My favourite Owen memory is the obvious one in the Argentina goal. Still remember going mad when it went in. Was never the same after the injury at Newcastle and trying to rush back for the 2006 WC.
That goal against Argentina,hat trick v Germany puting us one up v Brazil in WC'02.So many great memories.wonder how many he would have got if injury free? 65-70?Thanks for the memories.Also i remember my bro in law telling me about this kid who scored straight from the kick off?! don'tknow if anyone can put this up?
Just such a pity his career fizzled out the way it did. Like Barry, that Argentina goal was my highlight for him. He was just such a natural goalscorer and how often do even those small natural goalscorers find the leap to score headed goals. Certainly scored his fair share. Actually searched it up as we speak and 11% of his goals in the Prem were headed goals. Decent proportion that. A little something - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ol-Manchester-United-Real-Madrid-England.html
I actually attended Owens England debut vs Chile at Wembley. Hoddle fielded a real botched team that day and we went down 2-0 .
I was at what i think was his professional debut at Selhurst Park against Wimbledon when he came on as a sub and scored. Remember being so excited about his potential after that Argentina goal. Sure he relied on pace a lot, but still surprising how much his game fell away. Arguably one of the few English attacking players to be at least as good or better at international than club level.
Thanks for the memories.... One of my favourites of all time, and would've broken scoring record had not been plagued by injuries.
A minutes applause for Michael. So many terrific highlights and a terrific career for both club and country. An always a gentleman.
40 goals for England from 89 appearances-- a fine player for England [and Liverpool]. I though his move to Spain would lead to his adding another string to his bow other than pace and accuracy. A pity, he didn't.
I think he would've broken the caps record too along with the goal scoring record had it not been for the injuries. Great memories though. Rooney has a decent chance to notch up both records if he continues his form he's recently had for England.
Definitely would've been top scorer for England if he wasn't crocked so much! England's last world class poacher, a breed that barely exists now
He should still be playing now and have a goal record similar to Klose. His injuries were badly mismanaged.
Tragic story really. Should be mentioned with the worlds best and could have cemented that place had he not been overused at a young age and been allowed to develop technically to a higher level. Could have been an all time great. Top lad Michael, good luck in retirement.
Great player , without the injuries he would have been one of the greatest in football history for sure .