Fowler Vs Anelka
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indeed, he has scored as many, if not more, in seasons past. but that was over half a decade ago (95/96 season). things have changed in those years.
2 yrs ago i rated hasselbaink as probably the best striker on the planet. 2 yrs on, and i dont think that any more.
things change.
2 yrs ago i rated hasselbaink as probably the best striker on the planet. 2 yrs on, and i dont think that any more.
things change.
in his prime he was second to shearer (and perhaps a.cole, when he was at newcastle), so maybe im being a bit harsh on the fellow. however, for some people to infer that he was one of the best finishers the game has ever seen. (he was 46% down on shearers goal tally), i think, is a bit far fetched. for statements like, " he is the most natural finisher..." (something that a.hansen said and some people here have echoed). surely the premiership's most gifted goalscorer cant be outscored by such a large margin?
if for example last year, henry scored 32 goals, and rvn 23. although rvn would be second best, he still too far off the pace to be mentioned in the same breath as henry, even though he finished 2nd from top. and i wouldnt rate RvN as highly because of this.
in his prime he was just too far off the pace being set by shearer/cole (at newcastle). and in the present he just cant seem to get himself fit enough to play a more than a few games.
for me, its a no brainer. anelka wins hands down over fowler. anelka will score over 10 goals/season for sure. the same cannot be said about fowler (going on years gone by).
if for example last year, henry scored 32 goals, and rvn 23. although rvn would be second best, he still too far off the pace to be mentioned in the same breath as henry, even though he finished 2nd from top. and i wouldnt rate RvN as highly because of this.
in his prime he was just too far off the pace being set by shearer/cole (at newcastle). and in the present he just cant seem to get himself fit enough to play a more than a few games.
for me, its a no brainer. anelka wins hands down over fowler. anelka will score over 10 goals/season for sure. the same cannot be said about fowler (going on years gone by).
It's a no-brainer for me too. Anelka won't keep his dummy in long enough to settle at a club whereas Fowler will.
Fowler isn't without his disciplinary problems, but he was popular at Liverpool both with the Kop and players alike. He's still popular now, and that says something.
I'd pick Fowler over Anelka every time. At least he'll never hold the club to ransom like Anelka has tried to a few times.
Fowler isn't without his disciplinary problems, but he was popular at Liverpool both with the Kop and players alike. He's still popular now, and that says something.
I'd pick Fowler over Anelka every time. At least he'll never hold the club to ransom like Anelka has tried to a few times.
yes or no gilly tomorrow will say m8y fowler wonts to win some mefdals maybe he creep into london
and made me laugh reading about robinson(sp) joining the arse
surely that cant be right or is there gonna be a bigggg clean out at leeds m8 ?
These two don't bear any similarity though 
You've told me that Fowler will either stay or go? Cheers for that mate
Nothing to be sorry for, just didn't understand your post.
Originally posted by Carpy
seems to be ya fav punch line dont it
woz saying if fowler stays or goes ....u like the guy so thought ill post a comment....on him
sorry sir GILLY SIR
You've told me that Fowler will either stay or go?
Cheers for that mate Nothing to be sorry for, just didn't understand your post.
anelka does have an attitude problem, although a lot of that probably stems for him (as a young player) attracting attention from a big club like Real Madrid who at the time were prepared to make him one of the most expensive players ever. this probably gave him a big head and led him into believing that no club was good enough for him, but since his move out of madrid, he has come down to earth a bit and doesnt seem to be nearly as moody. (though he did recently turn down the chance to play for france, but i think he was just trying to get back at the french manager).
I see that, and his brothers didn't help that in the slightest.
I remember the incident with the French national side and thought he did the right thing in not playing TBH.
My disappointment were I a City fan would be the fact that he doesn't celebrate goals. He never did. He doesn't smile, he doesn't seem to talk to anyone. He's a loner and not a team player.
Originally posted by Gilly
These two don't bear any similarity though
You've told me that Fowler will either stay or go?
Nothing to be sorry for, just didn't understand your post.
HAHAHAH right gilly soz i posted on another footy board
dunno how but i am a ..............wot i woz saying is transfer window open today
fowler on he's way to manchester would u still have the same respect for him...(think that is it
LOL)EDIT/and made me laugh reading about robinson(sp) joining the arse
surely that cant be right or is there gonna be a bigggg clean out at leeds m8 ?
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Originally posted by sunama
i quite like that in a player...
Not celebrating?
No rapport with the fans, looks like he doesn't care. Hardly endearing qualities.
Thats why I like Smithy so much. You can see he'd walk through fire for Leeds.
Originally posted by Carpy
HAHAHAH right gilly soz i posted on another footy board
wot i woz saying is transfer window open today
fowler on he's way to manchester would u still have the same respect for him...(think that is it
Feel the same way about him now as I did when he was at Liverpool. So if he was pushed out of the door at Leeds then yes, my opinion wouldn't change. If he added his name to the judas list then my opinion would go down.