Source: Daily_Mail
THE LIST: The worst strikers to have played in the Premier League, No 30-21
HAVE YOUR SAY... Who is the worst striker in Premier League history? Sportsmail's latest edition of The List celebrates the players that didn't really have much to celebrate themselves. The misfiring, shot-shy strikers who flopped on the big stage. And, as always, we want to know what you think. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Premier League players have been scoring for fun this season with Liverpool's Fernando Torres leading the way on eight in eight games.[LNB]Chelsea striker Didier Drogba and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney have been on fire while Darren Bent has found his touch at Sunderland, leaving Jermain Defoe to bang them in for Tottenham.[LNB]Thegeeks - sorry the scientists - have blamed new floatier balls while thecynics have put the goal fest down to poor defending.[LNB]But, sincethe start of the Premier League, for every magic marksman, there hasbeen players who couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat.[LNB]AndriyShevchenko's spell at Chelsea was a major disappointment but he has achance to prove his doubters wrong when Ukraine take on England intheir World Cup qualifier this weekend. [LNB]So,in tribute to Sheva and his kind, stand up and take a bow our 50shot-shy strikers. We will publish 10 every day this week. [LNB]And, as always, we want to know who you think should be included in our hall of shame.[LNB]Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31........................................................................................... 30 Dong-Gook LeeSouth Korean players in England tend to fall into two categories, really good or really 'Dong-Gook Lee' bad. [LNB]Lee made just 14 appearances for Middlesbrough and scored only twice in FA and Carling Cup games after signing from Pohang Steelers in 2006. He was that bad he didn't even make it into the Boro squad for four months. [LNB] Boro bunglers: Dong-Gook Lee (left) and Massimo Maccarone[LNB]29 Massimo Maccarone Steve McClaren won the race to sign Maccarone after the striker had sparkled with his performances for the Italy at the European Under 21 Championship in 2002.[LNB]However, McClaren had to pay Empoli £8.1m to bring the player to the Riverside and the price proved too great a burden for Maccarone to bear. [LNB]A successful start to his career at Boro soon made way for some wayward performances and he departed after 102 appearances in four years with just 24 goals to his name. [LNB]28 Michele PadovanoAttilio Lombardo took ages trying to persuade Mark Goldberg to shell out £1.7m to sign Padovano from Juventus but must have immediately regretted it. [LNB]The Italy international managed just 12 appearances for the Crystal Palace and one goal before deciding he didn't like the Premier League and slinked off to Metz in 1998.[LNB] Latin losers: Crystal Palace's Italian flop Michele Padovano (left) and Newcastle United's delightful Argentine Daniel Cordone[LNB] [LNB]27 Daniel CordoneNewcastle fans, you may want to look away now. Cordone was £550,000 of wasted money. he had arrived from Racing Club, Buenos Aires, where his record was anything but prolific. [LNB]The Argentine managed an a derisory three goals in 25 appearances. Still, the management at St James' Park didn't stand a chance - he arrived in 2000, and that was before YouTube had been invented. [LNB]26 Francis JeffersNow Jeffers is really special, not only is he a failure but he is a serial failure, who has had the fans at four Premier League clubs pulling their hair out.[LNB]Where to start? Decent coming through the ranks at Everton, but the manner of his departure to Arsenal angered the Merseysiders. [LNB]They were the ones laughing when he struck just eight goals in 39 appearances for Arsenal, five in 22 for Charlton, one in 15 for Blackburn. [LNB]What makes it all the more remarkable is that he has cost more than £10m in fees during his career. Good Lord. [LNB] Red hot (not): The multi-untalented Francis Jeffers (left) during his Arsenal days and West Ham United's Guinea striker Titi Camara[LNB]25 Titi CamaraIf you're a Liverpool fan, you will remember Camara as a legend, if you support West Ham you'll be holding your head in shame that the Guinean ever graced the same pitch as Sir Geoff Hurst.[LNB]A hero for the Kop, not because he was good, just he was one of those people that attracts sympathy and scores the odd goal. At West Ham he lasted two-and-a-half years, made 14 appearances and scored no goals. [LNB]24 Milton NunezThis story is brilliant - a real case of mistaken identity. Sunderland were led to believe they were buying a player from Uruguayan top-flight side Nacional Montevideo. In fact, Nunez was then playing for a Third Division club, Uruguay Montevideo.[LNB]Unsurprisingly, he turned out to be rubbish and managed just 44 minutes for the Wearsiders and cost £1.5m, but this was recouped in an out-of-court settlement with Nunez, his former club and agent.[LNB] Losing their stripes: Milton Nunez (left) didn't last long at Sunderland, while Italian Corrado Grabbi was at Blackburn a little too long for the Ewood Park faithful[LNB]23 Corrado GrabbiAnother example of just how far you can get after one decent season. [LNB]Grabbi had a blinder for Serie B side Ternana in the 1999-2000 season and that persuaded Graeme Souness to go and waste £6.75m on a player who succeeded in scoring five goals in 44 appearances for Blackburn Rovers over two-and-a-half years. [LNB]He left citing bad weather and that his team-mates weren't nice to him. Awww, bless.[LNB]22 Patrick KluivertThis was one of those moves that, in theory, should have been brilliant but became a season to regret for all parties. [LNB]The Holland striker joined Newcastle United on a free in 2004 with a red hot international scoring record and a c.v that included winning the Champions League with Ajax, the Spanish League with Barcelona.[LNB]But the Geordies finished a lowly 14th in his sole, disappointing season, triggering a get-out clause for the club who let him go to Valencia on a free.[LNB] Dodgy imports: Newcastle's Patrick Kluivert (left) and United's David Bellion[LNB]21 David BellionGiven the amount of effort United had to go to secure the services of Bellion, the least he could do was put in more than just a handful of decent performances. [LNB]The Frenchman cost £2m and the saga over his transfer had unproven accusations of 'tapping up' flying around and then when it came down to the actual job of scoring goals, Bellion really wasn't up to the job.[LNB]Eight goals in 40 appearances was all he managed for the Sir Alex Ferguson before he was shipped out to Nice. 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