The veteran midfielder has earned praise for Everton this season, but how do his stats compare to the same stage last year?
Eleven games into the Premier League season and things are steady at best for Ronald Koeman and Everton.
A bright start to the campaign had hopes raised high but recent months have seen the Blues put in some disappointing performances, culminating in the heavy defeat to Chelsea last weekend.
Everton’s Gareth Barry
It is fair to say that one of their star performers has been midfielder Idrissa Gueye, who has impressed since arriving from Aston Villa.
Alongside him, though, veteran Gareth Barry has continued to look good despite his advancing years. But has he shown marked improvement compared to the same time last season? Here are what the stats say.
| Season | Won Tackles per Game | Ball Recoveries per Game | Accurate Passes per Game | Successful Final Third Passes per Game | Key Passes per Game | Passing Accuracy | Assists | Goals | Appearances | Mins Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Barry | 2015-2016 | 2.09 | 7.45 | 48.09 | 14.36 | 0.73 | 83% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 989 |
| Gareth Barry | 2016-2017 | 2.09 | 6.73 | 42.55 | 11.45 | 0.91 | 80% | 0 | 2 | 11 | 925 |
His number of tackles won per game has stayed the same but his number of ball recoveries has fallen from 7.4 to 6.7.
Passing wise he has also performed worse; posting fewer accurate passes, 48 down to 42.5, and fewer successful passes in the final third, 14.3 down to 11.4.
Everton’s Gareth Barry in action with West Ham United’s Manuel Lanzini
His number of key passes has also fallen while his overall passing accuracy is down from 83% to 80%.
He is yet to register an assist, the same as last season, but his goal tally has improved, with him finding the back of the net twice this season.
Nonetheless, disappointing stats for Barry, who Everton will be hoping compares better to last season’s stats when the next time the international break comes around.
Everton’s Gareth Barry sat on the substitutes bench
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