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Title: Best European striker in the last 25 years?


KaiserKolo - May 2, 2008 09:29 PM (GMT)
The natural variable would be goals scored, but assists, general technical ability etc also define a striker (except for ol' Pippo - not a footballer, just someone with great timing, why is he labelled mr. Offside then eh Johan?...). Also can Totti be defined as a striker? etc

Now the list would have to include:

Raul
Inzaghi
Henry
Van Basten
Stoichkov
Bergkamp

Add your own...


Marc Overmars - May 2, 2008 09:32 PM (GMT)
Henry, best I've ever seen. But a lot of bias in that admittedly.

Ronaldo runs a close 2nd though, one of the greatest finishers around in his pomp.

Coca Kolo - May 2, 2008 09:35 PM (GMT)
Marco Van Basten and Raul.

Rkane - May 2, 2008 09:59 PM (GMT)
Adebayor

:coffee:

Coca Kolo - May 2, 2008 10:00 PM (GMT)
Um...he's African..

PGFC - May 2, 2008 10:01 PM (GMT)
MVB for me :good:

Rkane - May 2, 2008 10:04 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Coca Kolo @ May 2 2008, 11:00 PM)
Um...he's African..

Racist

:sulk:

Coca Kolo - May 2, 2008 10:04 PM (GMT)
:goodpost:

PGFC - May 2, 2008 10:05 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Rkane @ May 2 2008, 11:04 PM)
QUOTE (Coca Kolo @ May 2 2008, 11:00 PM)
Um...he's African..

Racist

:sulk:

Yup.

QUOTE
Best European striker in the last 25 years


Racist :sulk:

Coca Kolo - May 2, 2008 10:07 PM (GMT)
KaiserKolo ... more like KKK...

Rkane - May 2, 2008 10:07 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (PGFC @ May 2 2008, 11:05 PM)
QUOTE (Rkane @ May 2 2008, 11:04 PM)
QUOTE (Coca Kolo @ May 2 2008, 11:00 PM)
Um...he's African..

Racist

:sulk:

Yup.

QUOTE
Best European striker in the last 25 years


Racist :sulk:

Ageist

:sulk:

Spurs Hate La-Sagna - May 2, 2008 10:10 PM (GMT)
Inzaghi as best finisher

Bergkamp best all rounder

Jens' Face - May 2, 2008 10:19 PM (GMT)
Song

:coffee:

Black Magic - May 2, 2008 11:00 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (KaiserKolo @ May 2 2008, 09:29 PM)
Also can Totti be defined as a striker?


Well if he was ever going to make one of these lists it would be as an AM, thats where he played his greatest Football.

Van Basten for me. Also Baggio but thats just my Serie A bias.

Coca Kolo - May 2, 2008 11:14 PM (GMT)
Yusuf, regale me with your all time Serie A 11 and 7 player subs bench. These players must be the ones that you've seen play, either live or on TV.

Grimandi's Perm - May 2, 2008 11:16 PM (GMT)
Bergkamp.

My all time favourite player.

bergstar - May 3, 2008 04:48 AM (GMT)
Ronaldo the chipmunk has to be in there

TorresIsBoss - May 3, 2008 07:27 AM (GMT)
Ronaldo
Batistuta

25 years, that makes it 1983, that captures Maradona's prime. He'll certainly have to go down as the best support striker, even if he's not immediately eligable for striker.

Oh and Torres.


;)

McNamara That Ghost... - May 3, 2008 09:23 AM (GMT)
Sorry about this people but...

van Nistelrooy.

:1run:

bergstar - May 3, 2008 09:33 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (McNamara That Ghost... @ May 3 2008, 10:23 AM)
Sorry about this people but...

van Hooijdonk

:1run:

Eh ?

bergstar - May 3, 2008 09:34 AM (GMT)
Alan Shearer

Rors - May 3, 2008 10:39 AM (GMT)
Van Basten had it all. Sadly including a propensity to have dips in form/injuries coincide with major tournaments (90, 92, 93 Champs League final that eventually did for his career)

Cripps - May 3, 2008 12:13 PM (GMT)
Bergkamp

Synergetic - May 3, 2008 12:44 PM (GMT)
Takahara

Grimandi's Perm - May 3, 2008 12:44 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Synergetic @ May 3 2008, 12:44 PM)
Takahara

What part of Europe is he from?

gunner6smith - May 3, 2008 01:31 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Grimandi's Perm @ May 3 2008, 12:44 PM)
QUOTE (Synergetic @ May 3 2008, 12:44 PM)
Takahara

What part of Europe is he from?

Andriy Shevchenko?


:getcoat:

Czech Out Rosicky - May 3, 2008 05:14 PM (GMT)
at his best, shevchenko was awesome

he could be considered

is it played in europe

cos if ade cant be in, then neither can ronaldo or batistuta

Professor Zim - May 3, 2008 05:14 PM (GMT)
Ronaldo for me....but Romario was pretty special although maybe he didn't spend enough time at Barca.

KaiserKolo - May 3, 2008 06:01 PM (GMT)
I didn't know Brazil, Argentina and Togo were in Europe. I know the E.U expanded but since when did it include these countries?

;)

The Emirates Gallastico - May 3, 2008 06:08 PM (GMT)
Henry, Ronaldo, Van Basten. :)

KaiserKolo - May 3, 2008 06:46 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (The Emirates Gallastico @ May 3 2008, 06:08 PM)
Henry, Ronaldo, Van Basten. :)

:sulk: and :doh: respectively...

The Emirates Gallastico - May 3, 2008 06:54 PM (GMT)
:unsure:

Henry was miles better than Bergkamp.

KaiserKolo - May 3, 2008 07:04 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (The Emirates Gallastico @ May 3 2008, 06:54 PM)
:unsure:

Henry was miles better than Bergkamp.

No, the European part...Ronaldo is NOT European, like Romario and Batistuta...


The Emirates Gallastico - May 3, 2008 07:18 PM (GMT)
I meant Cristiano, fool... :1run:

PGFC - May 3, 2008 08:25 PM (GMT)
Kelly Smith.

Jens' Face - May 3, 2008 10:07 PM (GMT)
Neither RVN or Cantona are the best, but they deserve to make the list -- especially if Raul has.

Cripps - May 4, 2008 12:52 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (The Emirates Gallastico @ May 3 2008, 07:54 PM)
:unsure:

Henry was miles better than Bergkamp.

:doh:

Grimandi's Perm - May 4, 2008 01:24 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Professor Zim @ May 3 2008, 05:14 PM)
Ronaldo for me....but Romario was pretty special although maybe he didn't spend enough time at Barca.

Great European players, no doubt.



Cripps - May 4, 2008 01:30 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Jens' Face @ May 3 2008, 11:07 PM)
Neither RVN or Cantona are the best, but they deserve to make the list -- especially if Raul has.

:blink:

Raul is miles better than either especially Cuntona

One of the best if not the best of our generation

The Emirates Gallastico - May 4, 2008 05:19 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Cripps @ May 4 2008, 04:52 AM)
QUOTE (The Emirates Gallastico @ May 3 2008, 07:54 PM)
:unsure:

Henry was miles better than Bergkamp.

:doh:

Thank you for your well reasoned post.

Due to the stunning debate that you put forward, I have now changed my views on this subject. :)




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