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Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker have analysed Dominic Calvert-Lewin's miss at Aston Villa when he could have put Everton 3-1 up and believe the striker should take a leaf out of ace marksman Erling Haaland's book. Calvert-Lewin, who Shearer added played well and "was a handful," had earlier put the Blues 2-0 ahead at Villa Park when he headed in a free kick from Dwight McNeil in the first half. However, when he had the chance to restore Sean Dyche's side's two-goal cushion after the break, he squandered a golden opportunity when one on one with Emiliano Martinez – something he also did in the two sides' goalless draw at Goodison Park last season having been forced off in the corresponding fixture at Villa Park the previous August after a collision with Argentina's World Cup winning goalkeeper.
Both Shearer, who is the Premier League's all-time leading scorer with 260 goals, and Lineker, who netted 40 times in a single season with Everton in 1985/86, believed the Blues number nine should have been more like his Manchester City counterpart Haaland. Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer said: "If you look at what happens, Haaland has been through twice in the last two or three weeks, one on one, he has always controlled the situation. Because of his body shape, he can go whichever way he wants.
"He can do what he's done twice which is dink it over the...
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