Stuart Pearce has pledged to push Joey Barton onto a higher level even though the Manchester City midfielder already reckons he is the next Zinedine Zidane.After a troubled year, which included a couple of high-profile spats with Kevin Keegan and, most notoriously, a record six-week fine for his infamous nightclub cigar attack on young team-mate Jamie Tandy, Barton is emerging as one of the most influential players in Pearce´s squad.Pearce said: ""What we need to do is get him somewhere between where he is now and where he pitches himself, which is as a rival to Zinedine Zidane."
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