Viewing Thread:
"Andy Johnson"

First of all, I'm not denying he's a good player.

But...don't you guys think he's slightllly over-ratd?

18 goals this season, 2nd best, yes. But half of them (9 for the slightly less educated folk (Stu)) have been penalties.

And we get people hailing him as England's saviour.

He's really not that great.

Yes I'm annoyed due to comments such as 'Johnson is soooo much better than Defoe'

Yeh, if Defoe had had 9 pens this season he'd be bloody top scorer!

Grr.

Finit.

Good God. You and your Defoe watches.....

Virtuoso wrote:
> or†ega wrote:
>
> We should satart getting a few more now that van is back though.
> ----------------
>
> Yep, he'll be doing his level best to win penalties; and he'll
> relieve Rooney of the burden of falling over whenever he's in the box
> :)

Uh Huh [URL]http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/Shrek%20and%20Donkey.jpg[/URL]

I think he's very good, he gets almost no chances at all yet still scores 9 from open play.

And penalties are harder than they look.

Anyone know his shot to goal ratio?

My point exactly.

A striker should score almost every time.

mattributé wrote:

And you must remember, a Premiership striker is playing against a Premiership keeper.
---------------

To be fair though, the odds favour the penalty-taker much more than the goalie saving it.

Kawada wrote:
> It usually is for a English player :-D *runs from torch carrying mob*

Too many bad memories...

Lil Bro wrote:
> It's really not that hard.

It usually is for a English player :-D *runs from torch carrying mob*

Lil Bro wrote:
> He's effectively scored 9 goals this season, and been given 9. Yes a
> penalty needs to be converted, but a Premiership striker should put 9
> in 10 of them away. It's really not that hard.

You've never taken a penalty, have you?

And you must remember, a Premiership striker is playing against a Premiership keeper.

Virtuoso wrote:
> Yep, he'll be doing his level best to win penalties; and he'll
> relieve Rooney of the burden of falling over whenever he's in the box
> :)

Have you ever tried lifting a body of that weight off the ground?

heh.

But yeh, as I said I wasn't denying he was a good player, and yes he most likely will keep CP up this season. All I was saying is that I disagree with all this overly-high praise that he's been getting.

He's effectively scored 9 goals this season, and been given 9. Yes a penalty needs to be converted, but a Premiership striker should put 9 in 10 of them away. It's really not that hard.

or†ega wrote:

We should satart getting a few more now that van is back though.
----------------

Yep, he'll be doing his level best to win penalties; and he'll relieve Rooney of the burden of falling over whenever he's in the box :)