Corky Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 The dog's but always call Bergkamp the best Premiership player. He floated on water, a master of the ball. Are you Stuart Hall?
lildave3 Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 Backheel. Charlton. Nuff said. Well that was just overrated.
AyewJoking Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 No doubt the best player in the world when he was at his peak.
Sparky Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 Quite simply a world class player, who is the best finisher the Premiership has ever seen. Cantona, Zola and Bergkamp were all amazing players and I loved them all, but Henry's prolificness and sheer genius in front of goal set's him apart from those 3 IMO. I still belive Ole Gunner takes some beating for pure finishing quality
Finnegan Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 Well that was just overrated. Disagree. I think most spectacular long shots are overrated, what I really love to see in football is players with the sheer audacity to try something unconventional. To me, the haulmark of a good footballer is having the vision and the confidence to do something necessary to get the job done. What made the backheel special was that, with his back to goal, marked, at an "impossible" angle he still had the foresight to try it and pull it off. Sure there are kids all around the world that could have done that on the playground - but he had the awareness to do it infront of 30'000 people under pressure. Fantastic. I still belive Ole Gunner takes some beating for pure finishing quality He's no Louis Dodds.
Libertine Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 I still belive Ole Gunner takes some beating for pure finishing quality And Robbie.
Corky Posted 18 December 2008 Posted 18 December 2008 I still belive Ole Gunner takes some beating for pure finishing quality Andy Cole at Newcastle would be hard to beat.
GLC Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 has to be the iconic one against united though!http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sbASd5CU3H8 i was going to post that goal, amazing!
Fox You Forest Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Absolutely Magic, Made everything look so easy. I'd pick Bergkamp over Henry all day long though.
Ultra Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Quite simply a world class player, who is the best finisher the Premiership has ever seen. Better than Shearer?
The People's Hero Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Henry was alright but I think he struggled to follow Christopher Wreh tbh.
Corky Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Henry was alright but I think he struggled to follow Christopher Wreh tbh. And Jan Aage Fjortoft.
The People's Hero Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 And Jan Aage Fjortoft. He never played up front for Arsenal - but we should be pushing this thread towards ex Swindon legends. I mean we all hate them for beating us 4-3 etc but come on - Jan Aage, Fraser.... erm?
Alexikokopops Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 He never played up front for Arsenal - but we should be pushing this thread towards ex Swindon legends. I mean we all hate them for beating us 4-3 etc but come on - Jan Aage, Fraser.... erm?
The People's Hero Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 That is a cool washbag. Think it was Paul Bodin's though.
Corky Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 He never played up front for Arsenal - but we should be pushing this thread towards ex Swindon legends. I mean we all hate them for beating us 4-3 etc but come on - Jan Aage, Fraser.... erm?
Corky Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Craig Maskell. I raise you Craig Maskell and give you Luc Nijholt.
shen Posted 19 December 2008 Posted 19 December 2008 Quite simply a world class player, who is the best finisher the Premiership has ever seen. Cantona, Zola and Bergkamp were all amazing players and I loved them all, but Henry's prolificness and sheer genius in front of goal set's him apart from those 3 IMO. I agree wholeheartedly. I don't see how anyone can pick any of those three ahead of Henry, despite their brilliance. The guy scored just as brilliant goals as Bergkamp, and a bucketload more of 'em. And yes, he was a better finisher than Shearer, Robbie and Solskjaer. I've not seen a player that could single-handedly win games on his own as often as Henry, and he basically had all the qualities you could ask from a striker. Frightening shift of pace, imposing strength, brilliant technique and movement, incredible audacity and composure, even decent in the air and one of the deadliest finishes you'll ever see. Not any of the other players named can match that.
Koke Posted 19 December 2008 Author Posted 19 December 2008 I agree wholeheartedly. I don't see how anyone can pick any of those three ahead of Henry, despite their brilliance. The guy scored just as brilliant goals as Bergkamp, and a bucketload more of 'em. And yes, he was a better finisher than Shearer, Robbie and Solskjaer. I've not seen a player that could single-handedly win games on his own as often as Henry, and he basically had all the qualities you could ask from a striker. Frightening shift of pace, imposing strength, brilliant technique and movement, incredible audacity and composure, even decent in the air and one of the deadliest finishes you'll ever see. Not any of the other players named can match that. Henry was more than brilliant. He scored loads of goals, and plenty of spectacular ones at that. Better finisher than Shearer, and if Henry decided to finish his career in the Premiership he would have surpassed Shearer in terms of goals. Best player the Premiership has seen. Better than the genius Bergkamp, and Cantona and Zola.
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