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Old 28th December 2007, 05:22 PM
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Prem Strikers
I have just been looking at the goal records for the Prem this season and last
i have not included Pens in the total's just goals from open play

This season
C Ronaldo 10
N Anelka 10
Yakubu 9
Benjani 9
Torres 9
Santa Cruz 9

From This you would have to say Anelka has got what it takes. To have that record at Struggling Bolton is brilliant

Moyes bought well in Yak and will suffer when he goes away

Mark Hughes strikes again with Santa Cruze

Harry has a knack of making ok strikers look brilliant on paper and will make a profit on them

Torres is class he needs 4 goals to better last seasons leading goal getter for Liverpool something i think might do before the first week in Jan is over

Last season

Drogba 20
Macarthy 14
Rooney 14
Vaduka 14
Ronaldo 13
Berbetov 12
Kuyt 12
Anelka 11

Just how good and how important a player is Drogba ?

Mark Hughes can buy goals on the cheap and isnt scared to take a chance

Rooney not as good as all the hype

Vaduka is as good a target man as there is in the prem even at his age

Ronaldo makes United tick over

Berbetov is no better than Kuyt that wont please his many fans on here (but for me he's still a lazy cunt)

Kuyt is a prem striker dispite what his critics might say as with the exception of Ronaldo and Drogba he works harder for the team than any of them

Anelka is as good a striker as there is in the Prem

Well that is my take on these stats i was just wanting to see if anyone has any other views on them
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Old 28th December 2007, 05:27 PM
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Is Yakubu playing in the African Nations Cup?
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Old 28th December 2007, 05:45 PM
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According to this he is


http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/111220...ria-squad.html
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Old 28th December 2007, 05:49 PM
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Yakubu was in my fanatasy league team up front with Torres. I have now got rid of Yakubu and replaced him with Santa Cruz.
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Re: Prem Strikers
I haven't seen much of Bolton ths season so could be way off but judging by where the rest of their goals have come from I'd say everything is geared towards providing Anelka the ball which may explain why he's scored so many, is he the penalty/freekick taker as well?

It'd be interesting to see how that tally would look if he was just another player in a team with lots of big players and whether he'd be as effective.
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Re: Prem Strikers
To be fair all strikers have the ball played up for them to score, Bolton are no diffrent to any other team.
With regard to Anelka he has always improved in the second season at a club.
Agreed there havnt been that many second seasons, as he is normally off by then and i havnt included pens in the totals but free kicks are included
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Re: Prem Strikers
Anelka is a class striker that would score goals in any team.
Pity he comes with such baggage and questionable attitude.

Having said that pity Houllier didn't sign him when he had the chance.

By the way great thread
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Just how good and how important a player is Drogba ?

One of the best in the world, he has everything you'd want in a forward.
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Anelka is a class striker that would score goals in any team.
Pity he comes with such baggage and questionable attitude.

Having said that pity Houllier didn't sign him when he had the chance.

By the way great thread
From what people have said it is not Anelka that is the problem, it is the entourage that surrounds him.
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Old 28th December 2007, 06:11 PM
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Re: Prem Strikers
here are his stats it makes you wonder what might have been if we made his move permanant instead of El Spito

Bolton
1st seaon games 35 goals 11
2nd season games 13 goals 8

Fenerbachce
1st seaon games 14 goals 4
2nd season games 25 goals 10

Man City
1st seaon games 38 goals 14
2nd season games 32 goals 17
Arsenal
1st seaon games 4 goals 0
2nd season games 26 goals 6
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Re: Prem Strikers
Drogba is probably the best all round striker in the world.

I reckon he'd be Rafa's perfect forward too.
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One of the best in the world, he has everything you'd want in a forward.
Agreed and if the Millan stuff is correct with him teaming up with Jose again then Chelsea best get used to losing IMHO
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One of the best in the world, he has everything you'd want in a forward.
He even has a quality I wouldn't want... especially in abundance(cheating)
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To be fair all strikers have the ball played up for them to score, Bolton are no diffrent to any other team.
But they are the most lopsided attack of the teams around them with a similar goals scored record. All the other teams have a number of players sharing the responsibilty which gives the impression that as teams they are a lot less one dimensional and a lot less reliant on one player.

