Premierships best ever finisher from inside the box?

[Warren]

Solskjær is deadly mate, or at least used to be.

Owen and Henry are more counter attackers imo.

Agree that Cole might be too wasteful to be considered.

Yes but OGS has scored 91 times in 235 prem games, I'm not doubting he was/is a decent striker I just can't see him being in the top 5 as his ratio is probably worse than others

RvN on the other hand scored 95 in 150 prem games and he never left the box, most of Owens goals were in the box and he got 125 in 251 as were Robbies and he has 162 in 371 games also Ferdinand scored 149 although not sure how many games.

I can see the top 5 being made up of 5 of these
Shearer
RVN
Cole
Fowler
Owen
Ferdinand

[fah-q]

Erik Meijer

[fah-q]

Who was that ****e bitter player circa 97ish who put a shot wide with an open goal in front of the kop?

Looked Greek or Turkish.

[JimmytheJalopy]

Yes but OGS has scored 91 times in 235 prem games, I'm not doubting he was/is a decent striker I just can't see him being in the top 5 as his ratio is probably worse than others

It's actually probably the best. It should actually be based on minutes/goal. How much time he spent coming of the bench. I'd wager a lot with you he had the best goals to minutes ratio. Lethal finisher.

For example. Cant remember when this was. Came on with about 10 minutes to go and look at the finishing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkJ3HDo9HM

[red g]

rvn no question in my ways. jsut have to see at RM he is king of the goal poachers. he hardly ever misses!!

[Fivex]

The question is the best finisher - so would the correct stat not be the following?

Goals scored from inside the box / Shots taken from inside the box = inside the box finishing ratio

I know there's usually stats available from BBC/Sky etc that give where the shots came from so there must be these figures avilable from somewhere? Is this something OPTA will have available, and if so where?

Tomkins where are you!!!

[Harv]

Easily Ruud.

I've only seen him score 1 goal outside the box. For the amount of goals he scored, thats a hell of alot inside the box.

[dww]

Easily Ruud.

I've only seen him score 1 goal outside the box. For the amount of goals he scored, thats a hell of alot inside the box.

Totally agree and he was expert at making a chance from any ball into the box - which I would count as part of finishing.

[Diego]

Easily Ruud.

I've only seen him score 1 goal outside the box. For the amount of goals he scored, thats a hell of alot inside the box.

exactamundo imo no one even comes close. shearer is probably the best finisher with the head since the prem started, but he's nowhere as good a finisher as RVN...

[AFII]

RvN the best in the box.

Shearer, Henry and Fowler the most complete strikers.

IMO.

[Diego]

i say henry and fowler were/are more completer strikers than shearer, shearer was a thug in the box. almost criminal like with his dirty moves. old school english striker hardly the most complete. out of those 3 he's the one that would struggle abroad

[Red Chilli]

**** the stats, Fowler was better.

[dww]

i say henry and fowler were/are more completer strikers than shearer, shearer was a thug in the box. almost criminal like with his dirty moves. old school english striker hardly the most complete. out of those 3 he's the one that would struggle abroad

I actually think he would have been fine. He always adapted his style to the referees - which is why he did well at international level. He was an exceptional player before the injury which lost him a yard or so's pace. Not complete in the style of say King Kenny but he was solid in most areas and fabulous in the air and at finishing in the box.

[Marky]

Robbie scored all sorts of goals, alot outside the box so did Shearer.

For me RVN is without the best finisher the Premiership has seen in the box. If the ball was flaoting around the penalty area you(not utds pen area obv) could bet your bottom dollar the Horse would be on the end of it.
Ex manc or not, bit of a **** or not he was/is a fooking top class predator, brilliant eye for goal, superb player.

[Diego]

I actually think he would have been fine. He always adapted his style to the referees - which is why he did well at international level. He was an exceptional player before the injury which lost him a yard or so's pace. Not complete in the style of say King Kenny but he was solid in most areas and fabulous in the air and at finishing in the box.

i didn't see enough of him early on do to my age, mainly the last 5 years of his career, so i really can't contest that. i always felt the physical part was one of the most important factor in his game. i might well have been wrong...