'You have not seen my best’ - Gordon admits he must be ‘more selfish’ after Barcelona

Anthony Gordon has admitted helium should beryllium much selfish astatine Barcelona aft a commencement to beingness astatine Camp Nou that has brought 3 goals and 4 assists successful 14 matches. The England winger spoke to the media up of Barcelona’s Champions League clash with Aston Villa connected Tuesday (kick-off 8pm UK time), the 4th matchday of the competition, with the La Liga leaders aiming to unafraid nonstop qualification for the past 16.

Signed from Newcastle United successful May for astir £68m (€80m), the 25-year-old has won the spot of brag Hansi Flick connected the near of attack, but helium has been asked to people more. Barcelona person scored 57 goals successful 14 games this season, an mean of astir 4 per match, yet Gordon has lone 3 of them. By comparison, Raphinha has 17 and Lamine Yamal 12.

‘I deliberation I tin bash it more, I tin possibly beryllium a small spot much selfish sometimes,’ Gordon said. ‘I deliberation sometimes I possibly walk excessively much. I should decidedly people much goals, but similar I said, the world is goals triumph games and I americium present to triumph trophies.’

Gordon adapting to a caller state and style

After gathering his full vocation successful the Premier League, Gordon arrived successful Catalonia with the hard task of adapting to a caller playing philosophy, a antithetic civilization and climate, and different language. He amazed Barcelona fans by answering a fewer questions successful Spanish successful his archetypal interrogation and has since been embraced by the squad.

His characteristics acceptable the corporate needs of Barcelona. He has already praised his transportation with Pedri, whose imaginativeness and method prime let him to spot Gordon’s pacy runs successful down the defence down the flank. Without the ball, Gordon besides applies a high-intensity property successful an effort to triumph possession back.

He besides said precocious that his shot quality was hugely underrated during his clip astatine Newcastle.

Gordon rates his archetypal 13 games

Asked to measure his archetypal 13 games successful a Barcelona shirt, Gordon made it wide helium has not yet reached his highest but believes helium is successful a favourable mounting to amusement his endowment nether the German boss.

‘I would springiness myself a 7 oregon 7.5,’ helium said. ‘I started precise well, considering the alteration of club, country... but I tin bash more. It volition instrumentality maine a portion to accommodate completely, and erstwhile that happens, you volition spot my best. You person not seen it yet.’