Idrissa
No player has made more tackles (77) than the Senegalese international defensive midfielder, and it’s no surprise Everton’s biggest loss of the season – the 5 – 0 defeat at Stamford Bridge came in the only game Idrissa missed.
The former Aston Villa player has averaged 4 defensive actions per game, won 56% of his duels and also provided 13 chances, highlighting how useful this box-to-box midfielder has been to Ronald Koeman’s side.
Everton will be without Idrissa against Manchester City and Crystal Palace, but considering the Afcon group B has Algeria and Tunisia, the west Africans could have a tough time finishing top of the group, and his chances of returning to play against either Stoke or Bournemouth are high.