“No confidence in him at all” – These Everton fans left frustrated by 24-cap man vs Arsenal
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A few Everton fans took to social media after Sunday’s defeat at Arsenal to share their frustrations on Yerry Mina’s performance.
Mina played a pivotal role in the match starting positively for Carlo Ancelotti’s Toffees, with the Colombian forcing Sead Kolasinac back into the Gunners’ penalty area as Gylfi Sigurdsson lifted a 30-yard free-kick into the box, before Dominic Calvert-Lewin would produce an overhead kick to score inside the first minute.
Mina would again have a hand in the scoring deep into first-half stoppage-time, when his flick-on found Richarlison whose deft touch diverted the ball underneath Bernd Leno to draw the game level heading into the break.
But defensively Mina was far from as impressive, as his sloppy nature and regularly being caught out at the back almost allowed Arsenal to score more – having fallen asleep when Eddie Nketiah equalised and been nowhere near Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he struck his first of the day.
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Ancelotti had named the 24-cap centre-half in the starting line-up for the fifth-straight Premier League fixture on Sunday, having only chosen to tackle December’s encounter with Newcastle and January’s clash with Brighton without Mina in the opening XI.
The boss may now reconsider his options ahead of Sunday’s meeting with Manchester United at Goodison Park, having seen Mina struggle against Arsenal despite winning three of his four ground duels, three of three aerial duels, two of two tackles and completing 58 passes (85%) at the Emirates, per Sofa Score.
Here are some of the messages shared from fans frustrated by Mina against Arsenal…
Is anyone having Mina? I can’t take to him I just think he’s not good enough to be a premier league top defender! I hope I’m wrong but just can’t see it
— Everton All Sorts (@EvertonAllSorts) February 23, 2020
Carlo learning a lot about Sidibe and Mina today, none of it good #Everton
— LeftEdgeofReason (@win_n10) February 23, 2020
@Everton guys I have been an Everton supporter for 45 years and today and since Ancelotti came to us we have showed some gr8 performances. Today proved what is causing us problems. Pickford and Mina for starters. They have to go, our No2 keeper must be poor not to play.
— Simon Taylor (@caddick1973) February 23, 2020
Mina not the answer
— Roy Pearson (@RoyEFCPeo) February 23, 2020
Mina wont be In that team next season
— NilSatisNisiOptimum (@EfcBrad1878) February 23, 2020
Get rid of Mina, no confidence in him at all . Bring back jags !
— Ian Paulidge (@Regi1973) February 23, 2020
In other Everton news, an 18-cap Toffees man is reportedly a summer transfer target for one of Europe’s elite clubs.