Bradley Barcola accused of ‘getting above his station’ as new Liverpool comments slammed
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Bradley Barcola has had an action-packed week at Liverpool after he followed up his first goals for the club on Wednesday with a maiden assist at the weekend. The Frenchman had a quiet start to life at Anfield after joining for £123m in August, and there had started to be some uncomfortable feelings that Liverpool had overpaid on yet another expensive mistake.Though he has now answered and abated some of those concerns, Barcola has admitted to the Premier League being different to Ligue 1, and he is taking some time to get used to the changes.
As part of those comments, the 24-year-old suggested that his time at Liverpool has been ‘less tactical’ than what he was used to at PSG, which has led to an angry reaction from Troy Deeney.Bradley Barcola and Florian Wirtz have both made an impact in the last two Liverpool games! Have you seen enough to suggest the pair can thrive at Anfield?Credit: Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/ Catherine Ivill – AMA/Getty Images Barcola‘s assessment appeared to be more specifically on what he had found at Liverpool under Andoni Iraola than a comment on the Premier League more widely, but Deeney still found a way to take offence from his fairly innocuous comments, telling TalkSPORT that the France international was talking out of turn.
“I didn’t like his interview where he said the French league is more tactical than the Premier League,” said the former Watford striker. “But I think he’s talking a little bit too early and he’s getting a little bit above his station. 🧠 "The French League is more TACTICAL than the Premier League"Troy Deeney weighs in on Bradley Barcola's poor start for Liverpool in the Premier League 👀Listen to the Premier League All Access Podcast on the talkSPORT app or your podcast provider 🎧 pic.twitter.com/ZtISpusMPX— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) October 19, 2026 View X “I saw [former Arsenal midfielder] Emmanuel Petit saying no one in France would pay that level of money for Barcola.