2021/22 Michael Keane

[AmericasToffee]

Keane just isn't built for anything that isn't parking the bus.

 

[BlueStevie35]

He definitely hasn’t had Covid because he would’ve been isolating and not training and playing every single game.

That’s the only other thing I could think of than him having mental issues

 

[nsno-chris]

That’s the only other thing I could think of than him having mental issues

He’s definitely got some form of anxiety issue, because he can’t cope when he’s asked to step out of the norm.

He’s a Burnley level defender

 

[MikeH72]

He’s definitely got some form of anxiety issue, because he can’t cope when he’s asked to step out of the norm.

He’s a Burnley level defender

Burnley wouldn’t touch him with a 40 foot pole. If he played for them they’d be bottom on about 9 points now.

 

[Mr K.Dilkington]

What virus lingers around a professional athlete’s body for weeks?

Could be an open and honest admission that Keane has been suffering from a mental illness relapse the last few weeks, it's been said in the past he struggles with this aspect of his health. "IF" this is the case, it's nice to see it recognised as an illness and injury but at the same time he should be nowhere near our side and that's poor from our management to put him in.

Again, just a big "if".

 

[Zezti]

McNulty referring to him as "a broken defender" on a BBC column, probably the easiest and most appropriate way to describe him. He should have been gone years ago, we all know this, even if it meant taking a big transfer fee loss.

 

[Dublin blue 75]

That’s the only other thing I could think of than him having mental issues

Playing that excuse card for a number of seasons now. No other club would tolerate this for as long as this one has.

 

[nsno-chris]

Burnley wouldn’t touch him with a 40 foot pole. If he played for them they’d be bottom on about 9 points now.

Fleetwood??

 

[MikeH72]

Could be an open and honest admission that Keane has been suffering from a mental illness relapse the last few weeks, it's been said in the past he struggles with this aspect of his health. "IF" this is the case, it's nice to see it recognised as an illness and injury but at the same time he should be nowhere near our side and that's poor from our management to put him in.

Again, just a big "if".

Well I don’t want to sound callous here, but if he is that mentally fragile then he shouldn’t be a professional footballer. Certainly I would look to sell him at the first opportunity in the summer because we can’t carry a player that consistently crumbles mentally. I want us to bring in the right personalities and that means determination and a will to win.

 

[Mr K.Dilkington]

Well I don’t want to sound callous here, but if he is that mentally fragile then he shouldn’t be a professional footballer. Certainly I would look to sell him at the first opportunity in the summer because we can’t carry a player that crumbles mentally. I want us to bring in the right personalities and that means determination and a will to win.

Well, there's plenty of cases of sportspeople getting help for the mental illnesses and bouncing back, Ben Stokes in cricket is a great example currently, however I agree that he shouldn't be a professional footballer but that's because he's simply horrendous, the worst centre back I have ever seen in an Everton shirt, in fact struggling to remember a worse one full stop, makes Phil Babb look like Rio Ferdinand.

 

[Mr K.Dilkington]

Playing that excuse card for a number of seasons now. No other club would tolerate this for as long as this one has.

Please don't call mental health an excuse. If it's true that's what's wrong, then the club need to fix it, get him help etc.

 

[nsno-chris]

Didn’t he speak to his old Utd coach for advice when Ancelotti dropped him.

But he’s also just an awful defender when not sitting on the edge of our box

 

[BlueStevie35]

Playing that excuse card for a number of seasons now. No other club would tolerate this for as long as this one has.

Mental health never should be classed as an excuse or a card

 

[Zezti]

We simply can't play him again.
We can't afford the risk.

 

[EFCPaul]

If being criticised for bad performances affects his mental health that much then I'm afraid he needs to find a new profession for himself. Professional footballer, in the most watched league in the world also, is no place for a person who can sink very low when people get angry at them.

If he never plays for Everton again I think we'll all be happy, especially him in the long-term.