A look at the attacking options at Everton, with a lot to be done.
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00:00And obviously, in terms of attacking options, only Southampton have scored less goals than them, only 15 for Everton this season so far.
00:10Who's the best attacking option? And obviously, we've mentioned Armando Brogia as well. Does he deserve a look-in in his side?
00:18Yeah, it's a difficult one with Brogia because he has looked fairly sharp in his three sub appearances since he's come back from injury.
00:27I feel a little bit sorry for Dominic Calvert-Lewin because for, you know, 65, 70, it was the same against Chelsea, Brogia couldn't play.
00:35Beto came on and looked lively but Dominic Calvert-Lewin's done all the donkey work for how long?
00:40You know, he's been a bit of a thankless task for them. He's had no chances come his way.
00:46He's had to battle against the defence on his own and, yeah, he's tired them out.
00:52Brogia comes on against City and did look sharp, don't get me wrong. He looks like he has a real bit of bounce and real pace, real physicality.
01:00I think he should have done better with the counter-attack at the end. Some people were getting on Jack Harrison's back for missing it.
01:06But I thought Brogia probably took too long to make his mind up in a 4v2 scenario.
01:11He yells onto the ball a little bit too long, plays a little bit behind Harrison onto his left foot when he's on his right side and, you know, he wants to cut inside.
01:20But Dominic Calvert-Lewin ultimately isn't scoring goals and can Almanzo Brogia produce something that Dominic Calvert-Lewin might be able to?
01:31Ilham Menendez has been one of Everton's best players this season without a doubt.
01:36He has a bit of a lull after a bright start but excellent against Chelsea and his goal was fantastic against City.
01:43It's just the right-hand side that's still proving a problem for Everton.
01:48Dwight McNeil's injured, so that takes away one option. Jack Harrison looks breathed to confidence, to be honest with you.
01:56And Jesper Lindström, who come in in the summer, he just doesn't look like a Sean Dyche player at all.
02:01He just looks a little bit lightweight, so Everton have got a difficult one on that right flank.
02:08But there will be supporters. I can understand why they want to see Almanzo Brogia.
02:15If it gets to March time and Dominic Calvert-Lewin is going to leave in the summer, let's be honest,
02:26do you look at giving Brogia a chance to maybe get him in on the permanent then and say, right, show us what you can do?
02:32But for now, I do think it's a little bit harsh because it's a thankless task that Calvert-Lewin is getting asked to do.