‘Incredible’, ‘perfect’: David Unsworth raves about 23-year-old Everton player

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Everton coach David Unsworth has waxed lyrical about Toffees forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin following his heroics for Carlo Ancelotti’s side this season, culminating in an England call-up.

The 23-year-old is in incredible form at present, having registered nine goals – including two hat-tricks – from just six games this season.

Calvert-Lewin’s efforts have helped Everton to the top of the Premier League table and into the League Cup quarter-finals, and tonight he could feature for England against Wales.

The 6ft 2in ace joined the Toffees from Sheffield United in 2016 for £1.5million, and Under-23s boss Unsworth gave an insight into the player’s impressive athleticism.

“What first caught my eye was his gym work,” Unsworth told BBC Sport.

“We’d be there in the evenings and his power from a standing jump was the best I’ve ever seen. He was doing a lot of squats, and jumps at an incredible height onto these wooden boxes.

“He had a few growth issues – his legs were growing at a different rate to his body – but that was the first time I saw him and thought ‘wow, there’s an incredible athlete there’.”

Calvert-Lewin’s spotlight-earning form is no surprise to Unsworth, who expects the player to keep improving and notch up impressive goalscoring tallies regularly.

“There are loads of things that can make him even better and I would expect Dom to hit 20 goals this season and for every season after that,” he added. “He’s the perfect number nine and his confidence is soaring.

“It was a very proud moment for everybody at Everton when Dom got his England call-up. It was long overdue, but he has his chance now and I think he’ll be in the squad for a very long time.”

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It seems like a long time ago that Calvert-Lewin was subject to a lot of criticism, but now the £1.5million signing looks like the bargain of the century.

He’s a young player who simply needed time to develop, and coaching from a top-class manager like Ancelotti always helps.

Calvert-Lewin has gone on to answer his critics emphatically, and now boasts a Ronaldo-esque goal ratio early on this season, his efforts rewarded with his first England call-up.