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Moise Kean scored on his seventh appearance for Italy U21s on Tuesday and it could be just what he needs to have a successful season.
The 19-year-old arrived at Goodison Park in the summer with some expectation on his shoulders due to the £27.5m fee he cost Everton, as well as having a growing reputation of a striker who had performed well when called upon for Juventus.
It is possible that the pressure is weighing heavy as he is still yet to get off the mark for the Toffees, whilst the fact he made only six passes in his last match against Wolves shows he is yet to adjust to English football.
Despite that, he has proved useful to Everton on occasion and his impact from the bench, especially against Watford when he had two shots in 19 minutes, shows he could still be effective this year.
The striker may have been slightly frustrated by his limited game time and inability to score for his new club, and therefore to grab a goal for his country will be of huge relief, and help with his confidence.
He will be able to use that to spur him on in training and when he is given an opportunity to start by Marco Silva, who already seems to be impressed with his contribution, as Kean has started Everton’s last two matches.
Despite that, it is important he gets to grip with the Everton squad quickly in order to get off the mark for the Toffees. Failure to do so could see his confidence wane and with the likes of Cenk Tosun performing well on international duty there will be competition for places.
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It is possible that his manager will decide to utilise him alongside a strike partner, possibly Tosun, in order to get the best out of Kean, as that is a system which suits the Italian, with many of his Juventus goals coming when he had another striker to work with.
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