Goal poacher

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A goal poacher in football is a type of forward that is well known for his scoring ability and movement inside the penalty box.

Most of these players rarely score from outside the penalty area, and are more well known for their close range finishes. They are generally good at poaching goals due to their excellent off the ball movement; this allows them to lose defenders and gain space to shoot. Many goal poachers have powerful and accurate shots and usually able to score with both their left foot, right foot and their head.

A lot of goal poachers claim that their off the ball movement comes naturally to them, and are simply born to score goals.

List of well known goal poachers:

• Marcus Allbäck of FC København^[1]
• Gabriel Batistuta of Fiorentina^[2]
• Jared Borgetti of Cruz Azul^[3]
• Kris Boyd of Rangers F.C.^[4]
• Andy Cole of Sunderland A.F.C.^[5]
• Hernán Crespo of Inter^[6]
• Eduardo of Arsenal^[7]
• Robbie Fowler of Cardiff^[8]
• Alberto Gilardino of Fiorentina^[9]
• Filippo Inzaghi of Milan^[10]
• Mateja Kežman of Fenerbahçe^[11]
• Miroslav Klose of Bayern Munich^[12]
• Henrik Larsson of Helsingborgs IF^[13]
• Gary Lineker formerly of Everton^[14]
• Brian McBride of Fulham^[15]
• Roy Makaay of Feyenoord^[16]
• Jaime Moreno of D.C. United^[17]
• Gerd Müller formerly of FC Bayern Munich^[18]
• Ruud van Nistelrooy of Real Madrid^[19]
• Michael Owen of Newcastle United^[20]
• Kevin Phillips of West Brom^[21]
• Raúl of Real Madrid^[22]
• Ronaldo of Milan^[23]
• Alan Shearer formerly of Newcastle United^[24]
• Luca Toni of Bayern Munich^[25]
• David Trézéguet of Juventus^[26]
• Christian Vieri of Atalanta^[27]
• Ian Wright formerly of Arsenal^[28]

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