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2017/18 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

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Doesn't score enough goals

Interesting this, I wasn't aware he had missed a load of sitters against Liverpool (2 shots on target) or the Geordies (Shocking game) but yeah lets slate the boy as he's not scoring goals when standing on the halfway line while were defending.
 
Doesn't score enough goals

Interesting this, I wasn't aware he had missed a load of sitters against Liverpool (2 shots on target) or the Geordies (Shocking game) but yeah lets slate the boy as he's not scoring goals when standing on the halfway line while were defending.

...I remember the same criticism being levelled at Graeme Sharp but Lineker, Gray, Heath and Cottee would pay testimony to his worth. I would like him to be on the front foot more to sniff out chances, though. I know he crossed the ball for the goal at Newcastle but the tap in Rooney got was the type he needs to prowl for. I also think he’s very decent in the air and needs to exploit that from an attacking crosses perspective.

It’s a dimension of his game I can see the coaches working on with him.
 
...I remember the same criticism being levelled at Graeme Sharp but Lineker, Gray, Heath and Cottee would pay testimony to his worth. I would like him to be on the front foot more to sniff out chances, though. I know he crossed the ball for the goal at Newcastle but the tap in Rooney got was the type he needs to prowl for. I also think he’s very decent in the air and needs to exploit that from an attacking crosses perspective.

It’s a dimension of his game I can see the coaches working on with him.

Alan Shearer - first 77 league games for Southampton - 10 goals, including when he was 20 (same age as Lewin) played 36 games in the league - scored 4 goals. his reputation at that age was massively enhanced when he finished top scorer at the under 21's tournament after that season, and the rest as they say is history...

At the same age Harry Kane had played 1 league game for Spurs, Linker at the same age for example i believe had played maybe 8-9 games for Leicester?

People aren't looking at him as a 20 year old kid starting week in week out - but instead comparing him to these players who where already 1-3 years older than he was by the time they started featuring in the side.

Be interesting how our fans would have treated that Shearer 36 games and only scoring 4 goals season, my guess is he would be having the exact same things said about him as Lewin is - if not worse.
 
Alan Shearer - first 77 league games for Southampton - 10 goals, including when he was 20 (same age as Lewin) played 36 games in the league - scored 4 goals. his reputation at that age was massively enhanced when he finished top scorer at the under 21's tournament after that season, and the rest as they say is history...

At the same age Harry Kane had played 1 league game for Spurs, Linker at the same age for example i believe had played maybe 8-9 games for Leicester?

People aren't looking at him as a 20 year old kid starting week in week out - but instead comparing him to these players who where already 1-3 years older than he was by the time they started featuring in the side.

Be interesting how our fans would have treated that Shearer 36 games and only scoring 4 goals season, my guess is he would be having the exact same things said about him as Lewin is - if not worse.

...it’s a very good point. Only observation I would make is he doesn’t hit the ‘heavy’ ball that the likes of Shearer and Kane do. Goalscorer like those naturally strike a ball very sweetly, just like Defoe et al. Little or no backlift in tight situations and the ball struck with surprising pace. I’m sure DCL has more goals in his locker, though.
 

Typical young player, comes in and out of various matches. No doubt he has improved over the last 10 matches and is naturally athletic, who is now winning and heading the ball more, what's not to like.
 
...it’s a very good point. Only observation I would make is he doesn’t hit the ‘heavy’ ball that the likes of Shearer and Kane do. Goalscorer like those naturally strike a ball very sweetly, just like Defoe et al. Little or no backlift in tight situations and the ball struck with surprising pace. I’m sure DCL has more goals in his locker, though.

Aye mate agree with that, tbh no one knows what he will end up becoming in reality, and a massive amount of that will be down to it's ultimately up to the players drive which none of us can know. IF he is willing to put the hard graft in to improve himself then he could go on to become a very decent striker in this league.

Same goes for all the younger lads tbh as well, Sterling for example has shown he is willing to do that at City, when most probably thought he would never be capable of rising to that challenge.
 
I'm sure Allardyce will utilise his aerial ability by getting more effective crosses into the box. If we can bring in an 'Andy Gray seasoned pro' type forward in January to help him, I'm sure he'd learn the 'craft' required to go up a level. Good times ahead for this lad.
 
He’s only a 20 year old kid apparently. Just thought i’d mention as nobody seems to have pointed it out. Christ.

I want more of a goal threat from our starting striker. Sue me.

If that means he develops in the U23’s or on loan somewhere, I couldn’t give a monkeys.
 

...it’s a very good point. Only observation I would make is he doesn’t hit the ‘heavy’ ball that the likes of Shearer and Kane do. Goalscorer like those naturally strike a ball very sweetly, just like Defoe et al. Little or no backlift in tight situations and the ball struck with surprising pace. I’m sure DCL has more goals in his locker, though.

Just been pointed out inthe post you replied to that Shearer and kane were hardly any better at DCL's age so when they were his age were they hitting the ball sweetly?
 
Alan Shearer - first 77 league games for Southampton - 10 goals, including when he was 20 (same age as Lewin) played 36 games in the league - scored 4 goals. his reputation at that age was massively enhanced when he finished top scorer at the under 21's tournament after that season, and the rest as they say is history...

At the same age Harry Kane had played 1 league game for Spurs, Linker at the same age for example i believe had played maybe 8-9 games for Leicester?

People aren't looking at him as a 20 year old kid starting week in week out - but instead comparing him to these players who where already 1-3 years older than he was by the time they started featuring in the side.

Be interesting how our fans would have treated that Shearer 36 games and only scoring 4 goals season, my guess is he would be having the exact same things said about him as Lewin is - if not worse.
I've seen very few people writing off his career though, most are just saying he's not good enough to be playing right now. None of what you've posted really refutes that does it?

I think he has some good attributes, and I've seen enough players blossom later to know that judging his future career now would be ridiculous, but I'm inclined to agree with those who don't believe he offers enough right at this moment.

I hate this “doesn’t score enough goals” crap. If we look over the course of the season he plays a major part in almost all of the goals we’ve scored.

He might not be Lukaku but without his contribution we would be fooked right now.
You're right, but we have to put it in context by saying that would always be the case with the way this team is set up.

We don't have a load of runners from midfield, our wingers aren't really wingers, and our full backs rarely venture forward, so the striker will inevitably be involved in most of our goals. If we class Rooney as a striker, only 3 of our league goals this season (excluding penalties) have come from non-strikers. All of those have come in the last 3 weeks. In terms of being directly involved in goals, DCL has been involved in 6, while Niasse has been involved in 5 (in around 1/3 of the gametime) and Rooney has been involved in 10, so I think it's a fair argument that he doesn't quite offer the level of threat we would like. That's no slight on him, it's to be expected at his age, but it's understandable that many fans would like to see someone up there who looks a bit more threatening.
 
Just been pointed out inthe post you replied to that Shearer and kane were hardly any better at DCL's age so when they were his age were they hitting the ball sweetly?

..that striking ability tends to be natural, supported by years of street footy so it will have been there for Kane and Shearer. They were probably prolific goalscorer at schoolboy and youth level before they made the step up. Fowler was similar, hardly any backlift but the ball travels so sweetly. Saw Fowler playing in the Lancashire League at Bellefield and he was very good. Yakubu was another of those.

Lineker and Rush were a little different (in my opinion). Those two were absolute predators, based on super quick reaction. Most of the goals they scored were just inside the post, they had a picture in their mind where the goal is and where the goalie would be.
 
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