Last season, the forward managed 21 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions, although this time round he has only
hit the back of the net twice in six matches so far.
Additionally, his ability to unleash powerful left - footed strikes from distance made it reasonable to believe he could
hit the back of the net regularly enough under the proper guidance.
Sudeikis (a veteran of years of improv on Saturday Night Live) is the breakout star, though Aniston, doomed forever to be a television goddess (she's not talented or pretty enough to be a 70 foot high movie star) finally
hits the back of the net on the big screen, and utterly holds her own.
He is clinical in finding the right passing and slotting those delightful through balls to Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, but can also consistently
hit the back of the net for Dortmund, and I dare say it, he could prove to be better than our current options.
We were throwing everything at the hosts, and when Giroud finally
hit the back of the net with his glancing header that hardly changed the direction of the ball, we still had a few minutes to try and get the winner.
With Philippe Coutinho, Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembélé wreaking havoc in the Girona defense with their pace, skill and passing, the Blaugrana created chance after chance against a desperate defense that kept scrambling to block shots and stop the ball
from hitting the back of the net.
But when it comes to Sunday, I'll have to dig deep and remember the feelings when Cantona
hit the back of the net at Wembley in 96, or when Solskjaer netted the winner in injury time at Old Trafford in the cup in 99, or, perhaps my favourite of all, Forlan at Anfield in 2002.
Our German outcast Lukas Podolski has
finally hit the back of the net for Inter Milan, but their manager Roberto Mancini still made it clear after the match that the winger will NOT be staying with the Italian giants next season.
Simon Mignolet cut a lonely figure at Anfield the moment Dejan Lovren's dramatic winner
hit the back of the net against Borussia Dortmund on Thursday night - but not for long.
Chelsea's Diego Costa celebrates scoring his side's first goal during a pre-season friendly at Stamford Bridge The club are pinning their Premier League title hopes hopes on the former Atletico Madrid
man hitting the back of the net regularl in the season ahead.
Vardy will be ideal for our current playstyle, if we have a CF who can
hit the back of the net then we will not have to make a million and 1 passes around the box waiting for the CF to take his chance.
Summer signing Eric Maxim Choupo - Moting has
also hit the back of the net four times from midfield this season and has been an important part of the Stoke City side.
There is no doubt that Alexis Sanchez has not been at the top of his game lately, and this fact is underlined by the stat that he has only
hit the back of the net once in his last eleven starts for Arsenal.
Oliver giroud who's now 42 is still in the starting XI but have not
hit the back of the net since the last game against Yeovil of the 2021/2022 season.
Both of last seasons matchups between the sides saw four
goals hit the back of the net and no fewer than seven of those were for Swansea as they completed the double.
The joke ended badly for the keeper, as the Burton man not only got booked for his antics and but also had to watch Pablo Hernandez»
curler hit the back of his net to get the Whites on level terms.
In fact, it shows that nobody can match the Gunners when it comes to scoring options this season, as we have seen more of our
players hitting the back of the net than any of our Premier League rivals, as well as the really big guns around Europe.
We were nowhere near our best but that's to be expected after the latest run of results, so I was glad to see two players who don't usually
score hit the back of net with some nice finishes.
The Gunners have struggled to
hit the back of the net so far this season and have been helped out by own goals from the opposition in their two victories against Crystal Palace and Newcastle United.
Possibly Drogba's greatest strike in a Chelsea shirt — the most sublime control and finish saw this stunning
volley hit the back of the net from 30 yards — giving Toffees keeper Tim Howard no chance.
And maybe the fact that Mathieu Flamini was rumoured to be close to leaving the club this summer as well as being known for his disruptive midfield play rather than for
hitting the back of the net meant that all that talk was of the Frenchman coming back from the fringe.
The Belgium international has so far had just eleven
strikes hit the back of his net in the Premier League this term and is rightly deemed by some as the...
Grace
Gabriel hit the back of the net five times for the Golden Eagles on Sunday afternoon, but that wasn't enough as Marquette lost to Louisville, 16 - 8.