Matt Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 pete0 and Hafnia 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 What a fucking shit show. Jesus Christ. Romey 1878, Matt, Sibdane and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 I blame Sam Allardyce. If he never "didn't sign Tosun" and was a generally shite manager we wouldn't be having all this.... Me and MJB made the first positive comments about DCL so we own him now.... All ours ner ner ne ner ner I drafted Patrick Mahomes in his rookie season.... Imagine what an unbearable prick I was in our fantasy league? pete0, StevO and markjazzbassist 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Hafnia said: Imagine what an unbearable prick I was in our fantasy league? How would we know the difference? Hope you take that with the jest intended. Matt and Hafnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 27, 2020 Report Share Posted September 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, StevO said: How would we know the difference? Hope you take that with the jest intended. I was expecting that the second I pressed send haha.... StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Hafnia said: I blame Sam Allardyce. If he never "didn't sign Tosun" and was a generally shite manager we wouldn't be having all this.... Me and MJB made the first positive comments about DCL so we own him now.... All ours ner ner ne ner ner I drafted Patrick Mahomes in his rookie season.... Imagine what an unbearable prick I was in our fantasy league? yeah i've always liked DCL. i can't remember if it was last year or the year before he came in for the first preseason match and it looked like he spent the whole summer hitting the weight room and slamming protein shakes. he was busting out of his kit top. it showed his determination to improve. every year since then he's come in even more buff from preseason, he isn't sitting on a beach in the summer, i love that about him. now look at him, shoving CB's aside with ease, no more string bean here, he's a proper 9 now throwing his weight around. Wiggytop, Matt and Hafnia 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggytop Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 I’m sure I’ve written sometime earlier on this thread, I saw him at the end of a game a couplee of seasons ago, he gave his shirt to a lad in the Gwladys St end, without his short he was incredibly toned, like a flippin washboard, since then he’s bulked out and remained ripped giving him so much upper body strength and He’s still very quick running. The last 15 minutes on Saturday he played a brilliant CF game, chased everything and won fouls slowing down any momentum Palace had. markjazzbassist and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2020/sep/28/premier-league-10-talking-points-from-the-weekend-action Quote 3) Ancelotti turning Calvert-Lewin into a proper target man Amid his recent goal rush, it is easy to forget Dominic Calvert‑Lewin first broke into the Everton side as a winger. Only now is he coming of age as a centre-forward, a transformation driven as much by tactics as by technique. “He’s more focused in the box,” says the manager, Carlo Ancelotti, who has increasingly used Calvert-Lewin as a lone target man, with Richarlison in more of a support role. “He doesn’t spend a lot of energy outside the box.” This is borne out in the early numbers: while Calvert-Lewin is taking 4.3 shots per 90 minutes (compared to 2.9 last season), his passing stats and build-up play are well down, suggesting a player sharpening to a point: a forward increasingly focused on goalscoring output. Against Crystal Palace he had only 35 touches, fewer than any other Everton player, even Jordan Pickford. But most importantly, four of them were shots. Ignore the first bit, because that didn't happen. Bailey, StevO, markjazzbassist and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FairWooney Posted September 28, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 flicked through this, so we're in agreement Dom should be benched next week for Tosun and Sandro should be brought in as first option to come on? If we create enough chances that he can afford the odd miss while still scoring every week then we're doing a good job. He'll only keep improving his finishing the more he bangs them in. You only have to look at how many chances Salah and Mane have and miss to know that a good side doesn't need to score every chance to be successful. I'd be more concerned about Richarlison's wasted chances than DCL but I'm sure he'll start putting them away again soon. Romey 1878, nutmegwolf203, markjazzbassist and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1982 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 He’s on fire!!! markjazzbassist and Quinn31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC11 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Scoring for fun. Hats off to the lad but more over he must be so pleased with the service he’s getting markjazzbassist, nutmegwolf203 and Matt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Wonder if he will get his call up now. I’d be made up for him, but honestly if he misses this call up I’d be relieved, the lad is going to need a bit of rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Did well again. He needs to work on his shooting from distance or just fuck it off and get in the box Well done Dom, 2 really nice goals and a poachers effort. Bailey and MC11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hes now scored over half the goals he totalled last season in less than 1/8th of games! Getting more and more impressed with his improvement in his finishing week by week. nutmegwolf203, markjazzbassist and London Blue 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Anyone still swap him for Harry Kane? Spurs had a boss midfield, were now seeing what DCL can do with one. markjazzbassist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Every time this thread gets updated I just smile. I feel like a proud dad . Wiggytop and nutmegwolf203 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevO Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Brilliant again, fox in the box. If he could pass it when he’s outside the box it would also be nice. Hard to complain at the moment though. Bailey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 2 hours ago, pete0 