Speaking of premier league record holders, fans may think of names like Ryan Giggs, Frank Lampard or David James. In fact, the holder of this record is actually someone else, and this person is Gareth Barry, a famous player in England.
Fans may think that Gareth Barry is from aston Villa's academy, but this is not the case; Gareth Barry has been in Brighton's youth system since 1991 and moved to Villa for £2.5 million in 1997; it is only a semi-academy product of Villa. After moving to Villa, Gareth Barry was quickly given a first-team start, taking half-time against Sheffield Wednesday in May 1998. Although Gareth Barry was young, his performance on the field was unusually calm and mature, and he soon became the team's main midfielder. In 12 seasons at Villa, he made 441 appearances, scoring 52 goals.
In the summer of 2008, Gareth Barry was invited by Liverpool to succeed Javi Alonso, who was at odds with Benitez. The Reds offered £15 million, a gap from Villa's bid (£18m), and Gareth Barry, who was captain of the team at the time, threatened to strike in order to facilitate the transfer and attend Europa League matches. However, in the end, the transfer was still lost, and Gareth Barry was forced to stay at Villa for one more season. However, because he and the team have "turned against each other", Gareth Barry left Villa in the summer of 2009 and transferred to Manchester City, which was just "getting rich" at that time, for 12 million pounds.
At the star-studded Blue Moon, Gareth Barry is not the most famous person, but his influence is quite large. In four seasons at Manchester City, Gareth Barry was a midfielder, escorting the defence with his tall stature and strong interception ability. Manchester City has also gradually changed from a mid-range team with good times to a stable performance because of Gareth Barry's superior performance, and continues to impact the championship. In the 2010-11 season, Gareth Barry led the FA Cup as the main force, breaking the team's multi-year championship drought; in the 2011-12 season, Manchester City pushed the Red Devils to win the league title, of which Aguero, who scored a killer goal, was of course the greatest, but Gareth Barry, who was in front of the defense, also had a considerable credit.
In 2013, Gareth Barry moved to mid-sized team Everton somewhat unexpectedly, but his solid performance remained unchanged. In all four seasons at Everton, Gareth Barry was heavily weighted and led the team to score the team's highest 72 points in the 13-14 season to qualify for the Europa League. In December 2014, Gareth Barry also set a "remarkable" record of winning his 100th Premier League yellow card of his career after committing a stoke city midfielder Steven Nzonzi, thus becoming the holder of the most yellow cards. Gareth Barry also played for West Bromwich Albion, but after being relegated with the team, he lost his job and decided to retire in 2020, ending his 23-year career as a player.
At the national team level, Gareth Barry also received Capello's weight, and in 2010 he was the main midfielder of the World Cup in England, forming a midfield combination with Lampard and Gerrard. Unfortunately, although Gareth Barry is strong, he still failed to make the "double Germany" have a chemical effect, and I believe that Gareth Barry regrets it.
Although Gareth Barry has won numerous "cards" in his career, he has rarely won the red; his fouls are all "gentleman's" technical fouls, at the lowest cost to stop the opponent's counterattack. With 653 games; 53 goals; 51 assists; 117 yellow cards (including two yellows and one red on four occasions), Gareth Barry's mere "evergreen" is enough to make him a Legend in the Premier League.