Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Gwlad]

Do VAR have the final say on whose goal it is? 

[duncanmckenzieismagic]

4 hours ago, plaidharper said:

Thought his performance was improved yesterday but that whole claiming to the ref the goal was mine rubbed me the wrong way.  Let's hope he isn't injured and can keep up the work rate, keep ego in check, and actually score a real goal next game.

(man I am dreading Thursday...)

I think just about every centre forward in football would be claiming that tbf 

[plaidharper]

19 hours ago, duncanmckenzieismagic said:

I think just about every centre forward in football would be claiming that tbf 

Think it was more about how he went about it than the claim itself but I get what ya mean.

[Bailey]

8 hours ago, plaidharper said:

Think it was more about how he went about it than the claim itself but I get what ya mean.

I was a bit surprised about it too.

I get it, but I just found it a strange one in the situation. 

[Hafnia]

9 hours ago, Bailey said:

I was a bit surprised about it too.

I get it, but I just found it a strange one in the situation. 

I have kept more quiet about it than I wanted to as there were more things to get pissed off about in that game. 
 

for me though it is indicative of the players priorities.  Never mind telling that gobshite of a ref it was your goal and pointing to a part of your chest where it may have brushed. Richarlison had the last meaningful touch on it… he has run himself into the ground while you have been on the bench and not trusted to put in a shift.  
 

he was giving it the escort pat on the head to branthwaite as if to say “never mind mate” when he should have been tearing into Oliver.  Then at the end of the game he was all smiley and never mind and laughing off his goal claim. 
 

we are in the trenches and we don’t need this shit. 

 

[Romey 1878]

https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2620630/lampard-buoyed-by-key-everton-figure-return

[Shukes]

It was going wide until it hit DCL
he doesn’t touch it…. It’s not a goal?

[Hafnia]

1 hour ago, Shukes said:

It was going wide until it hit DCL
he doesn’t touch it…. It’s not a goal?

Was it? I don’t think so, nor do I care.  I actually think the free kick taker probably had more claim for it but I don’t see them trying to claim it. 
 

in the interview after the game dom should have said “we lost the game so I’m not discussing who scored”.  The fact that he was giving it the cheeky smiles and all that bollocks pissed me off. 

[London Blue]

4 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Was it? I don’t think so, nor do I care.  I actually think the free kick taker probably had more claim for it but I don’t see them trying to claim it. 
 

in the interview after the game dom should have said “we lost the game so I’m not discussing who scored”.  The fact that he was giving it the cheeky smiles and all that bollocks pissed me off. 

To be fair Haff everything DCL does piss's you off.

[dunlopp9987]

35 minutes ago, London Blue said:

To be fair Haff everything DCL does piss's you off.

Took the words right out of my mouth

[Matt]

6 hours ago, Hafnia said:

Was it? I don’t think so, nor do I care.  I actually think the free kick taker probably had more claim for it but I don’t see them trying to claim it. 
 

in the interview after the game dom should have said “we lost the game so I’m not discussing who scored”.  The fact that he was giving it the cheeky smiles and all that bollocks pissed me off. 

Well not really, since it wasn't on target. But not going to stand in the way of your crusade, we all need a way to get the stress out at the moment. 

[Hafnia]

1 hour ago, Matt said:

Well not really, since it wasn't on target. But not going to stand in the way of your crusade, we all need a way to get the stress out at the moment. 

It barely touched him if at all. So I don’t see how it was gonna miss. 

[Shukes]

7 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

It barely touched him if at all. So I don’t see how it was gonna miss. 

Watch the replay mate. The one from behind the goal shows it going wide until the touch. 

[Shukes]

Not sure why we’re arguing our own player scoring a goal to be honest. I couldn’t care of it’s Tosun coming on to score as long as it’s a goal.

[Shukes]

Ahh got you. Didn’t see that, only saw the bit just after he scored…. Where we were winning. 
Actually just tried looking through highlights to see if it’s on there. 
 

But seems cameramen didn’t see it either. So I’ll have to take your work for it. If he is t with us…. Then surely he will be gone in a month or so.

[Matt]

7 hours ago, RPG said:

I think the point that is being made is that DCL seemed more concerned about claiming the goal than the fact that Everton lost a very important match. I agree with your comments about not caring who scores as long as the ball is in the back of the net. Sadly, DCL does not appear to agree with you.

