Martin Allen heaped praise on youngster Harry Taylor after the 18-year-old's impressive display in Barnet’s 1-1 draw against play-off chasing Wycombe.
Paul Hayes put the hosts ahead before captain Andy Yiadom equalised for Allen’s side, while Taylor made his second appearance for the Bees.
Allen thought his side were unfortunate not to walk away from the game with all three points but was most impressed with the performance of Taylor, who played the full 90 minutes in the centre of midfield.
“I thought that we thoroughly deserved to equalise, and overall I think Barnet supporters would say that we deserved to win that game comfortably,” he said.
“Harry Taylor is a good player, he was the best player when we played Exeter City.
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“For an 18-year-old he’s very mature and very sensible; he listens and takes it all on board.
“He can tackle, he can head it, he can play and he can run, I had no hesitation in playing him.
“I don’t know how many 18 years olds are playing in League Two at the moment, but I do know that he’s an outstanding player.
“These games are important for me to judge where he is in his development.
“But against Exeter and Wycombe he has more than held his own against good players.”
Barnet’s top scorer John Akinde, Michael Gash and Yiadom all missed first half opportunities.
And Graham Stack ensured the sides went into half time level with an impressive save from Max Kretzschmar.
Despite Barnet starting the second half in the ascendancy, it was the home side who opened the scoring in the 58th minute.
Moments after Akinde and Yiadom had both been denied by Ryan Allsop, Hayes bundled the ball home when Michael Harriman’s header struck the crossbar.
Elliot Johnson created Yiadom’s equaliser, picking out his captain with a low cross after bursting into the Wycombe box.
Shaun Batt had the best opportunity to win the game for either side but a poor touch meant the chance escaped him.
