2020/21 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[banno]

Depends on the ty

How is he meant to be a threat with zero service, I doubt any striker in the world scores for us today.

depends on the type of striker. A DCL type and you are right, a King type and possible. If a team can afford 2 grocks to mark DCL and the rest of the team work hard on the prevention of crosses then goals will be hard to come by. This is why we needed a different style of attacker in the transfer window so we could switch it about. Like has been mentioned Richy was a big loss for us today. Danny Ings today didn't stay with our CBs he dropped into the gap between defence and midfield and even though he didn't score he caused us so many problems. A target man like DCL cannot do what Ings did today simply because he isn't that type and is solely a target man.

 

[Gilbert..]

Depends on the ty

depends on the type of striker. A DCL type and you are right, a King type and possible. If a team can afford 2 grocks to mark DCL and the rest of the team work hard on the prevention of crosses then goals will be hard to come by. This is why we needed a different style of attacker in the transfer window so we could switch it about. Like has been mentioned Richy was a big loss for us today. Danny Ings today didn't stay with our CBs he dropped into the gap between defence and midfield and even though he didn't score he caused us so many problems. A target man like DCL cannot do what Ings did today simply because he isn't that type and is solely a target man.

This. At times you need to give opposition teams something else to think about.

 

[UptheTofees]

He is the right type of striker for us. That's all I know.

 

[MikeH72]

This just in - striker doesn’t score in literally every single game in a season.

 

[riddick]

We were trying to cross it to a lad who has up against a 6'7" defender. Sometimes I genuinely wonder if anyone even looks at who we are playing against before they come up with a game plan.

 

[orly]

This just in - striker doesn’t score in literally every single game in a season.

But the good ones play well even when they don't score

 

[MikeH72]

But the good ones play well even when they don't score

Not always. Aguero got dragged off yesterday.

 

[orly]

Not always. Aguero got dragged off yesterday.

Injured again apparently

 

[MikeH72]

Injured again apparently

I mean it could be, but he was honkingly bad anyway.

 

[orly]

I mean it could be, but he was honkingly bad anyway.

Do we think though, potentially, we might not be comparing like for like?

 

[MikeH72]

Do we think though, potentially, we might not be comparing like for like?

Well no of course, but my point is that sometimes striker don’t play well or even score in every single game in a season.

 

[orly]

Well no of course, but my point is that sometimes striker don’t play well or even score in every single game in a season.

Yes but I think if they have scored a league winning goal, and not a few tap ins across a purple patch, those players can be afforded some slack

 

[MikeH72]

Yes but I think if they have scored a league winning goal, and not a few tap ins across a purple patch, those players can be afforded some slack

What about Lukaku who hasn’t scored a league winning goal and has also had bad games?

 

[orly]

What about Lukaku who hasn’t scored a league winning goal and has also had bad games?

I think he scored again this weekend tbh. A timely example I agree.

I'll need to check with @HumbleWedbetters that it counted because it was only the first goal in a 2-0 win

 

[marcus]

Exactly right Marcus. He's not nearly good enough to be a luxury passenger for us. A poor insight into his mentality today and worrying signs.

Don't write him off yet, the lad has done well so far this season with goals galore...

However I would like to see a meaner more ruthless side to his game where he becomes an absolute menace for the opposition...

The fact we have nobody competing for his place is something that must change fast to get the best out of him...

Competition for places makes players become aces...

It pushes you to do better...