Tonight, the Premier League will reignite (although there has been a brighton and Crystal Palace match in the early hours of this morning, but the good drama and more games are tonight). The strong dialogue between Manchester City and Chelsea at 8:30 p.m. Beijing time is naturally very exciting, and the showdown between Manchester United and Villa in the early morning of tomorrow is also attracting much attention, the addition of Coutinho and Di negne has enhanced Villa's strength, Villa manager Gerrard and Manchester United's feud continues to be staged, can Manchester United and C Ronaldo in the storm bottom out? That's what the fans care about most.
Let's take stock of a wave of the Top Ten Goalscorers in the Premier League and reserve a little data for tonight's game.
10, Hazard
85 goals and 54 assists in 245 games, scoring 0.35 goals
Hazard was the top ligue 1 man of the year, scoring 20 goals and assisting 16 times in Ligue 1 at the age of 21 in His final season in Lille. After joining Chelsea, his strong assist ability has been well demonstrated, and Chelsea fans should also have the impression of the debut season, Hazard did not greedily face single-handed opportunities many times, but passed the ball to a better teammate to break the goal.
In his first season in the Premier League, he scored nine goals and provided 11 assists. As he gradually became a top star in the Premier League, Hazard said many times that he wanted to learn from C Romesi and would try to score more goals. However, Hazard's shooting skills have not been improved for a long time, and it may also be a problem with the psychological quality of the goal, we always expect him to score inside like Robben, but his last move is not very good. As a result, Hazard has only scored a maximum of 16 goals in a single season in the Premier League. Still, the former Premier League player left 85 goals behind, the tenth in active standing.
9, Benteke
275 games, 86 goals and 22 assists, goal efficiency 0.31
Bentek, who debuted in the Premier League, scored 19 league goals for Villa in the 2012-13 season, and the fierce name of "King Kong in the Clouds" is also well known to domestic fans, and his strong body coupled with his height of 1.9 meters makes him always compete for the top header in the box. In the first three seasons at Villa, Benteke scored double-digit Premier League goals each season.
However, after joining Liverpool in 2015, Benteke began to decline, especially after a half-empty door and a single knife, the famous commentator Zhan Jun also broke the famous sentence. This national invective seems to have become a watershed in Benteke's career, after which he became more and more unstable and lost the power of the tiger.
Since then, he has joined Crystal Palace, and his state has been up and down, and with the influence of age and injury, his athleticism has also declined a lot, and it is no longer what it used to be. However, in the five full seasons at Crystal Palace, he still scored in double figures in two seasons, which allowed him to score one more Goal in the Premier League than compatriot Eden Hazard and rank 9th in the current campaign.
8. Olivier Giroud
90 goals and 28 assists in 255 games, goal efficiency 0.35
At that time, Giroud was introduced to Arsenal by Wenger with the aura of the Ligue 1 Golden Boot, and then there were many criticisms and ridicule by gun fans, but in general, everyone was relatively satisfied with Giroud's performance, scoring 11, 16, 14, 16 and 12 goals in the First Five Seasons, although not as good as the highlights in Ligue 1, but as long as it was on the field, it was also a tireless struggle, and it was also all out to fight with opponents in the penalty area and air fighting. In the next few seasons at Chelsea, he was not the main player and his form also declined, so he did not score many goals.
7, C Ronaldo
92 goals and 37 assists in 212 games Goal efficiency 0.43
When Ronaldo joined Manchester United in 2003, he was only 18 years old, and at this age, if he wanted to play in the Premier League and at Manchester United, it was extremely difficult and precious for the proud son of heaven. Ferguson saw C Ronaldo's talent and hard work, and gradually reused him, and the first three seasons of C Ronaldo were like a step-by-step "monster training", scoring 4, 5 and 9 goals in the league. In the 2006-07 season, Ronaldo scored doubles for the first time in a single season in the Premier League, when he was only a young man under 22 years old, the result of 17 goals in 34 games also made his goal efficiency reach 0.5 for the first time, and in the following two seasons, Ronaldo scored 31 goals in 34 games, 33 goals and 18 goals has become the top superstar of the Premier League, and this season, C Ronaldo has worked hard, forward and struggled with Manchester United, and his personal performance of 8 goals in 16 games is not bad.
6, Mane
103 goals and 37 assists in 249 games Goal efficiency 0.41
During the winter break of 2014, Bayern led by Guardiola played a warm-up match between Austria and Red Bull Salzburg, but this training became one of the black history of Guardiola's coaching of Bayern. Bayern, who played as the main player, was hit by Salzburg with three goals, all three of which were related to Salzburg winger Mane. With a goal, a point and an assist, Mane's lightning speed made the Bayern defender invincible, and his talent was fully demonstrated in Austria.
This winter, Mane moved to Premier League side Southampton. During the Saints years, Mane always had a lot of amazing performances of single-handedness and full-time running, but after being joined by Klopp to Liverpool, his ability took it to the next level, and he scored 22 goals in the 2018-19 season and won the league Golden Boot.
Mane has completed the Premier League 100-goal milestone this season and will turn 30 in 3 months, will he have a chance to complete 200 Premier League goals when he retires?
5, Sterling
103 goals, 52 assists, 307 goalscoring efficiency 0.34
At last summer's European Championship, Sterling twisted his hips like a penguin to quickly change direction and accelerate the superhuman picture, which will surely impress many people, and England can naturally score a killer.
Like Mane, Sterling has completed the Premier League 100-goal milestone this season. Sterling, 27, has played more than 300 premier league appearances, and with an average of 30 appearances per season, it will take at least 10 seasons to achieve. Yes, Sterling is a young talented player, when he was not yet in liverpool, his various breakthrough highlights in the youth team had already been spread by fans on the Internet, and at the age of 17 he made his Premier League debut for Liverpool.
