2023/24 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[den]

I thought he wasn't in the squad due to his Mrs being about to give birth... Is that not right?

Somebody said that but it hasn’t been officially announced if true. However, one thing we know is that Dyche is fanatical about fitness, and he said that DCL was absent because he wasn’t finished with his recovery program. He’s since said that he is fully recovered and just needs match fitness.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Somebody said that but it hasn’t been officially announced if true. However, one thing we know is that Dyche is fanatical about fitness, and he said that DCL was absent because he wasn’t finished with his recovery program

But then plays him for 90 mins in a closed off friendly 3 days later so either he’s at full fitness or Dyche is deliberately keeping him out

 

[Goat]

The attitude where you've continued to back him being at the club.

The only way we get his replacement is by getting him out, it seems to be.

Silly me for supporting 1 of the very few Everton players I like.

 

[CalBuckeye_Rob]

The attitude where you've continued to back him being at the club.

The only way we get his replacement is by getting him out, it seems to be.

That is the problem. If they spend a bunch on a forward then one of them is always on the bench so they seem to not want to spend the money that way. They need to have a 2 forward formation option they will typically use if both guys are healthy. Or just sell Calvert-Lewin and not have to worry every week that he will be too injured to play.

 

[den]

But then plays him for 90 mins in a closed off friendly 3 days later so either he’s at full fitness or Dyche is deliberately keeping him out

I somehow posted before I was done and made an edit. I think the friendly was to get him the minutes he needed. I suspect Dyche sticks to the calendar and if DCL was scheduled to be finished recovery a day after the Fulham game, he wouldn’t budge even a day.

 

[Walken]

Lot of keen medical minds in this thread

 

[COYBL25]

Lot of keen medical minds in this thread

Makes you wonder why anyone bothers doing a medical degree ?

 

[Goat]

This is why we're fighting relegation each season - this attitude.

My pragmatic and doable partial solution would be to bring a tried and tested goal scorer in like Vardy

Almost certain this is the attitude that would send us down.

 

[davek]

Almost certain this is the attitude that would send us down.

Vardy would get 7/8 goals guaranteed. He's a predator, DCL is not.

 

[Goat]

Vardy would get 7/8 goals guaranteed. He's a predator, DCL is not.

He WAS a predator.

3 goals last season suggests his input is on the wane.

 

[davek]

Is it though? What if this regime he’s been on has finally done the trick?

You're not paying attention.

DCL is finished as a player who gives you 30 games per season.

Please stop the denial. Not just you btw.

 

[john jako]

Vardy would get 7/8 goals guaranteed. He's a predator, DCL is not.

He’s finished mate.

You judge who am talking about

 

[Nymzee]

You're not paying attention.

DCL is finished as a player who gives you 30 games per season.

Please stop the denial. Not just you btw.

But Vardy is that player and only scored 1 more goal than Dom last season? What does that say?

 

[davek]

He’s finished mate.

You judge who am talking about

He's finished as a player who can get 15-20 goials. He's well capabable of making sub appearances and snatching a goal.

That instinct is the last ability to go.

Someone will step in for a deal.

 

[DanB90]

He's finished as a player who can get 15-20 goials. He's well capabable of making sub appearances and snatching a goal.

That instinct is the last ability to go.

Someone will step in for a deal.

If that’s the only quality we want in a striker we might as well have kept hold of Simms.