Player Review

86 - Icon

4.5

My Man Barnes worth a try for sure !

By MastaOfDisastaaa, 16-12-2020

Hi Guys !

Dont be afraid about those yellow agility and balance numbers as it totally doesnt reflect how this guy feels in game.

First ofall he is a stocky kind of build with very high strength and aggression to go with it, also has really nice dribbling and ball control stats, these kinda cancel that 77 agility and 75 balance in game but you need to use him wisely.

In the way I play in 442(2) I have CDMs as well as LB/RB on balanced, also I use 7 depth and press after bad touch, that way this defensive tactic becomes very offensive and very aggressive.

Barnes in my team works as a playmaker.

I have him with hunter chem, on stay central/false 9 instructions, that way he always comes for the ball and his great strength means he can easily shield the ball and distribute, my other striker is a typical pace-whore dream IF Rashford on get in behind, I cannot count how many goals I scored using simple one-two passes between the strikers.

Barnes although significantly slower than Rashford is still quick enough to get in behind with properly played through ball, his great set of shooting traits means he feels nearly like 5 star weak foot player, you can finesse it, you can make outside foot shoots, you can score on his weak foot as well, 90+ composure does help a lot.

His passing is great, his ability to create chances for other players is great, he is a really really good player with this years gameplay.

Even his stamina is very high and he will easily last you full games, especially if you treat him right and play as striker, not CDM or CM like some people do :)

He will also perfectly work as CAM but I feel that striker in 2 striker formation is the best as he gets more opportunities to score goals while if you use him as false 9 will very often act like CAM anyway.

It would be fantastic if EA changed his position on his prime icon moments card and make him CAM or ST as LW has so much competition this year :)

Anyway, hope I could help you, dont hesitate on getting this card, Barnes is fantasic, if I could change anything on this card I would give him 90+ jumping, 90+ heading accuracy and power header trait, then he would be complete for me :)

Formation: 442-2

Position: ST

Games: 27

GPG: 0.93

APG: 0.52

4.5

Overall

5.0

Value

4.5

Stamina

Pace (8/10)

Shooting (9/10)

Passing (8/10)

Dribbling (8/10)

Defending (5/10)

Physicality (9/10)

See All reviews...

Other John Barnes Reviews

John Barnes

Starter icon baby Barnes

Super complete CAM. He is quite cheap for a midfielder icon this fast.

Read full review

John Barnes

Barnes Attacking CM

Underrated and under-utilised icon. I was on the hunt for an attacking LCM to play in 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-2-1-2 after Firmino wasn't doing enough in the position. I debated quite a few players including KDB which seemed the obvious choice but I went with Barnes.For some context I float around 2000 skill rating. Barnes in the LCM is set to get forward and get into the box for crosses, cut backs as always are key...

Read full review

We want to ensure that user generated content published on our website is relevant and lawful. So, we have created these House Rules to give you an idea of things to avoid mentioning in your content and posts. Please read these rules carefully before you write anything that will be published on our website. Our website administrators will moderate content and may remove content that is in violation of these rules. Your account may also be suspended for serious or repeated violations. All decisions of our website administrators are final. In very exceptional cases, we may be legally compelled to reveal your account information to the authorities.

Now, onto the rules…

No swearing or offensive language. We want to keep our website engaging for all of its users and this kind of language could put people off using our website.
No comments that are unlawful, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, sexually oriented, homophobic or racially offensive.
No spamming. Please don’t re-post content that is the same or similar to what you have already posted.
No defamatory content. This means no content that is untrue and likely to damage the reputation of another person or an organisation. You could face legal action from the person or organisation that you have defamed, and we don’t want that.
No personal information. Never publicise your own personal information or that of anyone else, such as full name, address, telephone number, email address, etc. This is for your own safety and the safety of everyone who uses our website.
Keep your content relevant. Please keep your content relevant to the topic at hand. If you post something that isn’t relevant, we might remove it.
Do not copy others. Please ensure that all content that you post is written in your own words and does not violate copyright laws.
Do not advertise or link to third party websites. We want to ensure that the promotion of any third party websites is endorsed by us, so please ensure that you do not include links in your content.
NO CAPS LOCK. IF YOU WRITE IN CAPS LOCK IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE RAISING YOUR VOICE. We can hear you just fine without caps lock, so please take it off when writing your comments.