What's more difficult, to score or to assist? Owen and Fabregas totally disagree
Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 12.05.21. | 17:25
Two famous footballers clash on the subject of the importance of two elements of the game
What do you think?
It's one of those century-old dilemmas in the world of football, and it seems that it will cause further debates. The question itself is quite simple, but the answer depends on the preferences of those who respond.
Strikers are even offended if someone tries to put their effort on the same level as those who assist them. On the other hand, midfielders are determined to prove it's impossible to be a successful forward without the help of your henchman from the centre of the pitch.
And that two-way street is the exact place where Michael Owen and Cesc Fabregas clashed today on Twitter. It all started with Owen's comments regarding the importance of scoring (and assisting):
"People are genuinely giving as much credit to a players' number of assists as they do to a number of goals nowadays. Literally, 1 in 10 goals are genuine assists, yet someone who plays a 5-yard-ball to his mate who screams one in the top corner from 30 yards gets as much credit.
"My point is that in general, it's far harder to score goals than assist them, yet we are starting to measure them as equal, which is bollocks," wrote Owen.
However, the former Spanish playmaker doesn't think like him at all:
"I don't completely agree there, Michael. Making and creating can be sometimes twice as hard as making a run or scoring a goal. Don't underestimate the little time and space we have in midfield to take the best decision for you guys + the imagination and creativity we should have to find you, "concluded Fabregas.
When you think of it, both of them are right to one point. But what's your opinion, #teamOwen or #teamFabregas?
