Season › 2013-14 › News Gareth Barry thriving at Everton , 1 May, 0comments | Jump to most recent Richard Jolly analyses the impact Gareth Barry has made at Everton and ponders the possible cost to Manchester City of letting him go for this season. The Spaniard is no stranger to superlatives, but even by his standards, he has eulogised about Barry remarkably frequently. The short-term signing, he claims, is a one-off, and he said in December: “You always find it difficult to find a No 6, that defensive midfielder who is tactically aware in the English game. Gareth has developed a continental approach in that role, and that’s quite unique. If he was a foreigner, then maybe he would be a bit more glamorous for everyone to highlight.” His value lies not just in his rarity as a left-footer and a tactically astute Englishman. Martinez built a new midfield axis in the final hours of the September deadline day, recruiting Barry and James McCarthy while banking millions more. Their arrivals were financed by Marouane Fellaini’s sale to Manchester United. It was one final service David Moyes did to his former club. » Read the full article at ESPN About these ads © ToffeeWeb