Nottingham Forest were thrashed by Everton as Sean Dyche failed to get one over his former club at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Reds need to ensure they don’t become embroiled in a relegation battle this season, but with Leeds drawing with Liverpool, the club has slipped to 17th in the Premier League.
Dyche will know that there is work to do to save this season, and an away game with Utrecht can’t come soon enough, with Forest in desperate need of a positive performance.
There were so many poor performers at Everton on Saturday, and now, one player has provided Dyche with a serious Forest conundrum, and it’s perhaps time that he was dropped.
Dan Ndoye looks on during warmup for Nottingham Forest
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Nottingham Forest must drop Dan Ndoye
The Swiss performer made a good start to life at Forest, but in recent weeks, he’s been nothing short of shambolic, and something has to give.
Ndoye was once again out of sorts against Everton, and ultimately, there will come a time when Dyche has to take him out of the firing line.
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With the World Cup on the horizon, Ndoye will want to be playing regularly, but for £27 million and as the replacement for Anthony Elanga, it’s fair to say that more was expected.
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Ndoye was massively out of sorts against Everton and surely, Dyche has to make a stand and take Ndoye out of the starting eleven this week.
Dan Ndoye stats vs Everton
The former Bologna player was out of sorts against Everton, and perhaps an early run-in with James Tarkowski ensured he couldn’t settle.
Ndoye wasn’t his usual self, and in fairness, this isn’t his first rodeo when it comes to playing poorly in recent weeks.
Dan Ndoye stats vs Everton
Just how bad was the Swiss performer against Everton?
Minutes: 45
Possession Lost: 7
Unsuccessful Touches: 4
Accurate Passes: 83%
Ground Duels Won: 4
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Callum Hudson-Odoi replaced the Swiss performer at half-time, and ultimately, the time looks to have come to start the former Chelsea man over Ndoye.
Clearly, Ndoye isn’t a bad player, but right now, he’s not producing the goods, and as a result, perhaps he’d be better served starting on the bench for a few games.