Demarai Gray admits he needs to up his numbers to remain part of Everton’s attacking set-up.
The Birmingham-born player is currently preparing to make his international debut for Jamaica against the USA at Chicago’s Soldier Field (kick-off 2:30am UK time) on Sunday in the CONCACAF Gold Cup having acquired his Jamaican passport but he acknowledges the requirement to improve his goal output. Although Gray netted six goals in all competitions for Everton last season, he has failed to score from open play since the turn of the calendar year with both his strikes in 2023 to date having come from the penalty spot.
Gray’s drought since his spectacular equaliser at Manchester City on New Year’s Eve mirrors the barren patch he endured after another dramatic strike – his stoppage winner at home to Arsenal the previous December – when he then went another eight months without registering until newly-promoted Nottingham Forest’s visit to Goodison Park on August 20. He told evertonfc.com: “I need to keep improving and bring what I can to the club.
