HERE at Dream Team HQ we prefer to praise players but sometimes it’s necessary to highlight under-performing assets.
With that in mind, we’ve assembled the ten most-popular strikers who are yet to pass the 80-point mark this season.
Jamie Vardy (£4.1m)
- 78 points
- 12% ownership
Leicester’s No9 boasts an impressive record when fit this season – he’s scored nine goals in 16 league appearances.
The only problem is that the 35-year-old hasn’t yet featured in 2022 which is why his overall points tally remains modest.
Vardy averages 3.7 points-per-game this term, a better average than Sadio Mane (£4.4m).
Danny Ings (£3.0m)
- 37 points
- 4.6% ownership
Most neutrals initially agreed that Aston Villa did well to sign a forward who scored 25 goals in all competitions as recently as 2019/20.
But for whatever reason, barring a relatively bright start, it just hasn’t clicked for Ings in Midlands yet.
The 29-year-old has scored four goals in 19 games this season and no longer looks worthy of Steven Gerrard’s starting line-up.
Kai Havertz (£3.1m)
- 61 points
- 4.2% ownership
The young German has plenty of natural talent and if his showing against Lille on Tuesday night is anything to go by, perhaps he should have led the line more often for Chelsea in recent months.
Thomas Tuchel’s rotation policy means that Havertz seems to play in a slightly different role every time he takes to the pitch – it’s difficult for anyone to maintain momentum in such circumstances.
Mason Greenwood (£3.5m)
- 61 points
- 3.7% ownership
The situation here is well-known so we’ll move swiftly on.
Edinson Cavani (£3.0m)
- 16 points
- 3.3% ownership
When Cristiano Ronaldo (£7.7m) returned to Old Trafford, many immediately questioned what the transfer meant for Manchester United’s Uruguayan striker with most guessing: severely reduced playing time.
Add in some injury niggles and Cavani has played approximately 700 minutes this term only.
Presumably the 3.3% of gaffers with the 35-year-old in their XI have given up on Dream Team for the season…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£4.7m)
- 24 points
- 3% ownership
The England international raced to 29 points before the start of September and seemed to be picking up where he left off in 2020/21, when he was something of a cult hero.
However, injury sidelined him for 15 games and he’s desperately struggled to get back up to speed since his return – he’s incurred five minus points since Game Week 18.
Marcus Rashford (£4.0m)
- 39 points
- 2.1% ownership
Man United’s homegrown hero racked up 20 goal involvements in the league alone last season but he’s mustered just six this term.
In fairness, he’s missed 14 games in all competitions.
Patrick Bamford (£3.9m)
- 30 points
- 1.9% ownership
Another case of a few gaffers who have almost certainly given up on Dream Team for 2021/22.
Leeds’ No9 has scored two goals and provided three assists in his 480 minutes between two significant injuries.
Richarlison (£3.8m)
- 51 points
- 1.5% ownership
The Brazilian’s tally of eight goal involvements in 17 appearances is respectable but he simply hasn’t played enough games to mix it with the better assets this season.
Ollie Watkins (£3.4m)
- 47 points
- 1.5% ownership
We finish with a frustrating asset.
The 26-year-old always looks lively but he hasn’t translated his promising performances into concrete returns.
However you spin it, five goals in 22 appearances simply isn’t good enough.
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