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target man

noun

  1. soccer an attacking player to whom high crosses and centres are played, esp a tall forward
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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"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."

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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.

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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.

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Chris Wood is helping the big target man become fashionable again after his electric start to the season for Nottingham Forest.

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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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