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Troy Deeney left blown away by ‘unbelievable’ Everton player who fans have often criticised
Everton’s trip to Ipswich Town last weekend felt like a must-win game for Sean Dyche, and his team certainly delivered down in Norfolk.
Everton won 2-0 courtesy of goals from Illiman Ndiaye and Michael Keane, a deserved victory for Dycheꩵ’s side on the road, their first of the season.
After eight games played, Everton are now 16th in the Premier League, a far cry from where they’d want to be, but it’s redeeming that a significant gap t🐼o the bottom four has now been created.
In that respect, Everton will only be looking up the table, a push that wil🉐l soon be helped by the propeᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚr return of Jarrad Branthwaite.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  LeicesterLeicester | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 |  West HamWest Ham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 |
| 16 |  EvertonEverton | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 |  IpswichIpswich | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
Dyche’s side have sorely missed the 22-year-old, who’s been the better half of a centre-back partnership with 𝔍James Tarkowski.
But perhaps Everton may not need to rush Branthwaite back🔯 to fitness after all.
Everton won’t rush Jarrad Branthwaite after Michael Keane’s form
During Branthwaite’s injury absence, Keane has൩ been filling in alongside Tarkowski, a player who’s endured difficult spells of form on Merseyside🦋 in the past.
However, the𝓡 defender is certainly now taking his chance, 🌞and his strike against Ipswich was nothing short of superb.
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That being said, Troy Deeney included the former Manchester United and Bu𓂃rnley player in his after his goal and clean sheet.
And when praising Keane, Deeney mentioned the fact that fans have often been on ꦰthe defender’s back in the past.
D♐eeney said: “He has r🐻eceived a fair bit of criticism from Everton fans in the past few years.
“Away to Ip𝓡swich he was excellent; not one bad tackle, not once out of position, and wh🌠at a goal. An unbelievable finish with his weaker left foot.”
Ashley Young also praised in win over Ipswich Town
Incidentally, Deeney also included 39-year♌-old Ashley Young in his 𝔍TOTW, saying the defender wasn’t beaten one-versus-one once.
Young was praised for the amount of running he🌳 got through during his 95 minutes, a testament to the condition he maintains.
Of course, Dyche also deserves credit for getting the best out of two defenders who 𒐪most Premier League sides would probably overlook.
Everton fans would prefer their back line to be back to full streng𒊎th of course, but it is rewarding that their manager is able to get so much out of the likes of Keane and Young.
That being said, Everton may st𒅌ill be at risk of losing one key player in January.