The best finishers of the last 20 years

[Cruyff14]

Was having a conversation with my mate last night about the best finishers of the past 20 years

This is who we definitely agreed on:
Inzaghi
van Nistelrooy
Shearer
Eto'o
Villa
R9
CR7
Messi

Henry is one we were both unsure. Anybody to add?

Have at it chaps.

 

[strauchanie59]

Surely R9 gets a gig??

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah, come to think of it, we disagreed about something else on R9. Silly me

Outstanding record.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Ronaldo
Van Nistlerooy
Ole Gunner Solksjaer (SAF called him the best finished he has had at united)
C.Ronaldo
Messi
Raul
Batigol
Del Perio
Henry
Villa
Fowler

 

[strauchanie59]

Michael Owen at Liverpool maybe? 158 goals in 297 overall appearances at Liverpool at 0.54 goals per game.

 

[craigos]

Alan Shearer, as a kid it seemed that every time he was in front of goal he scored.
Van Nistlerooy
ADP

 

[Magma]

kun

 

[typeclub]

CR7 has the best range of finishing and is very clinical, he's the complete package

 

[ADL9798]

Brazilian Ronaldo #1 for me.

Wouldn't disagree with any of these names but I'd add Fernando Torres to the list as well - at his peak in the mid-late 00's he just did not miss. Falcao too.

 

[CountryRace]

fat ronaldo

 

[Hatchy1992]

I would have Drogba in his prime on that list.

 

[Fryer Tuck]

A few from the early end:

Marcelo Salas
Gabriel Batistuta
Romario (Still was pretty good 1996-2002.)
Maybe Torre Andre Flo? Or is that the next tier down?

If Torres is talked about, what about Shevchenko? Class at Milan.

Crespo and Trezeguet knew how to put them away.

 

[moomba]

Fowler, Van Nistelrooy, Shearer, Owen, Lampard, Drogba, Henry, RVP, Tevez, Aguero

 

[chef]

I would have Drogba in his prime on that list.

Me too, especially if it was a 'big' game.

 

[Sozabarus]

Fowler is the best finisher I've seen. He probably wasn't as good a player as lot of people that have been mentioned but as a finisher there weren't many better.

Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy and Raul up there as well.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

Ibra maybe? Prolific pretty much wherever he's been and scored some pretty unbelievable goals (partly due to his extreme acrobatics and flexibility). He's a black belt in taekwondo I think?

I'd also have Klose - particularly for his incredible WC record. Man knows how to poach a goal.

 

[Buckleys Jocks]

Trezeguet was a bloody good finisher too.

 

[Zidane98]

RVP from 2011-2013 was lethal but not that great outside of those periods.

 

[Cruyff14]

I don't think Batistuta was as clinical as some of the names mentioned.

 

[Benno_900]

I wonder what could have been with Eduardo da Silva if not for losing a leg.

Ridiculously cool finisher.

 

[Fryer Tuck]

If you have Messi's name up there, you've got to have Batistuta. One of the big names in Serie A for Fiorentina (Made them a contender) and Roma's 3rd title (the last piece of the puzzle). Not only was he a great package, but he was a deadly finisher. Both for club and country.

 

[Cruyff14]

He was good but not in the upper rung IMO.

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Well fair enough, probably for the same reason why you didn't have Henry. I still think Batistuta is better at finishing than Messi.

What about Huntelaar? Now that's a natural finisher right there. If he had a better all round game, he could've been one of the greats.

 

[class78]

Johnny Sins isn't a bad finisher

 

[Sozabarus]

Batistuta was incredible. Great shout.