David Moyes had his pre-match Burnley press conference on Monday afternoon.
The Everton manager was asked about his two strikers, Thierno Barry and Beto, following their much-needed goals against Newcastle United.
David Moyes admitted he was pleased they both got on the scoresheet, but made a pretty stark admission about how disappointed he’s been with their numbers this season.
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“Well, I think we need more goals from them,” Moyes stated.
“I don’t think the numbers you’re talking about are the numbers I want.
“I want centre-forwards scoring far more goals… for them to spread that number out is good in the last game, but what have we played now 28…. we need even bigger returns from them.
“It’s been something we’ve missed all season, goals.”
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David Moyes on why Thierno Barry and Beto have been inconsistent for Everton
Moyes was then asked why Barry and Beto have been so inconsistent this season.
“Probably from Thierno’s point of view, I think he’s… at the start people said about getting him more games, giving him a chance to do it… well we have given him those opportunities to show what he can do.
“Beto has had his moments, but not as good moments as what he had this time last year.
“But still in recent games, he’s just beginning to come up with a couple of goals for us, so that’s his job and if he can continue doing that, we’ll be really pleased.”
Player Appearances Starts Goals Assists
Thierno Barry 31 21 6 0
Beto 31 10 5 0
Beto actually has a much superior record to Barry in terms of his minutes per goal ratio, so he may feel like he should be the first-choice centre-forward.
Beto was excellent against Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, in what was his first start since the end of December.
So, with that said, the towering frontman may well retain his spot in the starting 11 for the Burnley clash tomorrow evening.
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