Everton's top scorers since 2000, putting Lukaku's performance in proper context

[riddick]

Very happy with everything he did in that move though. Sent the defender, opened a huge gap and got a shot off. Low % because it's his bad foot but maybe 1 in 3 of those go in.

Isnt his right his better foot? Totally thought it was the right..

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

List of Everton's top scorers for the seasons since 2000. This is goals in all competitions for the season:

00/01 Kevin Campbell 10 goals - no other player got goals in the double figures.
01/02 No player got double figures. Top scorer was Big Dunc with 8 goals.
02/03 Kevin Campbell 12 goals, Tomasz Radzinksi 11 goals.
03/04 No player got double figures. Top scorers were Rooney & Big Dunc with 9 goals each.
04/05 Tim Cahill 12 goals - no other player got double figures.
05/06 James Beattie 11 goals - no other player got double figures.
06/07 Andy Johnson 12 goals - no other player got double figures.
07/08 Yakubu 21 goals, Cahill, Andy Johnson and Lescott all with 10 goals each.
08/09 No player got double figures. Top scorers were Fellaini & Cahill with 9 goals each.
09/10 Saha 15 goals, Cahill 10 goals.
10/11 Beckford & Saha - 10 goals each.
11/12 Jelavic 11 goals - no other player got double figures.
12/13 Fellaini 12 goals - no other player got double figures.
13/14 Lukaku 16 goals - no other player got double figures.

14/15 Lukaku currently has 10 goals after today. At the same stage last season, he'd only scored 9.

He now has 3 goals in his last 5 games.

He's only the third Everton player to reach double figures in consecutive seasons in the last 15 years. The other two were Andy Johnson and Louis Saha.

If you put Lukaku's scoring record in context, he isn't doing that bad at all. His aim has to be to better last season's total of 16. If he can reach 20 all the better.

In the last 23 years, only 2 Everton players have scored 20 or more goals in a season - Beardsley with 20 in 1991/92 and Yakubu with 21 in 2007/08.

This even with a horrible run (which I blame second season syndrome on). A good run of games and our main man along with Naisy, Barkley, Kev and the rest of the team starts firing from all sorts of places. A good run could still lead to 20.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Isnt his right his better foot? Totally thought it was the right..

He's one of the many lefties we have and was on his right, that's why if he get's played deeper he's on the right so he can cut to his good foot.

 

[Efcbradley89]

Lukaku is the best caliber of striker we could hope to get anyone who suggests otherwise is deluded. Yes his hold up play leaves a lot to be desired if it didn't he wouldn't be at everton. The lad scores goals and that's why he's in the team. He's 21 ffs his record is unbelievable considering the sides he played for. Look at Us this season playing some shocking football and he still has 10 goals. The lad is quality and I for one am glad he's ours!!

 

[SerenityNigh]

Really silly that we're having to discuss whether Lukaku was a good signing, but as a reminder:

Everton top scorers since 1990:

League:
16 Kanchelskis (95/96)
15 Beardsley (91/92)
15 Yakubu (07/08)
15 Lukakau (13/14)
14 Rideout (94/95)

All Competitions:
24 Cottee (90/91)
21 Yakubu (07/08)
20 Beardsley (91/92)
19 Cottee (93/94)
16 Lukaku (13/14)

 

[USABlue]

He's 21 ffs. He can work on his touch as he progresses. Been great and only going to get better

 

[Vaughan]

If his hold up play was like drogba he'd be starting upfront for chelsea

 

[Winslow89]

He's 21. He needs someone else to play off him who'll help him add to his tally. Take the pressure off and make his life easier. But we have absolutely nobody to do that. Kone is alright in my opinion, but he's not that guy he's a squad player. We need that position filling in the summer now the wage bill purse strings have been loosened.

 

[Saint Domingo]

If we actually played to his strengths and ever created anything he'd be 25 goals a season no problem. Imagine he had a real number 10 behind him, two class wingers, a creative central midfielder, and a manager interested in attacking football? If he played for Arsenal he'd be looking at 30 goals this season no question. Everyone keeps telling me his movement is bad but why does he keep getting so many tap ins then?

 

[cjuk87]

He only scored one yesterday which meant we only won 1-0. If he would've scored 7 we would've won 7-0.

Key fact is, he didn't. So #RomOut

 

[orly]

As much of a pariah as he is now, how good was Lescott in 07/08!!!

 

[orly]

If we actually played to his strengths and ever created anything he'd be 25 goals a season no problem. Imagine he had a real number 10 behind him, two class wingers, a creative central midfielder, and a manager interested in attacking football? If he played for Arsenal he'd be looking at 30 goals this season no question. Everyone keeps telling me his movement is bad but why does he keep getting so many tap ins then?

To be honest anyone saying his movement is bad must be suffering epileptic fits when the ball comes in to the box - his positioning for finishing is excellent

 

[bignev23]

He's been crap and he scores this many, he's gonna blow your mind when he's playing boss.

 

[messymascot]

Lukaku is being judged against his price tag which is harsh. We paid too much that's not his fault if we didn't have him we would be in even more trouble cos as someone said earlier a lot of his goals are important spread over many games. If we work out a system to create him more cleae cut chances I'm convinced he will become the 20 goal a season we all crave.

 

[davids]

Lukaku is the best caliber of striker we could hope to get anyone who suggests otherwise is deluded. Yes his hold up play leaves a lot to be desired if it didn't he wouldn't be at Everton. The lad scores goals and that's why he's in the team. He's 21 ffs his record is unbelievable considering the sides he played for. Look at Us this season playing some shocking football and he still has 10 goals. The lad is quality and I for one am glad he's ours!!

He'll always score goals,but I seriously doubt his hold up play will get much better,if you can't trap a ball and play a short pass consistently at 21 you will probably never master the skill.Saying that I'm more than happy he wears the blue.