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[Albion] Valentín Barco **Signed 20/01/24**
- Thread starter Bozza
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- May 8, 2018
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He’s not abraid to get forward
Slum_Wolf
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- May 3, 2021
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kelvinnewman
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- Aug 17, 2023
- 87
Yeah after Pervis got the card surely was the perfect time for him to come on
Conkers
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Yes I was amazed by this too, given he can’t play Thursday.
I can genuinely only think he doesn’t want to throw him into a team that isn’t playing well.
I can genuinely only think he doesn’t want to throw him into a team that isn’t playing well.
eastterracemike
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- Jan 31, 2008
- 242
Pervis is a walking disaster area right now. Surely Barco will get his chance soon.Our left hand side is in desperate need of a rejig.
Igor and pervis' positional sense is woeful.
Igor and pervis' positional sense is woeful.
Barco’s cameo at Wolves has been one of our best individual performances over the last few weeks, I just don’t understand why he’s not getting minutes
- Oct 20, 2022
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Barco will get a chance - today wasn’t the right time. Each time you bring a youngster off the bench for minutes, you are using a sub opportunity that may be needed elsewhere depending how the match is playing out and other individual players are faring.
Perhaps cut Pervis some slack, he was out for months and months with a serious injury then got another 10 minutes after starting back and was out for another few months - that is a lot of time not being in top condition during an intense EPL season. He will get back but it will take time. Look how long it took Lamptey to get back upto speed - only halfway through this season - with many saying he was done. He is also a little lost at the moment without Mitoma - they had a very well honed partnership.
Igor - a bit more complicated - he has taken a while to bed in but exactly the bricksh*thouse we need in defence imo - he is coming forward more in attack and managing to get back quicker but he will never be a Pervis, he is a different type of player and turning into rather a rounded one too imo. I’m beginning to like that we have such physicality as Igor in our defenders. I think he probably gets scapegoated a lot because the weakness is in RDZ’s FB system rather than his individual play.
I can’t see Barco replacing either of them in the pecking order, the most Barco will get in the immediate future is minutes and covering for injuries (but he is a gem no doubt about it). His condition needs to get to Premier League level (ie sustained for 90 minutes) - he‘s not there. He also needs to understand what RDZ wants of him, not the other way round - once he’s settled in, ( and finished working on his image
) we will see more of him - I presume RDZ has seen enough not to loan him out at least.
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Understand what you’re saying, and sure ‘match readiness’ requires games, however positional sense and nous does not, that should be natural.
I thought Veltman was struggling, injury wise, so was surprised Tariq didn’t switch to that side and Barco come on further up.
Thought Igor was fine….
Barco was never going to come on today - I don't know who else noticed that his new hairstyle had started to unravel in the warm up. Who knows what would have happened if he'd had time in the game.....
- May 8, 2018
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Was expecting him to come on for Veltman and lamptey move to RB to protect Veltman for Thursday
American Seagle
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- Jun 14, 2022
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How will De Zerbi complain about the fitness of the players if he rotates them in a sensible manner!?
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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I'm hoping and expecting to see plenty of Barco in the last few games.
Pervis still bang out of form, the Fati gamble looks to be one which won't pay off. The way I see it, let's develop our own player and make sure he's 100% ready for next season
Pervis still bang out of form, the Fati gamble looks to be one which won't pay off. The way I see it, let's develop our own player and make sure he's 100% ready for next season
Crispy Ambulance
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Agree with this. Plus, there’s the ‘surprise element’ with him which could work in our favour towards the end of tight games.
Love Bo Derek.
But do we have to sound the cultural appropriation claxon?
Originunknown
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Roberto clearly wasn't a fan of the new do
SeagullinExile
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Only if you’re an idiot.