combined total of 42 passes from 57 attempts. (Only 21 of those 57 attempted passes were forward passes)

He's completed a total of 2 crosses from 8 attempts. He's had 4 shots on goal, none of which were on target. He's succeeded in 3 dribbles from 11 attempts. And created a total of 3 chances (all of which were in the QPR game).

Now, Barky isn't alone when it comes to poor stats right now. (Certainly, Nmecha's stats don't make great reading either) And I do know stats don't tell the whole story.

But, I do wonder what on earth AN has seen in Barky's performances in his past three starts that would make him pick him again Vs Derby.
 
Nmecha needs the ball into feet
Pearsons bookings are out of frustration a lot of the times
Barkhuzen has no confidence and is wasted on the right
Harrop needs more game time could be the one to unlock defences
Fisher has no competition for his place, decent defender just dives in too often
Barker needs to start or otherwise why sign him on loan ?
 
SuffolknWhat said:
We didn't sign him to defend.Last night made it clear (at least to me) that he is being played to protect Fisher.
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Exactly. If we want to get the best out of Barkhuizen as an attacker he should be on the left. Perhaps the best option for the right on Saturday would be Clarke at right-back with Burke in front of him. Fisher for whatever reason is looking very insecure at the moment.
 
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