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TYKES NO LONGER A SOFT TOUCH

STAR MAN MICHAL HELIK Barnsley

Match Verdict
UNTIL recently, Barnsley were considered to be a soft touch in the Championship; youthful, callow, undermanned and underpowered.
Not any more. For the fourth time this month, the Tykes came from behind to win a match.
They showed their mettle, winning their skirmishes before winning the war.
It isn’t pretty. Some of the Tykes’ tactics are straight out of the bleak 1980s, with territorial kicks into touch and hopeful hoofs in the direction of Cauley Woodrow.
But, allied to an energetic high press, it works. Barnsley have evolved ...

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