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# Joey Barton blows his big chance after blowing his own trumpet as Newcastle
United frustrate Manchester United
## Joey Barton's bold proclamation that he is the best Englishman plying his
trade in the midfield trenches might not have stood up to scrutiny in front of
the television cameras but he certainly did his reputation no harm against
Manchester United.
![Joey Barton does his reputation no harm as Newcastle United frustrate
Manchester United at St James' Park][1]
Impressive: Joey Barton does his reputation no harm as Newcastle United
frustrated Manchester United at St James' Park Photo: GETTY IMAGES
By [Rob Stewart][2] 9:41PM BST 19 Apr 2011
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The controversial [**Newcastle**][4] midfielder - unfairly snubbed by his
fellow professionals when it came to voting for the PFA team of the year
according to manager Alan Pardew - won fulsome praise from Sky Sports pundits
Dwight Yorke and Jamie Redknapp for his string of high-calibre precision
crosses.
Like many of Barton's crosses, they were spot on because had Alan Shearer
still been spearheading the Newcastle attack rather than a half-fit Shola
Ameobi or Peter Lovenkrands then the Tyneside club might have profited from
Barton's ability to ping in crosses from all angles on the right wing.
Despite being faced by one of the best left-backs currently gracing the
Premier League in Patrice Evra, Barton repeatedly engineered himself space to
keep [**Manchester United**][5] centre-halves Nemanja Vidic and Chris Smalling
on their toes while Newcastle spent much of the first half on the front foot.
When it came to work-rate, Barton barely stopped during a busy shift up and
down Newcastle's right flank with Ryan Giggs and even Wayne Rooney dropping
deep and doing their best to limit his influence and the result was that the
supply lines dried up in front of the Gallowgate.
It would, though, have been a totally different story had Barton, Newcastle's
stand-in skipper with Kevin Nolan suspended, had his finishing been as
effective as his crossing early on.
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However, when he had an early chance to underline his assertion that he
deserves an England place and in the process undermine United's pursuit of the
title he blew it.
Barton, a former Manchester City employee, could have rubbed salt into United
wounds following the FA Cup semi-final defeat by his old club in the frenetic
opening exchanges.
But he failed to make the most of an early goal-scoring opportunity by
scuffing his shot from close range.
He also flattered to deceive when it came to a couple of favourably positioned
free-kicks that were easily gathered by Edwin van der Sar.
There is a good chance that Barton will be named Newcastle's player of the
year at the end of this season and that is when the problems could start for
Pardew.
He will have one year left on his current deal and with talks having reached
an impasse between the player's agent, Willie McKay and the club, to avoid him
walking away as a free agent Newcastle may end up cashing in on a player who
might not been as good as the likes of Steven Gerrard no matter what he thinks
but could still prosper for a club in the upper echelons of the Premier
League.
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