EPL Team of the decade-forwards

Spiritoftheseventies

RVN, thierry handball, Drogs, Torres, Roons, Anelka, Shearer, Van Persie, Bergkamp, Arshavin,
anyone else

Necronomicon

owen

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

RVN, thierry handball, Drogs, Torres, Roons, Anelka, Shearer, Van Persie, Bergkamp, Arshavin,
anyone else

o_O

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

Necronomicon wrote: »

o_O

yeah included Arshavin as he was included on this. In or out?
http://arsenal.theoffside.com/team-news/arsenals-all-decade-team-strikers.html

PHB

owen

He's been here a year and a bit.

Mitch Connor

owen

Henry and Shearer, or Henry and van Nistlerooy. not sure which i'll plump for.

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

PHB wrote: »

He's been here a year and a bit.

indeed but am removing the time factor this time round.What Torres did in his first season was phenomenal. Will include as many this time round.

thorbarry

owen

I'd include Keane, he did well for spuds from 02-08

thorbarry

owen

Maybe Anelka? I'm not sure if he would get the votes, but more options are good i suppose

2002 → Liverpool (loan) 20 (4)
2002–2004 Manchester City 89 (37)
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers 53 (21)
2008– Chelsea 72 (28)

GavRedKing

owen

Owen, just as an option i suppose.

ROCKMAN

Henry and Shearer for me with Van Nistlerooy on the bench ,

but

I would have loved to see Bergkamp putting the strings just behind Drogba , that would have been fantastic pairing IMO.

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

ROCKMAN wrote: »

Henry and Shearer for me with Van Nistlerooy on the bench ,

but

I would have loved to see Bergkamp putting the strings just behind Drogba , that would have been fantastic pairing IMO.

Bergkamp was a classy player if ever there was one. Would make a very strong case for his inclusion.

thorbarry

owen

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Bergkamp was a classy player if ever there was one. Would make a very strong case for his inclusion.

As long as the team arn't playing a tricky away game abroad

Yea, what a player, one of my all time fav's. Deffo include him

Xavi6

Hasselbaink

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

thorbarry wrote: »

As long as the team arn't playing a tricky away game abroad

Yea, what a player, one of my all time fav's. Deffo include him

Can we clear this up. Two stories going around about why he doesnt like to travel via airplanes. One journalist joked about a bomb being on plane (thats the wiki story) and Lee Dixons claim that there was a problem with the engine.

Xavi6

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

Can we clear this up. Two stories going around about why he doesnt like to travel via airplanes. One journalist joked about a bomb being on plane (thats the wiki story) and Lee Dixons claim that there was a problem with the engine.

Bomb in the engine

Mitch Connor

owen

Xavi6 wrote: »

Bomb in the engine

i thought a friend of his had died in a plane crash.

Oh well.

SlickRic

owen

henry and shearer.

with bergkamp just behind.

then RVN.

then Drogba and Rooney.

imo.

(btw Zola should maybe be in the list, and definitely not Arshavin)

Necronomicon

owen

Spiritoftheseventies wrote: »

indeed but am removing the time factor this time round.What Torres did in his first season was phenomenal. Will include as many this time round.

How can you remove the time factor when we're judging who the best players have been over a decade? The guy doesn't have a full season of Premiership football under his belt.

This team of the decade is hilarious.

Torres and Fowler

Xavi6

Mitch Connor wrote: »

i thought a friend of his had died in a plane crash.

Oh well.

I was joking.

Not sure if it has ever been confirmed, could be wrong though.

Necronomicon

Necronomicon wrote: »

How can you remove the time factor when we're judging who the best players have been over a decade? The guy doesn't have a full season of Premiership football under his belt.

2007-2008

He missed 5 league games but I'd still count it as a full season.

46 apps and 33 goals in all comps.

JimsAlterEgo

Arshavin
surely 3 years is a min requirement, poll fail :pac:

Mitch Connor

owen

rarnes1 wrote: »

2007-2008

He missed 5 league games but I'd still count it as a full season.

46 apps and 33 goals in all comps.

who are you talking about? cause it clearly isn't the same player!

Necronomicon

owen

rarnes1 wrote: »

2007-2008

He missed 5 league games but I'd still count it as a full season.

46 apps and 33 goals in all comps.

Arshavin I meant.

smilerf

Bergkamp and Drogba
Bergkamp and Shearer
Bergkamp and Toress
Bergkamp and Henry

Any of above but Bergkamp has to be there.. He was a genius

RandolphEsq

owen

Roney, Heskey and Robbie Keane? As options at least

goddevil

Its a joke that Ruud Van isn't mentioned more...
it'd have to be RVN & Henry up front

TonyD79

owen

Henry and RVN/Drogba. Shearer and Bergkamp were at their peak in the 90's. I agree with the 3 years min also.

Frisbee

owen

LOL at including Arshavin here and not in the wingers poll.

He's been here jsut over a year and played maybe a grand total of 10 games up front, where he was useless.

Henry + Shearer/RVN

Mitch Connor

Mitch Connor wrote: »

who are you talking about? cause it clearly isn't the same player!

It is Torres we are talking isn't it?

I think I'll retreat to the safe haven of the superthread...

Reganio 2

Their is an awful lack of Paolo Di Canio in here.

SlickRic

owen

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Their is an awful lack of Paolo Di Canio in here.

not in the top-tier of strikers i'm afraid.

in fact, not even close.