What, because he's a positive character and gave an interview in a positive way when positivity is 100% the attitude required rather than dipping heads under pressure? A striker who's been injured most of the season and hasn't scored as many as a result claims a goal? Jesus fucking wept. 

[Hafnia]

9 hours ago, Shukes said:

Not sure why we’re arguing our own player scoring a goal to be honest. I couldn’t care of it’s Tosun coming on to score as long as it’s a goal.

That’s exactly my point!!! He’s the only the only one who seemed to care about that.
 
At the point the game was on the restart, instead of giving it the clap and shout “lads, we go again, straight back at these!”  he was claiming a slight touch. 
 

the likes of vvd, he gets the attention of the team mates and rechannels them to get back at it - dom is shouting the ref to claim the goal. Don’t get it, 

[Hafnia]

16 minutes ago, Matt said:

What, because he's a positive character and gave an interview in a positive way when positivity is 100% the attitude required rather than dipping heads under pressure? A striker who's been injured most of the season and hasn't scored as many as a result claims a goal? Jesus fucking wept. 

Matt, twitter was trending after he scored. Arsenal fans funny enough made the bulk of the comments saying the couldn’t believe a team that needs a win has a striker quibbling over a goal.

bare in mind arsenal were desperate for us to win as they don’t want us desperate for a win on last game. 
 

I played footy for amateur level for years and if a player did that in a critical match the team would have gone berserk.  
 

It’s divisive….  what if Richarlison fumed about it? Let’s be fair he would have a right. He’s worked himself into the ground, played like a warrior with a bad ankle and dcl is more concerned with taking credit for a goal.  Dcl should have left it till after the game. Stupid. 

[Matt]

8 minutes ago, Hafnia said:

Matt, twitter was trending after he scored. Arsenal fans funny enough made the bulk of the comments saying the couldn’t believe a team that needs a win has a striker quibbling over a goal.

bare in mind arsenal were desperate for us to win as they don’t want us desperate for a win on last game. 
 

I played footy for amateur level for years and if a player did that in a critical match the team would have gone berserk.  
 

It’s divisive….  what if Richarlison fumed about it? Let’s be fair he would have a right. He’s worked himself into the ground, played like a warrior with a bad ankle and dcl is more concerned with taking credit for a goal.  Dcl should have left it till after the game. Stupid. 

Twitter is a cesspool of idiocy so wouldn't use that as a go to to back up your argument. 

Like I said, you need your sacrificial lamb, it had been Pickford but now it's DCL. If it helps with the stress I'm not gonna argue with you at this point, we all need an outlet. 

[Matt]

2 minutes ago, RPG said:

The DCL antics after he scored were ok by me as we had just gone 1-0 up - though I'm not sure how Richarlison might feel about it. But to still have the same attitude after we lost seems a bit 'me first, team second' and I don't like that attitude.

But I'll forgive him if he bags the winner tonight.

Fair enough. For me he was being himself; positive and confident. We absolutely need that character and mentality. Would you rather he'd been dejected and looked like there was no hope left?

[Hafnia]

2 hours ago, Matt said:

Twitter is a cesspool of idiocy so wouldn't use that as a go to to back up your argument. 

Like I said, you need your sacrificial lamb, it had been Pickford but now it's DCL. If it helps with the stress I'm not gonna argue with you at this point, we all need an outlet. 

You know what Matt, take a look at my supposed lambs…..

kenwright, Lukaku, Pickford, DCL…..  you saying I was wrong at the time of criticism? Have I always been against DCL? - no.  Am I against Pickford now? No. 
 

just because I have a barometer for bad attitude/ineptitude which is set a bit lower than you doesn’t make me wrong.  I am lucky to have seen our club to win 2 leagues in 3 years and I can say that we had a team that had more guts and determination than we did in terms of talent. 
 

maybe my issue is I know and seen what made Everton winners and the aforementioned names have at times or most of the time shown a distinct lack of those qualities…… I mean you don’t end up being trophyless for 27 years and battling relegation when you have £500m worth of outlay which has not been reflected in the professionalism and performance on and off the pitch. 
 

So, till we have all components of our club working like a cohesive, organised, professional and effective unit… you may find me getting irritated at keepers having battles with opposing fans, chairmen who tell lies, players thinking only of themselves. 
 

if we have a few more fans who set the barometer of intolerance a bit lower we may find that we demand more and get more. 

