Thierno Barry comes clean on why he has struggled so much at Everton, ‘it’s because’

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Thierno Barry had a really tough start to his Everton career.

Everton shelled out £30m on Thierno Barry’s signature last summer, and there was great fanfare about the transfer.

However, Barry didn’t score his first goal until December and was receiving a lot of criticism for his performances.

The Frenchman has certainly turned a corner though, after netting his fourth goal in his last five games against Leeds United last night.

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Speaking to The Athletic after the game, Barry explained why he thinks he struggled earlier on in his career on Merseyside.

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Thierno Barry says he struggled to adapt from Spain to England

Barry had admitted that he really found it difficult to adapt from La Liga to the Premier League when he first joined Everton.

“I think it is because I came from Spain,” the 23-year-old said.

“I need to adapt to the new league and it is difficult to play against the best defenders in the world. It is more physical here. I am tall, but I am not big (strong), so I need to work on my body to know how to use my body to protect the ball.

“I have learnt in training and I try to prove every week that I can play here and can play in England because it is my dream.

“To improve fast you need to play, so the gaffer (David Moyes) has given me a lot of confidence and I try to give back. I try to give more. I train every day to be ready, and I hope to continue like this.”

David Moyes has noticed a change Thierno Barry’s confidence

Speaking to the media last week, David Moyes said he’s spotted a change in Barry around Finch Farm lately.

“He was shouting on the training pitch today, which is something that you might say would be normal, but it’s not been normal for Thierno,” the Toffees boss admitted.

“He’s really feeling his way in and edging his way in.”

Evidently, the 2002-born centre-forward is becoming more comfortable around his teammates and his confidence is certainly growing on the pitch.

Moyes was intent on signing a striker this winter, but Barry’s rise in form may have put the plans to the back burner.