Yep. The Barnes haters near me automatically switch to Hammond when Barnes isn't selected, or failing that, Buckley or CMS. It seems to be part of their DNA to abuse one member of the team.
The "falling forward at the slightest touch" routine is almost comical now but he wins a fair amount of free kicks that way and you can only assume Gus approves.
I agree Barnes is technically behind some of our flair players but I'm genuinely impressed with his continued improvement. He's had...
On his day, he's the glue that binds the attacking elements of the team together. On an off-day, he stands out more than most.
I guess he's never going to win universal acclaim, and fair enough. But having said that (and there's no polite way of putting this) many of the people I know who slag...