Speaking of strikers, the first reaction of fans is to score goals, after all, in the eyes of most fans, scoring goals is the responsibility of the striker, and it is the main responsibility, as a striker, you can not pass, but as long as you can score, you are the best striker in football, just like the "Ninth Master" Inzaghi. However, there are also strikers who are not outstanding in their goal-scoring ability, and they are not aiming for goals, they are more defensive, and such forwards are jokingly called "defensive strikers" by fans.
Speaking of defensive strikers, I have to say that one person, he is the former Bolton star Kevin Davis, he can be said to be the best defensive striker in the Premier League and even in world football. Kevin Davis' technical characteristics are active running, excellent defensive and counter-stealing ability, and strong ability to compete for the top of the header. He can score goals, but the efficiency of goals is average, at his peak, boltons also scored about 10 goals a season, but it is such a striker that makes the opposing defender smell discolored, because his defense is too fierce, often let the opposing defender injured.
Kevin Davis scored 74 goals for Bolton between 2003 and 2013, but he won more than 100 yellow cards in the Premier League, more than the famous bad boy Bower. And he also set a record, he 04-05 season, 05-06 season and 06-07 season is the player with the most fouls in the Premier League, and he is also the only player in the history of the Premier League who can become the "foul king" of the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, and he is also a striker, which has to be said to show how active his defense is. At the same time, he is also the player who has committed the most fouls in the Premier League so far, and in the Premier League player disciplinary penalty points given by OPTA, he is at the top of the table with 153 points, 38 points higher than the second-place former Manchester United youth "Beast" Savage.
Of course, speaking of Kevin Davis' defense, it can not be said that his tackle, Kevin Davis has a stunt, that is, flying shovel, and every game he has to come to the flying shovel several times, and his fierce flying shovel, but also let many opposing defenders feel afraid, even the original iron Manchester United, Chelsea, when encountering Bolton, also have to be afraid of three points. In the 2011-12 season, Bolton met Manchester United, and in the 13th minute of the game, he shoveled Cleveli, let Cleveli go straight off, then flew to Shovel Evra, and then was sent off by the referee, in the 2008-09 season, Bolton lost 1-3 to Arsenal, Davis put down Krisse in the 25th minute of the game, allowing the latter to go straight. In the 2007-08 season, Bolton met the iron-blooded Chelsea, and in that game, Chelsea were shocked by his fierce defense, Davis first black footed Mikel, and then in the confrontation, Carvalho directly injured, and his performance made Mourinho feel helpless after the game.
Davis's defense is very fierce, but his defense is very large, although he has won a lot of yellow cards, but the number of real red cards is countless, he joined Bolton Wanderers in 2003, a total of only 2 red cards, his defense although fierce, although easy to make people hurt, but his defense always avoids some red card penalty rules, always between the judgment of the decision, always between the yellow card and the red card, plus the super-scale penalty, which makes him in the Premier League, And that's why he's known as the "striker who hurts the most at the back"!
I have to say that a "defensive striker" like Kevin Davis was not popular at the time, but if it is put in the present, maybe Kevin Davis will become a very good tactical player, and is Not Liverpool's Firmino a "defensive striker" at present? At present, the 43-year-old Kevin Davis has retired, he has also started his coaching career, I don't know if Kevin Davis will cultivate a striker like himself in the future? After all, his type of striker is rare!