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Everton's defending has been suspect of late, with the Blues caught out by set-pieces at AFC Bournemouth and against Burnley, while Sheffield United held firm to withstand the pressure before hitting Marco Silva's struggling side from a corner and later on with a fast break.
A run of four games without a point after also losing to Manchester City means the Toffees went into the international break inside the bottom three, after sitting narrowly above the drop zone the last time their men departed for duty with their countries, and they will be hoping they are long clear the next time play is interrupted.
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Michael Keane failed to cover himself with glory for England, though, with the 26-year-old slammed by former players like Stuart Pearce and Martin Keown after he found himself at fault for both Czech Republic goals, as the Three Lions were beaten in a qualifying fixture for the first time in more than a decade.
But not all of Everton's international players endured a rough time over the weekend, as Lucas Digne thrived for France in a Euro 2020 Group H encounter with Gylfi Sigurdsson's Iceland at Laugardalsvollur.
It was a performance highlighting the 28-cap left-back's defensive resilience which Everton have lacked of late, as no player for either side completed more successful tackles than Digne. The Meaux-born defender won possession with each of his four attempted tackles, per WhoScored data, while Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann led from the front with three successful efforts each.
Digne also shone in clearing his lines, as the 26-year-old ended a 1-0 win over Sigurdsson's Iceland with the joint-most clearances of any Les Bleus man on three. Moreover, he broke up Erik Hamren's side's play with two interceptions.
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Everton's £18m full-back also managed to display his excellence in attack with a game-high four key balls played, amid a total of 49 accurate passes from 55 balls to teammates.
Silva will be hoping Digne can repeat his efforts against Iceland last Friday with another effort like that for France against Turkey on Monday night, building a vein of form that he can carry with him back on the flight to Merseyside ahead of facing West Ham United.
