2020/21 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[sportset]

You and me both, mate. 36 years old, I remember the car horns reverberating at the back of my ma's house near the M62 when Rideout did his thing and my dad was asleep in the couch, knocked out by my ma's homebrew lager. He saw Hickson/Latchford/Ball/Kendall etc though so he can't winge, even though he still tries.

I am 71!!! I am spoilt with my memories! Hopefully I will have some more?

 

[Tommy.]

I am 71!!! I am spoilt with my memories! Hopefully I will have some more?

My dad is 80, mate. I'm still holding out hope for him to join another celebration so you should be fine if it sticks. I certainly hope so for all the older blues.

 

[windymiller]

I wonder how a few users rep look after DCLs start to the season. Ive usually been fairly positive-ish about him and his development, but a post i made out of frustration after he missed an open goal a year ago earned me negative rep today. Cant imagine being one of the vocal haters atm.

Blimey, you have to be a proper sad case to be going back a year or more to give people neg reps. What is rep even for?

 

[Tommy.]

Blimey, you have to be a proper sad case to be going back a year or more to give people neg reps. What is rep even for?

It's the size of your custard cannon represented by the Internet. Suffice to say, the higher the rep, the more dissapointed the wife.

 

[LostLegend]

 

[Nyhus]

Blimey, you have to be a proper sad case to be going back a year or more to give people neg reps. What is rep even for?

Its also pretty funny tbf

 

[windymiller]

Its also pretty funny tbf

If you say so, bud.

 

[Nyhus]

If you say so, bud.

Not going back to hand out bad rep, its funny that someone would. Kinda like eating trash. I wouldnt do it myself, but id totally watch someone else doing it.

 

[duncs pigeon]

Wrong. The past is a guode and the present is ephemeral.

He needs to continually impress. That's what a professional does: in football he puts it in - and to a to a high quality - EVERY game.

Good point this @davek but also people around him need to be up for it as well. Watched a documentary on Sky about Ruud van Nistlroy about how Sir Alex Ferguson had his players motivated year in year out. I’m impressed by how DCL is willing to learn and improve, but he has the right people behind him. Work hard and the rewards will follow I’m sure.

 

[davek]

Good point this @davek but also people around him need to be up for it as well. Watched a documentary on Sky about Ruud van Nistlroy about how Sir Alex Ferguson had his players motivated year in year out. I’m impressed by how DCL is willing to learn and improve, but he has the right people behind him. Work hard and the rewards will follow I’m sure.

Yeah, absolutley.

The third goal last night and he's sideways on and on the turn looking to be fed by James. A year ago he'd be back to goal and swamped by a couple of defenders once he got the ball.

I mean, that is basic improvement that we could all have told him he needed to make at that earlier time. But maybe being with a manager like Ancelotti who's bigging him up and offering him Inzaghi as a role model has been the difference to him listening and taking it in.

The earlier criticism was well earned though.

 

[roydo]

The bottom 3 sides in the early table have scored 5 goals. Between them.

Thats a minimum of 42 professional players, well, 39 after keepers, over 3 games. Assuming max subs, and same teams.

 

[roydo]

Yeah, absolutley.

The third goal last night and he's sideways on and on the turn looking to be fed by James. A year ago he'd be back to goal and swamped by a couple of defenders once he got the ball.

I mean, that is basic improvement that we could all have told him he needed to make at that earlier time. But maybe being with a manager like Ancelotti who's bigging him up and offering him Inzaghi as a role model has been the difference to him listening and taking it in.

The earlier criticism was well earned though.

Its clear as a bell isnt it?

Actual coaching of a player, and getting service to him.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Yeah, absolutley.

The third goal last night and he's sideways on and on the turn looking to be fed by James. A year ago he'd be back to goal and swamped by a couple of defenders once he got the ball.

I mean, that is basic improvement that we could all have told him he needed to make at that earlier time. But maybe being with a manager like Ancelotti who's bigging him up and offering him Inzaghi as a role model has been the difference to him listening and taking it in.

The earlier criticism was well earned though.

You can only improve when you're ready, though. And I'm sure he knew it too.

 

[davek]

You can only improve when you're ready, though. And I'm sure he knew it too.

He should have been doing that at least a season ago.

Still, better late than never.

 

[aazak]

Just heard someone describe him as "like a super mobile Giroud"...