Harry96 Posted 4 December 2019 Share Posted 4 December 2019 He just needs to get that goal and then he’d kick on imo was impressed again by him today just frustrating he can’t find that finishing touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehrez Posted 4 December 2019 Share Posted 4 December 2019 He’s scoring against Villa for his mates back at west brom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted 4 December 2019 Share Posted 4 December 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Blue ROI said: He looks a lot more threatening then gray (before the Burnley game)and his link up play is impressive. Had he 4 or 5 goals it would be decent but hes just been a tad unfortunate. Hopefully he'll get a few goals soon. Don't think you can say he's been a tad unfortunate. He's young and will improve, but atm he couldnt hit a cow's arse with a banjo - and that was the same last season so equates to about a good 30 PL games now. There's a point where you can't keep blaming it on luck and you've just got to say, he's just not a very good finisher - hopefully he can improve that as he gets older - but his current predicament in front of goal is solely down to him, it's gone way past being down to bad fortune now. Edited 4 December 2019 by Sampson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LCFC hub Posted 4 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 4 December 2019 Look back to Sterling before Guardiola joined Man City, he would always waste chances and panic in front of goal. Barnes just needs to learn and improve this area and he will then be unplayable. He's such a talented player already and we're very lucky to see him develop, especially under Rodgers. 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 4 December 2019 Share Posted 4 December 2019 His potential is crazy, hes already very effective, in 3 years time he could be a star. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stadt Posted 4 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 4 December 2019 12 minutes ago, Sampson said: There's a point where you can't keep blaming it on luck and you've just got to say, he's just not a very good finisher - hopefully he can improve that as he gets older - but his current predicament in front of goal is solely down to him, it's gone way past being down to bad fortune now. If he was a bad finisher he wouldn't have scored the goals he did at West Brom, my personal opinion is that it's more psychological than it is technical, he clearly has the ability. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 There’s another level or two in him and when he finds it he’s going to be one hell of a player. I just hope he can do so soon as I’d currently be advocating for spending big on a winger in January as I think neither Barnes or Perez are delivering enough in those wide roles right now (although I thought Barnes was decent tonight). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 Perez and Barnes are different players and they both have pretty decent excuses as to why they aren't as good as they could be, Barnes still has a lot of developing to do and Perez is still settling in to a new role at a new club but I've no doubt the ceiling on Barnes is miles higher than Perez so I would personally persist with Barnes over Perez if we were to bring in a new wide front man. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OadbyBlue Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 19 minutes ago, Stadt said: If he was a bad finisher he wouldn't have scored the goals he did at West Brom, my personal opinion is that it's more psychological than it is technical, he clearly has the ability. Agreed, he visibly panics when he sees that he’s in a shooting position and hesitates and looks for vardy before trying a shot from a harder position he was originally in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 (edited) never ever wanted anyone to do anything as well in life as much as i do our harvey. just want him to score and to look happy and to fulfil his potential as the best player we have ever produced. Edited 5 December 2019 by ScouseFox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Everything but the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie the Fox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Proper class tonight, loads of energy and seemed to find space and make some great runs also very good defensively. He is still young and its his 1st proper year in the PL. Goals will come, i have no doubt about that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12345 Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 7 hours ago, Sampson said: He's a very frustrating player atm. He goes on these runs where you think he's going to be a star but they never seem amount to anything and he never seems to make anything of value happen. Really needs to improve his shooting and final ball if he's going to push on. I think his finishing can be better but let’s not forget much of the time he created those opportunities himself where they otherwise would not be there. He adds a good dimension to our attack because of this and frees up more space for Vardy, Maddison, Tielemans and the like to do other things because defenders need to worry about Barnes. Also, a lot of his mazy runs ended up with good passes to Vardy and the like - just that often they are not put away? He had a few good incisive passes to Vardy yesterday right in front of goal and he could have also scored one if Vardy returned one. Commentators were all praising him in the last few games too. I agree though he needs to practise more his finishing. Maybe as you say he is overly frustrated at the moment leading to lack of composure in the moment. I hope he overcomes this with the help of Rodgers and his teammates. