What do the stats say about the top scorers if you take the penalties out of the equation.
Always thought pens shouldn’t really count in top Goalscorer charts.
Not a clue, not sure they'll be listed.
What do the stats say about the top scorers if you take the penalties out of the equation.
Always thought pens shouldn’t really count in top Goalscorer charts.
Greaves 0.77 goals per game.That’s why you have to look at goals per games, and Greaves is miles ahead of any England striker.
Because penalties aren't goals? What?What do the stats say about the top scorers if you take the penalties out of the equation.
Always thought pens shouldn’t really count in top Goalscorer charts.
Greaves 0.77 goals per game.
Kane 0.70 goals per game.
Miles ahead?
Because penalties aren't goals? What?![]()
Greaves 0.77 goals per game.
Kane 0.70 goals per game.
Miles ahead?
Agree on both points.England fans booing Gomez just sums up the moronic England supporters at times
And for me Linekar is the best striker England have had at the moment
Who said that?Because penalties aren't goals? What?![]()
The best two penalty takers I remember were Phil Neale and Ray Stewart, both full backs for the youngsters out there ðŸ˜. Maybe that is a memory thing but I don't seem to remember them missing many. You always felt they were going to score them. The worst had to be Teddy Sheringham. Amazing how he kept being allowed to take them but you could tell as he walked up it wasn't going in the net.Who said that?
I just wondered who was the best goalscorer not the best penalty taker.![]()
James Milner must be up there .The best two penalty takers I remember were Phil Neale and Ray Stewart, both full backs for the youngsters out there ðŸ˜. Maybe that is a memory thing but I don't seem to remember them missing many. You always felt they were going to score them. The worst had to be Teddy Sheringham. Amazing how he kept being allowed to take them but you could tell as he walked up it wasn't going in the net.
Before anyone posts, yes I know about Le Tissier.
Looks like Rooney did it more when it counted.Agree on both points.
Lineker scored when it really counted, in tournaments. I'm not belittling the others, all have fabulous records, but his goals in World Cups elevates him above the rest for me.
Is that why they end up in pizza adverts.Yup, believe it or not, there's some skill in taking penalties!
Sorry I just don't get why people belittle penalty takers. A penalty is worth one goal just like all the others. Penalties are not tap-ins, go and look at Messi and Aguero's penalty records which are surprisingly poor for top strikers. Nobody belittles Hazard or Milner who have fantastic penalty records, because they're not strikers? A striker scoring penalties somehow cheapens the value of it? I don't get it at all.Who said that?
I just wondered who was the best goalscorer not the best penalty taker.![]()
No, I just went off on a tangent ðŸ˜.James Milner must be up there .
But feel you might of misread my post.![]()
I must have missed those tournaments. He scored well in qualifying but at World Cups and Euros 🤔? Lineker did it in 2 world cups, I'd take him first every time.Looks like Rooney did it more when it counted.
Not belittling them at all.Sorry I just don't get why people belittle penalty takers. A penalty is worth one goal just like all the others. Penalties are not tap-ins, go and look at Messi and Aguero's penalty records which are surprisingly poor for top strikers. Nobody belittles Hazard or Milner who have fantastic penalty records, because they're not strikers? A striker scoring penalties somehow cheapens the value of it? I don't get it at all.