2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Carlito]

When he's at his very very best he's a real threat in the air, but I'm not sure he's ever really showed a consistent ability in that regard. He's certainly never been anything like a Ferguson or Fellaini who you just assumed would win virtually every header. For me he's always just been a bit of workhorse type striker - a bit of pace, decent strength and aerial ability, will grab a few goals. For a little while it looked like he was going to bloom into something more than that, but in the main he's always been a bit like he is now (albeit when he was younger I would say he worked harder).

I'd say his best performances came against defenders he could bully and put under pressure with his physicality, similar to somebody like Antonio at West Ham.

Doesn't seem to have that in him these days, though.

 

[Frenk]

He isn’t going to suddenly magically change into some superstar striker. I have a feeling there are some that still think he is. It’s time to wish him the best, and move on.

 

[pfim]

We need new strikers. Have done for 5 years.
But here is a fine line thing between strikers sitting around the bottom of the table with us. Lets look at Mateta at palace. No great shakes as a striker. 6 goals. Scored last night in the win at leicester. His goals directly putting points on the board. Just that alone is the difference between sitting on 16/17 points and 23/24 like palace are. Calvert lewin is our main starter up top. 17 of the 20 games this season. Points gained through his goals? None.
Beto has put 1 point on the board directly through his goals. The draw against Fulham. And he didnt even start that game.
Calvert lewin is a better player technically than Beto but his contribution to points on the board this season is virtually nil. There's that little difference last night when he put the ball 6 feet over the bar. The little difference of your striker nicks you a point.
He hasnt got it in him.

Beto isn't the answer. There's a reason he doesn't play. Neither one is good enough, debating the merits of one over the other at this point is a bit silly.

 

[Kurt.]

Kdb, salah and odagard are probably what we need to get dcl into double figures

Carol vorderman couldn’t get him to double figures

 

[Gilbert..]

Beto isn't the answer. There's a reason he doesn't play. Neither one is good enough, debating the merits of one over the other at this point is a bit silly.

They're both poor. We have to choose who the best of the poorest is.
I thought that was quite obvious.
Clearly not lol

 

[pfim]

They're both poor. We have to choose who the best of the poorest is.
I thought that was quite obvious.
Clearly not lol

Deck chairs on the Titanic and such.

 

[Gilbert..]

Deck chairs on the Titanic and such.

Well when we can change the whole squad we'll post about them.
In the meantime we're posting about whats available.
Thanks for coming though.

 

[JelavicBrate2]

I'm not sure people can carry of defending him, the usual "He doesn't get any service". But when does like last night, he still manages to miss. I'm convinced Beto, Chermiti or Broja would of scored that late chance. When Broja came on at Arsenal, he did more when he came on, than DCL did in whole game.

 

[roy vernon]

When he's at his very very best he's a real threat in the air, but I'm not sure he's ever really showed a consistent ability in that regard. He's certainly never been anything like a Ferguson or Fellaini who you just assumed would win virtually every header. For me he's always just been a bit of workhorse type striker - a bit of pace, decent strength and aerial ability, will grab a few goals. For a little while it looked like he was going to bloom into something more than that, but in the main he's always been a bit like he is now (albeit when he was younger I would say he worked harder).

I'm not sure, for a couple of years he rose as high as anyone I've seen at Everton since Alex Young, his leap and ability to time it was very good.

 

[Efcjake]

Sixteen matches.


What a striker

 

[Vintage]

He is 5th this season for big chances missed with 11. Which is quite remarkable given how few chances we actually create.

Big Chances Missed - Premier League Player Stats

View stats for big chances missed by Premier League players for 2023/24 and previous seasons, on the official website of the Premier League.

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He also doesn't really ever score a half chance or make a goal for himself. So to have only 2 goals but 11 clear chances missed, is absolutely not good enough. And it also shows the service argument is not really true - for every goal scored, there are 5 or 6 big chances missed according to these statistics.

It was a big mistake not to let him leave last summer and to take whatever money we could get.

Doesn't score one on ones either

 

[Efcjake]

That's right. All of the rest of you are waking up to the fact he's actually crap and has been for years.

It's not the manager, or the tactics, or the other players, or the pitch, or the kit man.

He's a dog muck striker these days and it's been the case for four seasons.

 

[Joey66]

1 Goal. He's started 1 game.
You're like a broken record with that penalty lol
Your boy Dominic has contributed 0 points with his goals this season. Zero.
Shocking stat.

He missed a pen, a vital one OK - the only teams defences he out wits are league 1 ..... his only goal in the prem I could have scored it FGS ....

 

[Gilbert..]

He missed a pen, a vital one OK - the only teams defences he out wits are league 1 ..... his only goal in the prem I could have scored it FGS ....

You keep going joey. Your dedication to flogging a dead horse is very commendable

 

[Joey66]

You keep going joey. Your dedication to flogging a dead horse is very commendable

DM has lowered Beto's price tag from 15 million to 10 million after 2 days of seeing him in training & the best offer is 5 million off Florentina.... says it all ....