on August 21, 2025, 11:03 pm, in reply to "I think slagging Michael Keane is getting a little tiresome "
I can't think of any forward that would fear Keane and most would know that his limitations.... step away from him and spin and he's flat footed as well as lost positionally. The man creates panic around him and I cant wait to see him leave the club, because not one club in the top 10 would touch him fourth choice or not.
Patterson is the same in terms of panic and positional awareness.
If Everton are to progress, they need to play winners and forget all the nice guys..... nice guys are a dime a dozen and you know what a dime is worth*. Ruthless winners only need apply as far as I'm concerned.
*Reference to Richard Thompson song
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He acknowledges that he is 4th choice centre back and I am absolutely fine with that.
He defends very well when we are under the cosh. He is good in the air. He is a goal threat and a fine passer of the ball.
His negatives are that he slow to turn and sometimes gets caught out of position.
He has performed well in most matches under Moyes and was probably better than Tarky on Monday.
Think we should cut him some slack. Previous Message
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