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 If he could finish, he'd be up there with Ricardo, Ndidi, and Vardy competing for "Leicester's best player". His worldies at West Brom make me think he definitely has it in him, he just needs a bit of time and beliefs, he's only 21 after all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post murphy Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 I'm surprised by the faint praise in this thread. I thought he was very good last night. We need to forget about goals, we are the league's top scorers and HB has the most assists at the club so he is delivering. We don't need to add to the pressure that he clearly feels to score. I love his barnstorming directness. Let the kid develop. People advocating spending on a replacement clearly can't spot a top player in the making. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 46 minutes ago, murphy said: We need to forget about goals, we are the league's top scorers Sorry to do this to you, but this is not the case. Man City are, and Liverpool have scored more too... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 50 minutes ago, murphy said: I love his barnestorming directness. I see what you did there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 3 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Sorry to do this to you, but this is not the case. Man City are, and Liverpool have scored more too... OK, third highest scorers. My point was that goals are not hard to come by at the moment and we should show patience with Barnes as a developing academy graduate, but you're right, I stand corrected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 He's a really good, interesting player. The goals will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 I agree with pretty much everyone else but I do wonder up to what point is it detrimental, not helpful, to his confidence to keep pushing it? Maybe a couple games out can't hurt? I mean if you can't finish against Watford from several decent chances? It's clearly getting to him. He's getting increasingly quiet and his performances have started to slide compared to earlier in the season. Both him and Perez need to be looking over their shoulders. Albrighton is an established senior pro at the club and Nacho and Gray have both looked handy off the bench lately. Plus the window is about to open. I'm very much team Barnes but the next few weeks will be a real test off Rodgers leadership and Barnes desire to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3n9a Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 We’re going to come unstuck if the wingers don’t start contributing to the goals tally. Watford were dire, we should have put at least 3 or 4 past them. All it takes is 1 fluke and that ends 1-1 and we rue our snatched at chances. I thought in the summer we desperately needed a proven winger, January will be interesting with the way our season is going, players will want to join if we come calling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 5 December 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 5 December 2019 37 minutes ago, Finnegan said: I agree with pretty much everyone else but I do wonder up to what point is it detrimental, not helpful, to his confidence to keep pushing it? Maybe a couple games out can't hurt? I mean if you can't finish against Watford from several decent chances? It's clearly getting to him. He's getting increasingly quiet and his performances have started to slide compared to earlier in the season. Both him and Perez need to be looking over their shoulders. Albrighton is an established senior pro at the club and Nacho and Gray have both looked handy off the bench lately. Plus the window is about to open. I'm very much team Barnes but the next few weeks will be a real test off Rodgers leadership and Barnes desire to improve. I suppose the issue is Albrighton and Gray both average about a goal every general election so that's the dilemma for Rodgers. 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachhere Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 Love Harvey and I am confident the goals will come in time and then he will be terrorizing defences for years to come (for us hopefully!). If only those Robben rumours had been true (!!!!) - I feel he could really do with a mentor, in the same way our defensive players have obviously benefited from working with Kolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 3 hours ago, Tom12345 said: He adds a good dimension to our attack because of this and frees up more space for Vardy, Maddison, Tielemans and the like to do other things because defenders need to worry about Barnes. This is why he’s a starter for us. His direct contributions might look lacklustre but during games he is highly effective because he injects pace at the top end of the pitch. His direct threat drags players around and makes space for those in behind him and as a result he’s actually a very creative influence for the team. Having said that, when Rodgers went so close to the title with Liverpool, whilst Suarez was unplayable, Sterling and Sturidge contributed with great efforts too. So those are the sort of standards I imagine Rodgers is setting for the wide forwards in the team. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 5 December 2019 Share Posted 5 December 2019 A very frustrating player, some very good, some very poor. Still think his general positioning is an issue and if gets a chance I have zero confidence he'll do anything but hit it as the keepers feet. But then his direct running causes issues and he ends up on the end of some very good chances, so he's getting in the right places enough. At the moment I look at this team and it's clear we need a better wide option, just like it was clear last season we needed creative CM's and the year before a right back and a creative 10. It's obvious, but we already have so many "nearly" good enough players that it's hard to say lets get someone else, if you're the club. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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