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Deeney wowed by 'unbelievable' Everton star as caveat over teammate revealed in win v Coventry

Everton's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with Troy Deeney and Thierno Barry at Hill Dickinson

Everton's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with Troy Deeney and Thierno Barry at Hill Dickinson

The Toffees went into the international break on a high, beating the Sky Blues at Hill Dickinson, before watching the other Premier League games unfold.

The Blues fired themselves up to sixth place with the win, and head into the break on a three-game win streak.

David Moyes had both Barry and Dewsbury-Hall, among other Everton players, to thank after the win, as his players fought from one goal behind to seal the three points.

There is still plenty of uncertainty in L3, particularly surrounding the ownership situation, with the Freidkin Group looking to sell.

However, players like Barry and Dewsbury-Hall will make Everton fans forget the off-field noise for now.

What Troy Deeney has said about Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry

Barry bagged a brace against Coventry, taking his goal tally for the season to 10.

He has 13 goals and assists combined in as many games, and is on track to be one of Everton's best scorers in years.

The January transfer window is also approaching, with Everton keen to provide the Frenchman with competition after failing to secure a move for Folarin Balogun in the summer.

As for Dewsbury-Hall, he is arguably Everton's first name on the teamsheet along with Jordan Pickford, and scored another cracking goal in the win against Coventry.

Deeney picked Dewsbury-Hall and Barry in his Team of the Week for BBC Sport, highlighting why he was so impressed with the pair.

"Bossed the game for Everton against Coventry. Unbelievable goal, but he absolutely bossed it," he said while writing about Dewsbury-Hall.

"There was nothing more he could have done. Never gave the ball away; defensively, he was solid. Attacking-wise - goals and assists."

While writing about Barry, Deeney claimed: "Did really well, two good goals against Coventry and probably should have had a third as well."

Barry had an 0.92xG in the game, which suggests he overperformed in front of goal, considering he scored twice.

The 24-year-old had a chance for his hat-trick in the 84th minute, heading wide of the post as the chance racked up 0.23 in xG.

Perhaps that's the only frustration for Barry.

The debacle Barry is now handing Everton's recruitment team

Everton's immediate priority appears to be signing another striker in the January window.

The Toffees need to provide Barry with some competition, but also need a safety net if their talisman gets injured.

However, if they were hypothetically told that he was going to stay fit all season, the Blues would probably go against buying another number nine.

That's because they are finally starting to see the Barry that they were promised, and disrupting his momentum could prove costly.

Everton's recruitment team may have a headache now about what type of profile to bring to the club, and how much to spend on a new centre-forward.

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