Altamullan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Joy to watch those goals again. Seeing so many headed goals reminds me just how good he was with his head. Plus the aggression/desire to get there. You can't coach that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Since he started playing, only two people have bettered Shearer's record in the 5 biggest European leagues - Messi and Ronaldo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Joy to watch those goals again. Seeing so many headed goals reminds me just how good he was with his head. Plus the aggression/desire to get there. You can't coach that. He was unreal in the air, and for a bloke under 6ft he completely dominated defenders. An absolute beast and legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Shearer in his prime was much more than a centre-forward and goalscorer, he was a very good footballer and underrated in many ways. At least his football abilities were anyway, rated and noted higher for his heading ability, goalscoring instincts and his powerful shooting. The quintessential English centre-forward, a consensus carried by journos, pundits, managers and MOTD highlights analysis. Who cares if he can play, stick him in the box, whip crosses in, bang... GOAL! If it hadn’t of been for World Soccer which I ditched the almost comic like top of the pops Shoot and Match for along with other magazines I’d subscribe to in my quest for knowledge and insight, I would have thought of Shearer in the same way so many did in England early on. Outside of England though, he was thought of just as highly for his football abilities as much as his goalscoring which I’ll never forget an issue of World Soccer going into great detail in their build-up coverage to Euro 96, England and in particular Alan Shearer. A striker they thought of as more European than English, more modern than traditional, someone more than just a goalscorer, a target man in a 4-4-2 for wingers to find with crosses. They ran the rule over England and the likely squad for Euro 96 in great depth. Of particular interest to me was their take on Sir Les fresh from a 25 goal season with us and Andy Cole, who he replaced as our number 9. They rated Cole higher than Ferdinand as a player, but didn’t think he could play with Shearer to great effect in the way they thought Sir Les could, who they considered a totally different player to Shearer. A few months later I was lead to believe they were too similar and couldn’t play together! Either World Soccer had a crystal ball or they knew their stuff. They also called it right on Shearer and Sheringham partnering each other, their pick of any potential partnership combinations. Can anyone remember calls for Shearer to be dropped because he hadn’t scored for a number of games in an England shirt leading upto Euro 96? Sections of the media arguing he’s no use if he’s not scoring? Venables of course valued Shearer’s all-round game just as much as his goalscoring talents, which he combined together better than anyone else could, even if others were capable. He was the complete centre-forward and the only truly genuine world-class better than all other centre-forwards in his prime striker we’ve had during, after and since then. As good as Kane is and Rooney was, prime Shearer would rule again if he played today. Imagine him up front for City or Liverpool? England today even? I don’t think anyone other than the likes of Messi and Ronaldo would outscore him. He’d be hitting the crazy tallies they hit IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Yes, he was so much more than just a goalscorer, his first touch, passing, crossing were all top class. He literally had everything apart from dribbling and blistering pace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 He did all of that with two career ending injuries too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonArmy1892 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 And changed his game from complete forward to target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Mad how you just don't hear all that much talk about Jimmy Greaves and I don't know why. Because football didn't exist before 1992 (for many) I know what you mean, but there are still plenty of pre-Premier League players that get talked about all the time. Jimmy Greaves in particular seems to not get mentioned that much though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Wasn't there a story, in the 80s or 90s, about him running over a milkman? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Mad how you just don't hear all that much talk about Jimmy Greaves and I don't know why. Because football didn't exist before 1992 (for many) I know what you mean, but there are still plenty of pre-Premier League players that get talked about all the time. Jimmy Greaves in particular seems to not get mentioned that much though. He will soon enough i reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/124119160931672/posts/2905920702751490?sfns=mo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Mad how you just don't hear all that much talk about Jimmy Greaves and I don't know why. Because football didn't exist before 1992 (for many) I know what you mean, but there are still plenty of pre-Premier League players that get talked about all the time. Jimmy Greaves in particular seems to not get mentioned that much though. He will soon enough i reckon. There’s loads. Dean, Greaves, Gallagher etc. I love looking at the history side of football. Got loads of cigarette cards from 1895 through to war time. Love looking at them. Unfortunately the sky thing has taken a lot of that stuff away which is why some people won’t think pre-92. I remember being in Turin for the CL game in 2002 I think. Ended up drinking with some Juve fans and they were so excited to see Shearer play, similar in Milan too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Mad how you just don't hear all that much talk about Jimmy Greaves and I don't know why. Because football didn't exist before 1992 (for many) I know what you mean, but there are still plenty of pre-Premier League players that get talked about all the time. Jimmy Greaves in particular seems to not get mentioned that much though. He will soon enough i reckon. There’s loads. Dean, Greaves, Gallagher etc. I love looking at the history side of football. Got loads of cigarette cards from 1895 through to war time. Love looking at them. Unfortunately the sky thing has taken a lot of that stuff away which is why some people won’t think pre-92. I remember being in Turin for the CL game in 2002 I think. Ended up drinking with some Juvenile fans and they were so excited to see Shearer play, similar in Milan too. I think Sky have been the best and worst thing to happen to our football, as you said football seems forgotten before they showed up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Great video that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgarve Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 That’s now gone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47545895 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Kane's the only player I can see with time, likelihood of being in the PL, and easy numbers on his side there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 rashford Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Aye, Kane might do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 rashford Edited when I looked at it again. Still more likely than the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Kane will definitely do it. But I wouldn't be surprised to see Lukaku do it, also. He's a 15 goal a season player, if he can stay fit and get the games he'll do it. He has the potential to be as good as Rondon. Also, Rashford is young enough as to make you think he hasn't quite peaked yet. 2-3 20 goal seasons will bring his target down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjb Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Only thing stopping Kane or Rashford is either a career-changing injury or a transfer to Real, Barca, PSG or etc. Shearer was such great player that he still was averaging a lot of goals per season even after that horrific injury he had at Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I hope none of them break it. That entire list contains little divers or players playing in mega buck teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I hope none of them break it. That entire list contains little divers or players playing in mega buck teams/b]. Shearer did for the first 4-5 years of the PL both here & Blackburn. I remember even in 1999/2000 we had the most expensively assembled squad in the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astraguy Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Only players i ever thought would break it was Ronaldo and Rooney , One left and the others game changed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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