Everton have enjoyed a positive start to their Premier League campaign with The Toffees sitting in 10th place, just one place below Merseyside neighbours Liverpool.
But, despite their impressive first 14 games, they have only scored 15 goals – joint third worst tally in the league.
Thierno Barry was brought in from Villareal in the summer for £27.6 million and was expected to help Everton’s firepower in front of goal.
But it’s fair to say he hasn’t exactly hit the ground running in a blue shirt yet.
With the acquisitions of Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, alongside Iliman Ndiaye, service to the Frenchman should not be an issue.
From this graph however, it’s clear either Barry might not be getting the service he requires, or he is not taking on more shots than he should be.
In 50% of the games he’s appeared in, he has not taken a single shot, showing his lack of threat.
When a striker is averaging two shots a game, it’s always going to be difficult for them to find the back of the net consistently.
It’s not all negative for the new Everton striker however, as the 23-year-old does continue to cause a nuisance to opposition defenders.
He may not be as clinical as other forwards but his physicality and hold up play helps bring the rest of his team into play.
Of the 102 duels Barry has been involved in, he has won 48% of them which might not sound great, but in comparison to other strikers he has won more aerial duels than 94% of strikers in the league.
Even though he’s unable to score as often as David Moyes might like, he can still cause problems against other teams and help attackers such as Grealish and Ndiaye thrive around him.
So what does Moyes do? Does he stick with Barry and hope his form in front of goal improves with experience, or does he go for Beto who has scored two goals already this season, but isn’t as much of a physical threat compared to the Frenchman?