Goals Scored

West Ham - 23
Bolton - 21
Birmingham - 21
Fulham - 20
Wigan - 19

Of those goals the breakdown between top and second top goalscorer is

West Ham - 1st = 4, 2nd = 4, difference = 0
Bolton - 1st = 10, 2nd = 3, difference = 7
Birmingham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 5, difference = 0
Fulham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 3, difference = 2
Wigan - 1st = 7, 2nd = 3, difference = 4

He's a good player, I just think the way Bolton play at the moment is a factor in his scoring this season.
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Old 28th December 2007, 06:41 PM
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But they are the most lopsided attack of the teams around them with a similar goals scored record. All the other teams have a number of players sharing the responsibilty which gives the impression that as teams they are a lot less one dimensional and a lot less reliant on one player.

Goals Scored

West Ham - 23
Bolton - 21
Birmingham - 21
Fulham - 20
Wigan - 19

Of those goals the breakdown between top and second top goalscorer is

West Ham - 1st = 4, 2nd = 4, difference = 0
Bolton - 1st = 10, 2nd = 3, difference = 7
Birmingham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 5, difference = 0
Fulham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 3, difference = 2
Wigan - 1st = 7, 2nd = 3, difference = 4

He's a good player, I just think the way Bolton play at the moment is a factor in his scoring this season.

All service funnels to Anelka and Anelka's pace has opened the way for his other goals.

McCarthy's goal tally has suffered whilst Santa Cruz's has been tallying loads of goals. Why? The service is being spread around more.

Blackburn gives fantastic service to their strikers... Bellamy, McCarthy, and now Santa Cruz.
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Old 28th December 2007, 06:43 PM
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But they are the most lopsided attack of the teams around them with a similar goals scored record. All the other teams have a number of players sharing the responsibilty which gives the impression that as teams they are a lot less one dimensional and a lot less reliant on one player.

Goals Scored

West Ham - 23
Bolton - 21
Birmingham - 21
Fulham - 20
Wigan - 19

Of those goals the breakdown between top and second top goalscorer is

West Ham - 1st = 4, 2nd = 4, difference = 0
Bolton - 1st = 10, 2nd = 3, difference = 7
Birmingham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 5, difference = 0
Fulham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 3, difference = 2
Wigan - 1st = 7, 2nd = 3, difference = 4

He's a good player, I just think the way Bolton play at the moment is a factor in his scoring this season.
Yes but that just proves the point i was making he is Class
He is head and shoulders above the other strikers in the prem at comparable teams as your figures show
He has scored on his own what the pairing of all the other teams have combined and is why he is a top top finisher
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But they are the most lopsided attack of the teams around them with a similar goals scored record. All the other teams have a number of players sharing the responsibilty which gives the impression that as teams they are a lot less one dimensional and a lot less reliant on one player.

Goals Scored

West Ham - 23
Bolton - 21
Birmingham - 21
Fulham - 20
Wigan - 19

Of those goals the breakdown between top and second top goalscorer is

West Ham - 1st = 4, 2nd = 4, difference = 0
Bolton - 1st = 10, 2nd = 3, difference = 7
Birmingham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 5, difference = 0
Fulham - 1st = 5, 2nd = 3, difference = 2
Wigan - 1st = 7, 2nd = 3, difference = 4

He's a good player, I just think the way Bolton play at the moment is a factor in his scoring this season.
Yes but that just proves the point i was making he is Class
He is head and shoulders above the other strikers in the prem at comparable teams as your figures show
He has scored on his own what the pairing of all the other teams have combined and is why he is a top top finisher

plus the second striker at Bolton has the same as Fulham and Wigan 1 less than West Ham and 2 less than the top 2 at Birmingham or in other words around the same as the other teams so your point is not proven
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