Greg O'Keeffe believes Everton's Idrissa Gueye is currently more trouble than it's worth after giving away a penalty last weekend.
The Lowdown: Everton not out of trouble just yet
After two wins from his opening three games as Everton manager, Sean Dyche and the Evertonians will have been hoping for a strong second half to the season, but they were brought back down to earth after a home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa.
Everton did indeed have their chances at the weekend to punish Villa having seen one effort cleared off the line by Tyrone Mings and also managed to muster up an impressive XG of 1.6 (FBRef).
However, it was lapses of concentration at the other end of the pitch that cost them, especially from veteran midfielder Gueye who tried to win the ball inside his own penalty area despite it being at a very awkward angle and it saw Anthony Taylor awarded a spot kick.
The Latest: Gueye may now be passed it
Gueye was only signed in the summer but he is indeed 33 now so is in the twilight years of his career and O'Keeffe has admitted on the All Together Now podcast that the Senegalese midfielder may be causing more problems at Everton.
He said: (16:45) "I just think for someone we brought in to give us experience - yes he does that - but to give us fine margins with his Champions League experience, international experience I just think he's often creating more problems than he solves."
The Verdict: Dyche will need more from his experienced players
If Everton are to put up a good enough fight to maintain their Premier League status then Dyche will know that his more senior and experienced players will have to step up and provide leadership and quality in big moments, which is the opposite of what Gueye offered up on Saturday as his 5/10 display was labelled as 'rash' by Chris Beesley.
Much like when James Tarkowski and Seamus Coleman have popped up with two winning goals under Dyche, the former Burnley manager will be keen for his senior professionals to not make rash decisions as Gueye did on the weekend.
There was no need for Gueye to be sliding in as he did on Saturday as there were a number of Everton bodies in front of Emiliano Buendia before he could even think of getting a shot off at goal, so there was no need to make a last-ditch slide tackle and Dyche will be furious to see someone so experienced make such a costly error.