Saturday, April 20, 2013
Best strikers in the World-Top 10
While it is natural for the likes
of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be ranked as World’s best strikers,
other players who do not play forward continue to ‘wow’ people and do deserve
the spot for best strikers in the world.
In all reality, players who are
able to score lots of goals are highly desirable during transfer seasons as
their ability to score usually contributes to a successful season for
their respective sides. So here goes my list of World best strikers, do you
agree or not
(This list is mildly based on
technicalities as well as versatility on the field.)
10.Mario Gomez (Germany, plays for
Bayern Munich)
This 27-year-old German international is definitely one of the top
strikers in the football today. Gomez ability to finish is backed up by
his statistics. He is able to score with both feet; his head and his shots are
very powerful most of time. His natural ability to make goals earned him a big
money move to Bayern from VFB Stuttgart after impressing in the
Bundesliga. Gomez has netted 4 goals and an assist in his last four Bundesliga appearances, despite not playing full 90 minutes.
9.Wayne Rooney (England, plays for
Manchester United)
Rooney is a force to reckon with, he
is indeed, one of the best center forwards. He is virtually all over the field,
when he is not involved in an assist, the 27-year-old English player is busy
making connections and very often, finding the back of the net. Although
several injuries has kept him on the bench this season, Rooney has been nothing
but incredible for the Red Devils this season. However, despite these setbacks,
Rooney has managed to produce 11 goals in 20 appearances along with 9 assists
in the Premier League and 3 assists in the Champions League. His technical
ability to hold and control the ball in games sets him apart from most players.
8.Sergio Aguero (Argentina,
players for Manchester City)
Aguero was recently forced off at
half-time in the 1-0 defeat of Wiganon Wednesday after feeling tightness in his
hamstring. The 24-year-old Argentine has a natural ability to finish; his habit
of scoring crucial goals came to light when he scored the goal that won his
team the Premier League on the final day of last season. This season, Aguero is
not doing so badly with 15 goals; his hard work continues to shine and gives
the promise that there is more to come from this awesome striker in this
season.
7.Stephan El Shaarawy, (Italy, plays for AC Milan)
Young fresh Stephen Italian
strikers continue to create a niche for him as one of the best strikers in the
world. His performances in the Champions League have also been very
special—potentially providing the assist for the crucial goal against Barcelona
in the first leg of round of 16—and with his combination with Mario Balotelli guarantees success for the 20-year-old striker
for many seasons to come.
So far this season, Shaarawy has
scored 16 goals and had 4 assists for Milan in Serie A.
6.Radamel Falcao (Columbia, plays
for Atletico Madrid)
Falcao’s performance all through
this year has been incredible, from when he was selected earlier this year in
the FIFA Team of the Year 2012 after an excellent first season in Spain to his
recent achievement of scoring 21 goals in 23 and after winning two successive
titles he is now known as the King of Europa League. The 27-year-old Colombian striker has the ability to finish with both feet and his heading ability is
arguably the best in the world at present.
5.Luis Suarez (Uruguay, plays for
Liverpool)
4.Edinson Cavani (Uruguay plays
for Napoli)
Cavani has been immense in Serie A this season for Napoli— he continues
to do everything he can to keep his side from slipping even further. He
is the top goal scorer in Serie A with 22 goals and has been linked with
Europe's elite clubs within the past two seasons.
3.Robin van Persie (Netherlands,
plays for Manchester United FC)
The 29-year-old Dutch striker has
become a household name over the past few seasons and this season again
suggests he is one of the World’s finest. With his ability to finish from any
positions, he managed to turn the advantage in United's favor this season. All in
all, Persie has scored a total of 22 league goals this season making him one of
the quickest marksmen in World football.
2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, plays for Paris St. Germain)
Zlatan’s skillful ways of scoring
goals never cease to amaze one, aside from being one of the tallest strikers
out there; this 6' 5" striker is also one of the most brilliant strikers. Not
forgetting his spectacular goal that will most likely go on to become the best
goal next year, the Swedish international has scored about 26 league goals so
far in the season and over 5 assists in France. With the addition of David
Beckham and Lucas Moura, well, let’s just say, Ibra is getting warmed up for
more spectacular goals for the rest of the season and year
1.Lionel Messi, (Argentina, plays for
Barcelona)
No way will I complete this list without Messi. As it continues to show,
it seems that football these days continues to revolve around this 25-year-old
striker. Aside from winning the Ballon d’Or for the 4th consecutive
time earlier this year, and breaking world records by scoring 86 goals in 2012,
he is at it this year again. Already, Messi, a.k.a wonder boy has scored a
staggering 39 goals and nine assists in 26 games for Barcelona this season, and
it doesn't look like he is slowing down anytime soon, maybe will see him break
yet another record by beating his own score last year, let’s hope not for the
sake of all the other clubs.
Messi didn't play in Barcelona's last two Spanish league games after
injuring his leg on April 2. He was a substitute to help Barcelona rally past
Paris Saint-Germain last week. However, Barcelona says forward Lionel Messi has
returned to training with the rest of his teammates in his recovery from a
right hamstring pull.
Barcelona hopes to have the Argentina international fully fit for
Tuesday's trip to Bayern Munich for the first leg of the Champions League
semifinals.
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Rooney doesn't play as a striker.
ReplyDeleteMario Gomez is a reserve player.
Cavani is out of the form.
But... where is Lewandowski? All right, he scored 4 goals in semi final of champions league, but in the Bundesliga he's goal machine too. He's certainly better than Gomez, Cavani or El Sharawy or in my opinion even better than Van Persie or Suarez. Clearly better than Lewandowski is Messi/Ronaldo (these are not from this planet), but the rest of these? Who knows.
Greetings from Turkey.