Sentences with phrase «goals in the league striker»

Theo Walcott has scored 9 goals (6 shy from 100 at Arsenal), Mesut Oezil has 8 and need I mention a little old Alexis Sanchez who already has 13 goals, 11 in the league and we haven't had a 20 goals in the league striker since you guessed it, Van Persie's last season with us.

Not exact matches

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, 36, says his Ivory Coast team - mate Serge Aurier, 21, who set up his country's two goals in the win over Japan, has the capacity to step up seamlessly to the Premier League if he leaves Toulouse — Guardian

we lost the league last season cos of his goal drought, we lost the league in 13/14 cos of him wasting chances and Wenger not signing any striker.

The Brazilian striker is one of a select few with 30 goals in Europe this year, but with just two goals in the Champions League it seems he isn't exactly Neymar, Coutinho or Hulk.

Chadli, whose other goal in his impressive recent run came in last weekend's 3 - 1 win at Crystal Palace, can evidently finish, but is he good enough to be the main back - up striker for a club with Premier League title ambitions?

100 % true King Henry was correct, Giroud must be 2nd choice striker to come on when we want to change our game plan, he's not good enough to lead us to the EPL because a premiership winning team always has a 20 league goals striker in their ranks!

With his doubles against Sunderland and Burnley, the 25 - year old has bagged eight goals in those six games and for a player that does not even play as the main central striker, it just shows you how good Alexis is and the fantastic form he has found since swapping La Liga for the English Premier League.

The Spain international is unlikely to displace Karim Benzema as the club's first choice striker, after the Frenchman netted a personal record of 24 league goals in the previous campaign.

I still have my doubts about the supposed injury problem that has been keeping the Arsenal and France striker Olivier Giroud from playing, but after the big man came back with a bang to score two goals with his first two touches of the ball to help Arsenal beat Sunderland in the Premier League this weekend, I could not give a monkeys.

The thing about our league compared to theirs is how their strikers are brimming with confidence from the get go, whilst we went into match with a crisis of confidence in front of goal.

The prolific striker has bagged 26 goals already this season to make it a third straight year in which he's scored 20 + league goals as he continues to prove his quality.

Chelsea striker Diego Costa always seems to get under the skin of Arsenal players when the two sides meet and — having scored five goals in as many Premier League games this season — the Spaniard is almost certain to start in North London.

He is still good, but we need another striker that can also get 20, 25 goals in the league, so that Giroud isn't put on pressure.

The 25 - year - old striker scored just one goal in 16 Premier League appearances last season and hasn't even featured in Liverpool's match - day squad this season, with new signings Christian Benteke and Danny Ings effectively ending his career at the Merseyside club, and is clearly a player Brendan Rodgers would happily offload.

People are saying that we have paid too much for a striker who may score goals in the French Ligue 1 but who has not really shone on the international stage and who may struggle in a tougher league, while there are also questions about why Arsenal seemed to be the only real suitor for the Frenchman.

as for the league, giroud is a 13 goal per season scorer, that is one goal every 3 matches, he is a feature striker, and this wont win anything unless you generate huge output from your midfield... by comparison, henry scored 27 goals in the epl when we won the league...

Even we can not underestimate di maria, stats wise or goal wise he may not be setting the league alight but he has been producing some good crosses, if man united strikers were in good form, di maria's assists number will be increasing.

Lukaku also scored the third goal and while it was not in the same league as his first it was taken well and the young striker showed great composure and technique to slot past the keeper.

Any decent striker would easily have scored more than 25 league goals for Arsenal a season with the number of chances our midfield creates in every match.

The 24 - year - old striker has scored 38 goals in 104 league games for his club, including eight so far this season.

He certainly won'tbe able to use that excuse this summer after Giroud went on a four month non-scoring streak, and Walcott and Welbeck only contibuted only 9 goals between them in 39 League appearances, added to the 13 that Giroud added gave usameasly return of just 22 League goals between all three «World Class» strikers.

Yes, an expensive striker could add another dimension, but they could equally not make the grade in the EPL, which is a hard league to score goals in.

Much is expected of the 24 - year - old this year given Liverpool's struggles in front of goal last season and they have turned to a striker that found the back of the net 42 times in 89 league games for Villa during his three - year spell with the Midlands outfit.

