Former Newcastle United midfielder Dan Barlaser scored a cracking volley for Rotherham United this past weekend. The 25-year-old broke into the Magpies’ senior squad in 2015 and was eventually sold to The Millers in 2020.
He previously had a season on loan for Rotherham before joining them permanently. He really impressed in central midfield and has become one of their stand-out players.
The volley was the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Accrington Stanley. Rotherham sits at the top of the table in League One. They’re six points clear of 2nd place Wigan Athletic, but the Latics have three games in hand on them.
Barlaser seems to have found his level at League One
As previously mentioned, Barlaser is one of the stand-out players, not only for Rotherham, but in League One as well. At Newcastle, he started off more as a winger and eventually moved into a central midfield position.
His career for the Millers has gone on, the midfielder has dropped into a deeper role. So nowadays he’s playing more as a holding midfielder, not what some Newcastle fans would have expected.
Rotherham is pushing for promotion back to the Championship. Barlaser will want to prove he can make the next step up in the league above. He has played with Rotherham in the Championship before but didn’t quite get to grips with it.
However, with more experience under his belt and more confidence in his game. The 25-year-old will be optimistic should Rotherham get promoted.
Whilst he probably wasn’t cut out to be at the level to play for Newcastle. Barlaser has proven he’s top quality in League One. At still a relatively young age, he still has time to establish himself in the Championship.
Since his departure from the Magpies, Barlaser has thrived for Rotherham. Many youngsters would be disheartened by a move away from the Premier League to League One, but the ex-Newcastle man has shined for Rotherham.
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