Fowler_E7 » Wed May 17, 2017 10:37 am wrote:Yes we are Second highest goalscorers in the league, however Spurs, Man City, Arsenal and Chelsea have practically scored the same amount, the difference is we concede considerably more than our rivals apart from Arsenal which is a given considering our style of play, if we had someone who put the ball in the back more regularly we could get away with conceding goals, though i agree we must improve defensively i cant see us ever having a water tight defence as our style of football is far too attacking not to concede goals. However I have never seen a team win a league title without a striker who scores at least 18 league goals, its impossible.
The most League goals Kevin Keegan ever scored for us in a single season was 15 yet we dominated that era and he was widely regarded as the best player plying his trade in English football during the 70's.
Keegan spent 6 seasons at the club -
In 72 we finished 3rd, 1 point behind the champions and had a perfectly good goal ruled out for offside in the last game away at Arsenal which would have won us the title. One of the most controversial moments in our history.
In 73 we won the League title and UEFA Cup
In 74 we won the FA Cup (which was a big thing back then)
In 75 we finished 2nd
In 76 we won the League title and the UEFA Cup again
In 77 we won the League title, the European Cup and reached the FA Cup final.
All that with a 15 goal a season striker leading the line for us!
To be fair Kevin was bought as a winger to replace Ian Callaghan but he caused so much havoc in pre season Bill Shankly just threw him up front as an experiment in the opening game of the season against Forest, he scored within 8 minutes, never played on the wing again and we never looked back.