Chris Beesley analysis of Everton's 3-0 pre-season friendly loss at Coventry City
This game marked the 10th anniversary of Romelu Lukaku signing for Everton on a permanent basis. But a decade on from the arrival of a striker who was by far the club’s most-prolific of the Premier League era, Dominic Calvert-Lewin's situation highlights the considerable dilemma that the Blues now face. The Belgian international was one of the great examples of loan signings paying off and becoming shrewd long-term investments.
It was a less fruitful evening for fellow new boy Iliman Ndiaye who endured a quiet first 45 minutes before being hooked at half-time. With the team switching from the 4-4-2 from their first two friendlies to a more-conventional 4-4-1-1, the summer recruit from Olympique Marseille was deployed as the most-advanced midfielder, expected to provide support for his striker but he never really got going.
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