Leeds United midfielder does not have the faith of fans.
Eunan O’Kane was one of the 11 Leeds players who let themselves down on Friday night in the defeat to Middlesbrough.
The Whites were second best all over the pitch as they lost 3-0 at the Riverside.
O’Kane has been out of form throughout 2018 and is struggling to recapture the performances last season which saw him keep Liam Bridcutt out of the team.
The midfielder spoke out on Sunday to the team’s official website, admitting the team must regroup.
O’Kane said: “We were second best for the whole night and we deserved to be beaten. We were poor and the criticism we will get is just and we have to take it on the chin and make sure it doesn’t happen again.
“Overall it is really disappointing from our point of and we have to be better going forwards. I hope we can give a much better account of ourselves when we play Wolves on Wednesday night.”
The Irishman deserves credit for fronting up and addressing the display, but at this stage it is like Groundhog Day for Leeds fans.
Leeds have won only one game in 2018, and fans are growing infuriated at seeing comments like the above pretty much every week from players. Action rather than talk is what is wanted.
O’Kane is intelligent enough to know his own form has not been up to his previous standard, and he has lost the trust of fans.
Supporters are keen to see the former Bournemouth ace dropped, and want the team to start delivering strong results. The problem… next up are leaders Wolves.
Here is a look at how fans responded to O’Kane’s comments…
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