In the Liverpool period, the young Sterling almost met the league title with Suarez and Gerrard, but he was unlucky enough to slip to Gerrard's. After being acquired by Manchester City at a high price, Sterling grew into a more scoring winger under Guardiola, scoring 18, 17 and 20 goals in the Premier League in the three seasons 2017-20.
4. Salah
178 games, 113 goals, 43 assists Goal efficiency 0.63
Salah's performance over the years we do not need to repeat, from a competitive point of view, he is currently the first star of the Premier League, this season in the league 16 goals and 9 assists, whether in the top scorer list or assist list he is the first. Maybe the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations will leave him feeling a little tired in the second half, but his hopes of winning the Golden Boot again this season remain the greatest. Having scored 32 goals in 36 Premier League games in 2017-18 and 16 goals in 20 games this season, he also has hopes of breaking his individual league scoring record.
3. Lukaku
118 goals and 35 assists in 265 games Goal efficiency 0.45
Lukaku's return to the Premier League this season, originally with the aura of a Serie A title, returned to this stage to prove himself, but Tuchel changed some tactics and did not reuse Lukaku to make him a little anxious, but now the contradiction between Lukaku and the team has been temporarily alleviated.
Lukaku's most prolific season in the Premier League came at Everton in 2016-17, when he scored 25 goals in the league. Although he has not had a smooth time at the Theatre of Dreams since then, he still has 28 league goals in two seasons. Overall, Lukaku's return to the Premier League from Inter is technically more mature, and he is capable of scoring 20+ goals in a single season in the Premier League if Chelsea give more tactical weights.
2, Vardy
127 goals and 39 assists in 261 games Goal efficiency 0.49
It wasn't until the age of 27 that Vardy made his Premier League debut, from prosthetic factory worker to the premier league's oldest Golden Boot (aged 33), he was one of the most inspirational players in Premier League history, in addition to scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games to break Van Nistelrooy's All-Time Record. Vardy, who just turned 35 a few days ago, is still prolific this season, scoring 9 goals in 16 games, and although he has also been affected by some minor injuries, he should not have a big problem scoring 15 goals in the Premier League this season than last season.
1, Kane
170 goals and 35 assists in 262 games Goal efficiency 0.65
Aguero's retirement has made Kane the active Premier League's top scorer, and Kane's 170 premier league goals have allowed him to rank seventh in Premier League history, while Aguero has scored 184 goals and is ranked fourth in history.
Kane hasn't had a good time this season. The failure to successfully transfer to Manchester City in the offseason, coupled with the fact that he did not practice well with the team, the mood and body were double-damaged, which made him seriously decline in form at the beginning of the season. Kane, who once scored a lot, seems to have disappeared this season, but Conte's arrival has allowed Kane to slowly regain his form, but the 4-goal record in 17 games is a serious failure for him. However, we can expect Kane's performance in the second half, and in the summer, his transfer rumors may continue to be on major platforms again.
Why is Ronaldo's Premier League goal inefficient?
We all know that Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the history of the five leagues, scoring 9 more goals than Messi with 484 goals and 118 more goals than Grievs, who is third in history.
Ronaldo's goal efficiency in La Liga 1.07 and Serie A 0.83 is also the first goal efficiency in the history of these two leagues. Why is his goal efficiency in the Premier League at just 0.43 and his current top 10 goalscorer in the Premier League being fifth, even lower than Vardy and Romelu Lukaku?
That's because Cristiano Ronaldo joined Manchester United at the age of 18, his technique and body were still in a climbing period early in his career, his goal-scoring ability was not strong enough, in addition, he first started playing mainly in the right wing-back position at Manchester United, first of all, he was farther away from the players than in the later stages, and secondly, his task on the field at that time was mainly to cross from the bottom after the breakthrough. Because of the knee injury escaped the Munich air disaster, Basby Baby member, former President of the Manchester United Retired Players Association John Doherty in 2005 wrote "Manchester United Secrets" on C Ronaldo's breakthrough and cross, "Although Ronaldo's cross technology still has room for improvement, he can use his left and right feet to deliver the same high-quality cross, which is extremely rare in today's football world." ”
Let's look at the data of ronaldo's Premier League seasons, it will be more clear.
Ronaldo's Premier League goal data (source Premier League official website, OPTA data):
2003–04 Premier League Manchester United 4 goals and 4 assists in 29 games
2004–05 Premier League Manchester United 5 goals and 4 assists in 33 games
2005–06 Premier League Manchester United 9 goals and 6 assists in 33 games
2006–07 Premier League Manchester United 17 goals and 8 assists in 34 games
2007–08 Premier League Manchester United 34 games, 31 goals and 6 assists
2008–09 Premier League Manchester United 18 goals and 6 assists in 33 games
2021-22 Premier League Manchester United 8 goals and 3 assists in 16 games
Total: 92 goals and 37 assists in 212 games
We have seen that in the first three seasons of United Cristiano Ronaldo has never scored in double figures, and in the three seasons of 2006-09 after he turned 21, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 66 goals in 101 games, with a goal efficiency of 0.65, which is equal to that of Kane, who is the first in the Premier League.
And Ronaldo, who has returned to Manchester United this season, is 36 years old, and in less than a month he will turn 37, and he still contributes two games and one goal efficiency, although not as good as that year, but it is also remarkable.
It can be said that Ronaldo is in Manchester United in the early and late years of his career, and his initial position is farther away from the goal, so his goal efficiency in the Premier League will be much lower than we think.
Some of Ronaldo's wonderful crosses of the year:
(Supine Braces/Qiu Yixi)