Frank Lampard is right about Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Everton striker should not apologise

Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be just as frustrated as Everton fans right now.

The striker has missed the majority of the campaign through injury, being forced to sit helplessly on the sidelines as the Blues slipped further down the Premier League table.

Many hung their hats on the England international's return as being a potential turning point for what has turned into a dismal campaign.

But everyone is finding out that things don't necessarily work that way.

The England international himself won't be happy with how his return has eventually panned out, with him not being able to find the back of the net yet after coming back from his four-month injury layoff.

He took the opportunity on Saturday to apologise to Everton fans, most likely on behalf of the rest of his teammates rather than for his own performance.

But there were a section of fans who shared their particular criticisms of the striker himself following the full time whistle against Southampton.

Calvert-Lewin had cut a peripheral figure to say the least against the Saints. He wasn't presented with any real opportunities on goal and much of his action was taken up in physical battles with centre-backs.

In fact, Lampard hinted that his striker had been used as a "battering ram" - and that's not what he wants to do.

The manager remarked: "Firstly we have to give him time, because he's been out for a long time.

"A striker at the top end of the pitch is always at the edge in sharpness, and we can't expect all of that.

"We didn't play through the lines well enough. We can't use Dominic as a battering ram, he has too much quality for that and I don't want to use him that way.

"It wasn't a game to judge Dominic on goal input today. We know that when he gets fit, we