Everton striker Thierno Barry and Everton manager David Moyes stood in front of Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Everton striker Thierno Barry and Everton manager David Moyes stood in front of Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Andy Hinchcliffe was disappointed with Thierno Barry during Everton's 1-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Monday - though the striker soon proved him wrong.
The Toffees travelled to St. James' Park, having only just beaten the Magpies 3-1 in the Carabao Cup at Hill Dickinson last Thursday.
David Moyes made two changes to his side that won the cup contest, with Jarrad Branthwaite and Harrison Armstrong coming in for Tyler Dibling and Hayden Hackney.
The Blues had the better chances in the first 45, with Barry, Jake O'Brien and Armstrong all having opportunities to score.
Barry then tapped in a rebound from close range in the 49th minute following an effort from Tyrique George, which acted as the winning goal for the visitors.
However, Hinchcliffe was particularly unimpressed with one moment from Barry during Everton's big win in Tyneside.
Thierno Barry shows both sides of his game vs Newcastle
It took Barry until the 20th minute to have his first touch of the game, laying the ball off for Merlin Rohl, who blazed over the bar.
However, the forward was then in the thick of things all at once, as he spurned a golden chance to put Everton ahead in the 24th minute.
A free kick from 30 yards out was whipped in and headed down by Branthwaite, only for Barry to miskick the ball right in front of goal.
The effort had a 0.19 xG, but Hinchcliffe would probably argue that the Frenchman's miss was way worse than what the statistic suggests.
While speaking on Sky Sports, Hinchcliffe said: "This is what you get with Barry. Yes, you get goals, but you get big chances missed. Just a wild swing at the ball; there's no control, no composure.
"That's a brilliant position for a Premier League centre-forward: a bouncing ball, you're away from the defender, just go with the side foot, pass it home. That is a golden chance that he's passed up."
Hinchcliffe was critical of Barry in the second 45, calling the 24-year-old out for going down after colliding with Joelinton, suggesting the Everton striker also had his foot up in the air.
In typical fashion, Barry then went and grabbed his fourth Premier League goal of the season moments later.
What was said about Barry from a Newcastle perspective?
Jamie Carragher acknowledged Barry's miss at half-time, but was the only one on the Sky Sports panel to suggest that he usually gets another chance, which he did, and scored from.
Former Newcastle defender John Anderson was commentating on the game for BBC Radio Newcastle, and had nothing nice to say about Barry after the first 45 minutes.
Anderson said: "Barry is just a passenger for Everton, isn’t he? He can’t hold anything; he’s getting pushed around. He’s not been involved in the game at all since he had that one big chance."
That's aged well, John.