Quote Originally Posted by PSRB View Post
He was very, very good. One of the best finishers I've seen. Just didn't offer much else apart from banging in 20+ goals a season
No doubt he was very good. A tremendous striker of the ball, but your last point is key. Other than banging them in what else did he offer that the truly best strikers do? Thierry could assist, dribble, run at pace, operate on the wing, operate up front on his own. Shearer can't do half of that. Good striker for sure. Top 10 no doubt, greatest of all time never! Rooney gets the same level of over generous praise as well.