Leeds supporters would have arrived on Saturday hoping to see Calvert-Lewin continue his resurgence in front of goal. They did not go home disappointed. <\/p>\n
The former Everton forward’s two-goal display led to Farke calling him “one of the best English strikers in this league” – but adding he still has plenty to improve. <\/p>\n
“He is in great form,” the Leeds boss told BBC Match of the Day. “I spoke highly about him and we are blessed and fortunate that we have him.<\/p>\n
“He has shown this during his career when he is fit, but to label him a top-class player for Leeds, he doesn’t have to just show this for a couple of weeks or months, he has to show it over the course of the whole season.”<\/p>\n
Calvert-Lewin had four goals in as many matches heading into this game – a run that saw him find the back of the net in a stunning 3-1 win against Chelsea and commendable draws against Liverpool and Brentford.<\/p>\n
Those results have provided a renewed sense of optimism for the Leeds faithful and relieved some pressure off Farke, whose change from a possession-based 4-3-3 to a counter-attacking 3-5-2 three weeks ago seems to have inspired his team and especially his in-form striker, who proved to be the difference yet again. <\/p>\n
“In the six-yard box is where I need to be,” Calvert-Lewin told Sky Sports. “When you’re in a good moment the ball starts dropping for you and that’s where I’m at.”<\/p>\n
Replicating instincts that made him a classic target man at Everton during his nine-year stay on Merseyside, Calvert-Lewin became only the fourth Leeds player to score in five consecutive Premier League games joining Mark Viduka (twice), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Rod Wallace.<\/p>\n
He then struck his first first league double since November 2020 against Fulham to take the contest away from Palace. <\/p>\n
“The belief I have in myself hasn’t changed,” Calvert-Lewin added. “I want to give my best for the team and continue playing well.” <\/p>\n
With seven goals, he is now the highest-scoring English player in the Premier League alongside Phil Foden and Danny Welbeck.<\/p>\n
Asked whether he is dreaming of a first England call-up since 2021, he said: “I don’t get carried away. My job remains the same whether I’m scoring or not scoring. I work hard, lead the line for my team and the rest takes care of itself.” <\/p>\n
With a six-point gap to 18th-placed West Ham and his striker in brilliant form, Farke could now afford to look up rather than over his shoulders, having pulled off a tactical turning point that could define Leeds’ season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Leeds supporters would have arrived on Saturday hoping to see Calvert-Lewin continue his resurgence in front of goal.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,112],"class_list":["post-202958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}