Thierno Barry

[Cods]

TBH as simple as that finish was, what he did to get there is why I've a lot of faith in him now. Proper striker behaviour outmuscling his marker and following the shot in to capitalise on the situation. It sounds easy but it isn't.

Thought Moyes was a bit cunty post match. Really didn't want to credit him and implied it was going in anyway. Which it probably would have with the likes of dickhead burn too busy appealing instead of defending, but he's 100% right to have made sure by putting it in himself.

Moyes pushing for more from everyone as he does. Knows what he might do with too much praise. Hard task master approach has improved him out of sight in one season, imagine where he could get to on the same trajectory and a few more finishes.

[Robioto]

Should have had three tonight tbh.

Unbelievable ball magnet in the penalty box. Other worldly ability to attract chances. What have we stumbled upon here?

He'll explode at some point and I think he will have a run of games this season where he will score a mad amount of goals.

All these stats, xG and the like are only a useful over time and this guy has proved time and time again over a long period that he is good at getting on the end of chances. The goals will come and he will only get better.

I've had a complete turnaround with him, around Christmas last year I was in the "he's shit" camp. He 100% most definitely is not shit, he is a striker on edge of going big IMO and all the evidence backs that up.

[Audrey Horne]

TBH as simple as that finish was, what he did to get there is why I've a lot of faith in him now. Proper striker behaviour outmuscling his marker and following the shot in to capitalise on the situation. It sounds easy but it isn't.

Thought Moyes was a bit cunty post match. Really didn't want to credit him and implied it was going in anyway. Which it probably would have with the likes of dickhead burn too busy appealing instead of defending, but he's 100% right to have made sure by putting it in himself.

didnt see this, what the hell

[biziclop]

It’s too narrow to talk about finishing imo.

Or call him a bad finisher who looks like he can score plenty of goals which might be right but also a bit weird.

I think talking about his finishing does make sense but only from the perspective of "what is the single thing he can improve in his game to take him to the next level", and yeah the answer is "putting more of his chances away" cos he's got most of the rest spot on.

But if you're looking at comparing him with other strikers, yeah, just concentrating on finishing is way too narrow.

[Matt1878]

Remember Andy Cole getting shit at newcastle and utd when he only scored 25-30 goals, because he had chances to score a few more.

He's improving and scored 8 in 12, plus he is our only striker, nothing to see here.

[PoD1878]

It would also help him and the team more, if others were able to chip in with some goals. In the league we have

Dewsbury-Hall 2
Tarkowski 1
AMN 1
George 1

If we had more scoring it would ease the pressure that is on him.


I like him and my son loves him has an unshakeable faith in him.

[Bob Sacamano]

He’s well on track. Gonna bag us a shit load of money in a year or two.

[Gash]

Every chance this is just a good run he's on and it'll drop off again but he's getting in the right place to get the opportunities even if he's missing a few of them. Technically he still looks awful and a first touch like Lukaku but he went on to do alright so you never know. He's clearly a confidence player so this will be doing him a world of good, it's the come down from it that'll need managed if he goes a few games without scoring.

[AjaxAndy]

Every chance this is just a good run he's on and it'll drop off again but he's getting in the right place to get the opportunities even if he's missing a few of them. Technically he still looks awful and a first touch like Lukaku but he went on to do alright so you never know. He's clearly a confidence player so this will be doing him a world of good, it's the come down from it that'll need managed if he goes a few games without scoring.

I don't think it's a good run tbh, his conversation percentage is about half of what it was last season.

I'd say he's shown he can finish to a higher standard and is currently below what he's capable of.

His movement this season is the key to getting so many chances, which is the massively improved part of his game from last year... If he can start finishing at a better conversion rate he'll be on for 20 goals this season.

[brap2]

I think talking about his finishing does make sense but only from the perspective of "what is the single thing he can improve in his game to take him to the next level", and yeah the answer is "putting more of his chances away" cos he's got most of the rest spot on.

But if you're looking at comparing him with other strikers, yeah, just concentrating on finishing is way too narrow.

I long for the days when strikers all had extremely effective but weird technique in the box. Felt like every striker 15 years ago could dink it poke it chip it blast it just do WHATEVER they could to guide the ball home. Legs at odd angles, spinning onto the ball, stretching for it. Solskjaer, Ruud, Obafemi Martins, Defoe, Keane, just pure goal machines who had an outsized ability to beat a keeper in the box regardless of type of chance.

Also please bring back shooting very hard and low into the bottom corner.

[dazfrancis]

I long for the days when strikers all had extremely effective but weird technique in the box. Felt like every striker 15 years ago could dink it poke it chip it blast it just do WHATEVER they could to guide the ball home. Legs at odd angles, spinning onto the ball, stretching for it. Solskjaer, Ruud, Obafemi Martins, Defoe, Keane, just pure goal machines who had an outsized ability to beat a keeper in the box regardless of type of chance.

Also please bring back shooting very hard and low into the bottom corner.

Prime Batistuta's finishing might have been the most aesthetically satisfying. Consistently firing rockets in to the top corners, bottom corners.

[brap2]

Prime Batistuta's finishing might have been the most aesthetically satisfying. Consistently firing rockets in to the top corners, bottom corners.

Classic Serie A finishing batistuta, ronaldo, del piero, totti, beppe signori

[Bumble]

He'll explode at some point and I think he will have a run of games this season where he will score a mad amount of goals.

Is this not it?

8 in 12 is as good as it is going to get.

If you're thinking he'll improve to near enough a goal a game you're into Haaland like territory so I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed.

[dazfrancis]

His 4 in in the PL is probably his baseline.

Will average out 17 goals for the season.

Would be the best league return for an EFC striker since Lukaku

[MayorFarnham]

Most strikers outside the top 4 are streaky at best. It's as much to do with the nature of the league as their finishing ability.
As said above if we could have a couple of midfielders chipping in a bit more Barry would benefit from not having the pressure of every chance either winning or costing us points.