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<blockquote data-quote="Hazey" data-source="post: 126579"><p>That, my friend, is absolute ********! How can you possibly argue that Owen isn't one of the world's best? Even if he has been injured recently, he was one of the world's <strong>very best </strong>international strikers over the past 10 years (<strong>proved</strong> by the fact that he broke Linekar's all-time scoring record - and he's still only 27!!!), and at such a young age, certainly has the potential to be one of those elite again.</p><p></p><p>As for other short forwards, Maradona was only 5'5" and played as the second striker for Argentina and often the lone striker at club level, and he is commonly regarded as scoring the 'goal of the century' against England in 1986. </p><p></p><p>I think that is sufficient proof that height is not neccessarily a requisite factor to playing centre forward, and that the shorter players in the game can be world class - it just leads to use of different tactics. Yes, Walcott <em>can</em> be a winger, but Thierry Henry <em>can</em> be a winger as well, and his record of playing for France in that position pales in comparison to his record playing as <strong>centre forward</strong> for Arsenal - he is now commonly regarded as one of the best strikers in the domestic game. Walcott can, and will, be a superb striker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hazey, post: 126579"] That, my friend, is absolute ********! How can you possibly argue that Owen isn't one of the world's best? Even if he has been injured recently, he was one of the world's [b]very best[i] [/i][/b]international strikers over the past 10 years ([b]proved[/b] by the fact that he broke Linekar's all-time scoring record - and he's still only 27!!!), and at such a young age, certainly has the potential to be one of those elite again. As for other short forwards, Maradona was only 5'5" and played as the second striker for Argentina and often the lone striker at club level, and he is commonly regarded as scoring the 'goal of the century' against England in 1986. I think that is sufficient proof that height is not neccessarily a requisite factor to playing centre forward, and that the shorter players in the game can be world class - it just leads to use of different tactics. Yes, Walcott [i]can[/i] be a winger, but Thierry Henry [i]can[/i] be a winger as well, and his record of playing for France in that position pales in comparison to his record playing as [b]centre forward[/b] for Arsenal - he is now commonly regarded as one of the best strikers in the domestic game. Walcott can, and will, be a superb striker. [/QUOTE]
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