Thierno Barry has revealed he played through a shoulder problem during his first season at Everton, saying it felt as though he had “one arm less”.
The striker dislocated his shoulder during his debut campaign but continued to play, regularly wearing heavy strapping around his left shoulder. Barry has now spoken about the effect the injury had on him as he tried to cope with Premier League defenders.
Barry opens up on Everton injury
Speaking in an interview with YouTuber Just Riadh, Barry said: “Some people don’t know this, but I played with a dislocated shoulder for a whole year.
“Go and play against Van Dijk, Konaté and Kalvin Bassey with a dislocated shoulder. I couldn’t hold them off with my left arm, bro. It was too hard to play like that.
“It felt like I was playing with one arm less.”
Barry had previously spoken about dislocating his shoulder against Fulham and continued to play despite the problem. He also recalled an occasion when an opponent noticed he was in pain and targeted the shoulder during the game. Barry said he remained on the pitch and scored, citing the incident as an example of his mentality.
The 23-year-old played in all 38 Premier League games for Everton last season, starting 21, and scored eight goals. His second campaign has begun with six goals in eight appearances, including one in Sunday’s 2-2 draw at Hull City.
Barry put Everton 2-1 ahead after being sent through by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, although he also missed several chances before scoring. He later said he knew he could have scored more and promised supporters there was “more to come”.
Barry received a seven in our Everton player ratings at Hull, with Dewsbury-Hall taking the highest mark after scoring Everton’s first and setting up the second.
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