Sean Dyche will conduct a thorough investigation into Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s lifestyle habits, writes innews. According to the morning paper, the Everton manager is fed up with his striker being continuously injured, which is why he has decided, among other things, to examine the mattress and the car. Calvert-Lewin had to miss out again on Saturday due to injuries during the relegation cracker against Leeds United, which won 1-0.
Calvert-Lewin is the attacking hope in frightened days at Goodison Park. Everton only managed to score 17 times in the Premier League this season, the lowest number of any club, and will benefit from quality in the hunt for survival. The Toffees however, do not have to count on the attack leader in recent weeks, as he has suffered another injury. Since the start of last season, Calvert-Lewin has played for Everton in just 26 of 66 games.
In addition to the findings of Everton’s medical and sports science departments, Dyche will also look at his striker’s lifestyle. His diet, the car he drives, his sleeping pattern and even the mattress he sleeps on are examined in more detail. It will also be examined whether Calvert-Lewin suffers from mental complaints. “I need to learn more about his history, his physiological history,” said Dyche. “I need to learn what his body can and can’t handle, and that’s what we’re trying to do now.”
Dyche talks to the doctors and sports scientists. “We look at his statistics, training programs, distances covered and how many kilometers he runs in a week,” the manager continues. “But we also look at his diet. That’s learning about people. The biggest learning point is what happens in the brain and that’s the hardest part. I’ll collect all the information and share it with him. By the way, that’s not just the process as it happens with he goes. That’s how we do it with everyone. Some players only realize afterwards that they have made so many demands on themselves when they were not quite ready.”
After Everton’s failure to secure reinforcements in the January transfer window, Dyche’s attacking options are limited to Neal Maupay, who has scored just once since joining Brighton & Hove Albion in August, youngster Ellis Simms and possibly Demarai Gray . “It is not the job of one player to score. The whole team has a responsibility to score,” said Dyche, who beat fellow low-flyer Leeds United on Saturday and has climbed to sixteenth place in the ranking.