2019/20 Michael Keane

[Eggs]

And Howie K never got one cap Eggs

....absolutely. Indeed, I always think of John Hurst who was brilliant for us and never got near an England squad. It’s no fault of Keane that he’ll be rich beyond words, but I have a picture in my mind of him driving past a bust stop in his Bentley with elderly John Hurst waiting for a bus with his bus pass.

Keane isn’t fit to lace his boots, what a time to be an ordinary footballer.

 

[Jim Hopper]

He is crap.

 

[technojoe]

By all accounts the faithful Labrador returns to whimper out another flange guff of a performance after getting a icky tummy once the game got tough. Staple him to the back of silva on his way out.

 

[mahermi1]

Been saying it for a while, he's a liability, when Mina is fit I would like to try him with Holgate or even Gibson. Laughable he's picked for England.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Lad has well and truly been smashed of any confidence he had since coming here

 

[Dario Terracotta]

....absolutely. Indeed, I always think of John Hurst who was brilliant for us and never got near an England squad. It’s no fault of Keane that he’ll be rich beyond words, but I have a picture in my mind of him driving past a bust stop in his Bentley with elderly John Hurst waiting for a bus with his bus pass.

Keane isn’t fit to lace his boots, what a time to be an ordinary footballer.

I think it was about ten years ago Robbie Savage quoted you only needed one contract in pro football at the top level and you were made for life, how sad eh?PS I saw John Hurst at the game a few weeks back in the Main Stand!!He looked well.

 

[Eggs]

I think it was about ten years ago Robbie Savage quoted you only needed one contract in pro football at the top level and you were made for life, how sad eh?PS I saw John Hurst at the game a few weeks back in the Main Stand!!He looked well.

....it’s a different world. I know somebody at FF and he tells me how different the atmosphere is these days, even the youngsters are so wealthy they all live in a bubble. It’s not reality anymore.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

....it’s a different world. I know somebody at FF and he tells me how different the atmosphere is these days, even the youngsters are so wealthy they all live in a bubble. It’s not reality anymore.

And I actually think our club in that aspect is a little better than most due to the players getting involved in EITC but yes the gap between players and fans widens each passing year mate.

 

[Eggs]

And I actually think our club in that aspect is a little better than most due to the players getting involved in EITC but yes the gap between players and fans widens each passing year mate.

...we are. The point I make is more generic about the modern footballer, Everton at least have community links. I don’t begrudge the money players earn, but there aren’t too many who deserve what they get.

 

[f.t.r.s]

Desperately need to replace him asap....
Mina and now holgate look far more rounded and capable than him...
I can handle him being a rotation option but not as a starter any more..

 

[KaiserEFC]

What we have here is a player who’s been the weaker half and the “follower” of every single defensive partnership he’s ever been in regardless of team and personnel. Which begs the question(s):

A. Why did we buy him?

B. Why did we spend thirty million pounds on him?

 

[Number_25]

He seems to play entirely on the soles of his feet.

 

[artetas_biggest_fan]

He seems to play entirely on the soles of his feet.

In other words, he’s a plodder.

Only recall Steve Bruce getting skinned once in his career (against Romário and Stoichkov at the Nou Camp when Barcelona trounced United 4-0). His game intelligence meant he often positioned himself in a way that meant his lack of mobility didn’t get exposed. Without this game intelligence the opposition forwards would have had a field day, like they do against this fella Keane. That one at the edge of the penalty area today, Bruce would have ensured there wasn’t an alley on the byline to run into, Keane leaves it wide open.

Quick defenders can cover up poor positioning by making recovery tackles/blocks, intelligent defenders can cover up lack of mobility with good positioning, slow defenders with no game intelligence are ripe for being picked apart by any half decent forward, step forward Michael Keane.

What we have here is a player who’s been the weaker half and the “follower” of every single defensive partnership he’s ever been in regardless of team and personnel. Which begs the question(s):

A. Why did we buy him?

B. Why did we spend thirty million pounds on him?

Fooled by Burnley being a tight defensive unit that sat deeep, with two banks of four, where the defenders only responsibility was to clear the ball into row Z when it was swung into the box. He did the most basic stuff at Burnley, when more is required, much much more, his weaknesses get exposed.

 

[BHvisitor]

What we have here is a player who’s been the weaker half and the “follower” of every single defensive partnership he’s ever been in regardless of team and personnel. Which begs the question(s):

A. Why did we buy him?

B. Why did we spend thirty million pounds on him?

Worse than Ashley Williams?

 

[BernieH]

After seeing the incident, its not on. To the letter of the law possibly it's a pen, accidental but he stood on him. However, there is no way that decision is given any other season. It was not clear and obvious by any stretch of the imagination. We have been done by a ref sat in a studio.

I think we have grounds for complaint. That's never ever going to be given without a slow mo replay.