He's gone backwards his kicking used to be so accurate they are like DCL long shots .......
8 goals though already for DCL ......
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8 goals though already for DCL ......
-Rob-
Player Valuation: £15m
I was never much of an admirer of Harry Kane when he first started scoring. He just didn't look like a good footballer so I put him down as a one session wonder. Obviously he grew in to being England's best striker over the last few years so I'm crossing my fingers that DCL can do the same.
I still don't look at Kane and see a good footballer but he bangs the goals in. I'd be more than happy if the footballing world outside of Everton looked at DCL the same way in a few years.
I still don't look at Kane and see a good footballer but he bangs the goals in. I'd be more than happy if the footballing world outside of Everton looked at DCL the same way in a few years.
irishtony1878
Player Valuation: £15m
I bought some humble pie on another thread.
The lad is doing well and slotting home with confidence.
He needs to keep doing the simple things well and consistently, i would love to be proved wrong every week.
The lad is doing well and slotting home with confidence.
He needs to keep doing the simple things well and consistently, i would love to be proved wrong every week.
Tipp blue
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
We cant give time to all young players, Sandro didn't get time, Kean it would appear won't get time Lookman didn't get time,it's not possible to give all young players time or we'd be relegated.. the club need to choose which to give time to and which to move on.. I wanted DCL to be one that was moved on as he was consistently rubbish at the time, and he's come good at the moment and hopefully it will continue.
Philw
Player Valuation: £50m
Initials are more like a courier company, which many would have said was fitting in the past...
Come on, he's only got half an open goal to aim at there!!
Seriously though, still feel ppl were a bit harsh on that one, and a picture doesn't tell the full story. Ball was bouncing awkwardly as he came in fast, and there are several players between him and the goal, 2/3 of which are moving towards the open area. Still should have done better, but it's not the glaring miss ppl made it out to be.
Tbh, he's added about £20m to his value recently....
Only if you want it as a reward...
The highlighted bit is key for me. In the past he needed to do more work for the team outside of the box. Now we are bossing games and have the quality to get the ball up the field without him running from touchline to touchline. If that wasn't the case he wouldn't be able to stick around the 18 yd box so much, no matter what his instructions.
Tipp blue
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
I stand by the comment as it was made at a time when he was playing rubbish, it was an accurate comment on how i felt when the comment was made.. I never said anywhere that I haven't changed my mind since..
Yarrgh
Player Valuation: £70m
I always suspected we'd see the best of him as he got to about 25-26 and that he could be a Didier Drogba type striker. But he'd have to improve year in and year out to get there, and that was a big gamble and in the short term he might not be the player of the right standard whilst he was in the early part of his career.
He has exceeded my expectations by some margin this year. I also suspect that he will not be Drogba-esque but more in the Inzaghi mode after some of the media comparisons last weekend. Either way, I'm very pleased with how he has developed and hope that he can continue to progress.
He has exceeded my expectations by some margin this year. I also suspect that he will not be Drogba-esque but more in the Inzaghi mode after some of the media comparisons last weekend. Either way, I'm very pleased with how he has developed and hope that he can continue to progress.
Here's the thing with Dom
It's not that people should have seen that he would become as good as he has, but rather they should have seen that he clearly had talent and we were regularly setting up the team in a way that would never get the best out of him, especially in the Silva days when he was so isolated he may as well have been in Timbutktu most of the time
However, too many of our online fan base will write a young player off, even if they show clear talent as Dom did, because they don't come out of the box fully formed, and that needs to stop. Trying to get people to admit that Silva's system was wrong was like pulling teeth, because people had already made their minds up that it was Dom's fault and they just wouldn't budge
No one is saying that you have to be demanding all the kids play every week, but when they do play, grade them on a curve and take into account the fact that they will not be a finished product. It's better to back the kids when they do play instead of trying to find reasons to tear them down. And if they start delivering, as Dom was doing last season, stop looking for ways to excuse/ignore it and instead give them their fair props
Too many people made the incorrect decision to write off Dom early doors and then outright refused to change their mind, no matter how much he improved. It got to a point where a minority were rooting for him to fail, just so they could say they were right all along. That particular sentiment amongst some of our online fan base needs to die and never return, and hopefully the success of Dom has gone some way to killing it off
It's not that people should have seen that he would become as good as he has, but rather they should have seen that he clearly had talent and we were regularly setting up the team in a way that would never get the best out of him, especially in the Silva days when he was so isolated he may as well have been in Timbutktu most of the time
However, too many of our online fan base will write a young player off, even if they show clear talent as Dom did, because they don't come out of the box fully formed, and that needs to stop. Trying to get people to admit that Silva's system was wrong was like pulling teeth, because people had already made their minds up that it was Dom's fault and they just wouldn't budge
No one is saying that you have to be demanding all the kids play every week, but when they do play, grade them on a curve and take into account the fact that they will not be a finished product. It's better to back the kids when they do play instead of trying to find reasons to tear them down. And if they start delivering, as Dom was doing last season, stop looking for ways to excuse/ignore it and instead give them their fair props
Too many people made the incorrect decision to write off Dom early doors and then outright refused to change their mind, no matter how much he improved. It got to a point where a minority were rooting for him to fail, just so they could say they were right all along. That particular sentiment amongst some of our online fan base needs to die and never return, and hopefully the success of Dom has gone some way to killing it off
He’s made me look a dope for sure. He’s got certain limitations as practically all players have but he’s got what all great proper strikers have, an innate understanding of where to be to get goals, and right now, playing full of confidence and in a team and system that is able to get the best of him, he’s getting the rewards.
Delighted to be as wrong about him as I was.
Delighted to be as wrong about him as I was.
Ruining Dave's wank logic since 2017.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
He went off early but had been immense in the short few minutes he was on the pitch. Very involved. Look forward to having him back.Yep, according to Squawka he had 2 touches. Running the game he was.www.grandoldteam.com
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Alli and Vardy are freak occurrences. Maybe DCL will be in the end. Can't slate us from signing from League 1 clubs when others have done it to success.
Calling Dom a "pudding" might go down as the stupidest comment in GOT history
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