Just watched Match of the Day, and have seen the travails of Hojlund. On twitter there were the usual “he just needs one to go in and he’ll be away” sort of posts.
But it got me thinking, what examples are there of players that struggled at first, but went on to be really important and effective strikers? Obviously, youth team players that came through the ranks don’t count. Really just big signings at big clubs.
Chupete Suazo at Monterrey. He arrived as the star signing, didn’t score any goals, and was at his fattest. He literally had to go apologize to the fans and promised to do improve in the second half of the season and start training hard. The man scored 13 that second half season and became their top scorer of all time, winning 3 champions leagues, and 3 leagues, scoring 11 goals in 5 of those finals.