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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 27 2011, 05:00 PM (178 Views) | |
| Phil | Mar 27 2011, 05:00 PM Post #1 |
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There is a lack of striking talent in the premiership? or just in the game of football in general? There was a time when a list of the top 10 players in the world would mainly consist of strikers now probably midfielders.. normally there would be a number of players battling it out at this stage of the season for the golden boot, but only Tevez and Berbatov have scored over 11 goals |
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| AntMcfc | Mar 27 2011, 06:39 PM Post #2 |
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A few factors have lead to the appeared decline of the Premier League striker. It doesn't help that most teams only play with one striker these days, back when every team was playing 442 you'd have two main strikers scoring all the goals for the side, these days most teams line up with 541/433 or 4231, in these formations the goals are generally spread around the side a lot more, the most attacking of the three midfielders will be expected to get 10 a season and the widemen are expected to score more than 442 wingers. The increased quality of the Premier League as a whole will have slowed down certain goal tallies too, no longer can top marksmen expect to go to bottom of the league and pick up a hattrick, they've got to work hard for every goal they score these days. A lot of the low scoring is of course down to coincidence though, every now and then you do get a season where not many goals go in, Anelka was the PL top scorer with 19 goals a few years ago, a year later Rooney, Drogba and Tevez all hit 25+, it just happens in football, some players pick up lengthy injuries, some may be tired from international tournaments, others not so. Next season I expect a few players to hit 20+. |
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| DaG | Mar 27 2011, 07:00 PM Post #3 |
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Robin has 11 from 10 starts... |
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| Phil | Mar 27 2011, 07:11 PM Post #4 |
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Doesn't really change the validity of my statement does it |
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| DaG | Mar 27 2011, 07:16 PM Post #5 |
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It does. |
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| AntMcfc | Mar 27 2011, 07:37 PM Post #6 |
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No, it doesn't. |
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| elcule | Mar 27 2011, 08:37 PM Post #7 |
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DaG made an absolute mug out of.
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![]() Winner. "If I go to Anfield and someone puts the ball into the box and Carragher hammers it out of play the fans applaud. At Camp Nou you would never be applauded for that." - Xavi | |
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| Scholes | Mar 27 2011, 09:26 PM Post #8 |
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It doesn't change the validity of Phil's statement, but it questions the point he is trying to make in his first post. |
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| Phil | Mar 27 2011, 10:03 PM Post #9 |
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Yes but I'm not discussing individuals here I'm talking about in general the state of strikers, a good goalscorer has periods of injury every season yet there is still normally more strikers up there battling it out to make up for it |
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| rollingstone | Mar 28 2011, 10:39 AM Post #10 |
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