'The outcome I was looking for was: ‘Can Dom play football and run around?’ Which he can.'
Date published: Friday 21st April 2023 3:13 -Everton manager Sean Dyche insists the midweek friendly defeat to non-league Chester was all about testing the fitness of Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
And that is why he paid no attention to the criticism and derision which followed on social media after news of the result emerged. “Three-nil would have been an eye-raising scoreline, so’s 1-0 – but it still wouldn’t have been what I’m looking for. The outcome I was looking for was: ‘Can Dom play football and run around?’ Which he can.
“Apart from the ownership all the noise has been about Calvert-Lewin. And we’ve been working really hard with the physios, with the medics, to make sure we give him the best possible opportunity to be as fully fit as possible.”
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