2019/20 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Joey66]

I’m talking about outside the box. You can’t always rely on service. He’s touched the ball a lot of times tonight and it was his decision, every time he touched it, to just either lay it off or give it away. Wouldn’t you think at some point, a goal down, in a dire game, you’d think, I’m gonna get this turn and make something happen? All the best players do it. And we think they need service to do that? Rico does it, hence the load of fouls he gets and chances he creates for himself. DCLs effort was a loose leg from a free kick

Is that why you slate our leading goalscorer?

 

[Carlito]

I think that people are expecting too much of him.

He's not a particularly talented footballer, and it isn't realistic to believe that he's going to be at it every single time.

 

[Joey66]

You don't remember the Gemmil / Pembridge axis of pure evil?

Tonight we were on par - I have seen the great the good - the bad ,and that was crap !

 

[MikeH72]

Looks terrified every time the ball comes near him around the box. Not good.

 

[orly]

*sigh

 

[Death]

Needs a goal to get his confidence going again looks like the Silva DCL since restart.

He looks like DCL

 

[Flynnthistle]

Don't see how he can't be the subject of critic tonight. Was given zero service. Literally nothing for him to run on to or to attack. The way we set up nullified DCL, not spurs or a lack of ability on his behalf.

 

[ProZ]

Don't see how he can't be the subject of critic tonight. Was given zero service. Literally nothing for him to run on to or to attack. The way we set up nullified DCL, not spurs or a lack of ability on his behalf.

442 relies on the strikers to have abit of creativity between them. His job is made alot easier in this formation with a strike partner to play off, they should be making chances between each other which is why we have one less body in midfield to accommodate this.

The truth is, he isn't good enough to sacrifice a body in MF for, but we have absolute alehouse MF players at the club so needs must right now.

 

[GwladysPhil]

I think he deserves another 3 years starting up top for us with the potentially world class Richarlison before we make our minds up.

 

[billyblue80]

He has come back from lockdown and lost a lot of the momentum he had prior.

 

[Sverre Takleifbotten]

442 relies on the strikers to have abit of creativity between them. His job is made alot easier in this formation with a strike partner to play off, they should be making chances between each other which is why we have one less body in midfield to accommodate this.

The truth is, he isn't good enough to sacrifice a body in MF for, but we have absolute alehouse MF players at the club so needs must right now.

Correct. DCL's performance yesterday was not very good, but it is also mitigating that our midfield yesterday did not hit a vertical pass.

 

[Rugby Toffee]

Looks tired , needs someone to do some of his work. Shows how much lack of depth we have in our squad.
But overall a pretty decent season.

 

[Sharpattack]

His purple patch has obviously ended and he's reverted to what he was, a mediocre player who'll score the odd goal. I'd keep him as a bench player.

 

[jazzy]

I think that the recent criticism of him is grossly unfair.

He works very hard for the team and Carlo has acknowledged that he has never had a striker like him for workrate and defending from the front. Add in the fact that the midfield is totally cack and has zero cretivity and you can appreciate why he isn't scoring.

However I think that Thursday is a good time to give him a rest and see what Kean and Richarlison are like as a front 2.

 

[Gilbert..]

You don't remember the Gemmil / Pembridge axis of pure evil?

Gemmil gets this bad tag. He wasnt as bad as people make him out. He came from the brian clough school of being able to pass a ball and he never ever came off the pitch in an Everton shirt not having gave his all.