Do we need a '30 goal a season' striker?

[Sea Cider]

To all those on about getting in a big name striker, comparing the current league and top scorers tables makes for interesting reading. Of the 7 clubs above Brighton in the table, only 3 have scorers in the current top 10, and it's especially interesting to look at the top 2:

1. Cardiff (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)
2. Hull (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)

(in fact neither of those teams has a scorer in the top 16)

Maybe it's elsewhere in our team where we should be looking for a greater goal contribution? A team playing 4-5-1 should be solid defensively (which ours is, joint 2nd best in league) but should be looking for a significant goal threat from midfield to make up for the lack of a second striker.

Hopefully Lopez, Buckley, Orlandi and Vicente (hurray!) will step up in the second half of the season!

 

[bhawoddy]

To all those on about getting in a big name striker, comparing the current league and top scorers tables makes for interesting reading. Of the 7 clubs above Brighton in the table, only 3 have scorers in the current top 10, and it's especially interesting to look at the top 2:

1. Cardiff (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)
2. Hull (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)

(in fact neither of those teams has a scorer in the top 16)

Maybe it's elsewhere in our team where we should be looking for a greater goal contribution? A team playing 4-5-1 should be solid defensively (which ours is, joint 2nd best in league) but should be looking for a significant goal threat from midfield to make up for the lack of a second striker.

Hopefully Lopez, Buckley, Orlandi and Vicente (hurray!) will step up in the second half of the season!

Id rather have a 30 goal a season striker than not.

 

[GT49er]

Like every other club in the league, if we could find a 30 goal a season striker, we'd take him.

 

[Fitzcarraldo]

The two different types of strikers you are talking aren't really the same thing though. Any team needs/wants a 30 goal a season striker, regardless of whether goals are coming from across the pitch. A big name striker doesn't guarantee 30 goals. Big name just means, generally speaking, you have spent a lot of money bringing them in.

 

[7:18]

1. Cardiff (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)
2. Hull (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)

that is actually quite fascinating!

 

[tomfitz12]

however they have lots of players on say 6 or 7 goals, whereas we have 1 on 11, 1 on 5 and then a few on 2, this is why they are up there and were not,

 

[Mellotron]

The way we play, when we're playing well we get goals from all over the pitch. Ulloa may change this. We don't at the moment have a focal point for attacks.

 

[ees complicated no?]

Hi Craig, no you should be getting more goals.

 

[Sea Cider]

The way we play, when we're playing well we get goals from all over the pitch. Ulloa may change this. We don't at the moment have a focal point for attacks.

If we can succeed at 'playing well' more often than not, then I really think this is far more difficult for other teams to play against. Too much focus on one individual can be negative for the team as a whole. Danger from all areas gives opposition players more of a headache.

Cardiff and Hull seem to proving this theory at the moment!

 

[tweenster]

"Do we need a 30 goal a season striker?"

Need? Probably not, providing we have a 20 goal striker and 2 or 3 others scoring 10+.

Want? Absofuckinglutely!

 

[Shoreham Gull]

To all those on about getting in a big name striker, comparing the current league and top scorers tables makes for interesting reading. Of the 7 clubs above Brighton in the table, only 3 have scorers in the current top 10, and it's especially interesting to look at the top 2:

1. Cardiff (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)
2. Hull (scorers in 'top 10' = 0)

(in fact neither of those teams has a scorer in the top 16)

Maybe it's elsewhere in our team where we should be looking for a greater goal contribution? A team playing 4-5-1 should be solid defensively (which ours is, joint 2nd best in league) but should be looking for a significant goal threat from midfield to make up for the lack of a second striker.

Hopefully Lopez, Buckley, Orlandi and Vicente (hurray!) will step up in the second half of the season!

Stupid Thread why bother , Tell me if Blackburn would of Won premier league without Shearer

 

[Mellotron]

If we can succeed at 'playing well' more often than not, then I really think this is far more difficult for other teams to play against. Too much focus on one individual can be negative for the team as a whole. Danger from all areas gives opposition players more of a headache.

Cardiff and Hull seem to proving this theory at the moment!

Agreed. I hope Ulloa can be a focal point that brings all the other players closer to goal, as well as finishing well himself.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

hull 0-1 at home to Sheffield Weds with 15 minutes to go.maybe they need one!

Cardiff 0-0 at home to Ipswich ,maybe they do too!

 

[Sea Cider]

hull 0-1 at home to Sheffield Weds with 15 minutes to go.maybe they need one!

 

[beorhthelm]

you need goals, whether thats from one 20-30 goal a season man or 4-5 scoring around 10.

 

[drew]

We have great wingers in Buckley and Lua Lua but nobody capable of getting on the end of the crosses! Maybe Ulloa will do that. Same applies at corners.