Soccer Sevens Daily Diary: Harvey Barnes

Having been involved in all three of City’s Soccer Sevens fixtures on Saturday, Harvey explained how his side are feeling confident after making it to the quarter-finals of the exciting competition. 

Name: Harvey Barnes 

Age: 18 

Position: Midfielder 

Key attributes: Skill, dribbling, passing 

While it’s been difficult to adjust to the weather, it’s been really good and I think we’re all used to the humidity now after two training sessions and our three games today, especially the 3-0 win over Singapore – I thought we were very good in that game. 

In the first game against HKFA U21, we were a little nervy and wanted to get into it, but the second game was a lot better because everyone went into it feeling confident that we can get the win and we did. Our third 

game against West Ham was tough, but we can definitely take positives from that. Hopefully, tomorrow we’ll learn from it in our game against Wellington Pheonix. 

We’re in the quarter-finals and it’s great. I’ve really enjoyed being away with all the lads and it’s been a really good step up for me coming into this group. It’s physically more demanding and the pace is higher, but it’s been a good challenge and I feel it’s helped me progress. It’s a been a brilliant tournament so far and we’re keen to show what we can do in our next game. I normally play quite central, but my role so far has been out wide and I think I’ve managed to deal with it quite well. 

In seven-a-side football, a lot of the time you find yourself out of position quite a lot anyway so you have to get up and down the pitch as quick as possible. It’s very different to 11-a-side games but we’re all confident and we’re hoping to build on today’s results. 

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