Actually think the exact opposite. The knee jerking has all come from people who were so quick to decide he had improved massively and was now a top centre half when at his absolute best I would class him as 'OK'. He lacks so many things that prevent him from being a quality centre half, but every time he has a game where he just has to head things away and make the odd block people come on and say he was wonderful. He's painfully average, nothing more and nothing less.
Exactly what the Leicester player was thinking as the ball was coming down out the air to Keane.
Sorry but that's absolute tripe. He was horrific against Spurs, absolutely horrific. He lost Tarkowski to gift a great chance against Burnley. He was OK in general against Brighton. So 'not put a foot wrong wrong in ages' translates to about 3 days. Great. It seems that if he isn't directly responsible for us conceding a goal you class it as a good game, forgive me if I expect a little more from our players.
If we are looking to challenge for EL at least,there is the reason why he shouldn't be in the starting eleven,ever.
Not really one for stats but the Mina stat I like is,Errors leading to goal 0
This is the problem though, he made a mistake then went to pieces. Against Spurs Pickford and Zouma run into each other and the defence, including Keane, fall were terrified to be on the ball. Anybody can make a mistake, the real test is how you respond to that mistake and Keane is usually found wanting, he's mentally weak.
There are quite a few players who look half decent in a team set-up that suits their playing style,move on to a different club and system and today's Premier League coaches will pick your weaknesses out in quicker than Keane can turn to a ball played over his head.There are teams that he'd look decent in and would suit his style,just not us.
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