2023/24 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I don’t know why people are still trying to claim he’s a good finisher tbh.

He's not on Kane, Yakubu or Rom's level, that's for sure.

 

[BornBlue76]

I don’t know why people are still trying to claim he’s a good finisher tbh.

Had that good half season under Ancelotti

 

[MikeH72]

Had that good half season under Ancelotti

Even his goals during that spell were mostly headers or scruffy bundles over the line with random parts of his anatomy.

 

[Groucho]

It's not that he can't finish. It's that he scores in bunches, then has his finishing touch vanish for a while.

Remember when players went in and out of form, and weren’t instantly written off in a dry spell?

Well, that yeah.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Does he just choose not to then?

No, it really is that he can't finish. I think that goal a couple weeks ago was that first he scored outside the box. He's really really good at just about everything to be a top class striker except being even average at finishing. Give him Ollie Watkins finishing ability and he'd be a top 5 striker, even higher maybe. Dom really is poor at finishing.

There's a difference between a bad finisher and a streaky one. Much of the forum (including me) was all over him for bad finishing early in his career. He hit a couple streaks, and the tune changed. Then he had the injuries, and the tune changed again.

His number of minutes per goal is a touch better than Duncan Ferguson's, and considerably better than Clint Dempsey's. I don't know what more it is you all want, besides 'stay healthy' in addition. We are not in a position to keep someone who scores all over the shop for long, and reloading at the position is incredibly difficult. Arsenal's joint top scorers are level with Doucoure on five. McTominay, of all people, is level with Doucoure as United's top scorer. If those clubs can't get what you want, even with all the money in the world to throw at the problem, it might be wise to recalibrate expectations a bit.

 

[davek]

A few of those goals deflected off his arse from a yard out. I'm not sure he has the most natural technique to be a good finisher, I don't think he knows himself where abouts in the goal his shots are going to go.

One thing I would say though is, though the service to him in the air that season under Ancelotti was excellent - I do think he's a decent finisher in the air, and if we keep the aerial service coming he'll score more than a few headers

Hello score on out of five chances with his head.

He's that poor.

Hles had a lot of service over the years and to only score in 1 in 4 games is a poor return.

 

[formerly manx toffee]

Hope he scores with his arse today regardless

 

[riddick]

There's a difference between a bad finisher and a streaky one. Much of the forum (including me) was all over him for bad finishing early in his career. He hit a couple streaks, and the tune changed. Then he had the injuries, and the tune changed again.

His number of minutes per goal is a touch better than Duncan Ferguson's, and considerably better than Clint Dempsey's. I don't know what more it is you all want, besides 'stay healthy' in addition. We are not in a position to keep someone who scores all over the shop for long, and reloading at the position is incredibly difficult. Arsenal's joint top scorers are level with Doucoure on five. McTominay, of all people, is level with Doucoure as United's top scorer. If those clubs can't get what you want, even with all the money in the world to throw at the problem, it might be wise to recalibrate expectations a bit.

Yeah but that's not right is it? He's had clear cut chances he hasn't converted. I get being streaky and snatching a chances but if you see him one and one with a keeper how much do you expect him to score? Because he rarely does. A streaky person would still actually score the bread and butter headers when they're clear cut open headers


And I say this knowing full well he will score today. Look I'm not saying he's crap, I'm saying he's excellent at everything other than finishing. He still adds tremendous value to the team even when he doesn't score.

 

[twoblue]

Comes back in the side and all of sudden we are winning games. Yet still people want to slate him.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Awful layoff for Harrison there, bit less swazz on it and he’d have been played back in to have a run at goal.

 

[maccavennie]

Worked hard, will be disappointed with the effort that lead to the goal, wasn't a great effort at all.

 

[Toffeelover]

Is he injured after the collision with their keeper ?

 

[Sporting Billy]

Instinctive finishers find the corner of the net. Ian Rush, dare I say it, was typical of this.
DCL’s shots that are on target tend to be straight at the keeper. He’s an average slotter

 

[Lobworm]

He may not have the stats of Gerd Muller yet strangely we've had a massive upsurge in form, since he's been fully fit.

All told, a 1 goal in 4 games striker, for a team that's been bottom 6 for 3 seasons, I'd say is not a bad option to have up front.

 

[Joey66]

He led the line well yet again keepervwas out like a flash - still a goal - stop whinging about DCL he is a great target CF ....