2023/24 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[gorgeousgeorgeEFC]

The lad works his balls off for this team. He's tireless. It's awe-inspiring at times.

But he just isn't clinical enough.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

He continues to play because of this;

And because Beto and Chermiti are the alternatives.

Beto.

Chermiti.

 

[dannyboy]

Confidence is absolutely shot. At that point now where you wouldn't confidently say he'll score again this season.

 

[Exeter_Gently]

He's a championship striker without Rodriguez.

 

[banno]

He can win headers ............but what use are they when you can't control them

 

[DualityNSNO]

He continues to play because of this;

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And because Beto and Chermiti are the alternatives.

Beto.

Chermiti.

I mean wouldn't any alternatives also propose a supposed change of approach, maybe?

There's more than 1 way to play ball.

 

[banno]

Not being dramatic but to persist with DCL = possible relegation

 

[Mr Mig]

The lad works his balls off for this team. He's tireless. It's awe-inspiring at times.

But he just isn't clinical enough.

Is this a wind up. The one thing he is supposed to do is score goals and he doesn’t

 

[EFC_FRANCIS]

Lads he gets no service. What do you expect him to do? Score free headers 6 yards out?

 

[Street end man]

We don’t exactly play to his strengths, Haaland wouldn’t score that many for us, but he has to score at least one of those headers today.

Two gilt edged chances tonight, one handed to him on a plate. That defence for him is well past its sell by, much like his running the chanels shout.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Got more into the game once Beto and Harrison came on but he should have buried one or both headers. Needs to stop coming out or going wide for the ball and stay in and around the box

 

[MikeH72]

People on here have tried telling me he’s better than:

Rasmus Hojlund
Darwin Nunez
Diogo Jota
Ivan Toney
Gabriel Jesus

Here are some players that have scored as many or more than him this season:

Cameron Archer
Elijah Adebayo
Carlton Morris
Neal Maupay
Chris Wood
Scott McTominay
Bobby Decordova-Reid
Lyle Foster
Oliver McBurnie
Jordan Ayew
Gabriel Magalhaes
Fabian Schar
Josh Brownhill
Marcos Senesi
Jack Hinshelwood
Cristian Romero
Alex Iwobi

 

[Goodisongang]

But lads his strength is in the air we was told?

I cant wait for the day he leaves this club. Fraud.

 

[trueblue84]

He continues to play because of this;

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And because Beto and Chermiti are the alternatives.

Beto.

Chermiti.

You still have to drop your best players if they aren't performing. He is a bit of a passenger at the moment.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I mean wouldn't any alternatives also propose a supposed change of approach, maybe?

There's more than 1 way to play ball.

Usually I'd say yes. We have an Everton number 9 about to go 20 games without a goal.

But I don't think Beto or Chermiti do any better - which says a lot.

Even if they got 2 or 3 goals in that time - if you're playing direct/long ball - you need a player who'll make it stick. Beto can't do that - I don't know why we signed him for the fee we did. I assumed he'd be of Calvert-Lewin's mould, he isn't. He needs balls played behind the backline and we haven't got that.