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title: "Everton: Kevin Phillips slams Richarlison’s comments on Dominic Calvert-Lewin"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
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published: "2020-10-10T20:20:05Z"
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# Everton: Kevin Phillips slams Richarlison’s comments on Dominic Calvert-Lewin

**Kevin Phillips has slammed comments made by Everton man Richarlison as he compared Dominic Calvert-Lewin to Cristiano Ronaldo.**

Speaking in an interview with [FIFA.com](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-richarlison-compares-dominic-calvert-lewin-to-cristiano-ronaldo/), the Brazil international claimed that Calvert-Lewin had an incredible leap on him, just like Ronaldo, and added that he must be a nightmare to play against.

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However, Phillips believes that Richarlison has gone a bit too far with his comments and gave [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/hes-had-too-much-sugar-phillips-reacts-to-extraordinary-claim-about-everton-player/) his thoughts:

*“Richarlison in the week likened him to Ronaldo.*

*“I think he might have to look at himself in the mirror! Calvert-Lewin is good but I don’t think he’s in the Ronaldo mould just yet.*

*“He might have had a bit too much sugar intake when he said that!”*

### **Dominic’s dominant start**

Calvert-Lewin has had an incredible start to the 2020/21 term under Carlo Ancelotti, scoring no fewer than nine goals in just six matches in all competitions, according to [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dominic-calvert-lewin/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/306024/plus/0?saison=2020&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=).

The 23-year old also scored on his debut for the senior England national team in the Three Lions’ 3-0 friendly win at Wembley stadium versus Ryan Giggs’ Wales.

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It is not just his goal contributions that have been impressive either, as Calvert-Lewin has won a quite staggering 6.8 of his duels per match in the Premier League so far, as well as averaging 3.3 shots per game, as per [Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/dominic-calvert-lewin/372344).

### Still a long way to go

Despite his very impressive start, Calvert-Lewin is still a very long way from emulating the heights of Ronaldo – although Phillips may be being a bit harsh considering Richarlison spoke only about their leaping ability.

The Portugal international has had such an incredible career in the beautiful game, from winning the English top-flight title three times under Sir Alex Ferguson for Manchester United to winning numerous other prestigious domestic trophies (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/cristiano-ronaldo/erfolge/spieler/8198)).

it is high praise to be compared to Ronaldo in any sense, but as Phillips claims, perhaps it is a bit too far-fetched at this particular moment in time.

***Evertonians, does DCL deserve to be compared to CR7? Comment below!***