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Now Kieran needs to show he’s a class act

Chris Dunlavy

IS KIERAN Dowell the next Leon Osman? After a dreadful start to his loan spell at Derby, Everton are starting to wonder. Long touted as the brightest star of an exceptionally talented youth group at Goodison, Dowell was once described by coach David Unsworth as the future of England’s midfield.
Yet whilst contemporaries like Mason Holgate and Tom Davies have muscled into the first-team picture, Dowell’s three years on loan in the Championship are a story of ever-decreasing returns.
At Nottingham Forest, a blistering start in his favoured No.10 position was under...

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