Abraham would gain invaluable experience in Premier League football, while Brighton would be signing a striker capable of scoring enough goals to keep them up.

Maybe the French league is easier but the fact that Lacazette has scored more goals there in the last four seasons than any other striker including Edinson Cavani who was in a league of his own when playing in Italy's Serie A tells you that the new Gunners star is right up there.

The ex-Man United striker Danny Welbeck joined Arsenal in the season of 2014/15 but in those four years he has only managed to actually start 40 League games for the Gunners, due to various injuries, but he did score 13 goals in those matches and has always showed promise until he inevitably returns to the treatment room.

His admission may prove disappointing to hear for Robert Lewandowski, who despite scoring fourteen goals in the league, has been considered something of a flop since his move from Jurgen Klopp's team, even more so as it was the Polish striker that got the winner against his former club.

In 2010, Manchester United signed a young striker from Mexico named Javier «Chicharito» Hernandez, who went on to score 33 league goals in his first three seasons with the Red Devils and 59 total goals over his first four seasons before being phased out of the teaIn 2010, Manchester United signed a young striker from Mexico named Javier «Chicharito» Hernandez, who went on to score 33 league goals in his first three seasons with the Red Devils and 59 total goals over his first four seasons before being phased out of the teain his first three seasons with the Red Devils and 59 total goals over his first four seasons before being phased out of the team.

That's right, De Gea's save was so good that it made this established Premier League striker stop in his tracks as he thought he'd headed in a certain goal against United.

Arsenal need a striker that is capable of firing twenty goals in the Premier League alone, rather than in all competitions.

We go to town on OG but we have 2 wide / second strikers in TH14 and AS17 who have league goal / game ratios of 0.41 and 0.44 respectively over the last 3 seasons.

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The 23 - year - old former Manchester City striker has only made seven league appearances for Chelsea this season, scoring one league goal against Tottenham in October.

The Swedish striker left the Premier League in 2011 in favour of a free transfer to Turkey, and has a modest Premier League record of 18 goals in 92 appearances, 10 of which came during his final season with Bolton.

Llorente emerged as one of the world's most exciting strikers during his time with former club Bilbao, particularly in the 2011/12 season when his 29 goals in all competitions helped the unfancied Basque side to the Europa League final, and he memorably struck a superb volleyed goal against Manchester United in the first knockout round.

The East London side have long been linked with interest in the experienced striker who has scored 11 Premier League goals this season having scored a bucket - load to help the Saints to back to back promotions and into the English top tier.

None of their recognised strikers have scored a goal from open play in the league this campaign.

Janssen has 21 league goals so far this season, giving him the lead in Eredivisie ahead of PSV striker Luuk de Jong's 20.

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The 6ft 5in striker heads into the tournament off the back of his best ever season; a season in which he contributed 29 goals in all competitions and helped guide Athletic Bilbao to the finals of both the UEFA Europa League and the Copa del Rey.

Pogrebnyak currently receives a reported sum of # 65,000 a week in wages but the Russian striker has managed just five Premier League goals this season.

The speedy striker has scored goals with regularity at both Crewe and Bristol City, netting 81 goals in 195 appearances, but a step up to the Premier League will be a big test for the Ashton Gate striker and one that Martinez will hope that he passes with flying colours.

A 20 to 30 league goal striker would be great, hes probably not going to hit target in every season just like you cant expect to win every season but so long as its a regular occurrence, hell do nicely.

Level with Welbeck is a striker signed from the French second tier and yet has been brilliant for the Hammers, scoring six league goals in just eight appearances.

Herrmann has 10 goals in 56 league games for Monchengladbach and can in central midfielder or off a main striker — a role in which Spurs new - boy Gylfi Sigurdsson has struggled to impress in so far this term.

He is the best striker in the league when he's on form, bagging five goals in 438 minutes this season.

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The flame - haired striker managed 54 goals in 111 league starts for the Royals overall, and Stoke would be delighted to see him continue this strike rate for them in the Premier Lleague starts for the Royals overall, and Stoke would be delighted to see him continue this strike rate for them in the Premier LeagueLeague.

The 26 - year - old striker has already set new personal records for goals scored in league and total competitions, and was voted African Player of the Year in 2015.

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