Why no Barlaser...

indeedido said:
We badly missed Howson, that is the clear thing.
Mowatt did ok when he came in and it is unfair in my opinion to single him out after the play off failure.
For Barlaser it's early days, he hasn't set things on fire, has shown some nice passing, but has a long way to go to tie down a first team place for me.

Nakamba at Luton is the type of player I would love us to sign. Absolutely everywhere, wins the ball, has physical presence, so mobile and simple decent passer too.
He's not called Marvellous for nothing.
Sadly I don't think we can get him if Luton go up. If they don't, then he'd be a great loan from Villa, especially if we can't get Archer and/or Ramsey back.
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How can he set things on fire when not given a chance, it's ok to accept that Carrick made a massive error.

What did Mowatt set on fire instead? (I keep referencing him because that's who Barlaser should have replaced.)
 
alvez_49 said:
Wasn't he £1 million due to his contract expiring in 6 months.

The whole story throughout January was that we'd captured an absolute bargain and Rotherham fans were in tears because he is that good when given a chance.
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Yeah I know the story mate but I don’t think clubs were queueing up!
 
Just to add guys I'm working many hours overtime today. I'll be gone with the wind again very soon, so won't be here to annoy you all for too much longer.
 
alvez_49 said:
How can he set things on fire when not given a chance, it's ok to accept that Carrick made a massive error.

What did Mowatt set on fire instead? (I keep referencing him because that's who Barlaser should have replaced.)
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Question for you.. How he he trained? That surely will be a big influence on if he plays or not.

Carrick has said from day one, if players train well they will get the chances, which they then have to take. I have no doubt Barlser will go on to be a good player for us but for me he hasn’t taken his chances quite yet.

To suggest Carrick has made a massive error is bordering on being hysterical
 
Chutney said:
Not overly committing to this, but as an idle thought on how to accommodate a midfield scrapper we've already seen Hackney can operate as one of the three and I could see Barlaser having some of the assets to become a 10 (albeit deeper) if we lose Chuba.

Maybe, could be talking nonsense here, but there's plenty of tweaking could be done with the squad we've got.
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Aye. I think Hackney could play anywhere.

Even the incredible Barcelona side from 10 years ago had midfielders in there to protect the defence in Busquets and Mascherano.

And of course even though he was brilliant in CM Iniesta didn't always play there, sometimes played wide or as more of a 10.
 
Instant impact isn't as easy in the position Dan plays. He's all about being the focus of the team's play and setting the tempo.

When he's coming in as the new lad for a team who are already in great form and not lacking someone in that role already you can't expect him to suddenly make a dramatic impact. His assimilation and influence will probably be quite gradual and subtle, but helped by a whole preseason I'd really expect him to be a big player for us next season.

That's the kiss of death isn't it? Sorry Dan.
 
alvez_49 said:
How can he set things on fire when not given a chance, it's ok to accept that Carrick made a massive error.

What did Mowatt set on fire instead? (I keep referencing him because that's who Barlaser should have replaced.)
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The person to ask is Michael Carrick
As you said 'In Carrick we trust' - so surely we should trust his decisions
Mowatt played well when he came in - Barlaser blew hot and cold
We are not Barlaser FC or Mowatt FC - it's a squad game, and the manager will pick who he thinks is best each game
As Carrick got us from 22nd to 4th I don't think he did too bad a job
 
Nano said:
Different game by the time he come on. They already had a lead and sat back. Those opportunities weren't necessarily there earlier in the game.

I do think he can be a good player for us though. He's a very good passer. Just needs to impose himself more and do the dirty, defensive side a bit better.
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He’s six stone wringing wet, I think we’ll be waiting a while,😀
 
TeessideCleveland said:
The person to ask is Michael Carrick
As you said 'In Carrick we trust' - so surely we should trust his decisions
Mowatt played well when he came in - Barlaser blew hot and cold
We are not Barlaser FC or Mowatt FC - it's a squad game, and the manager will pick who he thinks is best each game
As Carrick got us from 22nd to 4th I don't think he did too bad a job
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Carrick has also had plenty of good things to say about Barlaser and the attributes he brings to the team. He'll have a good idea what he wants from him long term, and I doubt it's just to be someone's backup.
 
I think he's done a great job but I don't think Mowatt did well.

And I'd like to ask Carrick the question genuinely.

We were lacking creativity, chance creation and goals in the run up to the playoffs. All things Barlaser was brought in for.

I think carrick messed up with him and hope it's not a trend. Time will tell.
 
alvez_49 said:
I think he's done a great job but I don't think Mowatt did well.

And I'd like to ask Carrick the question genuinely.

We were lacking creativity, chance creation and goals in the run up to the playoffs. All things Barlaser was brought in for.

I think carrick messed up with him and hope it's not a trend. Time will tell.
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I do think we were less dynamic with Mowatt in the team. But the big turning point was Howson getting injured, not Barlaser being left out. End of the day we play a back four with full backs who bomb forward. Someone in midfield has to sit in and protect or we would get steam rollered. Mowatt was a better option than Barlaser!
 
Starbuck said:
The game has moved away from hard tackling midfield destroyers. Too many yellow cards for those players now. You need athletes. Stamina machines that can eat up ground, hound opponents and then make a pass to a teammate. I hope Barlaser could become that kind of player too as he already seems to have the ability to find a pass and great with dead ball
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Its just evolved Kante kalvin philips fabhino fred georghino henderson rice thats the modern protector we are not talking vinnie jones or chris karmara
 
StanleySmith said:
I do think we were less dynamic with Mowatt in the team. But the big turning point was Howson getting injured, not Barlaser being left out. End of the day we play a back four with full backs who bomb forward. Someone in midfield has to sit in and protect or we would get steam rollered. Mowatt was a better option than Barlaser!
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Why was Mowatt a better option? Hackney sat deep just like Mowatt the last few games. It's the cause of the problem
 
alvez_49 said:
I think he's done a great job but I don't think Mowatt did well.
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Neither of them 2 statements are true
You've gone from stating Barlaser never got a chance to stating he did a great job - and gone from saying you're not knocking Mowatt to knocking him on virtually every post
Anyway next season is all that matters now
 
TeessideCleveland said:
Neither of them 2 statements are true
Anyway next season is all that matters now
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So you don't think Carrick has done a great job? Controversial but fair enough.

The statements are opinions, how did Mowatt do a good job? Change my mind. What did he do to make the team perform better?
 
TeessideCleveland said:
Now I just think you're fishing
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I'm asking for a debate I accept you didn't realise I was referring to Carrick when I said I think he's done a great job.

The question is a fair one with Mowatt, what did he do that made him a better choice? What in his performances made the results "less bad"?
 
alvez_49 said:
How can he set things on fire when not given a chance, it's ok to accept that Carrick made a massive error.

What did Mowatt set on fire instead? (I keep referencing him because that's who Barlaser should have replaced.)
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I think we understand your opinion by now.
Question for you. Why do you think Carrick hasn’t selected him?
You can’t say he has made a mistake, as you’ve no idea how Barlaser would have performed if started.
We didn’t fail against Cov purely because Mowatt played.
Barlaser might go on to be what you think he is. I hope so.
 
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