2023/24 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[John from Bootle]

Not even that bothered that he missed that chance. More annoyed that he didn't just slide it to the right for Doucoure to slot in to an empty net as the keeper came out.

 

[Sharpies volley]

Nonsense

What's nonsense about it. If he can, I haven't seen much evidence of it this season.

 

[pfim]

You are slightly missing the point…Beto has NOT yet had a run if games….hence my point….Also…’DCL gets near the goal’ did you really just say that, expectations surely arnt that low

I understand the point, I don’t agree with it at all. The guy in front of him has 1 goal in 14 matches or whatever and is clearly outplaying him. He did nothing in his 35 minutes today but give the ball and fouls away.

 

[jazzy]

Probably already is goals per minute.

Such is the task of an Everton number 9.

Like a stuck record but Calvert-Lewin is clearly bang out of form, and I wish I could just be thinking lash Beto in, or Chermiti but unfortunately - I think they're miles away from being able to carry the attack in this Everton team.

Doucoure isn't a proper number 10 and we give him the added task of box to box. We dont have any full back who can cross a ball.

People talk about Calvert-Lewin under Ancelotti - it was because he was told to stay within the 6 yard box lines, and wait for balls for Digne, Sigurdsson, Rodriguez... even Walcott etc.

We don't have that at all now, today we had 2 full backs and 2 wingers start a game who all can't cross a ball.

Don't deny any of that but if you are any decent calibre of striker you have to put that 1 on 1 away .

You can say DCL is out of form / confidence ( true) but he has consistently missed those type of chances throughout his career.

Clearly he has good attributes ( mostly his athleticism) but he has never been a natural finisher

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Yes

People have the memory of a goldfish. We’re a far better team when he plays. Start Beto for 3 games and we’d see a quick change of opinion.

 

[maccavennie]

He's definitely piling up the great chances missed to goals scored now.

He had a huge amount of the goal to aim at with that chance today.

Dyche has his work cut out because you can't be carrying a CF who can't score for 10+ games on the spin, though he obviously doesn't rate Beto enough to start him and same goes for Chermiti.

 

[Toffeeforme]

I want a striker who can still get motm even when he doesn't score. That's not dcl

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

People have the memory of a goldfish. We’re a far better team when he plays. Start Beto for 3 games and we’d see a quick change of opinion.

GET BETO IN NOW!

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I've seen nothing that suggest Beto couldn't match Dom's horrific return if he started every match.

Zero goals in how long? Not sure that's going to help us, like.

 

[longers]

He's definitely piling up the great chances missed to goals scored now.

He had a huge amount of the goal to aim at with that chance today.

Dyche has his work cut out because you can't be carrying a CF who can't score for 10+ games on the spin, though he obviously doesn't rate Beto enough to start him and same goes for Chermiti.

always great when your manager doesnt rate the players the DOF signs

 

[miami]

No service again today, what can he do . He's not fully fit either

He had a great through ball played to him today and he wasted a chance that most other strikers would finish in their sleep. Getting chances as easy as that in the premier league don’t come very often and you must score them.

He must be one of the worst strikers I’ve seen when he has time to think about a finish. I think poor ball striking technique is a factor. Pigeon-toed is the term I think.

*just realising your post may have been tongue in cheek. Apologies if so.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Probably already is goals per minute.

Such is the task of an Everton number 9.

Like a stuck record but Calvert-Lewin is clearly bang out of form, and I wish I could just be thinking lash Beto in, or Chermiti but unfortunately - I think they're miles away from being able to carry the attack in this Everton team.

Doucoure isn't a proper number 10 and we give him the added task of box to box. We dont have any full back who can cross a ball.

People talk about Calvert-Lewin under Ancelotti - it was because he was told to stay within the 6 yard box lines, and wait for balls for Digne, Sigurdsson, Rodriguez... even Walcott etc.

We don't have that at all now, today we had 2 full backs and 2 wingers start a game who all can't cross a ball.

Crossing and composure in final third has been by and large woeful for years now. No idea what that’s about. Guess if you’re in a poor team it means there’s more pressure on taking those opportunities. It’s simple stuff a lot of the time.

 

[TommyDavo]

Dom is out of form and I wouldn't trust him to score but we sadly still looked better today the first 63 minutes than after Beto came on.

That's a club problem.

Villa brought Cash on and he turned the game in Villa’s favour for me

 

[blueboy72]

How do you know that, show me the evidence. He needs to play games so that we can truly see how good or not he is

You can’t see with in a few games how good a player is technically and Beto is poor

 

[JimmyJeffers]

I am happy to die on the Calvert-Lewin hill. Shall never back down!