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da premier bet： Everton’s Michael Keane endured yet another torrid game recently after he was held partially responsible for England’s defeat to Czech Republic over the international break, bearing the full brunt of the criticism from Three Lions fans.
The defender was dropped for Tyrone Mings in the following game because of Zdenek Ondrasek’s late goal, with Keane well out of position as the Czech man tapped home.
He has played every minute in the Premier League so far this season and has been a cause for concern throughout, conceding 13 league goals, which has left the Toffees in the drop zone.
However, despite his questionable form, manager Marco Silva can’t afford to drop the centre-back right now because of a lack of options around him. Should the Portuguese choose to keep him out, Mason Holgate would be the first point of call, but he remains fairly inexperienced at this level and given the club’s current form, it could be a risk to blood him now.
This season, Holgate has had just 17 minutes of Premier League action and in total, has made only 54 appearances for the Toffees at 22 years of age, 39 of which have came in the top-flight.
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Keane’s errors against Czech Republic and Kosovo casts further doubt over his ability as Everton’s main central defender, and it only adds to issues Silva has made in the transfer market. The former Watford boss perhaps should have delved deeper into the market to find backups for the likes of Keane and not have focused so heavily on forward players like Moise Kean.
Silva has only signed one centre-back permanently since he joined from Watford in Mina, with right-back Djibril Sidibe the only defensive addition this summer.
Now, ahead of the fixture against West Ham United, Silva has to hope that the former Burnley man can shake off this poor form and help keep the goals out against a confident Hammers side.
Manuel Pellegrini’s side have scored 11 goals so far this season in the league and have lost just once in the competition since their opening weekend defeat to Manchester City.