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Legs:
--- Quote from: LovelyCushionedHeader on February 11, 2023, 05:37:04 pm ---Nah that's exactly it. Van Nistelrooy is the absolute prime example.
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Correct Lineker and Owen were too they didnt do much outside the box but they did score goals to be fair !!
El Lobo:
Owen?!
Flaccido Dongingo:
Owen was much much more than a goal hanger.
Knight:
As soon as a player has the physical and technical attributes to be able to stretch the play with runs in behind or hold up the player and be a focal point he moves into a different category to the 'goal hanger does nothing but score goals' type striker for me. Which means Owen at his pace wasn't 'just a penalty box striker' or whatever the term we're using for it is.
The North Bank:
--- Quote from: Knight on February 12, 2023, 07:51:24 am ---As soon as a player has the physical and technical attributes to be able to stretch the play with runs in behind or hold up the player and be a focal point he moves into a different category to the 'goal hanger does nothing but score goals' type striker for me. Which means Owen at his pace wasn't 'just a penalty box striker' or whatever the term we're using for it is.
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The “run in behind” striker and the goal hanger are two completely different positions. Owen and Lineker are two different type of players I wouldn’t put them in the same category.
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