Top 10 strikers in Europe in 2015/16
Every successful trophy winning side is built on a strong foundation of a resilient defence and an efficient attack, which is able to score the goals required for champion sides to win matches. Such attacks are usually led by clinical, world class strikers.
Look at any of the great teams in football, their attacks will have been led by iconic strikers who scored the goals that led their team to glory. Brazil’s 1970’s team had Pele, Argentina had Maradona, Germany with Gerd Muller, the list goes on.
In modern times, we have seen the likes of Thierry Henry and Ronaldo de Lima steer their teams to glory. Arsenal went through an entire season unbeaten (sounds impossible for the current version of Arsenal) in 2003 on the back of Henry’s goals. More recently, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have steered their club teams to glory.
It is essential for a club to have a world class striker on their books if they want to win titles. Europe is currently gifted with an impressive crop of world class strikers. We list the top ten strikers currently plying their trade in Europe.
10) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) – 29 goals
Sergio Aguero’s nimble footwork and precise finishing has earned him comparisons with Argentinian legend Diego Maradona and has developed a reputation as one of the world’s premier strikers. When fit and firing, any defence in the world will struggle to contain the Argentine dynamo.
This season, Aguero’s goal output has again been hampered by multiple injuries. Correspondingly, Manchester City’s fortunes have also dropped this season, with the club currently in fourth place in the Premier League.
City’s fortunes rely on Aguero’s fitness, such is his importance to the team. In both the seasons that City won the league, Aguero has played over 30 games each, scoring over 30 goals in both seasons. He also won the Premier League Golden boot in 2014.
This season he has scored 29 goals in 42 appearances for the club, a reduced output compared to the high standards set by him although this can be attributed to injury problems.