Dominic Calvert-Lewin inspired by Pippo Inzaghi YouTube videos | OneFootball

The Carlo Ancelotti effect is full-on at Everton and perhaps no player has benefitted more from his presence than Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

The 23-year-old striker has elevated his game to another level since the Italian’s arrival and has posted an incredible clip of nine goals in six games this season – scoring at a rate of once every 53 minutes.

DCL has earned his first England call-up and has credited Ancelotti for not only improving his game but for exposing him to the greatness of Filippo Inzaghi.

“Carlo’s definitely had a positive influence on me,” Calvert-Lewin said on Tuesday. “I think, for me, with the age I’m getting to now, I’m evolving as a centre-forward, I’m learning my craft and fine-tuning certain aspects of my game.

“Beforehand, I think I was guilty of doing a lot of my best work away from the goal. Now, I’m focusing on getting in between the sticks and putting the ball in the back of the net.

“I think that analogy from Carlo was just an emphasis on being in the right place at the right time, not to say that I’m a carbon copy of Pippo Inzaghi.

“But if there’s elements of his game that I’ve been showing in my game at the moment, them one-touch finishes and being in the right areas and putting the ball in the back of the net.

“Funnily enough, he mentioned it to me before he came out and said it in the press, and I had a little YouTube of his goals, like a 15-minute reel of him. Obviously, a lot of his goals are one-touch finishes and he’s got great movement.

“You can always learn. I’m still learning now, so I always try to take it in.”

Inzaghi is currently managing Serie A side Benevento after guiding them to promotion from Serie B. They are currently in seventh after winning two of their first three games.