Everton defender Yerry Mina has been unavailable for selection at Goodison Park since he joined.
Yerry Mina’s importance to Everton is growing by the game, even though he is yet to play for them.
Mina signed for Everton from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, but he is yet to play for his new club due to injury.
In his absence, Everton have struggled to defend set pieces this season, with the Toffees clearly vulnerable from them.
Everton have conceded seven goals this season, and six of them have come from dead ball situations.
However, the introduction of Mina to Everton’s starting line-up should help them improve in that respect.
Mina is a towering presence, who stands at 6ft 4inch, and one of his strengths lies in his aerially ability.
With Mina attacking the ball from set plays, Everton should feel far more confident about keeping Jordan Pickford’s goal protected from corners and free kicks.
And despite not playing a game for Everton, Mina may be even more important to Marco Silva’s side than when he first arrived now.
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