Richard Keys reacts to Everton in 2-0 win v Burnley live on beIN Sports
Richard Keys has slammed Burnley as “predictable” as Everton walked away with three points in the Premier League at Turf Moor on Saturday 16 December.
Goals from Amadou Onana and Michael Keane were enough for a 2-0 win, with Andy Gray looking to focus more on the Toffees than the struggling home side.
The 10-point deduction already feels like a lifetime ago, with Everton now sitting seven points off the bottom three and closer to the top half.
Speaking on beIN Sports, as shared on X, Keys started the argument with little surprise in his voice after what he saw at Turf Moor.
“Burnley trail to Everton by two goals to nil,” he said. “I said to you, predictable, do you agree?”
Gray agreed but did admit that he was blown away by how the Toffees managed their press which the home side could not deal with throughout.
“In a certain way, I think we knew Burnley would try and do what they’re doing here, playing out from the back. Everton jumped all over them.”
Easy.
Everton would only be eight points off the Champions League spots if it wasn’t for this points deduction, with the form right now sensational.
It is now four wins out of our last five games, and that form is a credit to Sean Dyche, the players and everybody involved in the club as they fight back.
The Premier League is going to do Everton zero favours, that has been made abundantly clear, but that means nothing as they continue to tear it up on the pitch.
Burnley may have been predictable, but they were forced to be by the constant press and running of those blue shirts that simply swarmed them all evening.
These three points are another win in the right direction, and teams will be fearing playing the Toffees right now, something that has been missing for a long, long time.
Long may it continue, it is needed.
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