Best finisher..

Madrid said:
Raul was one of the best finishers if not the best. He hadn't anyting special, he isn't very good dribbler, he isn't as fast as Henry etc., he got only 1 thing - FINISHING...
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He dosent have pace but is quiet a dribbler,has the vison, most difficult player to mark as he can play in the deepish postion and link up the play with the midfielders. He was equally good in poaching as well as finishing from outside the 20 yard range.
 
Ronaldo07 said:
From the little Ive seen and the lot Ive heard, must have been absolutely sublime to watch
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Well actually these two masters of the 'black art' of poaching were not that sublime or obvious.

The ball seem to fizz into the box and they'd be walking away one arm aloft having buried it with absolutely no panache or elegance at all

Their gift was in anticipation and that very very first millisecond of movement giving them a quarter yard on any other defender, also allowing them to hit the ball a fraction earlier which is a keepers nightmare

They could turn on a sixpence, both had incredible balance and that inate ability to be where the ball seems to be going. Nimble fast feet

Almost more than any other gift was that they could do without a second touch, take the often seen scenario ball gets smashed against a part of the woodwork suddenly comes back at you . How many times d'you see these 'open goals' get smashed over the bar because the ball is moving to fast ,even by expert finishers

This is where Greaves and Muller were incredible - ball would smash against the post but instantly be nestling in the bottom of the net as they one touched it straight back in

Many many unspectacular goals, but absolutely priceless

This is why as players say you could literally not take your eyes off them for a second cos when you did you invariably paid for it by being a goal down

Takes an incredible amount of defensive concerntration to keep your eye out for the movement of one specific player

These days there are few that get even close but Ruud is one of them, when fit he's lethal. that goal against Newcastle was pure Greaves, just a slight touch and hit early enough to make the keeper look silly. He's not silly, in fact had no chance

They 're right bastards for the keeper these poachers as they make you look a complete dick when you're not
 
Van Basten...legend and he only had half a career
Romario...a fecking machine
Pele...1000 goals speaks for its self
Muller..."turns shoots scores"
 
I think Solskjaer is/was a better finisher than Ruud. I also think Gudjohnsen is one of the best finishers in the league. Scholes for me, used to be a better finisher than any centre forward we had at the club a few years ago.

Still, Ronaldo over all (fat one).
 
without no doubt roy makaay. he almost never misses a chance. 21 goals+ 14 assists this season
 
In modern times, Romario for me, awesome finisher, then theres van basten, Ruud of course,Batistuta,klinsman and Ole's among them too!!.
 
Fortitude said:
strike rates say it all.

Put through on goal Romario, Van Basten(club level) and Ronaldo as well.
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Besides Maradona's goal against Belgium in WC86, the best finish I've ever seen was Van Basten's strike in the Europe88 finals.
 
Best I've seen myself : Van Basten.

Lots of legends, but I can't be arsed rambling about players I've only seen seconds of.
 
vijay said:
How about Kezman ?????????????. You told us he would end up as the top scorer.
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Find me where I said Kezman would end up leading goalscorer you twat!

And in all fairness to Kezza, if he started more games and was able to settle he would have done well.
 
Beckham007 said:
Find me where I said Kezman would end up leading goalscorer you twat!

And in all fairness to Kezza, if he started more games and was able to settle he would have done well.
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:lol:

Pleb. You were screaming and screaching for Fergie to buy him, sobbing into your Beckham duvet over the prospect of missing out on such a talent.

I, and plenty of others who have actually seen him play, told you he was a shit nancy boy.

Which he is, always has been, and always will be, really terrible buy, he'll may be do well if he gets himself a move to the Scottish league or something.
 
I was thinking of him.He seems to score whenever he has a sight of goal.
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True that, extremely composed in front of goal, almost always converts the one on ones and has even added Ljungberg's ability to get on the end of things as well. Has made getting goals from midfield almost an art, and is the 3rd highest goal scorer in the Premiership despite the fact that he didnt play all that well this season.
 
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