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Should Zouma get his place back after Keane and Zouma impressed against Chelsea?
One of the biggest tasks Marco Silva inherited when he was appointed as Everton manager was overhauling an aging defence that had been neglected for far too long.
Michael Keane was Ronald Koeman’s big hope but the Englishman struggled away from Burnley last season; asked to play higher up the pitch than he was at Turfmoor, he looked out of his depth at times.
But Silva has recruited Yerry Mina and Kurt Zouma on loan deals and worked on improving Keane’s technique; now he has three in-form, quality central defensive options to choose from.
That has provided the Portuguese with a selection dilemma ahead of the Toffees’ next Premier League match, at home to Cardiff City.
Zouma was forced to miss the weekend trip to face his parent club Chelsea and in his absence, Mina enjoyed a hugely impressive full debut and was awarded the man of the match award.
It was not the Frenchman’s fault that he missed out against the Blues, but given the performance of the two men who played in his absence, should he walk straight back in against Neil Warnock’s side?
A clean sheet at the Bridge is no mean feat so Zouma will have to be patient – unless Silva goes three at the back – when Everton next play.