Ask any forward tagged with the ‘super sub’ label if they take pride in it, and you’ll get the same response.
“I hate it,” says Adam Le Fondre, who scored eight of his 12 Premier League goals after starting as a substitute. “I have always thought I am good enough to impact the game from the start.”
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Some see it as football’s most backhanded compliment. For strikers, the select few that did not get pushed back to midfield or defence in youth football, it’s even more of a kick in the teeth. They have gone through their footballing lives as the leading player, only to become known for their contribution from
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