Raul Jimenez wants to keep his red hot scoring streak going after grabbing the winner against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground this afternoon.
The Mexican striker stroked home his 50th Premier League goal – and his third of this season – from the penalty spot to extend the Whites’ unbeaten run to five league games. Jimenez told FFCTV after the final whistle:
“It’s a great feeling. It’s the best way for a striker for a striker to finish a game and to get the three points gives us a lot of confidence for what’s going ahead.
“I’m happy [to become only the second Mexican to score 50 Premier League goals]. I wanted to reach that mark and I’m happy. I think it is my hundredth goal in Europe, so I’m proud of what I’ve been doing and achieving. I’m not stopping here and I want more. I’ve been reading some social media. It’s something I was aware of during the week. It’s early in the season. I hope I can keep scoring. I want to do more and make my own history.
I have to be confident taking penalties. I’ve just missed two in my whole career, so I keep shooting in the same way that I started – how I learned when I was in South America. It has been a very good type of shooting for me and I’m going to continue with that. I’m happy to keep scoring, it’s now three games in a row and I want to keep going.
We are really confident and really happy with how we are playing. We only lost the first game and I think we deserved more in that but this is football and we have to be getting the results we want. It is not always possible – but we are going to fight every game until the end.”
Really pleased for Raul. 50 premier league goals is something to be proud of. He may be older and slower but he still has the desire. He never stops working and closing down and given the service will put the ball in the net.
On the other hand Muniz looks lazy, not much effort to press. and given the chance can’t score. Seems to have gone back to his old form. Perhaps he misses Willian. Needs to get his agression and desire back.