2024/25 Michael Keane

ToffeeTim said:
He was no worse than the rest of the back 4 yesterday. They were all really poor.

But when he plays the whole defense always looks a mess.
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Hmm I disagree, there where a couple of times in the second half he pressed high to win the ball and just got spun and then was stuck in no man's land trying to get back, his positional sense was awful.

That being said, everyone else was awful ( tim 42 aside )
 
ToffeeTim said:
He was no worse than the rest of the back 4 yesterday. They were all really poor.

But when he plays the whole defense always looks a mess.
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Spot on.

His presence completely spooks the rest of the defence, as they`re all on constantly on edge, waiting for the inevitable blunder, whether it`s getting caught up the pitch, caught out of position or his usual own goal, of slicing the ball into the net.
 
Frankly think we’re coping very hard trying to convince ourselves it’ll all be fine once he’s out of the team. It’ll be better sure, he’s not fixing Mykolenko being slow or our RBs pushing 40 or Tarkowski having moments where he switches off.
 

ToffeeTim said:
He was no worse than the rest of the back 4 yesterday. They were all really poor.

But when he plays the whole defense always looks a mess.
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Good reason for that. He's the weak link. He doesnt instill any confidence around him.
What was it last season. 4th or 5th best defensive record in the league.
Stick with keane and it will be 4th or 5th worst.
The only person who believes in him is Dyche.
Branthwaite cant come back quick enough.
 
supertoffee98 said:
Probably one of the few blues who'll actually say this but we do get glimpses of a decent player in Michael Keane and the lad loves Everton unlike some current players. He wasn't why we lost today.

Worth repeating that without Keane we'd be in the Championship now.
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We're that down bad that 'he loves everton' is being used as a excuse??? Please explain these glimpses of a decent player? Other than a few decent long diagonals out wide he was awful, his movement and positioning is dreadful, it exposes Tarkowski and mykolenko imo, they're worse players when he plays.
 
ToffeeTim said:
He was no worse than the rest of the back 4 yesterday. They were all really poor.

But when he plays the whole defense always looks a mess.
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MikeH72 said:
His presence on the pitch results in us conceding multiple goals every single game. This is because of the intangibles that you don’t always see, like his ball watching, not anticipating danger, not following the run of a striker, being dragged too far out of position at the wrong times. Do you ever ask yourself why we always leak like a sieve when he plays despite on the face of it not making individual howlers for every goal?

Being in the right place at the right time is what separates good defenders from poor ones. He is seldom ever in the right place at the right time. He can’t read the game properly, he ball watches, he’s easy to lose as a striker, his starting body shape is never right, he’s always square to the ball which means he’s always on his heels. End result is we concede goals. So he’s not fine.
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Removing him from the team is a priority if we want to have any hope of winning games. There’s a reason nobody has shown any interest in him despite him being essentially transfer listed for the last 2 years. He is nowhere near a Premier League standard player, he’s a centre back that doesn’t understand the basics of defending.
 
GoldenToffee said:
He's was responsible for at least one of the goals with that hilarious backing off abs allowing Welbeck the freedom of Goodison Park to sidefoot home.

He's going to be rewarded for that with an extended run in the side, just like last season.
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Keane was no worse than anyone else on the pitch. The second was Gana's fault
 

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