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Blunt PSL strikers produce 10 goals
04 Apr 2017 at 05:13hrs | Views
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League resumed last weekend and only 10 goals were scored in all the games played, the least recorded in a decade.
Half of the goals came from a single match after Chicken Inn's 5-0 massacre of Bantu Rovers.
In the last 10 years, the opening PSL weekend produced a number of goals, with the highest being 23 scored in 2015, Chronicle reported.
Goals scored in opening weekend of the PSL in the last decade are as follows: 2008 (22), 2009 (16), 2010 (17), 2011 (20), 2012 (22), 2013 (18), 2014 (19), 2015 (23) and 22 goals last season.
Former player Herbert Dick said the teams could have been more cautious in their approach but question the quality of strikers in the country.
"The other thing to probe is what kind of strikers do teams have? Do those strikers fit well into their coaches' game plans and are they presented with clear scoring chances? Defenders could also be doing a good job and so are goalkeepers".
Half of the goals came from a single match after Chicken Inn's 5-0 massacre of Bantu Rovers.
In the last 10 years, the opening PSL weekend produced a number of goals, with the highest being 23 scored in 2015, Chronicle reported.
Goals scored in opening weekend of the PSL in the last decade are as follows: 2008 (22), 2009 (16), 2010 (17), 2011 (20), 2012 (22), 2013 (18), 2014 (19), 2015 (23) and 22 goals last season.
Former player Herbert Dick said the teams could have been more cautious in their approach but question the quality of strikers in the country.
"The other thing to probe is what kind of strikers do teams have? Do those strikers fit well into their coaches' game plans and are they presented with clear scoring chances? Defenders could also be doing a good job and so are goalkeepers".
Source - Chronicle
