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2022/23 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

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Simply crazy how he has trained well and doesn't make it on the bench. Even if you give him 10 at the end surely that won't break him, stay in the middle, don't chase after the ball your job is to get on the end of crosses and corners.
 
Even if he does get minutes, it will take him some time to get up to speed. Not sure we should be relying on him this season. Psychologically it may be prudent to block him out now. Maybe he will give us some focus upfront, should we require it, in the promotion push next season. Other than that it's looking increasingly likely his body isn't strong enough at this level. We may have to run his contract down and let him go on a free abroad. A softer league may be more appropriate and give him hope of some kind of footballing career going forward. Such a shame for the lad. Wasn't so long ago he was becoming a bit of a celeb!
 

Simply crazy how he has trained well and doesn't make it on the bench. Even if you give him 10 at the end surely that won't break him, stay in the middle, don't chase after the ball your job is to get on the end of crosses and corners.

Even after all this waiting and building up his fitness I can still see him getting another injury. He's going to need a few games to get up to speed as well.
 
How many times do you think Graeme Sharp or Andy Gray were 100% fit? Probably scored most of their goals carrying little niggles and knocks and were constantly patched up

Starting to genuinely think he's 'feeling something' even when he isn't
Woke up my friend...you cant compare the old days
 

Well the video was 8 days old, so could have only been training for 8 days. That's not weeks.
He was back in training early march, whether or not he picked up another little niggle meaning he's only been back again for a couple of weeks, he's still trained a lot over the last 5/6 weeks.
 
He should have been on the bench today, even if he was just collecting splinters. Would have added 10% to the atmosphere just having him in the squad (as would Simms starting ahead of Maupay). Not sure what the point of having a 17 y/o left back on the bench who was never gonna come on, when you could have DCL just doing the same.
 
Yes but like I said he's trained a lot over the last 5/6 weeks, any player with a good mentality makes himself available for the bench at least. Doesn't want any part of this.

What use is he on the bench with this "good mentality" if he's not physically ready for the hardest league in the world? We don't win today with a cameo from him.

Plus he came back from injury to help in the relegation battle literally 12 months ago so why would he suddenly not want to help us?
 

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