Thierno Barry Breaks Premier League Duck as Everton Celebrate Striker’s First Goal

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Everton striker Thierno Barry finally ended a lengthy goal drought in spectacular fashion during Saturday’s 3‑0 home victory over Nottingham Forest, a moment that had been nearly four months in the making.   After 737 minutes of Premier League action without scoring, Barry’s maiden top-flight strike — three minutes into added time of the first half — was greeted with unbridled joy from teammates, fans, and the Everton hierarchy alike.

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00:00Everton striker Tino Barry has finally ended a lengthy goal drought in spectacular fashion

00:06during their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, a moment that had been nearly four months in the

00:13making. After 737 minutes of Premier League action without scoring, Barry's maiden top

00:20flight strike three minutes into added time of the first half was greeted with unbridled joy

00:25from teammates, fans and the Everton hierarchy alike. The 23-year-old's weight had been fraught

00:32with frustration. Previous attempts had gone agonisingly wrong, a miss from yards out against

00:38Sunderland, a disallowed strike versus Newcastle and a brilliant save from Jordi Petrovic at

00:43Bournemouth all compounded the pressure. Because I think that every Evertonian has been wanting

00:50them to score but I have to say the crowd have gotten them incredible support and incredible

00:54backing. And, you know, it's amazing what that does to players and sometimes maybe people

00:59don't understand that. That reeling energy which was coming from the crowd for him, whether

01:04he was getting subbed off or whether he was making a good run or done something, gives players

01:09incredible energy and gives them something different. That's why you hear so many managers

01:13talking about, you know, getting the crowd behind the team and getting, no, because they

01:16do make a difference. But I think his goal was great for him because he's earned it with his

01:23work recently. Barry's path to this point has not been linear and a pre-season shoulder

01:29injury, limited English skills and the big need to adapt to Premier League football had

01:34all slowed his integration. Behind the scenes, friendships with French-speaking teammates

01:40and fellow gamers have helped him settle. Moy stressed that this goal was for everyone,

01:46the striker, his teammates and the fans who had patiently supported him through the tough

01:51early months. The hope now is that Barry's breakthrough can act as a catalyst and for

01:58streaks of form when confident, he must continue to perform to maintain his place in the squad

02:03with competition from fellow forwards growing. For now, however, Everton can savour a landmark

02:08moment. The striker, who can score, has finally arrived.

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