Chris Sutton suggests why Dominic Calvert-Lewin could cause an issue for David Moyes at Everton
Posted By Joe E
January 18, 2025
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Everton are moving into a new era.
The Toffees have new owners, David Moyes is back in tow at Goodison Park, and we’re only a few months away from Everton moving to their new stadium too.
However, before Everton can start thinking about their shiny new stadium and their new leaders within the club, they need to focus on staying up this season.
Speaking on It’s All Kicking Off, Chris Sutton has been discussing Everton’s current struggles, and he’s pinpointed Dominic Calvert-Lewin as a problem player.
Indeed, Sutton says that Calvert-Lewin looks like he’s under immense pressure at the moment and that Everton could be in trouble if they rely on him up front.
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin a problem for Everton
Sutton shared his verdict on Calvert-Lewin and Everton’s problems.
The pundit claimed that Everton could be in trouble this season due to Calvert-Lewin being such an important figure in this team.
“And I think that, I mean, just watching Match of the Day and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, he looks like a guy who has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He looks hesitant. He could have had a couple of goals.
“In fairness, Aston Villa deserved to win the game. They had some big opportunities they didn’t take. They were wasteful.
“But you can’t get away from the fact if David Moyes is relying on Dominic Calvert-Lewin for the rest of this season, then they could be in a bit of a bother. I still think that they have a good enough squad to stay in the Premier League, a good enough team to stay in the Premier League, but blimey, 15 measly goals this season, but nothing was ever going to be like a quick change.”
Top goalscorers under David Moyes
Sutton says that Calvert-Lewin could be a problem player for Everton, but the numbers suggest the inverse could be true.
David Moyes has always loved players who are great in the air, in fact, many of the top scorers who have played under Moyes have been real aerial threats.
Top scorers
Goals under David Moyes
Tim Cahill
68
Jon Macken
67
Jarrod Bowen
60
Michail Antonio
55
Leon Osman
51
Mikel Arteta
35
Wayne Rooney
34
Louis Saha
34
Yakubu
33
Tomas Soucek
32
Marrouane Fellaini
32
Tim Cahill, Yakubu, Michail Antonio, Tomas Soucek, Marrouane Fellaini, these are all players who were renowned for how good they are at heading the ball.
Calvert-Lewin is an aerial threat too, and he should be able to thrive under Moyes for that very reason.
At his best, Calvert-Lewin is a top player, there’s a reason Arsenal wanted Calvert-Lewin at one point, but he just needs to rediscover his best form in an Everton shirt.
Whether or not Moyes can get the best out of Calvert-Lewin remains to be seen.
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