Originally Posted by
Gainsbro_Miller
I've just read this extract from a report for the Everton match this weekend.
It relates to the way Dominic Calvert-Lewin has listened to Ancelotti and has changed his game...........for the better!!
Very relevant comments that could be applied to Smith.
Is he a number 9 who should stay central or does he have a different role, as he's apparently "the best crosser at the club".
"Calvert-Lewin broke into the side a few years ago seeking to impress by being selfless, occupying every zone in the attacking third, more likely to receive the ball dragging a full-back wide than with his back to a centre-half.
Shortly after Ancelotti’s appointment the Italian made a critical, probably career-changing observation to his No 9. “He pulled me aside and said ‘You need to stay central’,” Calvert-Lewin revealed in the midst of a goal blitz before last season’s lockdown. “I’m not going to score near the corner flag.”