Wonderwall wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:Wonderwall wrote:Niall Quinns Discopants wrote:I'd really like Barry as leftback. In fact, and some people will call me crazy, but it's his best position (although as defensive midfielder he is quality as well but I feel he could have been world class left back). However Barry categorically said even when he was in Villa that he sees himself as midfielder. He'll help them team out if needs be but will only play regularily in midfield. SO I think that's out of the question.
Your crazy, no, really crazy. Gareth Barry against Aaron lennon on the 1st game of the season... almost as big a mismatch as sylvinho against lennon last season. Barry is way too slow to play left back, it would kill us.
Like I said, some people will call me crazy.
On a sidenote, Lennon is easy to defend against. Just make sure that he can't cut in or get a shot at goal and he'll usually run out of the touchline with the ball. You don't need to keep up with him, just cover the goal basically.
thats when he is running with the ball, but when you have modric in midfield passing it over the top or sliding a pass behind the defence, I know who my money would be on in a race to get to the ball first.
If lennon is easy to defend against, why is he ripping defences apart week in week out.
Thing is, he isn't. Not the good ones. Sure he can be great against Hull or Wigan in his day but rarely if ever delivers in big games (ie best defences). When was the last time he scored fior England for example? As one dimensional player I ever saw. Even more so than Michael Owen. He is one knee injury away from being in Burnley. At 26 or 27 will be finished, injuries or not. Epitomises the words "headless chicken".