Dominic Calvert-Lewin watch

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I can't say I've done the most thorough research, but...

...my preliminary look suggests those players in bold scored a total of 112 competitive goals between them. That's 4.86 goals each on average. Sigh!

I'll bet Lukaku skews that HEAVILY.

 

[Papa Shango]

Cos they have gash movement in front of them. You see it every game. Midfielder looks up for a forward pass and Barry/ Beto are in a position where they’ll be easily dispossessed or the pass intercepted.

Maybe it's a bit of both?

We constantly over/under hit passes in the final third. If we do put a good ball in the striker will generally miss anyway.

 

[Daytripper]

i know mate ( i’m talking more about )

his aerial threat and bringing others into play etc

( when on it )

He was nicknamed Bambi by some of our fans because of his inability to do some of what you say consistently and he would fall over .

The best game he ever had for Everton was against Liverpool when he was superb in his overall play.

 

[matty1878]

He was nicknamed Bambi by some of our fans because of his inability to do some of what you say consistently and he would fall over .

The best game he ever had for Everton was against Liverpool when he superb in his overall play.

i don’t agree

 

[Daytripper]

i don’t agree

Sound

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Why can DCL move for Leeds but couldn’t move for us for the last five seasons?

Well he was mostly injured, our football was terrible with everything booted forward in the hope of a lucky flick and we had the likes of Harrison, Doucoure, Iwobi, Lundstrom(or whatever he was called) Gray, McNeil etc.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Well he was mostly injured, our football was terrible with everything booted forward in the hope of a lucky flick and we had the likes of Harrison, Doucoure, Iwobi, Lundstrom(or whatever he was called) Gray, McNeil etc.

Our football is still terrible.

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Well he was mostly injured, our football was terrible with everything booted forward in the hope of a lucky flick and we had the likes of Harrison, Doucoure, Iwobi, Lundstrom(or whatever he was called) Gray, McNeil etc.

Yeah we never had the quality of the mighty Leeds

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Firstly, whoever is calling that goal today a tap-in is being hugely disingenuous. Excellent finish, that.

I’m with @TheBigIguana in that he wouldn’t be getting these numbers if he’d stayed. He had scored one all season until he got some support up top, which our strikers still aren’t getting even though they’re ploughing that same old furrow of getting the ball pumped up at their head continuously.

Not saying Beto and/or Barry would post similar numbers if they got that same support, but I can’t confidently say they wouldn’t either.

We’ve been a hideous team for strikers to play for, probably since Carlo left.

 

[Nymzee]

At least this I know is honest.

Only person on the planet but I love him.

 

[maccavennie]

Nah our strikers struggle cos they’re terrible. We have the most creative midfield we’ve had in ages but our forwards are static and predictable. Watch the movement of a half decent forward like Watkins then look at the positions our lads get into. Beto runs towards groups of opposition players off the ball time and time again instead of into any space.
Decent full backs would help like.

I swear there was a moment in the first half where Beto was stood stationary, ball about 6yds away and it took him 2 seconds to move and I said to my lad "he's been standing there reading the advertisement boards and wondering why their stadium looks like a garden shed instead of concentrating on the football"

 

[tommye]

 

[Rob17896]

Just looked at a list of our transfers going back to Martinez.

Strikers/attackers:

1. Lukaku (my God, how we miss you, sweet prince)
2. Kone
3. Delefeou
4. Eto'o
5. Atsu
6. David Henen
7. Lenton
8. Niasse
9. Bolassie
10. Calvert-Lewin
11. Valencia
12. Lookman
13. Henry Onyekuru
14. Sandro Ramierez
15. Rooney (the fat old hair transplant version)
16. Tosun (bonus of many interesting new GOT posters)
17. Walcott
18. Richarlison
19. Moise Kean
20. Josh King
21. Townsend
22. Demari Gray
23. Salomon sodding Rondon (ffs)
24. James Rodriguez
25. Maupay (le furet)
26. Danjuma
27. Chermiti
28. Beto
29. Ndiaye
30. Broja
31. Barry

I could have included the likes of Gylfi and Dele Ali or Lindstrom, but my loose definition was those who were either played as strikers or wide forwards. Maybe James could come off that list of pain. But then, he's one of arguably 5 or 6 who offered any level of consistency, quality or joy in a blue shirt. Which is remarkable given he barely played a season.

Thats a terrible list, a savage indictment on our long term strategy (or lack of) for signing attackers.

Sobering.

James barely played at all. All a bit rough for him, fraud.

 

[Hellerad]

Good for Dom. Wish he’d have been able to do it for us, whatever the reasons he didn’t.

 

[MikeyMike]

Really pleased he's on a good run, he's a sound lad. Having said that, when he said today: "I like to think when I get service, I'm lethal in the box", I had to laugh.