‘I just wanted to stay on’ – French-Guinean Thierno Barry reveals he played through dislocated shoulder for Everton win

Everton forward Thierno Barry has revealed he continued playing against Fulham despite suffering a dislocated shoulder during the first half of the match.

The French-born striker, who has Guinean heritage, chose to remain on the pitch after urging club medical staff to reposition the joint rather than substitute him.

Barry explained the incident while speaking to the club’s website, describing how the injury occurred as he stretched to control the ball near the touchline.

He said his arm rose awkwardly, causing his shoulder to shift out of place before he collapsed to the ground.

The striker insisted he wanted to assess the pain before making any decision because he was determined to keep contributing to the team.

“When I was towards the side of the pitch, I touched the ball, and when I touched it, my arm went up and my shoulder was dislocated. I fell to the ground.

“I asked the staff to wait to see how it was because I really wanted to continue. I just wanted to stay on the pitch and try to score. With the passion on the pitch, you don’t feel the pain. You feel it after the game, maybe, but on the pitch, you don’t feel it.”

Barry also thought he had scored a first goal for Everton in that 2-0 win, but was denied by an offside flag.

He added, “When I scored and I saw the offside, I said: ‘No, it’s not possible!’

“But I’m close because against Sunderland I had the chance to score.

“And then I scored and I was bit offside, so I think I’m close and I just need to wait for this moment.”