Originally Posted by
MightyDM
There are lots of things to dislike about Defoe. But he is an awfully good goal scorer, including for poor teams. He was quite perfect as a finisher for the counterattack style Nelsen played. Before today he was seven goals in nine starts (all competitions ) for Sunderland, who have been dreadful and provide little service to their strikers, or much of anything else for that matter.
he may, or may not be a prima Donna, he may have quit on us, but he is an elite finisher matched by very very few. Always has been and apparently still is.