Friedel urges patience with Barcola as Liverpool winger settles in

Summarised from Liverpool Echo's report · Updated 6 Nov, 08:11 · Archive

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Friedel has urged fans not to judge Bradley Barcola solely on goals and assists as the £123m winger adapts to English football.

Bradley Barcola has managed three goals and two assists in 13 appearances for Liverpool since his £123million transfer from Paris Saint-Germain in late August. The 24-year-old France international has been used on both flanks by head coach Andoni Iraola but posted a poor performance when leading the line in the 3-2 Champions League defeat at Fenerbahce on Wednesday.

Former Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Friedel has urged supporters not to judge Barcola on his current statistics. 'When you pay the price tag, you're not at all purchasing them for a resale value,' Friedel said. 'So I think people will automatically question if he doesn't have a lot of assists and a lot of goals.' Friedel argued that Barcola is 'a tremendous player' and 'a great talent' with 'incredible pace and quickness' who is 'getting better and better as far as the Premier League is concerned' each week as he adjusts from PSG, where he won two European championships.

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• Liverpool fans urged not to react after Bradley Barcola transfer - 'people will question'Former Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Friedel believes Bradley Barcola should not be judged on goals and assists this season after £123m transferLiverpool Echo · 6 Nov, 06:00

In this story: Bradley Barcola · Brad Friedel · Liverpool · Paris Saint-Germain · Andoni Iraola

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