2019/20 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Wat Tyler]

Yep, I thought he put himself about, won some great headers but the big moments (and he had 2) he crumbled like a digestive biscuit in a hot cup of tea.

How hot Macca?

 

[maccavennie]

How hot Macca?

Hot but not too hot mate, hotter than warm

 

[orly]

Get on Dominic Van Nistelrooy there, making out he's some goalscoring guarantee

Arrogant divvy. He's scored 20% of his career goals in the last four games

 

[Eggs]

Isnt any real debate about this. Hes a burnley striker. Or whoever just wants to finish 9th or 10th forever.
To be going into the season with him as our main hope up top actualy makes me want to cry. Its like we've given up.

...the reality is he is our main striker.

 

[windymiller]

Winning flick ons and stealing goals already drifting into the net is all well and good but we don't have people running in behind often enough for the flick ons to be valuable and the goals he should be scoring he's knocking wide or hitting the keeper with regularity. He's not good enough, but sadly he's the best we've got. 1 in 5 is nowhere near the level required.

 

[windymiller]

...the reality is he is our main striker.

…and that's on Brands. For all the good things he's done for the squad, leaving us with a 1 in 5 striker as our main striker is a big black mark.

 

[Eggs]

…and that's on Brands. For all the good things he's done for the squad, leaving us with a 1 in 5 striker as our main striker is a big black mark.

....it’s on a succession of DoFs, but it also shows how difficult it is to find a top striker.

 

[Toffeepot]

he scores 4 in 3 games and ppl still having a go at him. I thought he played well today

 

[windymiller]

....it’s on a succession of DoFs, but it also shows how difficult it is to find a top striker.

I'm not saying it's easy but Brands is paid an eye-watering salary and it has been plain to see we are gun shy since Lukaku left. I'm all for gambling on youth, as we have done with Kean - who may yet turn out to be great - but there are three positions where you cannot afford to take too many risks, imo. Centre forward, centre half and goalkeeper and we have gambled up front and in the centre of our defence and, currently, that gamble is costing us. Our forwards aren't scoring enough goals and Mina and Keane are strangers at the back. Brands has to take responsibility for that, it is literally his job to manage personnel. Silva has made some baffling decisions but I don't understand the immunity Brands has from criticism from sections of the fanbase.

 

[Lawrence]

He was OK and he is OK but the truth is a top striker would have put the chance away when he fell over his own feet. Top end Championship striker.

 

[sageyefc]

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Get on Dominic Van Nistelrooy there, making out he's some goalscoring guarantee

Arrogant divvy. He's scored 20% of his career goals in the last four games

And around 30% of his total goals have come against lower league B teams. #Levels

 

[BigDuncis Blue]

he scores 4 in 3 games and ppl still having a go at him. I thought he played well today

you joking....he is so lightweight and as for movement its like he is running round with a large fridge/freezer strapped to his back

 

[orly]

And around 30% of his total goals have come against lower league B teams. #Levels

He's like Pickford, ridiculously over-arrogant undelivering nobhead. Since he's joined the squad we've been absolutely balls as an attacking unit.

 

[marsh]

Made up he scored but should of had another?

 

[Eggs]

I'm not saying it's easy but Brands is paid an eye-watering salary and it has been plain to see we are gun shy since Lukaku left. I'm all for gambling on youth, as we have done with Kean - who may yet turn out to be great - but there are three positions where you cannot afford to take too many risks, imo. Centre forward, centre half and goalkeeper and we have gambled up front and in the centre of our defence and, currently, that gamble is costing us. Our forwards aren't scoring enough goals and Mina and Keane are strangers at the back. Brands has to take responsibility for that, it is literally his job to manage personnel. Silva has made some baffling decisions but I don't understand the immunity Brands has from criticism from sections of the fanbase.

...I don’t disagree, WM. Given what Brands has brought in, I was so encouraged by the signing of Kean. I think that’s what makes me so disappointed with what i’ve seen.