bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Fair shout as I've said earlier mate, Lineker is the best out and out finisher we've had since Dixie, equally though he and it does sound silly to say this, but literally he offered nothing besides goals.
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Fair shout as I've said earlier mate, Lineker is the best out and out finisher we've had since Dixie, equally though he and it does sound silly to say this, but literally he offered nothing besides goals.
And? I find it utterly perplexing that people often cite this as a criticism of some of the best strikers who've been around over the years.
Lineker may not have offered much else besides goals, but he scored absolute bucket loads of them which is ultimately the striker's primary role.
Personally, as long as they shine and regularly contribute in that key aspect of their game then everything else is just an added bonus!
van Nistelrooy is another common example of when people criticise a striker for their deficiencies in other areas of the game.
He may have strolled around, hardly touching the ball and have offered much else, however his strike rate was phenomenal. That's his success.
If a striker isn't performing and as such not scoring goals (their primary aim) then it's fair to question or criticise other areas of their play.
Otherwise everything else is an added bonus. I'd have Lineker (in his prime) back any day and he could do sweet FA as long as he scored...
Lukaku isn't as prolific as the two mentioned so there is some leeway for people to question his play, but the boy does score as well.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
As i said mate i understand how it can sound silly to say it, but guess it comes from having seen the team actually become worse with the addition of Lineker even though he slotted for fun that season, as we altered the way we played to accommodate and compliment his strengths (and weaknesses) to the detriment of the overall team. Part of me wonders just how prolific Lukaku would be in a similar scenario?
Overall though this is just a matter of opinion who out of our history we'd rather have than Lukaku etc, not slating Lineker at all same as not slating any forward we've had that played their best for us
Maybe not, but it didn't matter. Never saw him, but I don't suppose Dixie did, either.
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Not old enough to have seen dixie myseof lol, lineker was boss just we went to focused on him mate and lost our style of play from the year before, was a brilliant time to be a blue though
I've heard others say that but I never noticed and that 85/86 side was my favourite. Two bad results ruined that season, and I still haven't got over it.
A win today will take away some of the pain.
TheFinnFan
Finners
Bring in da muppets...did ii di didi Ro-me-lu Lu-ka-ku
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
scored more goals, got more to his game, more assists, quicker, better finisher and doing all that at a younger age.
ok mate
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
Rom, every Everton fan expects you to do your duty today against Mourinho's mongrels and show Jose what you are made of. Score goals FFs.
TheFinnFan
Finners
Aaaaahahaaa
Jags..class
Player Valuation: £70m
So nervous now.
...do do do do
xreyuk
Player Valuation: £750k
The way Martinez has us playing, he's going to be hard pressed to score goals.
That's the best I've ever seen him at holding up the ball today. I didn't see a single one of those first touch ricochets off his shins that we're so used to. Shame he couldn't get on the scoresheet, but I think that's one of the better all-around performances I've seen from him.
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