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Nov 15 2017 11:34am
Their national team goal scoring record is seriously 30 goals? Why is it so low
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Nov 15 2017 11:48am
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Their national team goal scoring record is seriously 30 goals? Why is it so low



They're so bad that they qualified for the world cup.

Aguero just got third on Argentinas with like 30 something.
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Nov 15 2017 12:28pm
They're so bad that they qualified for the world cup.
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Nov 15 2017 12:53pm
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They're so bad that they qualified for the world cup.

Aguero just got third on Argentinas with like 30 something.



I guess I just expect it to be higher. All the teams with the top scorer around 30 goals are like African and Eastern European teams. Saint Vincent and the grenadines has a higher goal scorer than that lol.
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Nov 15 2017 02:21pm
We were never a high scoring team, and we never had a striker that remained in our team for long. Lot's of issues off the pitch in the history of our national team.
Also we weren't that good, back in the day we had a few semi's and played really well but after that we went into a shambles.
Remember that 4 years ago, we couldn't qualify for any major tournament, even losing to Turkey ffs.
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Nov 15 2017 03:50pm
Italy's highest is 35

I don't think its much of a mark of anything. It's more a stat of longevity to be with the national team
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Nov 15 2017 07:37pm
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Italy's highest is 35

I don't think its much of a mark of anything. It's more a stat of longevity to be with the national team



I think it’ll change from here on out. 15 years ago, strikers were doing really good if they got 20+ goals a year. That’s changed recently. Attackers are getting better and defenders are getting worse
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Nov 15 2017 09:03pm
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I think it’ll change from here on out. 15 years ago, strikers were doing really good if they got 20+ goals a year. That’s changed recently. Attackers are getting better and defenders are getting worse



Loool wtf are you on about? It was much easier to score in the past and it's been getting harder ever since
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Nov 15 2017 09:25pm
Quote (Slanman @ Nov 15 2017 08:37pm)
I think it’ll change from here on out. 15 years ago, strikers were doing really good if they got 20+ goals a year. That’s changed recently. Attackers are getting better and defenders are getting worse



I’m not sure I agree with that necessarily. I just think there’s a larger expectations for marquee strikers to be averaging a goal a game because of aliens like Messi and Ronaldo. Before, I remember it being a goal every other game and that was the mark of an elite forward.

I just think we put too much stock into stat padding against fodder in more meaningless circumstances.

My point was for the international level, to be the record scorer it’s not only to be great, but to be a mainstay in the national team for many years to get those chances to score
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Nov 15 2017 10:37pm
You don’t think so? In 2003-04 Henry scored 39 in 51. That was his best ever scoring season and it was almost unheard of. I think last season alone at least 6 people did that. Ronaldo’s record 47 in 49 at Barca stood for almost 15 years.
I know national level is different, but you can’t deny the last few years going forward there are a lot more high goal scorers than in previous times. So many more people are averaging at least a goal Every other game so it isn’t as special as it once was
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