Everton could drop Michael Keane from playing XI v Wolves
Rafa Benitez may decide to drop defender Michael Keane from his Everton XI that takes on Wolves next Monday, according to the Liverpool Echo.
The report claims that despite him providing an assist for Richarlison’s goal on Saturday against Watford, his place in the lineup could be under threat.
He made a number of errors, particularly in the second half, which could see the Spaniard dropping him with Yerry Mina expected to start in his place.
Right move
Keane has struggled to impress since the start of the season and while goals and assists can be flattering, defensively he has been all over the place.
His positioning has been all over the place and he’s not been the best when it comes to bringing the ball out of defence either.
At least when he’s played with Yerry Mina, the Colombian has managed to carry him and mask some of his glaring flaws.
However, with Ben Godfrey, things have been different, and as the senior of the two centre-backs, Keane has failed to take charge of proceedings.
Jim Beglin, who was on commentary on the Premier League world feed for the West Ham clash last week, said, “We saw Michael Keane being sloppy earlier. Hasn’t started this one too well. West Ham have been all over him.”
We saw a repeat of that performance this past weekend and Benitez could run out of patience with the Englishman and finally axe him from his eleven.
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