10 arguments of football fans that make no sense

8) Tap-ins are easy goals to score

Ruud van Nistelrooy was lethal in the box during his career

This notion arises out of clear ignorance about the importance of off-the-ball work in football. Most fans do not take the trouble of observing the runs and movements that players make off the ball in order to receive the ball. A segment of these fans proceeds to then proclaim that just because the act of putting the ball in the net was not technically tough enough, it was an easy goal for the scorer.

The amount of training required by strikers to learn how to time their runs, beat their markers, receive the ball neatly and then place it properly is immense – it takes years to perfect this and become good enough to poach goals against fellow professionals.

It is this training that makes strikers the most dangerous players on the pitch and separates them from traditional wide forwards and playmakers.

Therefore, the next time you see a striker passing the ball past a helpless goalkeeper, do not forget to check the replays for how he got in position so that he could get to the right place at the right time.