{"id":45,"date":"2026-04-25T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2026-04-25T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:23:03","slug":"roy-keane-blast-everton-star-for-switching-off-calls-him-a-standing-statue-in-a-late-minute-defeat-to-westham-hes-getting-all-the-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/25\/roy-keane-blast-everton-star-for-switching-off-calls-him-a-standing-statue-in-a-late-minute-defeat-to-westham-hes-getting-all-the-blame\/","title":{"rendered":"ROY KEANE BLAST EVERTON STAR FOR SWITCHING OFF, CALLS HIM A STANDING STATUE IN A LATE MINUTE DEFEAT TO WESTHAM, HE&#8217;S GETTING ALL THE BLAME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Roy Keane didn\u2019t pull any punches in his latest scathing assessment of Everton\u2019s defensive woes, singling out James Tarkowski for &#8220;switching off&#8221; during a heart-wrenching late defeat to West Ham. The Manchester United legend, known for his uncompromising standards, was left incensed by the lack of awareness in the Toffees&#8217; backline as the Hammers snatched a 2-1 victory at the London Stadium in the dying embers of the match.<br>\u200bKeane\u2019s most stinging barb was directed at the captain\u2019s lack of movement during the decisive goal, famously labeling him a &#8220;standing statue&#8221; while the opposition finished clinically. Speaking on Sky Sports, Keane questioned the defender&#8217;s hunger and professional pride, suggesting that at the elite level, you simply cannot afford to be a spectator when the game is on the line. He argued that while football is a team sport, certain individual errors are so glaring that they overshadow the efforts of the rest of the squad, and Tarkowski is &#8220;getting all the blame&#8221; for a result that leaves Everton reeling.<br>\u200bThe &#8220;standing statue&#8221; comment has quickly gone viral, with fans and pundits alike debating whether the criticism is too harsh for a player who has often been Everton\u2019s reliable rock. However, Keane highlighted how a simple step or a bit of proactive defending could have altered the outcome. For Keane, the incident wasn&#8217;t just a physical error but a mental lapse that defines a &#8220;soft&#8221; culture within the team. As Everton fans digest another painful loss, the image of their leader rooted to the spot while West Ham celebrated will likely haunt the headlines, with Keane\u2019s brutal honesty once again setting the agenda for the post-match post-mortem.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roy Keane didn\u2019t pull any punches in his latest scathing assessment of Everton\u2019s defensive woes, singling out James&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-45","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-everton"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45\/revisions\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agajahub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}