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I noticed he seems to have gained upper body strength Si,a lot more robust in the challenge.

He also has a very good leap on him,any decent cross to the back post he invariably wins it,missed a few good headed chances this season by hitting the keeper with powerful headers.

More will go in as he learns direction to go with the power.

His hold up play has improved as has his one touch laying off of the ball,still a long way to go but definite improvement.

I think we have a player on our hands as he progresses.

The obvious yard stick is the goals.Only 3 centre forwards in front of him in the current scoring list.

One cost £125 million,another would sell for £150 million minimum if put up for transfer.

The never ending fan patience will be needed.

The assessment that Dewesbury Hall is below the bracket of Foden & Palmer is totally honest, whilst you could add a couple more over the top in Eze & Rogers, never mind the class of player like Bellingham.

That highlights the task in hand for any manager of everton when playing a top side.

Dewesbury Hall is probably our best footballer in terms of ability, fitness, and professionalism. Branthwaite & Pickford fall into the mix, but plenty dont. Garner is an efficient user of the ball, but a game winner is probably an exception rather than a rule.

So where does it leave Everton? It leaves us desperately hoping that the young players can kick on into that bracket of Dewesbury Hall, and that we can keep the better players at the club (not sold, not injured, not declining with age).

That feels challenging as id expect Branthwaite to move on.

The hope that Everton could fast track the process by competiting more aggressively in the transfer market, was brutally exposed last summer.

He also ‘bounced’ one of their centre backs in a chase for the ball (another thing left out of the rubbish MotD coverage of the game, which just analysed what we ‘got away with’).

He still doesn’t always look totally coordinated but he certainly seems to be learning how to use his strength effectively, which is key to being effective in the Prem.

At the game on Friday I thought we did actually start quite well and Coventry were not in it at all for the first 20 minutes, reduced to hopeful long balls. Problem was we started to get really sloppy and Coventry’s confidence grew and grew as we simply squandered possession time after time. It took them scoring to seemingly get the players to find their focus again.

I’ve seen some remarks against Armstrong’s performance but I thought where he led the way was always looking to turn and exploit any space he had been gifted whenever he was receiving the ball. It didn’t always pay off but it kept Coventry ‘honest’.

In comparison, I thought our biggest let down for an hour was James Garner who just seemed to be coasting and not trying anything technically demanding at all when in possession. Yes, he had defensive duties but he also needs to ignite some of the offensive stuff otherwise the opposition can just double up on those players who are carrying all the creative workload.