The Everton squad have clearly been putting in the hard yards during the international break, as Sean Dyche has revealed that one player has been training every single day.
Everton fans will be hoping for a change of style and fortunes once football resumes on Saturday, as the last three games have been rather painful to watch.
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Sean Dyche is sticking with his decision to let the opposition have most of the ball and play on the counter-attack, with his thinking being that if his side take their chances they’ll win games.
However, this has been a slight issue with a striker at the pinnacle of the attacking in Calvert-Lewin who is currently struggling for confidence.
Regardless, it’s not that the players aren’t trying, as Sean Dyche came out and said in his press conference that one player in particular has been training every single day.
Sean Dyche says Michael Keane has been training every day
Michael Keane has gone from a villain towards the start of the season to one of the more respected players in recent times, which has a lot to do with the goal he scored against Ipswich.
Leon Osman picked Keane’s goal against Ipswich as the goal of the season so far in the Premier League.
The Englishman has looked like a changed man over the last couple of months, though the return of Jarrad Branthwaite did result in Keane being on the bench against West Ham.
When speaking in his press conference ahead of the Brentford clash, Sean Dyche jumped to Keane’s defence as he stated that he’s been training every day.
“Michael Keane is another one, you know, he goes here, and he plays pretty well, in my opinion, then he comes out, and he’s still cracking out there (points behind him to Finch Farm) every day, and that’s the bit that you know people don’t see you know.
“A lot of admiration for these players.”
Ashley Young is another hard worker at Everton
Michael Keane isn’t the only one impressing Dyche, as Ashley Young has been training virtually every day.
The Everton boss had this to say about him earlier on in the season.
“I said the other week, his mentality has got him to where he is in life and in football – and that’s an incredible achievement.
“He trains virtually every single day. Very rarely is he out of training; very rarely is he not accepting of what I ask of him, and I thought he was terrific today.”
