by ResurrectionRooney Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:39 pm
Scott wrote: “He’s a midfielder and if you look at all the important goals he’s scored - well I can’t even think of a striker in the world who has scored as many important goals, never mind a midfielder. How many times has he done it in the dying seconds of a game? I am trying to think of a striker now who does it - there aren’t any. Think about it.
Is right. Who can argue with that? Come at me, bro.
Listen, you could narrow it down to any player like that. I imagine if you look at someone like Lampard's statistics, there will be a particular minute when he is more likely to score, or with any other player, the fact Gerrard's statistical likelihood is the 90th minute doesn't actually mean anything about him, it is just a coincidence. Unless you want to argue that he isn't trying as hard in the first 89 minutes.
If you want a striker who scored a lot of important goals, sometimes in the dying minutes of a game (I can't remember Gerrard scoring in the dying seconds), look no further than Carlos Tevez. Scored the goals which kept West Ham United in the Premier League against all odds, scored the equaliser at Lyon in the CL, scored a last minute goal against Blackburn in the PL which proved key to winning the title, did the same against Tottenham Hotspur, scored the winner at Anfield, scored the equaliser in the last minute of a Copa Libertadores Semi Final against his team's greatest rivals (equivalent of a United-Liverpool Semi with Gerrard scoring the winner), scored the equaliser in Old Trafford in a huge League Cup Semi Final, scored winning goals against Chelsea 2 or 3 times, the guy's done it all.
