Poya fits Tykes bill, but he has huge task

Adam VirgoBRIGHTON LEGEND AND TV PUNDIT
POYA Asbaghi was almost completely unknown when he was named Barnsley manager last month.The 36-year-old, right, had only ever managed in his native Sweden, with his most high-profile role coming at IFK Goteborg before he took charge of his country’s Under-21 side. I cover a lot of age group football in my role as a pundit, so I have actually seen Asbaghi’s young Sweden play a few times.The one thing I noticed straight away was that they pressed high, pressed hard and tried to win the ball in the final third. That’s exactly h...

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