Fans of Everton have aired that they are gutted over the news that Fabian Delph will likely be ready to return to action for the Toffees against Liverpool.
According to Phil Kirkbride from the Liverpool Echo, the English midfielder is expected to be ready in time for the Merseyside derby on Monday (via Everton News Feed), which left some fans unhappy.
?Fabian Delph is expected to be fit for the next week's Merseyside derby after missing the defeat to Chelsea because he was unwell
(Source – @philkecho ) pic.twitter.com/dWOFjJp3xV
— ??? ?????? ????? (@EvertonNewsFeed) March 11, 2020
yay pic.twitter.com/6GeKPgMvWN
— JohnEfc1878 (@NS1878NO) March 11, 2020
0-6 Liverpool then
— King Yerald ?? (@YeraldMina13) March 11, 2020
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— teadrinker68 (@teadrinker68) March 11, 2020
Would you want to see Fabian Delph start against Liverpool on Monday?No, he will add nothing
Yes, better than Sigurdsson
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The 30-year-old former Manchester City man last featured for the Toffees on 23rd February in the 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium (as per Transfermarkt).
Over the duration of the season so far, Delph has featured in just 16 Premier League clashes during which he has neither scored nor assisted (per Transfermarkt), leaving supporters not keen on his return.
Great that the injection of pace we desperately need ???
— Minstral (@Mark_mdluk) March 11, 2020
Didn’t even know he wasn’t ok for Chelsea
— ancelotti_bluewhitearmy (@carlos_bluearmy) March 11, 2020
Corona virus that. Whole teams got it. Call it off
— Lee Armer (@LeeArmer) March 11, 2020
He will absent whether he’s on the field or off it
— Stevie baby (@Stevie_SES) March 11, 2020
— CJD ?? (@CalDumbell) March 11, 2020
What do we think?
With Delph only boasting a 6.49/10 in the Premier League when he has featured for the Toffees this season, leaving him as the tenth-worst performer in the squad (per WhoScored), perhaps supporters’ reaction is not unexpected.
It is clear from the response, though, that fans do not feel that Delph’s return ahead of the Merseyside derby is going to have too much of a positive impact.