2024/25 Dominic Calvert-Lewin



Just watched his interview on the high performance podcast on Youtube.
I felt like as soon as I saw that he had done this, that he will be leaving. This is very much him and his agents putting himself in the shop window, reminding people of the "good times" he has had, focussing on playing for Carlo, scoring on his England debut, etc. Minimising the comments he has made in the past around his mental health, so that clubs don't discount him as having the "wrong mentality".
I thought it was telling when he was asked what he wanted next, either at Everton or if he signed for another club and he mentioned Champions League football. There is nothing wrong with ambition, and he has been linked with Newcastle, so I would not be surprised if he joined them as a replacement for Callum Wilson.

I wish him well in the future, just not when he plays against us
 
ElGato said:
I've always championed Dom. Think he's got all the attributes of a great No.9; quick and a threat in behind, works both centre halves and both channels behind the full backs, but is also good in the air and can hold the ball up. Would be a nightmare to play against on that basis. Carlo also worked hard on his one and two touch finishing and movement inside the box - the more cerebral stuff - which I think was the only thing missing from his natural physical game.

People might point to him only having one good scoring season with us. I would point to that being the only season he's had as a grown-up no.9 in an Everton shirt where there has been any quality of supply behind him, and an actual plan to get the ball into the net in open play. As others have rightly highlighted, he's had to endure 2 or 3 seasons now with zero creativity in behind him, with instinctively negative tactics, all while playing without any competition or support, being rushed back from injury too soon and unable to gather any real rhythm. It's easy to forget context when simply looking at the numbers - which is imo the biggest blight on the modern football narrative. Anyone can google some stats and let that inform their opinion without ever having watched a full 90 minutes (C.F. every [s*** language removed] youtube podcast).

HOWEVER (and it is a big however) all the above has sadly happened. It would be equally as foolish to want to keep Dom in the side because of a season he had once under a world class manager, injury free and with a wealth of attacking talent behind him. Recent historical precedent indicates that he can no longer string together enough games in a row to get into a rhythm (our fault for overplaying him when injured) and that the absence of goals has affected his confidence - squandering what chances he does get, when he does play. Sometimes people forget that all strikers miss chances. People talk about that Villa game, forgetting that he only had one real chance. Watkins also missed two sitters in that game (including a genuine open goal?) but had about 6 chances, taking one. However if you can't play enough in a team that creates enough chances then I) you need to be more lethal; and/or II) you need to have greater mental resilience to persevere. Dom doesn't appear to have either of those qualities. Beto, for instance, does - making him a better fit for us.

Weirdly he'll probably go somewhere else and play well - and everyone will wonder why we booted him - but I've reached the conclusion that if he stays, regardless of the circumstances, he'll continue to play poorly. In other words, he needs to leave, for us and him.
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Well, you say all that. Thing is though, he gets chances and invariably misses. He's had enough chances over the last few years to at least weigh in with a not very spectacular return of 10 goals in a season. It's not good enough. We've seen players at Ipswich and Luton out score him in the last couple of seasons.
 

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