Joey Barton Speaks With A French Accent After His Debut in Ligue 1

Joey Baton speaks to the press in a french accent after his debut match playing for Marseille. The team won 1-0 against Lille on Sunday. Barton is playing for Marseille as he has been on loan from QPR since August. Barton has defended himself on twitter after receiving criticism from fans regarding the accent he put on in the press conference. In his defence he wrote "it is very difficult to do a press conference in Scouse for a room full of French journalists. The alternative is to speak like an 'Allo Allo!' character. It is simply a case of you had to be there.

Here is the video of him speaking to the press in his new french accent.

Steve Mclaren's Dutch accent in 2008: