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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been Everton’s standout player this season, but there’s one stat he’s topping that he probably won’t be too pleased about.
The midfielder has been superb under David Moyes, playing almost every minute of the Premier League campaign and scoring in the 3-1 win over Coventry City before the international break. So much so that Everton fans have named him their player of the season so far, with a whopping 80 per cent of the vote on TalkingPoints.
He was also desperately unlucky to miss out on the England squad, with Thomas Tuchel admitting he was “very, very close” to a first senior call-up.
Everton’s band of brothers have rallied after a difficult summer - but who has been their best player this season so far?!
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Hall is the heart and soul of the team , but a vote for Tarkovski. He bullies opponents and is the minder of the team. I actually think he got us through the relegation troubles. Not what he was but I'm eternally grateful to him
Mykolenko has been consistent so far and having an excellent season. Currently, only Califori is a better left back in the prem than him
@gramorris if I was Graham I would be saying yo moyes I've been on the bench for the last 5 games I'm not going on lone and I will be going to my agent to get me a transfer to a club that believe in young talent
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is the Premier League’s most dispossessed player
According to WhoScored, Dewsbury-Hall has been dispossessed 24 times in the Premier League this season, more than any other player. That works out at roughly 2.4 times per 90 minutes.
It’s not ideal, and he does sometimes have a habit of carrying the ball too long or going into crowded areas.
But it’s not something to criticise him too much for. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is Everton’s main creative outlet, and creative players who take risks are always going to lose the ball more than most. If he wasn’t trying things, he wouldn’t be producing the numbers he is.
According to FotMob, he’s created 22 chances in the Premier League this season, including seven big chances. Only Pascal Gross and Morgan Gibbs-White have created more.
He’s a big reason why Everton are creating more big chances than at any point in the last 10 seasons, and he’s chipped in with three goals and an assist of his own.
So yes, he loses the ball more than anyone else in the league. But if that’s the price for everything else he brings, Everton fans will happily take it.