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Everton boss Marco Silva reveals what Michael Keane has struggled with since Burnley move


Marco Silva admitted Michael Keane has had his struggles during his crash course in passing out from the back.

Defender Keane gifted Kosovo a goal in the first 35 seconds in England’s 5-3 win on Tuesday with a poor pass and Everton boss Silva reckons mistakes were inevitable as he gets used to a new style of play.

Silva said he has to work every day to transform a centre-back used to the more direct tactics of his former managers like Burnley’s Sean Dyche and Everton’s Sam Allardyce.

But he feels Keane, a £30 million buy from the Clarets in 2017, is a quick learner who won over England manager Gareth Southgate as he showed his ability on the ball last season.

Silva said: “Last season when I arrived in the club, everything was different for Michael. In the beginning it was a little bit difficult. When joining Everton, Michael came from a club with a completely different idea about the build-up.

“Maybe not with Ronald [Koeman] but with the other two coaches, the idea was completely different also. Playing from the back is something they do in a different way and since I came it is something we are working on every single day.

“I know the best and most important thing for defenders when you are without the ball is to be really solid and strong but in our philosophy, everything starts with our goalkeeper and our back line. We want to attack the opposing team.

“Michael is working really hard. Now he understands the idea, he understands everything and because of that he did a very good season, he improved and because of that the national team manager calls him to start. The national team have the idea to play from the back also and Michael has the quality to do that. I have no doubts.”

Silva feels errors can happen as Keane gets used to a new brand of football and added: “I think it is not something new to Michael. It is important to learn from that moment and don’t do it again.”

The Everton boss also believes Richarlison is a changed man after making his own his mistakes. Everton go to Bournemouth today – where their £40 million buy was sent off last season for headbutting Adam Smith.

Silva has spoken to the Brazilian and is confident a calmer character cannot be provoked into getting a red card now. He said: “He’s a different player. I had this conversation with him earlier. He learned from that moment, for sure. Richarlison is now a better player than before. He’s more mature than one season ago.”

Richarlison has had happier experiences of Bournemouth after scoring his first goal in English football for Watford against the Cherries.

And Silva added: “I said to him, if he wants to remember something about Bournemouth, I want him to remember his first game against them.

“We had our first home match and then travelled to Bournemouth. Maybe no one knew him in that moment, and he had a fantastic performance and scored one goal.”



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