In part two of our interview with Gareth Barry, the Everton midfielder talks about the moment that transformed the season, the Blues’ long-term ambitions, and the influence of Ronald Koeman and Duncan Ferguson…
We go into this weekend’s game at Tottenham on the back of a nine-match unbeaten run and as the Premier League’s most in-form side. How did the team turn the corner after the mid-season sticky patch? And was the Watford defeat in early December a turning point?
Yes, I think it was. We had a sit down with the manager after that game and said a few things, namely that we weren’t quite at the levels that we wanted to be.