Injury expert says £55k-a-week Everton player is ‘pushing for a start’ vs Crystal Palace.
This season, injuries have devastated Everton more than any other Premier League team.
Furthermore, there has been a decline in both the number and quality of absenteeism; important players like Seamus Coleman, Abdoulaye Doucoure, and Amadou Onana have all missed significant portions of this campaign thus far.
Sean Dyche’s problems have reportedly spread to the playing staff as well, as if his problems couldn’t get much worse following his ten-point deduction in November.
Nevertheless, with three months remaining, this team has shown remarkable perseverance and has given itself a realistic chance to secure a third consecutive survival.
However, whilst the appeal verdict will prove pivotal, so too will be the host of returning faces.
What’s the latest on Everton’s injury problems?
Dyche is undoubtedly annoyed by the persistent injuries, given that he has yet to field his strongest side in 2024.
Every game has been missing at least one crucial member of his first team, which most likely explains why they have only won once since the new year.
They will hope to add to that on Monday when they play Crystal Palace at Goodison Park. Ironically, the Eagles gave Everton their sole FA Cup win of the year.
Their prospects of defeating Roy Hodgson’s out-of-form side have received a significant boost, with injury expert Ben Dinnery giving the latest on the Toffees’ injuries.
He writes: “Seamus Coleman is pushing for a start against Palace after coming off the bench in GWs 23+24.” Abdoulaye Doucoure aims to rejoin the group before Monday night, while Amadou Onana and Ashley Young are getting closer to ‘full fitness’ after recent injuries.
‘Arnaut Danjuma (ankle) and Andre Gomes (calf) are expected to be out for a little longer.’
Seamus Coleman fixes a big problem for Sean Dyche
Ben Godfrey has done a good job filling in at full back, but as we all know, this is not his ideal position.
He is the epitome of the perfect professional, willing to give his all for the team and for Dyche—years after he did the same thing for Carlo Ancelotti.
However, his natural defensive tendencies always overwhelm any aggressive impulse, therefore his lack of technical skill frequently blunts the right flank.
Coleman isn’t the team’s most skilled technical, but his knowledge and experience let him attack at crucial junctures without endangering the defense.
The £55,000-a-week player could perhaps create the crucial extra space required for Dwight McNeil to locate his man with a cross or make a shot just by overlapping at critical times.
The competition is between Godfrey, Ashley Young, and Nathan Patterson for this position; Coleman’s injured return puts an end to it since the club captain should take precedence over the others.
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