Joey Barton compares Gareth Barry to a tortoise and condemns English football – International Football
In another swift interview to the British media, Barton made headlines once again. Newcastle United’s mercurial midfielder has been in the spotlight in the past, but this time around it is for different reasons. Barton, who is most prominently known for
revealing a part of his buttocks in an English Premier League encounter has now come out and stated that England might never win the World Cup if they stick to their traditional ways.
Barton was in a fiery mood as he made it clear that English football was too traditional in its approach. He criticised the Football Association and elaborated that the men in charge at F.A do not understand what it is like to play football in modern times.
He further implied that the F.A still think that England can win the World Cup by using the same old practices that they employed in 1966 when England secured their first FIFA World Cup win at Wembley stadium in London.
Barton who has played for England in the past, featured with the English national team in 2008 when they lined up against the Spanish national team for a friendly encounter. Currently at Newcastle United, Barton’s future is still undecided in domestic terms,
as he might leave the Tyneside club at the end of the season according to certain media reports if they do not build upon their under strength squad in the summer transfer window of 2011.
Joey has had a shady past to say the least, in terms of discipline as well. During his time with Manchester City, Barton attacked his own team mate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ousmane-Dabo-c28891. Barton’s on the field conduct has been unsavoury on certain occasions as well, as he punched
Blackburn’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 in December of 2010, when Newcastle United took the field against
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809.
In his recent interview, Barton admitted quite gleefully that he was one of the brightest English midfielders around. The English playmaker humbly stated that in the English Premier League midfielders, such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luka-Modric-c22857 were good but when
it came to English players, Barton himself was not that far behind. In can be said that this new tactic from Barton is aimed at gaining a place in England’s national team squad but such gestures seldom turn out to be intelligent ones.
Joey Barton went onto criticise http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 in the FIFA 2010 World Cup. He stated that Mesut Ozil’s matchup against Barry was like a contest between a hare and a tortoise. Barton is thought
to be a wonderful character but sometimes his darker side gets the better of him, according to certain sources that are close to the Englishman.
Nonetheless, if Barton does get an http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 call-up it will be a match made in heaven as both the parties do require each other. Joey can feed off the spotlight that is given to the English national team by the British media, whilst England can use Barton’s
fire-spitting skills in central midfield along other animals such as Gareth Barry.
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