Premier League legend tells Everton striker how to...

Premier League legend tells Everton striker how to improve worrying

Premier League legend tells Everton striker how to improve worrying statistic after Aston Villa draw

Ian Wright, a former striker for Arsenal, outlined how Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s performance against

Aston Villa could have been crucial.

The Toffees’ draw with high-flying Aston Villa at Goodison Park over the weekend

keeps them one spot and one point clear of Luton Town in 18th position,

but Calvert-Lewin’s goalless streak continues after he failed to score in his 13th game of the season.

Moreover, the data speaks for itself; in just 17 games this season, he has managed just three goals,

significantly underperforming against his 7.58 projected goal number.

The forward’s particularly low confidence may be the reason for his

hurried and careless finish in his one-on-one try against Emi Martinez over the weekend,

as he is tied for fifth in the league in major opportunity missed.

During Match of the Day 2, Wright discussed how Calvert-Lewin’s shot that went

straight toward Martinez may have given his team the lead.

“It was a great opportunity for Calvert-Lewin, and he knew he would seize it because he’s going through a

transitional period.” He got started. “He is in complete control of the situation;

he hasn’t gone across the defense. He needs to elevate it and cross his right foot with it.

Give him the benefit of the doubt when he opens his body, then turn away. He has to

lift it. Martinez has complete control, so the only way he can save this is if he makes a mistake on the shot.”

Even worse, according to StatsPerform, Calvert-Lewin presently has the lowest xG performance among the top five leagues in

Europe, with a figure of 4.58. That’s more than Darwin Nunez (Liverpool), Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo), Robert Lewandowski

(Barcelona), and Cyle Larin (Mallorca), demonstrating that it has grown to be a serious problem.

They have scored the fourth fewest goals collectively this season, behind only Crystal Palace, Burnley, and Sheffield United. On

the other hand, their defense is fifth in the league, with only Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Aston Villa surpassing

them; however, goals are starting to become a serious problem.

They have now lost their last three games without scoring. Their next five games are against Crystal Palace (FA Cup replay),

Fulham (away), Tottenham (home), Manchester City (away), and Crystal Palace (home). Calvert-Lewin will be hoping to break

his goal drought to help propel Everton out of danger as Luton could pass them if they win their game in hand. However, the

fact that he managed the poorest xG performance in all of Europe indicates that he needs to become better right away.