Michael Keane insists Everton teammates are behind Thierno Barry

Thierno Barry went through a rough patch recently after the French striker received some boos in Everton’s 3-0 win over Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium before the international break.

The negative reaction stemmed as a reaction to his controversial post in the aftermath of the loss to Arsenal which blew up on social media. Barry claimed that his friends were heckled and harassed and had to be escorted from the Everton end due to safety concerns.

While it was initially speculated that his friends were Arsenal fans celebrating Max Dowman’s late goal in the away end, Barry has since stated that his friends were supporting Everton.

Barry has endured his fair share of struggles on the pitch as well and has seemingly fallen behind Beto in the pecking order. He has scored six goals so far for the Blues but his last goal arrived in the draw with Leeds United at home in late January.

Michael Keane, however, insists that Barry is working hard and reiterated the dressing room’s support for the player. “He's always trained well, he always trains hard and obviously the reception he got at the stadium wasn't ideal. These things happen, but I think it's important now for us all to stick together,” Keane told Liverpool Echo.

“I think he's a great lad, he works hard, he's scored some important goals so far and we're going to need him for these last seven games. So hopefully we can all stick together and get behind him and get him back to scoring goals again.”

 

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