DAILY MIRROR 19.08.2019
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well. But he’s got more
than that – he can finish
powerfully with either
foot, and he took his goal
well again.
“And it’s
not just him.
I’ve been
pleased with
the group’s
mentality.
We’ve put
two decent
performances and three
points on the table and
the way we took the game
to Arsenal is another
measure of how we are
pushing on.”
Sergio Aguero have
scored more than Barnes’
12 top-flight goals in 2019
and Dyche said: “He only
cost £450,000 but Ash’s
developed
himself as
much as
we’ve
developed
him here.
“He’s come
a long way but
he’s got a fierce desire to
keep improving.
“He’s a throwback to
forwards who are
prepared to use
robustness to their
advantage and who bring
other players into the
game with simple
physicality. And he does it
ASHLEY IS OUR
BARNSTORMER
BY MIKE WALTERS
GOAL machine Ashley
Barnes delivered the latest
reminder that value for
money in the transfer
marker is measured in
pennies, not piles of debt.
Burnley striker Barnes’
third goal in two games
forced the Gunners to dig
deep for victory, and
Clarets manager Sean
Dyche heaped praise on
the bargain forward
(above), who began his
junior career with a team
called Bath Arsenal.
Where the home side
finished with a front three
costing £175m, Dyche’s
pound-shop forwards gave
Arsenal a fright.
Only Sadio Mane and
GOALS IN 2019
14 Sadio Mane
13 Sergio Aguero
12 Ashley Barnes
12 Jamie Vardy
champions last term, and
Emery said: “It’s really a
challenge, a good test.
“Really our target is to
reduce the distance
(between us) and
Manchester City and
Liverpool.
“And when we go to
play against them next
week it’s a big moment to
show how much stronger
we can be.”
against
Burnley.
Arsenal’s
frightening
firepower has now been
supplemented by the
arrival of £72million
record signing Nicolas
Pepe.
Mo Salah, Sadio Mane
and Roberto Firmino
scored 69 goals between
them for the European
ARSENAL
boss Unai Emery
can’t wait to unleash his
three amigos against
Liverpool’s holy trinity.
Gunners strikers
Pierre-Emerick
Aubameyang and
Alexandre Lacazette
(right) shared 51 goals
last season, and both
were on target again
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