TrentVilla Posted November 26, 2007 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2007 For almost as long as I can remember the talk has been about Villa needing a 20 goal a season striker. Well seeing as these seem to be rarely than rocking horse shit we have kind of muddled through without one but now we may, just may have one in our midst. Step forward Gabby. Now here is my logic. Last season Gabby notched the following; League 37 games 9 goals FA Cup 1 game 0 goals League Cup 3 games 1 goal Yet this season Gabby has the following record; League 13 games 6 goals League Cup 2 games 0 goals So even if he maintains his current goals to games ratio that would put him at around 18 goals and thats without taking into account the increase in his ratio since moving upfront from playing out wide. So what do you think, how many goals can Gabby hit this season and could he be our 20 goal man? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablopicasso Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 15 tops this season... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Absolutely, if we have one striker who can hit those numbers it's Gabby. My faith in LM is slipping tbh and we know Carew will never be prolific. Marlon well, less said about that the better. So Gabby, 18-20 this season, 20+ next season I reckon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I too went for 15-18 - I'd be happy with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 This season - about 15 I say. But there's nothing to say he can't be a 20+ goal striker in a season or two. Little bit more experience, little bit more composure, just make him that little bit more clinical and he can be prolific. Confidence certainly isn't an issue at the moment, and he needs to keep that confidence high. His first real big test will be when he slips out of form a bit, which is inevitable, happens with all strikers. If he can keep positive during dry spells and refind form again then he'll be all the wiser for it. He has the physical attributes to be a striker of real class - but his mental attributes are yet to really be tested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villab0y Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I'd be happy if he gets 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 The 20 goal striker doesn't really exist anymore does it? Well not just in the premier league, could Gabby be the first :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Depending on how long we last in the FA Cup I think he could get 20 in all competitions. I think 16 in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 The 20 goal striker doesn't really exist anymore does it? Well not just in the premier league I'm not so sure.. Anelka and Benjani are well on the way this season. Adebeyor, Drogba and Torres are certainly capable of that aswell. I think Benjani is the leading scorer and he has scored 8 goals so far in their 14 games. So on his current form, if he can keep it going he on course for 22-23 goals. Although, the African Cup of Nations will slow him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 26, 2007 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2007 This season - about 15 I say. But there's nothing to say he can't be a 20+ goal striker in a season or two. Little bit more experience, little bit more composure, just make him that little bit more clinical and he can be prolific. Confidence certainly isn't an issue at the moment, and he needs to keep that confidence high. His first real big test will be when he slips out of form a bit, which is inevitable, happens with all strikers. If he can keep positive during dry spells and refind form again then he'll be all the wiser for it. He has the physical attributes to be a striker of real class - but his mental attributes are yet to really be tested. Not sure about this - he had a bit of a dodgy spell last season and came through it. Perhaps his mental attributes are such that he doesn't get bothered by things like missing chances the way other people do. Whenever Gabby misses a chance he has a look about him that just says "I'll get another one" as with Luke for example drops his head. Just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloBarnesi Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Without an injury and a decent cup run I would be hoping for a return of about 15; At least 3 will be using his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuen_Biao Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Agbonlahor is on course for twenty, although I voted for 15-18 and Villa would be in a good position if that was to be the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocafella Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 15 goals would be awesome. In the league, don't care what happens against Scunthorpe in the FA cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted November 26, 2007 Moderator Share Posted November 26, 2007 In case its been missed. The poll is for league goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I can see him bagging his first professional hat-trick this season. Wigan at home, or Derby away. He could have had one at Boro quite easily. If he stays injury free, he will definately get more than 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriker Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I agree with rocafella, 15 goals in the league would be a superb effort. That would mean scoring 9 in the next 25 games which I would near enough expect him to do with the form he is in. Then again, football is a difficult thing to predict due to so many different circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 He's in a good form at the moment, he'll play a lot worse for a stretch of games sooner or later. 15 would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 The most impressive thing about Gabbys goal return is he isn't patchy. He doesn't score a hatrick and then dissapear for a month. He has scored 6 goals in 6 separate games which suggests real consistency to me . I think we can safely say that he isn't just promising any more. Now if we can turn these games where he scores once into games where he scores twice then we will have a serious talent on our hands. My feeling is he will do it as the improvement over last year is plain to see already. His ability in the air has improved, his ability to hold off defenders has improved, his technical ability has improved. I expected him to be a marked man this season as defenders know all about him now. The fact that they know all about him but still can't do anything about it is testament to his improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowandlow Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 hardly anyone scores 20 league goals these days, 15 is a better benchmark for determining if a striker has had a very good goalscoring season or not. I reckon he can get 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obanken Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I certainly hope so as I got 150/1 when I bet on him becoming top scorer in the league. Very long shot though.... I would think he will get about 15 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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