Please, Moyes... Mix It Up at the back!
Please, Moyes... Mix It Up at the back! Michael Keane (L) and James Tarkowski of Everton celebrate following the team's victory in the Premier League match between Fulham and Everton (Photo by Peter Nicholls/Getty Images) It has been abundantly clear all season long that James Tarkowski and Michael Keane do not work together as a pairing.
In all honesty, it’s been clear a lot longer than that. Let’s just go back to the start of last season. Since then, Keane and Tarkowski have played 34 Premier League games together.
Everton have lost 15 of those matches, but have also averaged 1. 4 goals against per game. In the same time, in the 29 times Jarrad Branthwaite has played alongside Tarkowski, Everton have lost eight matches, while their average goals against drops to 1.
0. With Jake O’Brien and Tarkowski playing together, it’s three wins from four matches, and 0. 25 goals against per game.
You catch my drift. And this is not just a Keane issue. The problem is that the partnership is simply not suited — the flaws of both players are exposed.
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