bigmick wrote:Is Barry better than Aquilani?
Barry has the distinct advantage of experience in this league, but I think he is a limited player. He's a good Premiership player, can get away with it (just about) at International level, but I reckon we need Aquilani more in the formation we play - especially next to such a defensive and limiting attacking option such as Mascherano.
Would we have got Barry for £12m? Probably not. For Aquilani at £20m vs Barry at £18m I would take Aquilani (just)
I think "is Barry better than Lucas?" would be a more interesting discussion, not saying it would be close or which way it would go, just reckon it's a more interesting comparison than trying to compare Barry with Aquilani