Dominic Calvert-Lewin was subjected to one of his most scathing reviews of the season during a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City for Everton.
Up against the current Premier League champions, the 26-year-old managed just 27 touches, keeping a 27 per cent pass accuracy and winning a desperately low 44 per cent of aerial duels.
Due to Man City’s dominance on the ball, the Toffees’ main outlet was through Calvert-Lewin, expecting to win the aerial battles, keeping the ball close to his body, and bringing his teammates into the attack.
Speaking on TNT Sport on Saturday (10 February, 1:28pm), Rio Ferdinand was particularly critical of him, saying: “You’ve got to be able to bring other players into the game a little bit better than he has done, he’s been a little bit careless at times and maybe he’s rushed it at times because he’s not having many touches.”
With just one shot on target, from right-back Ben Godfrey, Sean Dyche’s side never looked like scoring. And with a six-pointer against Crystal Palace on the horizon (19 February), the manager must bite the bullet and drop Calvert-Lewin from the starting XI.
He has only netted four goals in all competitions this season. Despite looking to have more confidence in recent weeks, the striker is not showing any signs of bettering his goalscoring record.
Leave a Reply