 

[Matt]

1 hour ago, Hafnia said:

You know what Matt, take a look at my supposed lambs…..

kenwright, Lukaku, Pickford, DCL…..  you saying I was wrong at the time of criticism? Have I always been against DCL? - no.  Am I against Pickford now? No. 
 

just because I have a barometer for bad attitude/ineptitude which is set a bit lower than you doesn’t make me wrong.  I am lucky to have seen our club to win 2 leagues in 3 years and I can say that we had a team that had more guts and determination than we did in terms of talent. 
 

maybe my issue is I know and seen what made Everton winners and the aforementioned names have at times or most of the time shown a distinct lack of those qualities…… I mean you don’t end up being trophyless for 27 years and battling relegation when you have £500m worth of outlay which has not been reflected in the professionalism and performance on and off the pitch. 
 

So, till we have all components of our club working like a cohesive, organised, professional and effective unit… you may find me getting irritated at keepers having battles with opposing fans, chairmen who tell lies, players thinking only of themselves. 
 

if we have a few more fans who set the barometer of intolerance a bit lower we may find that we demand more and get more. 

 

Wasn't having a go. You just seem to giving DCL all the negativity rather than being balanced. You've always done it, Lukaku vs Kone. 1 was scoring all our goals, the other wasn't but you liked Kones attitude more and disliked Lukakus so he was shit and should be dumped despite him winning us points. You didn't like Pickfords attitude but didn't go after the defence or mid. You don't like DCLs perceived nonchalance so you're having a go at him even though his touch helped it in and despite there being worse players. You just always need a focal point for your anger and frustration and it inevitably becomes OTT. But like i said I'm not here to argue, we all need an outlet at the moment 

 

[Matt]

3 hours ago, RPG said:

No, I wouldn't. But it would have been nice if he had said something like 'Its always nice to score but I'd happily trade my goal if it meant we got the 3 points instead. But, we go again on Thursday and it really doesn't matter who scores as long as we win.'

Fair enough. Just think people are overreacting and reading too much into things because it's a stressful time. 

[London Blue]

2 hours ago, Hafnia said:

if we have a few more fans who set the barometer of intolerance a bit lower we may find that we demand more and get more. 

 

Trouble is Haff, if the bar is set too low then the club can become toxic, players become afraid to express themselves for fear of having the crowd have a go at them. Players confidence falls the fans have more of a go and players wont want to come here.

You strike me as a 0 or 100 type person, someone is either great a top player, or they are crap every perceived fault or weakness is highlighted and magnified. Reality operates in-between, good players have slumps in form, that does not ,make them crap, just out of form.  Someone who has a positive outlook can be out of form and allowed to still be positive and does not have to look like someone stole crashed into their car.  

[Hafnia]

2 hours ago, London Blue said:

Trouble is Haff, if the bar is set too low then the club can become toxic, players become afraid to express themselves for fear of having the crowd have a go at them. Players confidence falls the fans have more of a go and players wont want to come here.

You strike me as a 0 or 100 type person, someone is either great a top player, or they are crap every perceived fault or weakness is highlighted and magnified. Reality operates in-between, good players have slumps in form, that does not ,make them crap, just out of form.  Someone who has a positive outlook can be out of form and allowed to still be positive and does not have to look like someone stole crashed into their car.  

Not really.  I’ll let you take iwobi, Richarlison, Gordon as examples.   Been solid and reliable performers of recent I’ve not gone overboard on them and I’ve not been harsh on them. 
 

reality is the best level of our better performers needs to the be the minimum for everyone. 

[dunlopp9987]

LEGEND

[Newty82]

I've swerved all convo around DCL. Seen snippets on here and online and agree with none of it.

Always been a fan. Couldn't give a fuck what he wears, how long his hair is or anything like that.

He's had an unfortunate season and - not surprisingly - has been getting better and better with game time. Then he puts the cherry on top.

Stronger with him than without.

[London Blue]

Hey Haff, DCL says to go fuck yourself!!

[dunlopp9987]

On 15/05/2022 at 13:02, MC11 said:

Crap! 

This hasn't aged well

[Romey 1878]

I thought he was outstanding tonight. He won so many headers and flick ons that it's clear to me that he just hasn't been able to get fully fit until now. That was a Dom physically ready to go and give it all. It's never been about a lack of desire or effort, or distraction, just plain old fucking lack of fitness.