Ronaldo Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Which is why I didn't say "Drogba is the best overall striker i've ever seen". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Change your name to Drogba, and have a Drogba photo then. Put it where your mouth is. Probably your arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Shearer, jesus. Hardly a ridiculous claim. Pre-injury, there wasn't much Shearer couldn't do. True, tbh. Best crosser, header, FK taker, pen taker, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Xavi is a lovely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Aal Barca noo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Shearer, jesus. What is Drogba better at now than Shearer was in his prime? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Shearer, jesus. What is Drogba better at now than Shearer was in his prime? Dancing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Pfff. Fuck this match. Too stop and start. Boring the arse off me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Lassana Diarra looks completely out of his depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Good shout on Henry, completely forgot that completely obvious one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I'm glad the first half is shite because I'm missing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Ref hasn't let the game flow, Diarra should of been booked, Arbeloa shouldn't. Barca have done most of the pressing but Real have had two great chances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Drogba's first touch and fniishing awful? Sorry but that is just not true inhe slightest. Drogba is outstanding at controlling any sort of ball put into him and bringing others into play. And his finishing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Drogba's first touch and fniishing awful? Sorry but that is just not true inhe slightest. Drogba is outstanding at controlling any sort of ball put into him and bringing others into play. And his finishing? Im not usually one for fighting other peoples battles, but maybe you missed the bit in bold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Henry was/is shit in the air though. Drogba's more complete for me as he can play the targetman as well as being your standard, pacy forward. Henry plays the latter role better, but for my money Didier covers more bases with his game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Drogba's first touch and fniishing awful? Sorry but that is just not true inhe slightest. Drogba is outstanding at controlling any sort of ball put into him and bringing others into play. And his finishing? "at times". he can finish something brilliantly but there's too many times when he ihits howlers. can't see how that's up for debate tbh. as for first touch, that can also be a bit dodgy, it's not poor, but he makes up for it with pace, strength, power. and while it can be good it is not and never will be at a berbatov, bergkamp, henry, ronaldo (fat one) level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Get Henry off, the handball-playing onion-munching fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Drogba's first touch and fniishing awful? Sorry but that is just not true inhe slightest. Drogba is outstanding at controlling any sort of ball put into him and bringing others into play. And his finishing? Im not usually one for fighting other peoples battles, but maybe you missed the bit in bold. I consider it strange that someone would highlight two of Drogba's greatest strengths being 'awful' at times. Maybe if the time is 2% of the time? Like it or not Drogba has it all and there are very few players that I have seen that have had such a high level of everything in their game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fraser Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Shearer before the Everton pre-season injury could: Head a ball, to score, better than any striker I've ever seen; had good pace; had excellent touch; scored from distance in open-play; scored from distance at free-kicks; took tap-ins with aplomb; was totally committed to his team; crossed with accuracy; held the ball up well; brought team-mates into the game improving the performance of the team; took stick. So there are three reasons in my opinion why he was better than Drogba is. Close though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Get Henry off, the handball-playing onion-munching fuck. Yep, most of barca's moves have broken down because of him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Henry was/is s*** in the air though. Drogba's more complete for me as he can play the targetman as well as being your standard, pacy forward. Henry plays the latter role better, but for my money Didier covers more bases with his game. So did Aaron Hughes, so does Jermain Jenas. At their best half decent at everything. Drogba's the same but at obviously a much higher level. The point being that it means fuck all unless you can either use every single one of them effectively at the top or have other attributes that are at the very pinnacle and mean your weaknesses are never exposed. Fat Ronaldo is still the most complete, and the best striker Ive ever seen, he wasn't all that in the air, but he had the most attributes that were at the very pinnacle, and by quite some distance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 This argument is ludicrous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnypd Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 i'd even say thierry henry at his arsenal peak was more complete than drogba is now - more clinical finisher, far more creative, better first touch and wider range of skill and vision. drogba has a lot in his locker but his first touch and finishing are still awful at times. for me if youve got those weaknesses then you're not complete - drogba is lucky he is so powerful as it compensates for those aspects of his game. i also reckon anelka is a more 'rounded' player in that he is good at just about everything and has no glaring weaknesses, but he's not on the level of drogba because he's not really exceptional at anything, unlike drogba. Henry was/is shit in the air though. Drogba's more complete for me as he can play the targetman as well as being your standard, pacy forward. Henry plays the latter role better, but for my money Didier covers more bases with his game. Henry was fantastic when he played lone striker in 2006 when arsenal got the cl final. Drogba is wasted as a lone striker and is much better when he has someone like anelka doing lots of work for him. Henry isn't great in the air, but to me drogba's weaknesses make him less of a 'complete striker'. I'd actually say Drogba is one of those players with 2 or 3 stand out attributes that make him fantastic, rather than one of those players who is good at everything and therefore complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Eh? Drogba is a great lone striker. The whole argument is daft: he's probably one of the top 3 forwards in the world at the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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