Different people are motivated by different stimuli. Some of us need to feel secure to deliver our best work, struggling when put under pressure to perform, while others need provocation to get them going, indignance driving the desire to stop coasting in order to prove people wrong. Chances are, Thierno Barry falls into the first category. He showed enough at Villarreal to persuade Everton to sign him but then struggled to settle into Premier League rhythm, subbed off 18 times in 21 league starts and beginning the other 17 games on the bench and returning a paltry eight goals. It was not an especially auspicious start. As such, it was no surprise that Everton wanted to sign Folarin Balogun from Monaco – essentially, to go in front of Barry. But that move broke down on deadline day then Joshua Zirkzee, a desperate contingency, stayed at Manchester United – to what end is unclear – meaning, with Beto sold, Barry moved from second-choice to only choice. Very quickly, crisis turned into f