Sean Dyche will be buzzing ahead of the return of Premier League football, with the chance to get his players back and wrap them up to avoid any more injuries.
One negative from the international break is an injury to Iliman Ndiaye, who limped off in his first game of the international break for Senegal.
Ndiaye impressed prior to his injury last time out, and he missed training prior to their next game, but it doesn’t look as if his injury is serious as he could still play tomorrow.
James Tarkowski has been left delighted by Jarrad Branthwaite’s return to full fitness, and Vitalii Mykolenko’s injury looks set to be sorted for the Ipswich Town clash.
However, Sean Dyche now has to worry about the form of one Everton player in particular after a disaster display on international duty last night.
Orel Mangala drops ‘disaster’ display for Belgium
Everton had Jordan Pickford sit out England’s second game after a rather disappointing performance against Greece at Wembley last week.
Orel Mangala has now dropped a disappointing performance that certainly won’t fill Sean Dyche with any hope, with the players set to return to Finch Farm this week.
The midfielder was slammed for his display for Belgium last night and given a shocking rating of 3/10.
Walfoot reviewed his performance and had some very harsh words.
“His pre-assist on the 1-1 could have saved his match, but once again, he was eaten up by the opposing midfield as soon as it accelerated. His nonchalant loss of the ball on the French 1-2 was a disaster. Insufficient.”
Orel Mangala’s performance in numbers against France
Orel Mangala had a night to forget in the eyes of the media, but his stats don’t suggest that.
The midfielder played 67 minutes before being taken off.
He had 23 touches, only misplaced one of his 19 passes, won two of his five duels, lost possession twice, committed two fouls, made one clearance and two tackles.
This comes after a performance against Italy where the Belgian media stated that Mangala couldn’t get a grip on the game, and he was awarded a 5/10.
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