Strikers
Strikers
In this part of our pre-season course we're going to take a little look at how commentators, fans and managers often describe strikers.
The Leicester striker, Jamie Vardy, has blistering pace and times his runs very well to beat the offside trap.
The difficult words are in bold. Now, look at this sentence, it means the same but it might be easier to understand.
The Leicester City striker, Jamie Vardy, is very, very fast. He runs at the perfect time so as not to be offside.
Jamie Vardy has blistering pace!
Striker Vocabulary
Activity: There are many different ways to describe strikers and forwards. In this activity, have a look at the phrases that describe a striker or the action of a striker and match them to the definition.
Can you match the type of striker to the definition?
How well do you know Premier League strikers?
Let's have a bit of fun. Can you guess the striker using the vocabulary from above?
In the quiz, look at the description and decide which Premier League striker it describes. We've included Premier League strikers from the past and present to make it more difficult!
Quiz
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Describe your favourite striker
Can you use some of the vocabulary on this page to describe your favourite Premier League striker?
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Komentar
14/05/2020
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Thierry Henry had blistering pace. He was clinical from the spot as well.
He was holding the ball very well and he was a great dribbler of the ball. He was a great finisher and he is a prolific goalscorer in the history of the Premier League
14/05/2020 05:48
Manchester United
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Thierry Henry had blistering pace. He was clinical from the spot as well.
He was holding the ball very well and he was a great dribbler of the ball. He was a great finisher and he is a prolific goalscorer in the history of the Premier League
26/07/2016
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My best ever premier league striker is Alan Sherar,he is a prolific striker.
26/07/2016 11:18
Liverpool
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My best ever premier league striker is Alan Sherar,he is a prolific striker.
25/07/2016
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Vardy with his blistering pace and never stopping runs in offside traps and elsewhere in the pitch.
25/07/2016 16:50
Manchester City
3988
Vardy with his blistering pace and never stopping runs in offside traps and elsewhere in the pitch.
25/07/2016
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My favourite striker is Andy Cole. He had great pace and could beat offside traps and finish very clinical in his days of play
25/07/2016 00:26
Manchester United
4779
My favourite striker is Andy Cole. He had great pace and could beat offside traps and finish very clinical in his days of play
24/07/2016
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My favourite striker in Premier League is Kun Aguero
24/07/2016 13:18
Arsenal
951
My favourite striker in Premier League is Kun Aguero
22/07/2016
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Me favourite striker is Robert levandofski
22/07/2016 14:04
Arsenal
42
Me favourite striker is Robert levandofski