said: Anyone still swap him for Harry Kane? Spurs had a boss midfield, were now seeing what DCL can do with one. Yes. He doesn’t work as hard as DCL defensively or with his hold up play but he’s been a consistently great finisher for years. Love DCL but Kane has been an elite striker in the league for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, SpartyBlue said: Yes. He doesn’t work as hard as DCL defensively or with his hold up play but he’s been a consistently great finisher for years. Love DCL but Kane has been an elite striker in the league for a long time. I really hope you’re on the windup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyBlue Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, Matt said: I really hope you’re on the windup This shouldn’t be controversial. Kane is one of the all time great strikers in premier league history. He won the golden boot in consecutive years and has a chance to be the all-time leading scorer in the PL before his career is done. He should pretty easily end up #2 at worst. Love DCL and his consistent improvement but it’s not a fair or objective comparison at this point. He’s had an outstanding start to the season but anyone who thinks he’s now a better striker than Kane because of that is drinking the kool-aid a bit in my opinion. It’s a great month vs. a great 6 years. StevO, Palfy and Bailey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, SpartyBlue said: This shouldn’t be controversial. Kane is one of the all time great strikers in premier league history. He won the golden boot in consecutive years and has a chance to be the all-time leading scorer in the PL before his career is done. He should pretty easily end up #2 at worst. Love DCL and his consistent improvement but it’s not a fair or objective comparison at this point. He’s had an outstanding start to the season but anyone who thinks he’s now a better striker than Kane because of that is drinking the kool-aid a bit in my opinion. It’s a great month vs. a great 6 years. I completely get what you are saying, and you are not knocking DCL in anyway by your opinion, he is having a fantastic run but he has to show this over an extended period before we can truly say he is equal or better than some of the great strikers who have played in our leagues. I believe he has everything in his armoury to achieve this, belief breeds success he now goes out with the belief he is going to score today, that belief is bringing his strikers instinct to the fore you can see he is naturally getting himself in the right place at the right time, he’s not second guessing himself by going into the wrong area’s or spending to much time outside the area trying to force something to happen, which we have seen a lot of in the past, when he was working hard but hardly in the area. We have a fantastic talent on our hands is it fair at this stage of his career to compare him with the likes of Kane and what he has achieved over the years no I don’t think so, but in time could he prove himself to be equally as good or better yes I think so. And this is why consistency comes into play and his belief will spur his confidence and this will help his consistency stay at a level where he can become a world class striker. StevO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Kanes lost a yard of pace, but will still rattle in 20+ goals a season even under mourinho. Mourinho has him I said at the start that DCL could become a methodical finisher and elevate his game through hard work like Kane did. Not an easy thing to do but it looks like he has .... That England callup looks like it's arrived - wish I put a bet on it. He's not a natural finisher, nor is he a good ball striker like Kane but he is as disciplined as they come and learns every day. I'm glad we never made him a midfield player or sent him to Burnley pete0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 6 hours ago, SpartyBlue said: This shouldn’t be controversial. Kane is one of the all time great strikers in premier league history. He won the golden boot in consecutive years and has a chance to be the all-time leading scorer in the PL before his career is done. He should pretty easily end up #2 at worst. Love DCL and his consistent improvement but it’s not a fair or objective comparison at this point. He’s had an outstanding start to the season but anyone who thinks he’s now a better striker than Kane because of that is drinking the kool-aid a bit in my opinion. It’s a great month vs. a great 6 years. Which means Kane (and I agree, he has been very good but not with the 6 year part, he was very similar to DCL starting off) is getting older and will get slower, whereas DCL is finding his feet. Nothing logical at for me, it’s completely illogical to trade past for present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post georgem123 Posted October 1, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 First Everton player to score two hat-tricks in the same month since Dixie Dean in November 1931! https://www.toffeeweb.com/history/records/hatricks.asp MikeO, Romey 1878, pete0 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Unsurprisingly got England call-up.....just don't hurt yourself Dom, it's only England. Cornish Steve and Hafnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Got his call up and deservedly so! Also Pickford and Keane called up too. Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Happy for the lad, but nervous for him. International football may not be the best stage for his attributes... I don't want him getting hammered with expectation. Matt and MC11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Hafnia said: Happy for the lad, but nervous for him. International football may not be the best stage for his attributes... I don't want him getting hammered with expectation. If there’s one thing I’m not worried about is his confidence being knocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 Fully deserved and I hope he gets a chance to show everyone else what we already know. Matt, pete0 and StevO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: Fully deserved and I hope he gets a chance to show everyone else what we already know. Agree, but (and I’ve not followed for years) can provide the service for him? Sterling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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