2017/18 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Nymzee]

Check that math again. 4 goals in 1684 mins. And if you do it that way he’s still half as productive as Oumar.

8 goals, 6 assists and a few pennos in 2,269 (25 games) in all competitions isn't bad when you probs weren't expecting to play much mind!

 

[MACCA75]

Dont get this scapegoat thing. Many players arent performing.

However its many peoples belief that this lad is just not good enough for the premiership And thats a fair point.

He is rubbish out wide. And that not his fault. He is a cf. He shouldnt be picked out wide.

For me he doesnt start. Tosun is a much better option as we need goals and he has caliber to score. Maybe dlc will be decent in the future. I still believe he will make a decent living out of it but for me in the championship or lower premier. He just wont score enough goals for a top team.

He works hard and i give him credit for that.

Exactly this mate. I’ve read that he’s being singled out, scapegoated, that he gets ‘vile abuse’. That people expect him to score 20 goals..

All absolute nonsense. Some of us just think Tosun and Niasse are better options and he offers absolutely nothing out wide.

Anyone who is in the Everton side will have their performances debated on an Everton forum.

 

[Abraders]

Exactly this mate. I’ve read that he’s being singled out, scapegoated, that he gets ‘vile abuse’. That people expect him to score 20 goals..

All absolute nonsense. Some of us just think Tosun and Niasse are better options and he offers absolutely nothing out wide.

Anyone who is in the Everton side will have their performances debated on an Everton forum.

Thing is Macca, absolutely nobody comes into this thread and just gives a reasoned response saying they'd prefer Tosun/Niasse to start. They literally just scream about how they think DCL isn't good enough, which is far from the truth.

I rate the lad and it's his first proper season and he's done well. He would benefit from playing up top alongside another striker, perhaps him and Tosun.

 

[Nyhus]

He’s been playing better than we expected before the start of the season, but he’s still not good enough to be our main striker. Would love for us to loan him out to a weak PL outfit next season where he would be their main man for the whole season.

 

[carolinablue232]

8 goals, 6 assists and a few pennos in 2,269 (25 games) in all competitions isn't bad when you probs weren't expecting to play much mind!

As I’ve said, he’s performed as well as could be expected. That doesnt mean he’s performed anywhere near well enough. People always complain when we sign players who the top 6 wouldn’t consider. He’d not be in the squad for those sides, yet he starts quite often for Everton. Why is that acceptable?

 

[carolinablue232]

Thing is Macca, absolutely nobody comes into this thread and just gives a reasoned response saying they'd prefer Tosun/Niasse to start. They literally just scream about how they think DCL isn't good enough, which is far from the truth.

I rate the lad and it's his first proper season and he's done well. He would benefit from playing up top alongside another striker, perhaps him and Tosun.

It’s not slating the lad. It’s saying that he’s less productive than a crap Niasse. So maybe he needs time to develop away from Everton.

 

[Papa Shango]

He’s been playing better than we expected before the start of the season, but he’s still not good enough to be our main striker. Would love for us to loan him out to a weak PL outfit next season where he would be their main man for the whole season.

We ARE a weak PL outfit...

 

[Lanolin]

Thing is Macca, absolutely nobody comes into this thread and just gives a reasoned response saying they'd prefer Tosun/Niasse to start. They literally just scream about how they think DCL isn't good enough, which is far from the truth.

I rate the lad and it's his first proper season and he's done well. He would benefit from playing up top alongside another striker, perhaps him and Tosun.

You're not looking very hard mate. I've gone back 2 pages and found all these posts which effectively say what you're claiming 'absolutely nobody' has said.

I can see both sides on this argument.

On one hand, for a young lad who we've asked a lot of he hasn't been too bad, has weighed in with some goals and some assists, and works hard for the team.

On the other, I think there's sometimes a tendency for some on here to talk about him as if he's an 18 year old local kid plucked out of the reserves because of an injury crisis, or a centre half that we're asking to play up front and be a nuisance. He's not though. He's being picked ahead of more senior players, and is on Premier League wages, so he should be judged the same as any other player in the team. I'm sure he'll improve as he gets older and more experienced, but in my opinion he hasn't contributed enough.

