Ell Bretland

"He feeds off of being loved and wants to give back that love.” 🔵⚽️ I spoke to Thierno Barry's father Amadou, his SC Toulon coach Youssef Sif and former SK Beveren CEO Antoine Gobin to chart the striker's journey to Everton. You can read about it here: ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Everton Umbro ‘95/‘97 drill top from an iconic era of football design - spotted at ANALOG, Newcastle. It’s a solid yes. Nikon F©️1970 May 2025

End of an era this weekend. The Everton Megastore opened in November 1995 with three number nines in attendance. Manager Joe Royle, Dave Hickson and Bob Latchford. It featured a boot room, video wall showing Everton action and a museum area. 📸 @andyeverton1966

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More top work by @EllBretland who is great at these in-depth background pieces. Privileged to publish it. Give it a read @evertoniasite or over on Substack and please share, Blues 👍 Going to be fascinating seeing Barry and Beto duking it out for the first-choice CF slot at BMD

"Such career progression is exceptional but that's what makes Thierno, Thierno. He believes in himself, learns from mistakes and knows he hasn’t reached his potential yet.” 🔵⚽️ A feature on Everton's new striker having spoken to those who know him best. ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Should Mark Travers sign for Everton, the goalkeeper will have some job bettering this contribution.

Analyst @defreitasalexis watched Thierno Barry for Sochaux B as the Everton new boy netted ten times and recorded five assists from the left and right wing 🔵🟡⚽️🇫🇷 Here, he explains how a goal against Valdahon Vercel then changed everything. ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Good read this. Thanks Ell 👍

See the guy with his head in his hands? That's Jake O'Brien, on loan at Molenbeek, gutted to have conceded as Beveren striker Thierno Barry celebrates after curling the ball into the bottom corner. This was the Belgian Second Division in 2022 and now they are Everton team-mates.

Thierno Barry and Jake O'Brien had some big battles in Belgium as Beveren and Molenbeek challenged for the second division title in 2022/23 🇧🇪⚽️ Facing each other four times, the striker scored in the second encounter on his way to 20 goals O'Brien's side though, won the league

More from former SK Beveren CEO Antoine Gobin on Barry 🔵⚽️ “He’ll be fearless in 1v1s and aerial duels “He’ll be generous in his defensive efforts too, pressing from the front; not many strikers his size have his speed, so he’s a menace for defenders” ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

“Thierno will be able to score from everywhere in the final third but will often look for ways to cut back in on his right from the left of the pitch.” Former SK Beveren CEO Antoine Gobin on new Everton striker Thierno Barry 🔵⚽️ ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Best account on here btw.

“Since he was little, his dream was to play in the Premier League. Now his dream will come true with Everton, a big part of English football history.” 🔵⚽️ Thierno Barry’s Dad, Amadou, on his son’s transfer to the Toffees. ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

"The Rise of new Everton striker Thierno Barry: From Montchat to Merseyside" @EllBretland charts the career to date of Everton's new £27.5m striker who has taken a number of steps across Europe before signing for the Toffees evertonia.com/magazine/45803…

Je vous conseille cette lecture Thanks to @EllBretland for the work

Thierno Barry's father Amadou is considered a great of his generation in basketball and was a point guard for the Guinea national team 🏀🇬🇳 "I told Thierno that learning the reflexes required for basketball would help his movement on the soccer field.” ellbretland.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-…

Great read. Ell gets in places that sand couldn’t!! More connected than a 999 switchboard he is 😂