by marcus.c » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:08 pm
It is true that Bergkamp, Litmanen, Rooney, Ibrahimovic. Ronaldinho and so many other great forwards that do not score 20 over goals season in season out.
But we cannot deny the fact that they have an equally world class top striker that is capable of scoring goals every week. Let see, Ibrahimovi has Trezeguet and Del Piero as partners. Ronaldinho has Eto and Messi. Bergkamp has Henry. Rooney has Van Nistelrooy.
As for Litmanen, I do not agree, saying that he does not score many goals.
Litmanen moved to Ajax and his first season in the Netherlands was spent in Dennis Bergkamp's shadow, but when Bergkamp moved to Inter it was Litmanen who was given the famous number 10 shirt. He scored 26 goals in the 1993–1994 season, becoming the league's top scorer, and leading Ajax to the title.
In 1995–1996 Litmanen was the Champions League top scorer with nine goals, and also scored in the final against Juventus. He was also the all-time top scorer of the Finnish national team.
If we have strikers in the mould of those players. I am fine, that crouch does not score and does the assisting. But sadly, players like Cisse and Crouch are letting us down. Remember when we signed them, we want them to score goals, not create them. If they do, it is always a bonus.
That is why if crouch is to play up front, I think his partner needs to do the scoring. SP was excellent but he has been strangely loan out to Blackburn. I would love to see Crouch and Owen playing together