The Everton player who’s worth has plummeted by £67 million succeeded with a header…….

 

Everton have had what some may call a turbulent time over the last couple of seasons.

Whether that be because they’re consistently finding themselves in relegation battles or because they get handed the most severe points deduction in Premier League history. You name it, Everton have more than likely experienced it.

Fortunately, for the Toffees, their ten-point deduction has now been dropped to six after a successful appeal was accepted by an independent commission.

However, although that has turned their fortunes around for this term, this still doesn’t excuse the fact of their poor form over the last three Premier League campaigns.

Since the departure of Carlo Ancelotti, who left for Real Madrid in 2021, the club have failed to finish within the top half of the table, with their highest position being 15th. Whereas, when the Italian was in charge, they managed to finish in 10th and 12th.

Granted, these positions are still not as high as what Roberto Martinez managed with the side in the 2013/14 campaign or even as high as what David Moyes managed in the 2010/11 campaign, but, they are far more respectable results than what Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche have managed to attain thus far.

One of the key reasons behind Everton’s under-performance can be put down to the lack of fight and form that the squad are currently undergoing.

Of their last seven games in all competitions, The Toffees have only managed to win once in what was a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace in the replay of their third-round FA Cup tie.

In fact, the last time that Dyche’s men managed to score more than one goal in a game was all the way back in December, when they faced fellow relegation battlers, Burnley, and beat Vincent Kompany’s side 2-0.

This lack of goal-scoring prowess is one of the key reasons why Everton once again find themselves fighting to retain their Premier League status.

As per Toffee Web, across the 2023/24 campaign thus far, Abdoulaye Doucoure is the club’s top goal scorer with six goals.

Now, although this is a more than solid return from the midfielder, having six goals be the most any player in the team has scored across the season is fairly concerning.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who is supposed to be Dyche’s talisman, has only managed to bag five goals this term, one of which came in this year’s edition of the Carabao Cup.