What is the footy term for a number 9 who leads the line but does not score goals?

[Boinger]

Hal Robson Kanu for us at the moment, from being a figure of fun last season, he is now pivotal to our system.

 

[Quinnymelad]

That's more someone who drops deep into midfield to receive the ball/drag a centre half out of position. The job of a false nine isn't to hold the ball up.

Someone mentioned firmino in another post and he's a great example of a false nine. But that's not what the OP was trying to describe IMO.

Sorry mate, I was being facetious.

 

[Scorer]

Robert Rosario when at Coventry, didn't score many at all but they were top five when he was sold to Forest and finished 15th. Basically stopped scoring when he left.

 

[Deleted member 43869]

Closest i can think of is Kevin Davies for Bolton

He struggled to get 1 in 4 but pretty much all of Boltons goals in that era happened because of him. Nolan usually the beneficiary.

Very short sighted to judge an attacker purely on goals scored. KD was a beast!

 

[Scorer]

He struggled to get 1 in 4 but pretty much all of Boltons goals in that era happened because of him. Nolan usually the beneficiary.

Very short sighted to judge an attacker purely on goals scored. KD was a beast!

Over his career it was 1 in 5.6. Surprising it’s that poor as I think he’d generally be recognised as a good player.

 

[wrighty]

And have there been examples of teams who have used this as their Plan A and been successful?

Grasping at straws for a couple of good examples.

Carl Leaburn

 

[partridge amongst the pig]

McGoldrick at Sheffield United over the last few seasons. Hardly scores but they love him down there. Puts a shift in and is really important to how they play.

 

[Benjamin]

Shearer when he played (or rather was itching for a move) under Gullit.

Apart from the 14 League goals (top PL scorer 18 that season). And the 5 FA cup goals including 2 in the semi against Spurs. And in domestic football only 3 PL players scored more than him. But apart from that.

 

[myleftfoot1978]

Hal Robson Kanu for us at the moment, from being a figure of fun last season, he is now pivotal to our system.

I’ve just watched your game and he still looked shite

 

[McMackem]

Passenger or provider - always one or the other. Wyke does occupy defenders in a lot of our efforts within the box.

 

[Gucci Massive]

Apart from the 14 League goals (top PL scorer 18 that season). And the 5 FA cup goals including 2 in the semi against Spurs. And in domestic football only 3 PL players scored more than him. But apart from that.

Exactly. Shite.

 

[Big Duke Six]

Shite

This.

 

[Veteran2]

A Belfitt/Sim/Laslandes/Flo/Graham/Altidore/Dichio.
How we are still in existenceis a miracle tbh.

Dicchio was good cover for Quinn or Phillips and scored goals, you can't include him with the other planks you mention.

 

[riffraff]

Dicchio was good cover for Quinn or Phillips and scored goals, you can't include him with the other planks you mention.

I was WHU. I can.

 

[KarenDent]

Jerlinton

Beat me to it

 

[JAWS]

Emile Heskey.