Who's the best striker in the world?

**Will** · 22-04-2005, 09:59 PM

Fergie's been saying Ruud is the best striker in the world, but I don't go along with that at all, there's a good handful better than him in my opinion. I think Henry would have to be my choice, gets loads of goals and has set new records for the number of assists in one season too, you can't argue with 30 goals and 20 assists (or so) just in the Premiership.

I bet Ronaldo and Zidane combined wouldn't get many more than that. He's not perfect and not exactly the most natural striker in the world, but in terms of his all round game I think he's the best.

**Traxx** · 22-04-2005, 10:06 PM

If i could have any striker it would be henry.

**Numeric** · 22-04-2005, 10:49 PM

Ruud when in form is the best striker in the world as far as i'm concerned...

**Traxx** · 22-04-2005, 11:52 PM

Is he fuk. If the ball isnt passed to him within 5 yards of the goal line then he hasnt got a fukin clue what to do with the ball. Dont think ive ever seen him score a goal from the outside of the box in all the time he's been here. Thats not to say he cant bang a shit load of goals in because, well, he can. But if were talking about the best striker in the world the i want something more from them then being a goal hanging horse faced cunt.

**Numeric** · 22-04-2005, 11:57 PM

He'd walk into your first team...

**Traxx** · 22-04-2005, 11:59 PM

Ive got no doubt he would mate, he would walk into most if not all. Thats not what the threads about though is it? lets not turn this into a manc - pool thing. ;)

**Numeric** · 23-04-2005, 12:00 AM

There's no doubt Rooney has the potential to become the best striker in the world...

**Traxx** · 23-04-2005, 12:03 AM

If he stays on the straight & narrow then maybe, yes. Id of thought that he was at the right place to be kept in line but he still seems to be being getting caught up in shite outside of the game that he shouldnt be. It would be a good start for him to drop that bint of his...

**Numeric** · 23-04-2005, 12:08 AM

It's difficult to seperate the fact from the fiction where Rooney's personal life is concerned, the tabloids are a disgrace, i hope he can settle down and do good things for Utd, with Gerrard in the midfield there...

:lol:

**Traxx** · 23-04-2005, 12:12 AM

:dontevengothere: :lol:

**jam** · 23-04-2005, 12:48 AM

Ruud van horse face is easily the best striker in the world

other than him its ardiano

**Will** · 23-04-2005, 04:08 AM

I don't see how! He's good if you find him with a cross in the 6 yard box, but if Man U can't dominate the opposition and force them to defend deep he's not much use. Got a piss poor scoring record against Arsenal and it's not like our defence is amazing.

**Esox Lucius** · 23-04-2005, 07:25 AM

shevchenko

**Numeric** · 23-04-2005, 11:57 AM

OK, Ruud may not have scored many against Arsenal, you have to remember the one from a couple of years back at Highbury, where he easily muscled big Sol off the ball and finished the coolest manor...

What a goal...

**Esox Lucius** · 23-04-2005, 12:04 PM

Henry is a million times the player horse face is,

**macca** · 23-04-2005, 12:15 PM

easy HENRY by far ;)

**jam** · 23-04-2005, 06:36 PM

nah bollocks its van horse face.

**CHUCK-E** · 23-04-2005, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Esox Lucius

Henry is a million times the player horse face is,

U knows it!!!

**Will** · 24-04-2005, 03:09 AM

He most certainly is! I like Shevchenko, he's one of the best around in terms of what you expect from a striker, but Henry does things you don't expect from a striker, so I'd say he has a better all round game. Looks like the general consensus is that Henry is better than horse face at any rate, if not the best in the world, stupid Fergie...

As for the one of Ruud's 2 goals against Arsenal that didn't come from the spot, all I remember is someone giving him the ball, him running about 10 yards, then beating our keeper, don't recall any marking and loads of space, wouldn't have said there was anything impressive about it, poor defending more than anything.

I dunno how much better Rooney will get either, he's already got a good football brain and good decision making, apart from his temperament I don't see how he's going to improve that much.

Also, it's interesting to note that Henry has scored virtually twice as many league goals as anyone bar Andy Johnson this season. Henry's got 25 so far and apart from Johnson everyone else has 13 at best, nowhere near Henry, but it's curious how low most of the goal tallies are, you'd almost think defences are getting better, not as dodgy as some make out...

**basslinejunkie** · 24-04-2005, 07:54 PM

id say henry,shevchenko and adriano are the 3 best in the world right now.

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