mkrudden
Player Valuation: £40m
I think Barry has done good defensive work and he's okay at being the pivot in the middle of the park. I just think in the derby, we desperately needed someone that could link the back to the front more consistently. With two defensive-minded fullbacks and two defensive midfielders, the guys up top were completely on their own. The longballs were low percentage passes and very rarely served any purpose.
This isn't really Barry's fault and he's pretty good at what he does. He's just not a great passer and when we have to funnel so much play through him, he's more liable to make mistakes.
Just not true mate:
Gareth Barry has completed 353 passes this season with a pass accuracy of 81%, of which 90% were forward passes.
Read more at http://www.squawka.com/players/gareth-barry/stats