In England, the center-forward tended traditionally to be a big target-man figure – what Brian Glanville characterized as "the brainless bull at the gate".

在英格兰，传统的中锋一般是个身强体壮的目标球员——布莱恩·格兰维尔将之形容为“球门前那头有勇无谋的公牛”。