Breen i stor intervju
Barnets nyförvärv, den forne irländske landslagsmannen Gary Breen, berättar om sin nya roll i en stor intervju med barnetfc.com.
Gary Breen planerar att tillsammans med sin hustru Hayley flytta till norra London inom kort från sitt nuvarande hem i Midlands. Han berättar här om varför han valde Barnet och hur han ser på framtiden.
"I have enjoyed my career in the game but I made the decision at the end of last season not to play on. My aim was to focus on coaching ... now I want to help make the Barnet team better playing alongside them or at the training ground. I am aware of the task ahead."
"I am not ego-minded and I feel it would be disrespectful just because of my record and after my time out to come to Barnet and expect to just walk into the team. I am, of course, happy to play and help others around me in what is a young side to learn but equally I will be happy to step aside and concentrate on passing on my knowledge as a coach at the training ground if there is improvement."
"I watched Barnet being beaten by Notts County as a spectator and that 4-0 defeat was not a particularly good impression'"
"I watched Saturday's draw against Gillingham from the main stand and saw a lot of positives to take forward. It was 100 per cent better than the game against Notts."
"There were negatives too, of course, such as conceding that second equaliser in added time. It is a young squad and I feel that if they are receptive they will get better. That's my aim in joining the club ... to help make them better playing alongside them or coaching at the training ground. One priority is to stop the leaking of goals."
"I met the lads a fortnight ago and was introduced to them in my role as player-coach. The reason for the delay in my signing was to be sure that it was understood that I was not coming just to play but to learn."
"Although I haven't played for months I am normally fit - I enjoy fitness work and will carry on with it for the rest of my life."
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