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Originally Posted by Exciter101
It will be a waste to miss out on a gem like Barry. 
Hope they can iron out the problems asap.
He remind me of Steve Nicol aka Mr Versatile....
A player who can play any positions and score !! |
I think we all like Barry but I'm not convinced that he is worth that much money. Would he even improve the squad? He is more of a defensive minded player albeit a left sided one but I think we have adequate resources for that role with Mascharano, Alonso, Lucas and even Plessis. Incidentally, the Alonso to Juve saga has not ended with news that Juve players are keen to see Alonso coming to the club. I would hate to see that happen becoz Alonso is possibly the closest player we have at the moment that plays like the good old pass-master that is Jan Molby. Besides, losing him and replacing him with Barry (whom I rate as a good player but one that is below Alonso) is not good business sense.
Would playing Barry as a left midfielder work? Thats debatable especially if Rafa goes for his 4-2-2-1-1 formation with Gerard in the middle and Keane/Kuyt playing the right forward role. Babel/Benayoun will play the left though I'm sure a more natural attacking left sided player like Silva would be more ideal. Even if Barry played in the middle as he did for England, then the left sided role would still not be resolved and worse still, we won't have enough money to buy anyone else.