Clive Tyldesley picks out Premier League’s greatest ever striker – it is not Henry
Thierry Henry was noticeably ignored when Clive Tyldesley named who he thinks is the Premier League‘s biggest ever striker.
The broadcaster discovered himself in scorching water from followers on social media after an look on ‘The Byline’, hosted by Alex Goldberg, final week.
When requested by the Chelsea fan to decide on a former Blues participant of their prime that the present squad may use now, the CBS Sports commentator did not hesitate in his reply of Didier Drogba.
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The 69-year-old was closely complimentary of the previous Ivory Coast worldwide who loved a nine-year affiliation with the West London membership throughout two stints the place he received 4 Premier League titles, 4 FA Cup’s, and a Champions League – as he scored the successful penalty within the ultimate of the latter.
Tyldesley went on describe Drogba and Alan Shearer as the perfect strikers to have ever graced the Premier League however pipped the Ivorian forward of the Newcastle hero.
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“I would almost say that if they were having trouble defensively because I can call Alan Shearer a good friend and who’s been the best striker in the Premier League era, it would be one of those two and don’t tell him I said this but I think Drogba may be,” he remarked.
“I thought Drogba was just the most outstanding football talent, personality, iconic leader for a football team and you haven’t got anybody remotely in that league.”
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Fans on social media made their opinions clear with one X (previously generally known as Twitter) writing: “Clearly he’s wrong. Henry, Shearer, Rooney, Kane and a few others far far ahead” whereas one other added: “Drogba only scored over 20 goals once in 10 seasons. He had 5/10 seasons with 10 goals or under”.
There had been nonetheless, some in settlement with the broadcaster’s take as a 3rd person mentioned: “I would still say Henry and Shearer were better but I loved Drogba as a footballer, he was absolutely outstanding” with a fourth including: “He’s right. Drogba is one of the most iconic footballers of all time for a reason”.
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In phrases of numbers, Drogba pales compared to Henry and Shearer, having scored 104 league targets whereas the Frenchman netted 175 occasions as the previous England worldwide continues to carry the report for many targets in league historical past with 260 targets.
