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BURNS: BARTON HAS BEEN SUPERB

By Tom Dean

COMMITTED: Fleetwood Town’s Wes Burns, left, gets stuck in against Charlton
PICTURE: PA Images

WES Burns has a renewed sense of self-belief this season – and credits Fleetwood boss Joey Barton for bringing the best out of him.
Since January, Barton has regularly asked the 24-year-old, more used to playing as a forward, to operate as a right wingback after seeing something in the Welshman that previous managers had overlooked.
“He (Barton) has been superb with me from day one,” said Burns. “He’s put a lot of faith in me this season where pre...

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