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target man
noun
- soccer an attacking player to whom high crosses and centres are played, esp a tall forward
Example Sentences
"He frightens opponents and they can't relax against him. With confidence has come calmness when it comes to finishing. He's not a traditional target man but he's a goalscorer."
Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, whose contract runs until June 2026, is another big target man that has been linked with a move to the Premier League for a long time.
Sunday's match had been billed as a battle of the in-form strikers, with Forest's Chris Wood also on a fine scoring run, but Walcott feels Isak deserves comparisons to more illustrious names than the 6ft 3in New Zealand target man.
Chris Wood is helping the big target man become fashionable again after his electric start to the season for Nottingham Forest.
Together, the combination of big target man Withe and quicksilver Shaw alongside him turned Villa first into league champions in May 1981, then European champions in 1982.
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