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da dobrowin： Everton have struggled for goals this season, scoring just once in three games so far, and if they persist with Dominic Calvert-Lewin that problem will likely continue.
On the chalkboard
It is good to see Marco Silva handing more opportunities to younger players, but Calvert-Lewin has featured regularly for the Toffees without making much of an impact.
The striker has made more than 30 league appearances for Everton in each of the previous two seasons but has produced a combined total of just 10 goals. In his three league matches so far this season he has had just two shots on target and had three touches in the opposition penalty area, according to Wyscout.
Calvert-Lewin lacks roaring pace and that prevents Everton from being able to get in behind the opposition’s defence, making them more static and easier to contain.
He has completed only three successful dribbles this season – all of which came in the same match against Aston Villa – and his lack of goal threat and general presence on the pitch should be a cause of concern for Silva.
The Portuguese will already be considering alternatives in tactics and perhaps personnel given Everton’s one goal in three games, and therefore Calvert-Lewin could and probably should be the player to make way – particularly as they have £25m man Moise Kean waiting on the bench.
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Which option should Silva take?
Dropping Calvert-Lewin risks harming his confidence, but maintaining him in the team could prove far more costly as his lack of goals could lead to more disappointing results, which would threaten any ambitions of European qualification.
It is clear Everton need a shake-up, someone to reinvigorate the side and get them playing to a higher pace. Kean has all the attributes to be that player for Everton and the sooner he adjusts to English football, the better for The Toffees.
The Italian has already displayed a combination of pace and a direct style that makes him a handful for opposition defences.
He would be able to stretch backlines and offer a target for the likes of Bernard and Gylfi Sigurdsson to play through balls to, and that change of emphasis in attack should make Everton less predictable.
In turn, it should provide some much-needed goals too.
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