{"id":631216,"date":"2025-12-14T04:08:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631216\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T04:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T04:08:19","slug":"at-leeds-united-dominic-calvert-lewin-is-no-longer-doing-something-that-let-him-down-at-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631216\/","title":{"rendered":"At Leeds United, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is no longer doing something that &#8216;let him down&#8217; at Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been a surprise star of the season for Leeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The England international arrived at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/club\/stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elland Road<\/a> on a free transfer back in August to very little excitement, having only scored 12 Premier League goals across the last three seasons combined.<\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leeds<\/a> No.9 has already netted four goals in just 13 Premier League games under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/club\/manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Farke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Murray has now been discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/tag\/dominic-calvert-lewin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/m002n6nr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">BBC<\/a> 5 Live Sport, where he highlighted just how much more confident the striker looks in terms of his fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin told he is trusting his body more at Leeds United compared to Everton<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leedsunited.news\/analysis\/lukas-nmechas-injury-history-makes-for-painful-reading-as-leeds-united-star-suffers-new-setback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Like Lukas Nmecha<\/a>, Calvert-Lewin has a patchy injury history, which contributed to his struggles at Everton in recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>          Has Dominic Calvert-Lewin silenced his critics at Leeds? \u26bd\ud83d\udd25 <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">The England international has rediscovered his form in front of goal<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LUN-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic about Leeds United forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin\" class=\"wp-image-122178\" \/>Credit: Molly Darlington\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>However, the 28-year-old is yet to miss a game through injury since his first appearance for Leeds in the 0-0 draw against Newcastle, and Murray puts it down to the striker becoming more \u201crobust\u201d since leaving Everton.<\/p>\n<p>The man who scored 204 career goals said: (He is) playing with confidence. Not necessarily in his ability \u2013 that was always there and it was never in question \u2013 he\u2019s playing with confidence in his body. I think that\u2019s what let him down over recent seasons. <\/p>\n<p>MORE LEEDS UNITED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGame by game, day by day, just getting through and becoming more and more robust. Having that trust in your body that you can open up a little bit and you\u2019re not protecting yourself all the time. He\u2019s a brilliant athlete, he\u2019s a big strong physical lad, he can run channels, he\u2019s one of those modern-day forwards, he\u2019s a wonderful header of the ball. He is the complete package, he just needs momentum and belief in his body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2241800047-1024x701.jpg\" alt=\"Dominic Calvert-Lewin warms up before a Premier League clash between Burnley and Leeds\" class=\"wp-image-117208\" \/>Photo by Molly Darlington\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In his last undisturbed season, Calvert-Lewin bagged 21 goals in 39 games for Everton during the 2020\/21 campaign, so if he can continue to steer clear of injuries, he could end up being a huge favourite at Leeds.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Murray feels Daniel Farke must get Leeds United crossing the ball more for Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/p>\n<p>Murray was also asked how Leeds can get more from the man born in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>          Is Daniel Farke right about Dominic Calvert-Lewin? \ud83c\udfaf <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">The Leeds boss was full of praise for his number nine<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-5-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin\" class=\"wp-image-122390\" \/>Credit: Dan Istitene\/Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>In response, he said: \u201cIf I was the manager and I\u2019ve got Calvert-Lewin up front, I\u2019ve got a right-footer on the right and a left-footer on the left, and I\u2019m whipping balls in for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leeds do currently have a system like this with Jayden Bogle and Gabriel Gudmundsson starting as wing-backs against Chelsea and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>However, Leeds are averaging 18 crosses per game in the Premier League this season, a tally bettered by seven other clubs, so there is room for improvement when it comes to swinging deliveries into the box. <\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Leeds content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been a surprise star of the season for Leeds. 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