Babel the Barnes?

Following Ryan Babel's super composed goal, there have been a lot of comparison between Babel and John Barnes, our legend.

Babel is 20 and Barnes was 24 when he joined Liverpool. If this article is to be believed, Babel is destinated for great things. Babel has not shown any dribbling skills like Barnes so far. Besides the goal, he has not shown the same composure consistently. Maybe it will come with maturity?

Well at least he seems to be quite comfortable dealing with the physical demands on the English League. We'll just wait and see if Ryan can be anything as good as this: