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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - I'm the Gary Lineker poster. I think it's unlikely that your son is going to discover at the tender age of 8 whether striker is his true position or not. Don't listen to people who tell you (and him) that he should give it up now. Speed helps, but it's not everything. Build his skills, increase his game smarts -- he'll figure out which position he should play and whether this is his sport or not.

Also, as he gets older I hope he comes to understand, as some posters have noted, that scoring goals is a wonderful, essential thing, but it's not the whole thing -- and scoring is not done by strikers alone. Defenders who are good at winning head balls often score goals when they are brought up to be on the receiving end of corner kicks. Smart midfielders often find themselves in position to take a shot -- and usually it's the strength and accuracy of their shot, not their footspeed, that determines whether they will score regularly. 
Finally, as a lifelong midfielder and sweeper, I would hope your son gets as interested in assisting on goals as he is in scoring them. There's an old saying among midfielders (who know the value of well-timed pass that enables another player to score): "I didn't score a goal -- but I MADE a goal."

Good luck![/quote]

Excellent post!  Always important to praise the assist.
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