Liked the list for #10, this is for players playing in the position #9. 1) Eusebio 2) Gerd Muller 3) Van Bastem 4) Ronaldo 5) Romario 6) Batigoal 7) Lineker 8) Hugo Sánchez 9) Riva How about Henry and Kubalal? Can they be considered a true #9????
Hughie Gallacher was a highly successful centre-forward with Airdrieonians in the [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Scottish League[/FONT]. During a four year period he scored 91 goals in 111 games. In 1925 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Newcastle United[/FONT] paid Airdrieonians £6,500 for Gallacher. He made an immediate impact and during his first season scored 23 goals in 19 games. The following season Newcastle won the First Division league title. Gallacher, who had been made captain of the side, scored 39 goals in 41 games. After scoring 133 goals in 160 league appearances, Gallacher was sold to [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chelsea[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT] for £10,000. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/NEWCgallacher.htm However, Dixie Dean had a better overall performance than Gallacher. In March 1925 [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dixie Dean[/FONT][/FONT] was transferred from Tranmere Rovers to [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Everton[/FONT] for a fee of £3,000. Dean was one of the best signings of all times. Dean was in sensational form in the 1927-28 season. He scored seven hat-tricks that season and ended up with a record-breaking 60 league goals. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dean helped Everton[/FONT] win three league championships and a FA Cup final victory. During his time at Everton he scored 349 goals in 399 games. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FdeanD.htm
to be honest no-one post the world war even comes close to gerd muller he leads every single competition or league he ever played in, in terms of goals scored, and always at about 1 goal per game which is much higher than anyone else. the only one he doesn't lead is the world cup but he has 14 goals from 14 games while ronaldo has 1 more from 5 more games. he always scored goals in finals and semifinals of world cups and euros. has 1300 odd goals in 1100 odd senior games for bayern and germany (including friendlies), and senior competitive games for fort lauderdale.
I think it was 13: 1970 Jun 03 Morocco, 1 goal Jun 07 Bulgaria, 3 goals Jun 10 Peru, 3 goals ------------------------ Jun 14 England, 1 goal Jun 17 Italy, 2 goals Jun 20 Uruguay 6 games, 10 goals 1974 Jun 14 Chile Jun 18 Australia, 1 goal Jun 22 East Germany ------------------------ Jun 26 Yugoslavia, 1 goal Jun 30 Sweden Jul 03 Poland, 1 goal ------------------------ Jul 07 Netherlands, 1 goal 7 games (2nd phase was group, not 1/4 & 1/2 finals), 4 goals Total 13 games, 14 goals
shearer has to be on the list. 1991/92 Southampton 41 13 1992/93 Blackburn Rovers 21 16 1993/94 Blackburn Rovers 40 31 1994/95 Blackburn Rovers 42 34 1995/96 Blackburn Rovers 35 31 138 112 1996/97 Newcastle United 31 25 1997/98 Newcastle United 17 2 1998/99 Newcastle United 30 14 1999/00 Newcastle United 37 23 2000/01 Newcastle United 19 5 2001/02 Newcastle United 37 23 2002/03 Newcastle United 35 17 2003/04 Newcastle United 37 22 2004/05 Newcastle United 28 7 2005/06 Newcastle United 32 10 303 148 england caps -- 63 goals -- 30
Ian Rush The numbers speak for themselves. Also, he was regarded as a very good defensive forward w/ a phenomenal work ethic.
Gunnar Nordahl from Sweden should get a mention as well as Silvio Piola, Giuseppe Meazza, Ademir Menezes, Artur Friedenreich, Leonidas da Silva, Klinsi and Sandor Kocsis. Henry and Kubala shouldn't be classifed as true number 9s. Kubala never was a number 9 and Henry may have been the main point of Arsenal's attack but his overall game is quite different to a typical number 9. He runs more, a bit like a winger or support striker. The only reason to include him would be for his goalscoring rate but in a way, it would be like including Kurt Hamrin in this list although he was a number 7.
While I agree with you having seen the man play live as well as on the tube, he was the real deal and a nice guy as well. In fairness though I'd say the gap b/w he and Ronaldo, MvB.....is a very narrow gap and it would be imposible to say any one of those mentioned is a wrong choice.
Paolo Rossi and even though he isn't done yet, Filippo Inzaghi. Batistuta and Vieri were my favorites in their prime.
I can only give my opinion on footballers I've seen play extensively, which are all very recent (2002-present), but I'll take a shot at making a list: 1. Ronaldo 2. Thierry Henry 3. Hernan Crespo 4. Miroslav Klose 5. Ruud van Nistelrooy 6. Filippo Inzaghi 7. Didier Drogba 8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic 9. Samuel Eto'o 10. David Trezeguet I'm defining "no. 9" forwards as strikers who play (or tend to play) as target men.
batigol zamorano that dude that played w/ pele in the bra. nat team hugo sanchez franchescoli eto cruz palermo alan shearer ruud van basten crespo ronaldo sand enrico...paraguay dude that scored alot in the ancient days of argi fooball holds the all time scoring title still
Are you talking about Vava` or Jose Altafini (he was known as Mazzola at the 1958 World Cup)? Francescoli was a number 10. It's good to see that Arsenio Erico gets a mention. Paraguay's best player before the likes of Romerito, Cabanas and Chilavert came on the scene.
Rivaldo, Henry, Ibrahimovic, Charlton are not "9"s. They are midfielders or attacking midfielders. A "9" has to mostly rely on midfielders to create chances for them to score and play in the last 1/3rd or 1/4th of the pitch. Basically ... - You have your classic box players: RVN, Muller, Van Basten, Trezeguet. - And your classic run into passes or at defenders (dribble) players: Ronaldo, Romario, Etoo, Inzagui. Ronaldo and Romario could also create plays by taking on defenders, but they mainly relied on feeds from the midfield via through passes and defender isolation. Henry exhibits some characteristics of a number 9, but at Arsenal, his position was mainly on the left side of the pitch. He was a winger/attacking midfielder that had a tendency to go towards the middle and shoot. He was as much a play maker as he was a scorer.