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Tom Barkhuizen

Tom Barkhuizen

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How’s this lad stayed on for 90 minutes today? Fucking awful, League Two standard. Barker must be wondering why he came here.
 
BenPearsonIsGod said:
How’s this lad stayed on for 90 minutes today? Fucking awful, League Two standard. Barker must be wondering why he came here.
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In that formation Barkhuizen rather than Fisher should have been the right wing-back. But he was unrecognisable from the player who tore Reading apart a couple of seasons back. Why on earth Barker -a player who can run defences - did not replace him today is unfathomable.
 
BenPearsonIsGod said:
How’s this lad stayed on for 90 minutes today? Fucking awful, League Two standard. Barker must be wondering why he came here.
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Why don't you ask the manager on Monday the lad hasn't been on form for 6 month's but he still picks him. No reward for playing well for this Manager but he rewards poor displays.
 
ernest said:
In that formation Barkhuizen rather than Fisher should have been the right wing-back. But he was unrecognisable from the player who tore Reading apart a couple of seasons back. Why on earth Barker -a player who can run defences - did not replace him today is unfathomable.
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Pardon? You want Barkhuizen as our only line of defence on the right hand side?

Defensive mistakes were the problem today, we made plenty of chances and scored goals.
 
HunterLionheart said:
Pardon? You want Barkhuizen as our only line of defence on the right hand side?

Defensive mistakes were the problem today, we made plenty of chances and scored goals.
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I think he would have been more at home in that position than Fisher. But we play with a back four and there was just no need to change that today.
 
ernest said:
I think he would have been more at home in that position than Fisher. But we play with a back four and there was just no need to change that today.
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Disagree, the lack of a defensive midfielder available would have made our normal formation an unbalanced liability.

We either needed to play someone out of position, or change the formation, and I'd rather see a manager flexible enough to do that than stick with the same despite the lack of appropriate players.
 
For somebody 6 foot he chickens out of every heading opportunity can't beat a player , can't use his left foot I have no idea why he is still getting appearances he's been stealing a wage the whole of this season and second half of last
 
Thought he did OK first half, excellent header against the post and a half chance that he made decent contact with. Second half he appeared to be all at sea and was ineffective.
 
BenPearsonIsGod said:
How’s this lad stayed on for 90 minutes today? Fucking awful, League Two standard. Barker must be wondering why he came here.
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I agree he had a poor final 20 mins. BUT don't overlook his excellent positioning for the 2 great efforts in the 1st half (right foot screamer just over the bar & bullet header against inside of the post), his dogged tracking back to help out the defence and his many runs forward that were not rewarded with balls over the top by his teammates.

ALSO if you were one of the moaning minnies who groaned and booed when he made errors in the last 20 mins, hang your head in shame. And maybe put 2 and 2 together to understand why he went downhill towards the end. I'm embarrassed at times to be sat amongst fellow fans who choose to berate their own players.
 
deepdale207 said:
I agree he had a poor final 20 mins. BUT don't overlook his excellent positioning for the 2 great efforts in the 1st half (right foot screamer just over the bar & bullet header against inside of the post), his dogged tracking back to help out the defence and his many runs forward that were not rewarded with balls over the top by his teammates.

ALSO if you were one of the moaning minnies who groaned and booed when he made errors in the last 20 mins, hang your head in shame. And maybe put 2 and 2 together to understand why he went downhill towards the end. I'm embarrassed at times to be sat amongst fellow fans who choose to berate their own players.
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Is this a joke? He was unlucky with his header, but the ‘right foot screamer’ was 13 yards out and he put it a good way over.

Apart from that there were a few blocked crosses and not much else.

His commitment, quality and football intelligence are just nowhere near championship standard, he’s bad really bad. Not going anywhere fast if we persevere with him
 
deepdale207 said:
I agree he had a poor final 20 mins. BUT don't overlook his excellent positioning for the 2 great efforts in the 1st half (right foot screamer just over the bar & bullet header against inside of the post), his dogged tracking back to help out the defence and his many runs forward that were not rewarded with balls over the top by his teammates.

ALSO if you were one of the moaning minnies who groaned and booed when he made errors in the last 20 mins, hang your head in shame. And maybe put 2 and 2 together to understand why he went downhill towards the end. I'm embarrassed at times to be sat amongst fellow fans who choose to berate their own players.
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Simply tosh,he has been poor for ages.
 
Thrives as a striker next to a big man a Hugill. Not suited to a wide role (lacks trickery and precision for that at this level) and probably couldn’t do the classic AN lone striker role.

A shame but his attributes probably limit him to a striker in a pair and nothing else at this level.
 
ernest said:
In that formation Barkhuizen rather than Fisher should have been the right wing-back. But he was unrecognisable from the player who tore Reading apart a couple of seasons back. Why on earth Barker -a player who can run defences - did not replace him today is unfathomable.
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Barkhuizen played the last 30 mins at right wing back, he was useless. His body language is terrible.
 
JK said:
Barker should be playing instead.
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I was surprised he didn't come on but I doubt he could play as a wing back so can understand him not starting. I think he could be effective in the type of free role that McGeady often played, behind the strikers, but can't see Neil going for that.
 
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