Greatest Striker Since 1960? (Prem/Div 1)

[catfish]

It's got to be Greavsie.

 

[Mo Gosfield]

Yes I saw him play but only towards the end of his career. From memory he was transferred out to West Ham after Spurs lost a cup game to Palace around 1970, it was considered a disgrace. That was when Big Chiv (Martin Chivers) took over from Gilzean up front.

Greaves like all relatively short players had the advantage of a low c of g and being closer to the ball. Maradona was another example of that virtue.

His balance was amazing...he would spin round defenders and leave them for dead. He was very quick over 10-15 yards.
I'm sure he was part of the deal that saw Martin Peters move from Upton Park to White Hart Lane.
The definitive Greaves goal was v Man Utd in 1963 ( Spurs won 5-1 ). Receiving the ball, with his back to goal ( 25-30 yards out )he spun round one defender, left another for dead and went round the keeper, before rolling it into the empty net. It was all over in about 5 seconds.

 

[Storer 68]

Why was George Best a better footballer? Can you honestly say if you dropped him into Arsenal's team of a few years ago, or Barcelona, that he'd the same impact? It's very hard to say. But if you just watch videos of each of them, one of them looks quicker, more intelligent, and technically superior.

But best played in an era where the pitches were worse, the equipment not as good as it is now, and defenders were allowed to be much more physical than they are now. And he was still head and shoulders above the next best players of his generation And every schoolboy playing football in the payground wanted to be him.

In 1968, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for Northern Ireland, but he was unable to lead them to World Cup qualification, despite being capped 37 times and scoring nine goals.

In 1999, he was voted 11th at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election, and 16th in the World Player of the Century election.[2] Pelé named him as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list and Best was named 19th, behind Gerd Müller, at the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In his native Northern Ireland, the admiration for him is summed up by the local saying: "Maradona good; Pelé better; George best." For Manchetser United be payed 373 times and scored 137 gaols.


Best once scored EIGHT goals in a game , oh and he shagged a Miss World, and drove an E type jag, was nicknamed El Beatle by S.american fans, an international airport is named after him.......

 

[Bold Seagull]

His balance was amazing...he would spin round defenders and leave them for dead. He was very quick over 10-15 yards.
I'm sure he was part of the deal that saw Martin Peters move from Upton Park to White Hart Lane.
The definitive Greaves goal was v Man Utd in 1963 ( Spurs won 5-1 ). Receiving the ball, with his back to goal ( 25-30 yards out )he spun round one defender, left another for dead and went round the keeper, before rolling it into the empty net. It was all over in about 5 seconds.

He sets up a nice one as well. (1965)

 

[Bold Seagull]

But best played in an era where the pitches were worse, the equipment not as good as it is now, and defenders were allowed to be much more physical than they are now. And he was still head and shoulders above the next best players of his generation And every schoolboy playing football in the payground wanted to be him.

In 1968, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year. When fit, he was an automatic choice for Northern Ireland, but he was unable to lead them to World Cup qualification, despite being capped 37 times and scoring nine goals.

In 1999, he was voted 11th at the IFFHS European Player of the Century election, and 16th in the World Player of the Century election.[2] Pelé named him as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA 100 list and Best was named 19th, behind Gerd Müller, at the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In his native Northern Ireland, the admiration for him is summed up by the local saying: "Maradona good; Pelé better; George best." For Manchetser United be payed 373 times and scored 137 gaols.


Best once scored EIGHT goals in a game , oh and he shagged a Miss World, and drove an E type jag, was nicknamed El Beatle by S.american fans, an international airport is named after him.......

Firstly, I don't think Best should actually be on this list given he wasn't a striker, and played on either flank or from midfield.

In terms of tackles going in, on about 3m 30secs Chopper Harris comes in from out of shot with clearly one thing in mind to take Best out of the game. Such was his amazing balance, he rides the tackle, stays on his feet and scores. Amazing. For Pele to say he is the best player he has ever seen, that is good enough for me.

 

[Storer 68]

and let us not forget Dennis Law who was most definitely a striker

He is best known for the eleven years that he spent at United, where he scored 237 goals in 409 appearances and was nicknamed The King[4] and The Lawman by supporters. He is the only Scottish player in history to have won the prestigious European Footballer of the Year award, doing so in 1964, and helped his club win the First Division in 1965 and 1967. Law left Manchester United in 1973 and returned to Manchester City for a season, then represented Scotland in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Law played for Scotland a total of 55 times and jointly holds the Scottish international record goal tally with 30 goals.[5] Law is also United's second highest goalscorer behind Bobby Charlton. Law holds a United record for scoring 46 goals in a single season.