2024/25 Jake O'Brien

[windymiller]

….he doesn’t look ready to me, I suspect that’s why he’s not yet a starter for Ireland. You could see the difference with Branthwaite, so a bit unfair to think this lad is the same level. I also think Tarkowski is off the pace a bit which won’t help O’Brien.

Does Keane look ready?

 

[T LEAFE]

Does Keane look ready?

None of ours are ready ex Branners

 

[matty1878]

….he doesn’t look ready to me, I suspect that’s why he’s not yet a starter for Ireland. You could see the difference with Branthwaite, so a bit unfair to think this lad is the same level. I also think Tarkowski is off the pace a bit which won’t help O’Brien.

he needs to play to be ready

 

[blulouie]

….he doesn’t look ready to me, I suspect that’s why he’s not yet a starter for Ireland. You could see the difference with Branthwaite, so a bit unfair to think this lad is the same level. I also think Tarkowski is off the pace a bit which won’t help O’Brien.

Do you not need to play regularly to look ready ?
Yanno for that much vaunted word " experience "

Meanwhile with Keane

P3 W0 D0 L3

F 2 A 10.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

….I think we’re seeing why Dyche doesn’t start him even if I’d start him myself. I think Dyche needs to trust a player before starting him, I have no issue with Keane starting at this moment, it’s up to O’Brien to deserve his place.

Well I'd worry about his judgement trusting Keane to play any more games for us.

 

[RomanReigns]

How many experience points does he get for coming off the bench to play against a Euro finalist and not conceding a goal

 

[SJB]

He's the Irish Michael Keane. Palace sold him for a reason.

 

[RomanReigns]

He's the Irish Michael Keane. Palace sold him for a reason.

We sold Antonee Robinson for a reason as well

 

[evertondotcom]

Doesn’t look like he’s the “real deal” from what I’ve seen

 

[Eggs]

Well I'd worry about his judgement trusting Keane to play any more games for us.

….anybody knows my history of Keane for many years knows I’m not a fan in the least but I think concentrating on him for the Bournemouth defeat is detracting from issues elsewhere. For me, the key areas for that collapse was in wide defensive areas (full backs) and ultimately, our Central Midfielders getting on the wrong side of theirs.

I’d be hopeful O’Brien will soon force his way into the reckoning but that will largely be up to him.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

….anybody knows my history of Keane for many years knows I’m not a fan in the least but I think concentrating on him for the Bournemouth defeat is detracting from issues elsewhere. For me, the key areas for that collapse was in wide defensive areas (full backs) and ultimately, our Central Midfielders getting on the wrong side of theirs.

I’d be hopeful O’Brien will soon force his way into the reckoning but that will largely be up to him.

I'm not concentrating on him for the Bournemouth defeat, I'm concentrating on us letting 2.5 goals a game in when he plays throughout his Everton career. It's career suicide to play him full stop. I'd take an unproven O'Brien over him any day of the week.

 

[Evertonthat]

Dyche only played Branthwaite last season when he had no other option and was forced to. It's going to take that same situation before he plays O'Brien, even with us conceding so many goals.

 

[Walken]

Dyche only played Branthwaite last season when he had no other option and was forced to. It's going to take that same situation before he plays O'Brien, even with us conceding so many goals.

That simply isn't true

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Dyche only played Branthwaite last season when he had no other option and was forced to. It's going to take that same situation before he plays O'Brien, even with us conceding so many goals.

That's not true, for the 420th time Branthwaite was injured at the beginning of last season too.

 

[Bedfordblue]

That's not true, for the 420th time Branthwaite was injured at the beginning of last season too.

Needs selling, too injury prone. The guy can’t put a run of 10 games together ffs.