Is there a better finisher than Dennis Bergkamp?

Van Basten probably, fantastic goals to games ratio and that goal against the Soviet Union in '88 :eek:

Bergkamp is one of my favourite Arsenal players of all time though. :)
 
Berkamp was quality. The one thing that Bruce Rioch did to ensure we'll remember his name.

As sad as it is, I don't think RvP will approach his quality or goals/assists.
 
Bergkamp was hugely gifted technically (great vision also), apart from Le Tissier and Zidane I can't think of many from his generation who could live with him on that front, but I wouldn't say he was the best finisher. I'd probably put e.g. Shearer above him on that front.
 
Great player and a scorer of great goals.

Not a great goalscorer though. I put him in the same bracket as Cantona, only without the charisma.
 
He played next to a better finisher, but as a footballer, he's one of the finest I've ever seen. A mix between him and Zidane is my vision of what a perfect footballer should be
 
Van Basten, Shearer, Romario, Pele, Klingsman, Fat Ronaldo, Maradona.


All better finishers.

I don't deny he is a great player, but a lot have been better.
 
K1LLSW1TCH said:
Better at finishing maybe, but he is one of the most technically gifted players to ever play.
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Well yes, thats why I listed those better finishers :D

As for talented forward players then mine would be:

Pele
Maradona
Charlton
Best
Keegan
Dalglish
Zidane
Insert around 10 Brazilian pplayers from 1960-2002 :p
Van Bastern
Bergkamp
Le Tissier
Gascoigne

That isnt a list, but merely a pool :D With 4-5 of them above I don't think they can be ranked.

Of the generation I have grown up (1990 - present) Zidane has been the best and most consistent that I have seen.

He isn't the best finisher though. I would probably still say Shearer is one of the best finishers of all time.

Sadly he went to Newcastle and wasted, what could have been legendary, world class status.
 
Scores lovely goals, but was rarely prolific, only had a few seasons that would enable him to be classed a top striker, even then it was due to the quality of the goals, not quantity. 15goals was a great season for him, in all competitions really, his last 4 years are Arsenal, in terms of goals scored, weren't close to good.

Great vision but often played as a withdrawn striker/advanced midfielder for us, even played the wing a few times, he's really a midfielder with great vision to pick out a pass to get an assist.

Is there a better finisher than Bergkamp, many many many better finishers, he was all style, he missed a lot of chances in his time.

I would rate Pires and Wrighty as better finishers, Pires could shoot from anywhere in their half and score, scored two superb goals from 45yards or so, perfect control of the ball, more prolific than Bergkamp at his best.Wrighty was just Wrighty, a big mouth who scored, and scored and scored. Henry, missed a lot but he was so clever with his movement and had players like Bergkamp, Pires, Fabregas, Vieira(back when he was good) around him who linked up so well that they created more chances than almost any other team on the planet when Arsenal/Henry were at their peak.

Henry was more of a prolific chance creator, than a finisher, but was great at both anyway.

Back to Bergkamp, his goal against Newcastle was probably the best he scored in the prem, but a really simply finish, it was the passing in the team and the truly superb turn that made the goal great. Thats what Bergkamp was about, creating the goal in a ridiculously brilliant fashion, the finishing was ordinary.
 
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