Modern Day Strikers - What if anything has changed?

[fred_plasticine]

thats true in principle but you need to be stronger, technically better and more athletic than in the past to ever get the chance. theres nowhere near the space of even 20 years ago. players tire far less than back then. someone with excellent technique but minimal athleticism (eg: fowler) just cant cut it at lfc's level

you could be a chainy with a bit of a drinking habit back in the days and still be a top striker. it's has become far more physically demanding for everyone on the pitch (bar the goalie maybe).

[enema of the state]

you could be a chainy with a bit of a drinking habit back in the days and still be a top striker. it's has become far more physically demanding for everyone on the pitch (bar the goalie maybe).

you remember jimmy greaves too then?

seriously, the likes of bryan robson and paul mcgrath in the 80's were borderline alcoholics - no way they could do that now

[tomasjj]

One thing though, we are of course using todays standards and ideals when we judge both yesterdays and todays footballers. Not fair on the old fellas maybe, but the game has evolved and demands more professionalism these days.

[fred_plasticine]

you remember jimmy greaves too then?

seriously, the likes of bryan robson and paul mcgrath in the 80's were borderline alcoholics - no way they could do that now

being austrian it reminds me of the great austrian striker toni polster who got fined now and again in the latter stage of his carreer for defying the smoking ban on training grounds.

[Jazzmaster]

Mods can you please remove the apostrophe in the thread title - its doing my head in













Im not insane, honest

[enema of the state]

Mods can you please remove the apostrophe in the thread title - its doing my head in













Im not insane, honest

jeez you sound like my effin wife

take a chill pill

[enema of the state]

being austrian it reminds me of the great austrian striker toni polster who got fined now and again in the latter stage of his carreer for defying the smoking ban on training grounds.

gerd muller - as good a goal poacher as ever there was - also liked the odd glass of gluvine i heard

[zimbo]

jeez you sound like my effin wife

take a chill pill

I think you mean 'effing', not 'effin'.

Shoddy.

[AFII]

Strikers wasn't slagged off on the net after a bad game 20 years ago.

[enema of the state]

I think you mean 'effing', not 'effin'.

Shoddy.

i effin ate u english teecherz, ya tosserz

[bazza76]

Strikers wasn't slagged off on the net after a bad game 20 years ago.

strikers wasn't really reading internet forums these days either though.

[enema of the state]

Strikers wasn't slagged off on the net after a bad game 20 years ago.

mate they were slagged off in the pubs, the radio shows, newspapers, buses and anywhere people talked the game...thats one thing that hasnt changed. the internet is just a convenient forum

[AFII]

i effin ate u english teecherz, ya tosserz

Scando-english?

[AFII]

mate they were slagged off in the pubs, the radio shows, newspapers, buses and anywhere people talked the game...thats one thing that hasnt changed. the internet is just a convenient forum

but now they get extra super slagged off after five bad minutes.

Everyone knows that Gerrard must be sold if he don't deliver against Fulham.

[Dalglish]

Having a discussion in the boozer yesterday about modern day strikers in the premiership and how they compare against a teams striker in the 80's and 90's and we could not think of a modern day striker that betters them.

Liverpool - Rush v Torres ... Rush
Everton - Sharpe v Johnson .... Sharpe
Man Utd - Hughes v Rooney .... Hughes
Arsenal - Wright v Van Persie …. Wright
Chelsea – Dixon v Drogba … Dixon

The point I am trying to make is: Has the modern day striker changed or it is just historical achievements made by the older strikers that perceive a change in the modern day striker?

They now appear to have an apostrophe between the r and the s