The best finishers of the last 20 years

[DBAH0]

A blast from the past that no-one has mentioned, Kevin Phillips.

Think he had 19 for shooting / finishing in Football Manager in his peak.

 

[apollo_creed]

I would have Drogba in his prime on that list.

Drogba was never a great or consistent finisher or at least not to the level of the guys named. It was not what made him great.

 

[apollo_creed]

Crepso was brilliant. His strength was his finishing.

 

[Cruyff14]

Very good shout on Trezeguet too.

 

[glenferry23]

Trez, Raul, Batigol, RVN, Ronaldo (particularly his early seasons at Inter) were the best I've seen.

 

[Pick7]

I think Trezeguet deserves a mention

 

[Pick7]

Very good shout on Trezeguet too.

Oh wait, just saw this

 

[Flameboy]

Franky Lamps ghosting into the box and slamming the ball into the back of the net. Iconic. Not to mention his ability from the spot.

Amazing finisher.

 

[Cruyff14]

I personally would not put Lampard in this category.

 

[NUFC Tiger]

A blast from the past that no-one has mentioned, Kevin Phillips.

Think he had 19 for shooting / finishing in Football Manager in his peak.

Doesn't count, played for the Mackems!

Has my grudging respect - believe he's the only English player to have ever won the European Golden boot (unfortunately with the Mackems).

 

[Pick7]

Luca toni

 

[manureid]

Ole Solskjaer was amazing. A pure finisher.

 

[HolyRioli]

Miroslav Klose? (I guess more on an International level than club)

 

[Cruyff14]

Klose most definitely.

 

[HolyRioli]

Christian Vieri

 

[jod23]

Others have mentioned him but Robbie Fowler was chance, goal.

Both feet, head, didnt matter. Freak.

 

[typeclub]

Benteke

 

[jegsteam]

Bergkamp. Didn't need to blast it, superb touch around the goals, some of the lobs of keepers he did were incredible. Pure precision with everything he did

 

[Cruyff14]

Better finishers around than Bergkamp too, many of them IMO.

 

[Cruyff14]

Does Lewandowski belong in this conversation?

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Bit before the 20 year cut-off, but Romario and Marco van Basten are the top two finishers, for mine. Van Basten's career ended prematurely (he formally retired in 1995, but hadn't played for two seasons due to a severe ankle injury that reoccurred during his career and was made worse by a tackle from behind by Basile Bolli for Marseille against AC Milan in the 1993 Champions Cup final).

I remember watching Romario tear Manchester United apart in a Champions Cup game for Barcelona in 1994. Between 1985 and 2009, Romario scored 313 goals in 451 league matches, including 34 goals in 46 matches for Barcelona and 96 goals in 107 matches for PSV Eindhoven. He played for Brazil between 1987 and 2005 and scored 55 goals in 70 internationals.

 

[Cruyff14]

Yeah, Romario without a doubt one of the GOATs. Made it look as easy as walking.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Pippo. Always Pippo.

 

[Zidane98]

Pippo. Always Pippo.

The man who was born offside.