If you frequent Haaland's thread, sceptics are all over it doing the kid down, generally trying to figure out if he's slowly being found out after a flying start.
Kane is Kane: a known entity whose been doing it for years now. He's also playing in a mostly negative team where he's expected to do a lot more than score goals. He's shown himself to be ever-present and is slowly catching Haaland up, on this current trajectory, at least.
Outside of those two, there's only Toney, on 13 goals, to really consider from the remainder, but as the title, it's only realistically between the aforementioned.
Haaland's gpg is currently unprecedented, but it doesn't necessarily make him the best - the eye test surely plays a role in assessment and Kane's indisputably one of the most complete strikers on the planet, -- if not the most -- if Benzema's finally winding down, it can be fairly argued.
Now that the Dixie Dean trajectory has calmed to more than good levels for Haaland and we've got to observe him over at least the halfway point in the season and seen more vulnerability, there's a more balanced platform for discussion, so with all that said, who do you believe is the premier striker in the PL? Not next year/season; not who you'd rather in your team, simply who is the best striker outright?
Kane is Kane: a known entity whose been doing it for years now. He's also playing in a mostly negative team where he's expected to do a lot more than score goals. He's shown himself to be ever-present and is slowly catching Haaland up, on this current trajectory, at least.
Outside of those two, there's only Toney, on 13 goals, to really consider from the remainder, but as the title, it's only realistically between the aforementioned.
| No. | Name & Club | Goals | Assists | Matches Played | Mins Per Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland Manchester City | 25 | 3 | 20 | 66 |
| 2 | Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 1 | 22 | 116 |
| 3 | Ivan Toney Brentford | 13 | 3 | 19 | 131 |
| 4 | Aleksandar Mitrović Fulham | 11 | 1 | 18 | 141 |
| 5 | Marcus Rashford Manchester United | 10 | 3 | 21 | 171 |
| 5 | Rodrigo Moreno Leeds United | 10 | 1 | 18 | 131 |
| 7 | Miguel Almirón Newcastle United | 9 | 1 | 21 | 195 |
Haaland's gpg is currently unprecedented, but it doesn't necessarily make him the best - the eye test surely plays a role in assessment and Kane's indisputably one of the most complete strikers on the planet, -- if not the most -- if Benzema's finally winding down, it can be fairly argued.
Now that the Dixie Dean trajectory has calmed to more than good levels for Haaland and we've got to observe him over at least the halfway point in the season and seen more vulnerability, there's a more balanced platform for discussion, so with all that said, who do you believe is the premier striker in the PL? Not next year/season; not who you'd rather in your team, simply who is the best striker outright?
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