smcl2k@alien.topBtoGeneral Discussion@soccer.forum•Strikers that have struggled to start with but gone on to score bucket loads?English
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10 months agoHenrik Larsson passed the ball straight to an opponent on his Celtic debut, leading directly to the winning goal. Over the course of that season, he scored 19 goals in 46 appearances.
He went on to score 223 goals in 267 appearances over the following 6 seasons.
I’m guessing you never saw Nigel De Jong kicking Xabi Alonso square in the chest during the 2010 World Cup final?
That happened after 28 minutes, and the Netherlands ended up coming within 5 minutes of taking the match to penalties. The referee’s failure to show a red card could easily have cost Spain victory.