High speed sprinting, data monitoring and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s own opinions were all key to his rehabilitation from a hamstring injury that ruined two months of his season.
Medical staff were tasked with taking a longer term view when helping the 26-year-old recover from his latest injury with Sean Dyche calling for more patience. That came despite the importance of the striker to Everton, a reality Dyche has chafed at in the media but which has remained clear amid his side's search for goals.
Hopes Calvert-Lewin would return sooner were dashed when he suffered a setback weeks into his recovery but he made his comeback at Crystal Palace on Saturday and his presence is a significant boost as Everton approach six games that will decide the club’s Premier League fate.
