2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Spadge Vernacular]

Magnificent that Dom is still hydrating bedwetters

 

[yorkiebarkidmark3]

We'll see.

i think he will sign a new contract if we get rid of dyche before january

 

[yorkiebarkidmark3]

What club though. Even on a free tansfer fee i cant for the life of me see what the attraction is. Look at him on 1 on 1s with keepers. He's terrible. Is he suddendly going to start slotting them at another club? I doubt it. So whats the pluses? He can be good in the air at times. So any potential buyer needs class wide men to put it on his head.
I dont think he will get or warrants any club bending over backwards to accomodate his all round average game.
We'll see. But i'll be very surprised.

1 on 1s can’t be taught at his age however he does cause most defences issues time and time again we would miss him regardless of his scoring record

 

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Chris Woods last season at Burnley when Dyche was there only scored 3 goals in 17 games and then had 4 cup games as well, he has scored 14 this season in 11 games.

Different manager and team, Just saying

How many did he score after signing fir Newcastle that January…….

 

[kiss the crest]

How many did he score after signing fir Newcastle that January…….

3 Also.

my point is certain players suit certain teams, but without doubt Dyches system is not one for scoring goals that is very clear on the eyes.

So it doesn't matter who we have up front, they will struggle to score

 

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3 Also.

my point is certain players suit certain teams, but without doubt Dyches system is not one for scoring goals that is very clear on the eyes.

So it doesn't matter who we have up front, they will struggle to score

Not sure it’s the most illustrative example mate!

 

[Timbucktoo]

1 on 1s can’t be taught at his age however he does cause most defences issues time and time again we would miss him regardless of his scoring record

Not sure why any club would miss a CF who can`t score, but we are Everton and like to do things differently.

 

[smileychap]

DCL... still 50/50 on him after all these years. He's always just a bit bit better than a replacement in the very short-term. I'm sure I said this 6-7 seasons ago, too.

 

[Nymzee]

To be fair to Dom, when he first came through, didn't he always look like a handful that was only ever going to be pretty good?

To me, he's basically just what he was always projecting to be.

 

[Efcjake]

Chris Woods last season at Burnley when Dyche was there only scored 3 goals in 17 games and then had 4 cup games as well, he has scored 14 this season in 11 games.

Different manager and team, Just saying

Are we just pretending he hasn't been unable to hit a barn door with a banjo most of his career under a variety of managers here?

There's only ever 1 out of the 8 or so he's played under that people ever talk about him being good under. I'm inclined to believe that was a one off, especially when you factor in who that manager was.

 

[Efcjake]

To be fair to Dom, when he first came through, didn't he always look like a handful that was only ever going to be pretty good?

To me, he's basically just what he was always projecting to be.

Where are we moving those goalposts now?

 

[Efcjake]

Magnificent that Dom is still hydrating bedwetters

Be great if he could score a goal rather than just giving internet edgelords a buzz.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Be great if he could score a goal rather than just giving internet edgelords a buzz.

Indeed mate, the constant supercharged meltdowns in here are beyond fixation.

 

[Toffeelover]

Indeed mate, the constant supercharged meltdowns in here are beyond fixation.

All he has to do is score a goal or two in the next few games. Is that asking too much ?

 

[Gilbert..]

I think is hold up play is fairly decent, he's also good defending corners, at the moment it's the finishing that is dragging him down to average level (& of course rightly so as it's key for an attacker), however that can just be confidence thing or he needs a change.

I used Iwobi as an example as you could throw the same complaints at him whilst he was here. He scored 9 in 140 appearances (4 seasons), he's scored 11 in 50 for Fulham (nearly 1.5 seasons). If you go to an offensive minded team, you have more chances, there is more space as there is more attackers to defend. You get a few goals and suddenly you're not so nervous in front of goal. He's never going to be a finisher in terms of a Lineker or a Rush, but in a Fulham or Brentford side he could do a good job. Obviously up to him to lower his wage demands which is output doesn't currently warrant.

We've had loads of strikers show equally as poor and it's down to how we play and the pressure cooker environment they operate in.

Tbh mate if im ever looking at a striker, good at defending corners would be pretty low on the list of requirements lol.
I dont like or dislike him. But he's 27. Lets face it if you take out the 3 months of his career in 2020 this thread probably wouldnt exist as everything before and after that 3 month stint is probably no better than championship level stuff.