Calvert-Lewin trying German neuro-training treatment

Some of you will remember Paul Bracewell's reoccurring ankle injury only finally being resolved with help from American specialists. Hope the same applies to Calvert-Lewin.

As described it sounds a lot like scientology dianetics. That seems to work out ok for Tom Cruise so maybe there is hope.

In serious, and joking aside, barring the finishing I believe that a fully fit DCL is the closest thing to Haaland in the premier league in terms of physical attributes. Hopefully this works

In the meantime we have to plan a forward line without him and treat a fit DCL as a massive bonus. There will be much speculation but Gyokeres is achievable and could make the step up, it's going to be interesting to see what Thelwell has lined up.

Me too Neuro and Soft Tissue - it's a no-brainer!

I have banged on about the work of the great Moshe Feldenkrais several time over the years. Here I go again:-
The body training of Moshe Feldenkrais

If it was up to me, I would be sending this young man off to a top Feldenkrais practitioner, preferably one of his students. I believe it would be doing him a great service.

If he cannot get full fitness again then he won't be much use anymore sad to say as he is a likeable lad.

He's not the first nor will he be the last to have a career cut short through nagging injuries.

As it stands now Everton have to focus on getting a quality replacement.

TW Pop Quiz: Guess who this quote is about:

“Unfortunately, he couldn't make it. The more he couldn't score or contribute, the more the pressure went up. The fans started to boo him and his reaction was not as we expected. We thought he would work harder, fight for the team but he could not.”

You are all correct. That's Besiktas sporting director Ceyhun Kazanci talking about Dele Alli.

Makes me more fully appreciate the guys who do fight through when things get tough, like Dom and Seamus and Keane.

A very progressive attitude from our new manager.

A cured Calvert-Lewin really would be equivalent to a new signing (and not easily replaced for much more than 㿊 million).

ps: Just read earlier posts and could have opted for “Mark Ryan (3), ditto.”

Does it? I've obviously gotten hold of the wrong end of the stick for one of / both of these things.

Cross fingers, toes…eyes.

In two performances near the end of the season, Calver- Lewin's performance looked transformed under Dyche. I could find no fault in his positioning, ball retention, lay off or bringing other players into play. He had shots on target and was a threat throughout the games.

Good luck to him.

We absolutely cannot rely on him, and we absolutely must sign someone who can compete with him for the starting role (not just an able backup).

But also, we absolutely should not write him off. The chances of us finding a 20-goal-a-season striker this summer are slim-to-none but, if Dom can sort out, or at least better manage, his injury problems, he most definitely can be.

Many players have gone through spells of constant injury, and many have got through them to have long careers.

We must hope Dom can do the same, a fit Dom and we are a mid-table team. Without him and we're relegation fodder.

He really started hitting his stride under Ancelotti, but unfortunately Carlo scooted off to Real Madrid, and then Dominic started having his injuries, and playing under Benitez and Lampard must have been soul-destroying.

We are due some luck in signing a striker – the last good striker we signed was Lukaku about 10 years ago. After that, it has been one disaster after another – Sandro Ramirez, Rooney Mk 2, Tosun, Moise Kean, Rondon, Maupay, etc.

A good striking partner for Dominic – and not necessarily they play together – someone like a fit Broja of 2 seasons ago or somebody more senior like Giroud or Dzeko or Costa or Arnatovic would take a lot of pressure off him. We also clearly need a younger upcoming striker like Sulemana of Southampton or similar.

I am sure, whatever the outcome, Sean Dyche will make sure that next season we will have a lot more striking options than we had this season.

I'm not sure if Broja is over his own serious injury yet, but we do need to pull out all the stops to sign another striker.

I also agree with Pat @32, we can't take the chance he is going to get back to the player he was before; we must assume the worst and act now. If he does get back to full fitness then, as Pat says, that's a bonus.

Most clubs find it difficult to get strikers in apart from one. And we all know who that is… Satan's own mob. These fucks have had one season (Benteke) without at least one (!) 20-goal-a-season striker in their side since Shankly took over. It's absolutely astonishing but goes completely unnoticed by the horrible gloating red bastards.

I hope that this German quack is able to do the trick but our people upstairs must not be allowed to think that Calvert-Lewin is going to come back cured. We have to sign a (non-Maupay type) striker replacement who can score 20 a season without limping off after 30 minutes of his first game and not be seen for the rest of the season. And said replacement, should Calvert-Lewin return fighting fit, has to be capable and willing to be a suitable partner for him.

Not much of an ask then Mr Thelwell!

As long as Kenwright is still around, one thing is guaranteed: we will be in a relegation battle next season with a worse squad than we had this season. The changes at the top we prayed for aren't happening; the feeling of hopelessness hangs over us all.

It's just business as usual with no sign of any new signings. Maybe one day Everton will surprise us and do something positive.

It might have been before your time but Tony Hateley was a cock-up signing by Shankly although he did score 16 league goals in the one season (?) he was there plus one absolutely brilliant header he scored at Arsenal – unfortunately for Liverpool, it was an own goal!!

At least one hopefully two replacements should be brought in to let him repair in peace so we can convince Newcastle he's the kiddy and flog him for huge money.

DCL - never fit and not even as good as Lukakus left leg!

At what point does this shitshow EVER turn around?

That made me laugh and cheered me up

Let's face it, on the wider front we haven't a clue what's happening inside the club. Surely they don't expect to creep back at the start of the season and pretend that everything is okay?

We need to lose the mentality of not wanting to sell players when they are at their prime, for the right price obviously.
In Germany they are excellent at nurturing young players they have identified for small fees. They have no quams about selling at the right price to reinvest. They are buying all the youngest talent developing them and flogging to English clubs for massive profit.
The DOF is so important nowadays, but their job is long term and English clubs want fast success & instant returns on investment, so our DOF needs to be given a chance long term or it will just be another revolving door like the manager.

I'm also one of the very few that believes Dyche will be able to develop 24-year-old Tom Davies into a replacement for Idrissa Gueye. We need what little cash we have for attacking players, not centre-backs like Coady or defensive midfielders.

I'm also surprised by those wishing Ben Godfrey away. The lad has had a couple of wilderness years but I'd like to see if Sean Dyche can sort him out this pre-season before we ditch the only really quick defender we have. Even Tarkowski gives us plenty of heart-in-the-mouth moments and yet he seems to be considered indispensable.

I believe both Calvert-Lewin and Godfrey have 5-year contracts. At 26 and 25, I think we can give them 6 more months before abandoning hope.

Get him fit and sell him. I think for a converted midfielder Dom has become a very good striker. I just don't think he'll play more than half the games and we can't afford to carry any players nor should we be looking to give him a new big long term contract.

Learn from past mistakes and look for a ready made replacement whilst our youngsters continue to improve out on loan or offer back-up. Hint, there are still many good, affordable players in the French, German and Dutch leagues.