Reckon?

I like him and I think he's got potential, but the fact is he's a striker and he hasn't scored enough goals, regardless of age to have had a good season as a striker you need to have scored 10-15 goals

Let’s be honest with ourselves here. If we signed a forward player who scored at a rate of 1 in 7, heads would be rolling. People would be screaming for Walsh’s head, and he’d be written off. As it is he’s a young English lad with some talent and seems to get a pass because of that. He’s a fine player, but he’s not ready to lead a premier league line. Hes got potential but doesn’t score near enough given the minutes he’s had.

I don't think anyone is disputing that he isn't ready to lead the line for a Premier League team yet, but that's the situation that the staff at our club have forced him into this season and, considering this, he's done rather well.

Interesting to see Southgate potentially calling him up. More a statement as to the state of the England team that him I feel. That being said, while he hasn't set the prem alight this year, his play has improved immeasurably and he's still very young. Unfortunately, the fact that we didn't recruit anything like a suitable replacement for Lukaku has forced him to be used WAY more that he should have been. He's done well IMO all things considered and has grown with real world experience. He always seems to give 100% and that is more than can be said for most in the side. Hopefully we'll get a real striker in the summer that he can learn from and also shoulder the burden with.

Dont get this scapegoat thing. Many players arent performing.

However its many peoples belief that this lad is just not good enough for the premiership And thats a fair point.

He is rubbish out wide. And that not his fault. He is a cf. He shouldnt be picked out wide.

For me he doesnt start. Tosun is a much better option as we need goals and he has caliber to score. Maybe dlc will be decent in the future. I still believe he will make a decent living out of it but for me in the championship or lower premier. He just wont score enough goals for a top team.

He works hard and i give him credit for that.

 

[Abraders]

You're not looking very hard mate. I've gone back 2 pages and found all these posts which effectively say what you're claiming 'absolutely nobody' has said.

Alright maybe I'm exaggerating, but more often than not you'll find people simply slating the lad!

 

[Raino85]

Check that math again. 4 goals in 1684 mins. And if you do it that way he’s still half as productive as Oumar.

Sorry i counted cup games were he got 3 in the carling cup and 1 in europe

 

[Raino85]

8 goals, 6 assists and a few pennos in 2,269 (25 games) in all competitions isn't bad when you probs weren't expecting to play much mind!

Thats one in every 3.1 full matches

 

[evertondotcom]

He's scored about 5 premier league goals in 30 odd appearances

terrible

 

[Nymzee]

As I’ve said, he’s performed as well as could be expected. That doesnt mean he’s performed anywhere near well enough. People always complain when we sign players who the top 6 wouldn’t consider. He’d not be in the squad for those sides, yet he starts quite often for Everton. Why is that acceptable?

Who said it's acceptable he was starting? It was the club's fault not his. He only cost us £1.5m.

 

[EFC78]

8 goals, 6 assists and a few pennos in 2,269 (25 games) in all competitions isn't bad when you probs weren't expecting to play much mind!

He doesn't have 8 goals in 25 games. He has 4 in 25 in the league, and 8 in 37 in all competitions. 3 of those 8 were against awful opposition in Sunderland and Ruzomberok, and 2 more of them were pointless consolations (Chelsea at 2-0 down in the Cup in the last minute, and Arsenal when we were 4-0 down).

I think he's a promising young player who has some decent attributes and clearly managers seem to like him. His attitude must be excellent as well and I think he's a good squad player to have. I actually think people have been on harsh on him with his first half performance last week (out of position as well) as he linked up well with Tosun and helped out in a few dangerous moments.

His scoring record is poor though. He doesn't score in big moments and I can think of numerous occasions when he has wasted easy opportunities at crucial moments for us. Hull away last season he put a header wide in the final minute from about 5 yards out, and he should have got us the winner against Limassol at home where he missed another header. He needs to improve in this regard if he's going to play for us long term or for a top 10 side in the Premier League.

 

[Efcjake]

Oumar scores so Oumar starts.

Not good enough to be starting for us and definitely not on the wing.