Reganio 2

Yeah he is, he is well up there. If we are counting Arshavin even in it, Di Canio should win it.

Di Canio is a lot better than some of the people mentioned here.

Frisbee

owen

Reganio 2 wrote: »

If we are counting Arshavin even in it,

There's only one person even considering counting Arshavin in it tbh.

Necronomicon

owen

I think Mark Viduka deserves an honourable mention. Almost a goal every other game for Leeds until 2004, and a similar record at 'Boro until 2007.

Has to be Henry and RVN for me though.

whatawaster

van nistelrooy and henry every day of the week

Mitch Connor

owen

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Yeah he is, he is well up there. If we are counting Arshavin even in it, Di Canio should win it.

Di Canio is a lot better than some of the people mentioned here.

only Bay is counting Arshavin, cause of the hammering he got over the CM poll.

Di Canio isn't even close to Henry, Bergkamp, Ruud, Shearer et all. A very good player, but not close to them as a striker over the decade.

For the decade we are talking about, he could really only be considered on 2 seasons, where he wasn't even that amazing. A player capable of the amazing though, sure.

Reganio 2

Mitch Connor wrote: »

only Bay is counting Arshavin, cause of the hammering he got over the CM poll.

Di Canio isn't even close to Henry, Bergkamp, Ruud, Shearer et all. A very good player, but not close to them as a striker over the decade.

For the decade we are talking about, he could really only be considered on 2 seasons, where he wasn't even that amazing. A player capable of the amazing though, sure.

I am going to have to disagree even at Charlton when he left West Ham he made them look a much better team than they are, people were always quick to dismiss his Charlton days but he was brilliant there. He is one of those that if Liverpool or United or whoever had of picked him up he would of been as good as the names mentioned above unfortunatly he never got the chance so its always just put down that he wasn't good enough.

SlickRic

owen

Reganio 2 wrote: »

Yeah he is, he is well up there. If we are counting Arshavin even in it, Di Canio should win it.

Di Canio is a lot better than some of the people mentioned here.

what Mitch said.

plus he never played for Italy.

and the poll, should be, imo,

RVN, Shearer, Henry, Bergkamp, Rooney, Drogba, Hasselbaink, Anelka, Zola.

CR 7

Ronaldo played as a striker a few times. He should be included.















:pac:

RandolphEsq

owen

Zola left Chelsea in 2003. Hardly worth it over Heskey considering Heskey's record for the decade as a whole

Reganio 2

No way should Heskey be anywhere near Team of the decade. He wouldn't get in Liverpool team of the decade, or Villa's or Wigan's or Birmingham's.

I would push for Di Canio ahead of Hasselbaink in all honesty.

SlickRic

owen

Reganio 2 wrote: »

I would push for Di Canio ahead of Hasselbaink in all honesty.

not a f*cking hope.

you've more chance of replacing Zola, given he only had a couple of years in the Premiership in the decade.

Hasselbaink was a scoring machine.

better than a goal every 2 games for Chelsea from 2000-2004.

almost a goal every two for Boro from 2004-2006.

then waned.

but that's an extremely productive 6 years.

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

Zola was a terrific player for chelsea. he is going in poll if someone seconds him.

Xavi6

Reganio 2 wrote: »

I would push for Di Canio ahead of Hasselbaink in all honesty.

Well then Anelka would have to go to seeing as Jimmy was a more prolific scorer in the Premiership.

Hasselbaink - 219 games, 105 goals (all comps)

Anelka - 234 games, 90 goals (all comps)

Di Canio - 136 games, 47 goals (all comps, includes 1999/2000 season)

ShiverinEskimo

Henry

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

Ronaldo played as a striker a few times. He should be included.















:pac:

Well he won the Champion's League best striker award after Moscow. Bizarrely.

whatawaster

Michael Owen has to be up there too.

2000/2001 - 28 games 16 goals
2001/2002 - 29 games 19 goals
2002/2003 - 35 games 19 goals
2003/2004 - 29 games 16 goals

Total for decade at Liverpool - 121 games - 70 goals

At Newcastle - 71 games - 28 goals
At Man United - 17 games - 2 goals

Total premier league for the decade - 209 games - 100 goals

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

whatawaster wrote: »

Michael Owen has to be up there too.

2000/2001 - 28 games 16 goals
2001/2002 - 29 games 19 goals
2002/2003 - 35 games 19 goals
2003/2004 - 29 games 16 goals

Total for decade at Liverpool - 121 games - 70 goals

At Newcastle - 71 games - 28 goals
At Man United - 17 games - 2 goals

Total premier league for the decade - 209 games - 100 goals

okay thats a second for yer man. Will be curious to see who votes for him though

Iago

owen

Any 2 from the below imo

Player Apps Goals Assists

Shearer 168 apps 84 goals 42 assists
Henry 223 apps 157 goals 132 assists
Hasselb 219 apps 93 goals 71 assists
Owen 209 apps 94 goals 30 assists
Keane 296 apps 109 goals 66 assists
Anelka 234 apps 77 goals 71 assists
Rooney 248 apps 101 goals 89 assists

Spiritoftheseventies

Heskey

have we a second on Torres. Think he is the quickest over seas player ever to reach fifty goals.

Boggles

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Shearer

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Rooney

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Henry