wazzap24 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I'd rather have Downing than Barry at LM Did you see him at VP this season?. now if he were that good do you not agree he should really have been able to trouble our reserve right sided midfielder who was playing right back that day?. I have watched him play in Europe and the prem this season and he has flattered to decieve everytime I have seen him. He is being hyped because he is young, English and left footed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ligs Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I'd rather have Downing than Barry at LM Did you see him at VP this season? No, but I assume he had a bad game? Well then that must make him crap. :roll: From what I've seen of him, I'd prefer him over Barry at LM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattley Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I vote NO, although I rate Barry as one of our better players I just feel there are better left sided players SGE could choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I'd rather have Downing than Barry at LM Did you see him at VP this season? No, but I assume he had a bad game? Well then that must make him crap. :roll: From what I've seen of him, I'd prefer him over Barry at LM It's all about Opinions Ligs I respect that. But if your going to quote me please use the whole quote, i didn't say he was crap because of one game against us (that's the measurement used by some on here to rate players they think we should buy) I said "I have watched him play in Europe and the prem this season and he has flattered to decieve everytime I have seen him. He is being hyped because he is young, English and left footed." The VP game was just an example of his lack of ability :winkold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savolover Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 anybody who thinks gareth barry is good enough to play in a midfield with beckham, gerrard and lampard is pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ligs Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 But if your going to quote me please use the whole quote Where's the fun in that? :winkold: Downing is still very young (20, 21?) and probably isn't ready for England yet, but would still be a better bet at LM than Barry, especially in the long run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982 Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 ^^ How old is Barry, 23-24?? There's hardly much between them but you seem to have written him off, yet Barry has been playing in the Premier league since he was 17 and is still miles off his peak. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ligs Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 I just don't think Barry's good enough at international level as a LM, that's all. (And Downing's 3 and a half years younger, for the record) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstar Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 If every manager in the Premier League, Primera, Serie A and even the Norwegian Tippeliga was to chose between Downing and Barry, I think 99% would pick Downing. Talking about Barry being better than Downing is just stupid. He is fast, he h has a great cross and he has tecnique. Barry is slow, works too little and has virtually no flair or tecnique. Id pick DOwning over Barry every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Gareth Barry is a talented footballer, hes in a small group of players who are english and left footed. Along with downing (who ive seen plentyful)this is the only reason hes getting a mention for the England squad. like someone said earlier if they were right footed they wouldnt even get a mention. Im another believer that GB best position is actually left back, but villa not having a proper left winger in the last few years has forced him to play that position and hes always been indifferent there. A lot of people are saying barry is too slow. I wouldnt say hes slow, i just think hes a slow because hes playing as a winger. The fact is that hes no slower than McCann, Laursen or Hendrie but a winger demands a faster player. As for England i dont see why they wont play wright philips down the left, i personally think he makes a better winger than beckham but sven will never drop him. Pires and Overmars are living proof that a right footer can be an excellent left player. dont forget Henry used to play there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstar Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Stuart Downing is in contention of a possible United-bid, but they are priced away from it. At least now... don't think we'll see Barry down the left at Olf Trafford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwheels Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 it seems to get in the squad these days you have to be nice to Mr Beckham and his pet poodle Sven Rumour has it that Barry and Beckham don't like each other. Hence Barry's rapid removal from the England squad when Beck ... I mean ... Sven took over. Of course, that coincides for Barry's worst run of form in his career to date so it could just be coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Downing has said he will NEVER play for Utd whatever the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted May 4, 2005 Share Posted May 4, 2005 Downing has said he will NEVER play for Utd whatever the money! Didnt Alan Smith say that? Id rather have Barry than Downing but wouldnt play him left wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World_Domination Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Some of these posts make good reading "anybody who thinks gareth barry is good enough to play in a midfield with beckham, gerrard and lampard is pissed." Form is temp.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Some of these posts make good reading "anybody who thinks gareth barry is good enough to play in a midfield with beckham, gerrard and lampard is pissed." Form is temp.... Barry has the form and the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianrobo1 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 my god !!! an old thread from two years ago .... some interesting comments in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 my good !!! an old thread from two years ago ....One things different though ian, Barry is twice the player that he was two years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World_Domination Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Agree with that, I wasnt on here two years ago. But I didnt rate him as top class myself and will have to admit I was wrong. I think there will be even more from him as he reaches his peak and turns his controlled technique into game domination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubav Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 We could have a poll about this subject every day for the next three months it does not matter one iota Barry is not going to be picked by this teddy boy marble sucking pox of a manager anytime in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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