How close is Aguero to Henry/Shearer?
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He's what I thought Torres would have become for Liverpool, thank God that didn't happen.
Henry is still the best for me. He had more to his game than either Aguero or Shearer. Before injuries Shearer was seriously good and could have been the world's best striker. If you consider his goal scoring ratio and the teams he played for, it's pretty amazing. If Aguero played for Newcastle back then he wouldn't score the amount he does for City, who create 5-10 clear cut chances a game.
Saying that, there is no doubt that Aguero is a fantastic striker. He and Kane are easily the best in the EPL and have been for the last 5 years. Ronaldo and Suarez had higher peak seasons but don't compare to someone who has done it over the course of 7 seasons.
Saying that, there is no doubt that Aguero is a fantastic striker. He and Kane are easily the best in the EPL and have been for the last 5 years. Ronaldo and Suarez had higher peak seasons but don't compare to someone who has done it over the course of 7 seasons.
For me it's probably
Henry
Shearer
Rooney/Aguero
Ruud/Suarez
Suarez peak was too short (although as good as anyone's bar Henry) and Aguero already beat Ruud on longevity. Somehow, for all the goals that he scores, he is rarely the best player in the City team, let alone in the league (Toure, Silva and now De Bruyne often outshine him). But you can't argue against his numbers, they are insane.
Henry
Shearer
Rooney/Aguero
Ruud/Suarez
Suarez peak was too short (although as good as anyone's bar Henry) and Aguero already beat Ruud on longevity. Somehow, for all the goals that he scores, he is rarely the best player in the City team, let alone in the league (Toure, Silva and now De Bruyne often outshine him). But you can't argue against his numbers, they are insane.
I really doubt Agüero would score less playing against the likes of Jason Cundy, Darren Peacock and Ken Monkou every week, even in a less creative side.
People seem to just think of Agüero as a poacher nowadays but when he was younger he was a hell of a dribbler. Back in his Atlético days, I considered his finishing one of his weaker attributes. Put Agüero in the PL of the early to mid ‘90s and he’d be considered a phenomenon.
How do you think we feel at Chelsea? The guy was supposedly locked in to sign for us until City pounced. We'd have dominated the PL for the best part of a decade if he'd signed. Instead we got Torres..
Was heavily linked to us before he even signed for Atletico and that carried on for every single transfer window until City signed him - definitely the biggest “one that got away” since the Abramovich era began.How do you think we feel at Chelsea? The guy was supposedly locked in to sign for us until City pounced. We'd have dominated the PL for the best part of a decade if he'd signed. Instead we got Torres..
Yeah because City have dominated for the best part of a decade with him haven't they. Don't be so ridiculous, dominated for the best part of a decadeHow do you think we feel at Chelsea? The guy was supposedly locked in to sign for us until City pounced. We'd have dominated the PL for the best part of a decade if he'd signed. Instead we got Torres..
If you give Chelsea Citys titiles (which is plausible if they had Agureo and City did not) then you could say they would have dominated the decade. Chelsea City and United are pretty even in the time period. Chelsea with Aguero and City without could have made Chelsea dominate I think was the point.Yeah because City have dominated for the best part of a decade with him haven't they. Don't be so ridiculous, dominated for the best part of a decade
Again a laughable point. City wouldn't of just had no one would they, they wouldn't have just stuck with Dzeko, they'd of signed someone
He saved my FF team this weekend. I am out of the relegation scrap , so he's rightfully the GOAT.
, so he's rightfully the GOAT.Aguero isn't someone is the point. Hes the best the league has seen in the past decade by a distance. Kane is the only player to challenge him now. "Someone" else wasn't going to come close.
And the 'best in the league' has won only 3 league titles, and he didn't win them alone either, I think the likes of Kompany, Toure and Silva would argue they've played just as big a role in them and last season the likes of De Bruyne, Sterling and Sane. It's a totally ridiculously, idiotic and naive notion that take one player from one club and give them to another and they'd of dominated or won the same amount of trophies
People on here really dont live in the real world
Aguero has the highest goals per minute in PL history. Kane 2nd. Henry 3rd.
In my opinion, Aguero is on par with Shearer and Henry.
In my opinion, Aguero is on par with Shearer and Henry.
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You're missing the point again. Who said he won it alone?
The point is Chelsea won 3 titiles, without a striker in that class. Costa was good but nowhere near Aguero and even in the last couple of years a top striker is what they have been missing. Aguero would have elevated their team to another level which "could" have made them dominate.
Some people on here "YOU" love to jump to conclusions instead of understanding the point. You don't have to agree, but why come up with things like "He didn't win it alone" as if that was the point.
Think he's in the conversation for being the best out-and-out striker in Premier League history but he came to this league half a decade after Shearer retired, and Henry was more of a "forward" so it's hard to truly compare them all against each other fairly. He'll stay in this league until 2021, in my view, and we'll then be able to look back and get a better picture of how good he truly was. By that point he'll be approaching 300 PL appearances (currently on 227) and, given his current strikerate, will likely be in the top three for total goals in the Premier League.
Aguero 64 apps 42 goals
Kane 42 apps 21 goals
Rooney 46 apps 20 goals
Rvp 31 apps 18 goals
Hazard 63 apps 17 goals
Very close. Aguero is brilliant. Simple.
I wish City would hurry up and sell him 
As many have said, Henry is way out in number 1. Shearer and Aguero follow respectively, although Kun still has time to surpass Shearer but he just doesn't have the all round quality to overtake Henry.
Suarez is the only striker who actually had the ability to surpass Henry as the best striker the PL has seen but luckily for us he took his talents to Barcelona.
Suarez is the only striker who actually had the ability to surpass Henry as the best striker the PL has seen but luckily for us he took his talents to Barcelona.
Fact is Chelsea with Aguero does not = 'a best part of a decade of dominance'
You were the one who said about giving Chelsea the titles City won and it's total and utter rubbish. I'm not jumping to any conclusions I'm saying your whole argument is again total and utter rubbish
If you say so
Well, the club you play for contributes to your legend, doesn't it. Sadly for him, he will be a side-note to those guys.
Nowhere near as good as Henry. Great player though.
Even though he's declined a tad bit, he's still an incredible striker. He was even more explosive a few seasons back.
he's an annoyingly brilliant striker. can't wait for him to retire - as Chelsea's efforts at signing a striker in recent years have shown, they're difficult to find.
Massive, massive underrating going on here. On one side, he's being criticized for winning "only" 3 league titles. How many did Henry won? or Suarez? And these two are apparently rated "much" higher.
Also, his injury record is passed around as if he has been a RVP v 2.0. Even with his injuries the guy has 4-6 seasons of 20+ goals in the league. He has been a spine for the city side and has survived and excelled under different managers.
The most laughable point is that no top team has wanted him. Messi has only played for Barcelona, does that mean that no top team has wanted him? Go figure.
Also, his injury record is passed around as if he has been a RVP v 2.0. Even with his injuries the guy has 4-6 seasons of 20+ goals in the league. He has been a spine for the city side and has survived and excelled under different managers.
The most laughable point is that no top team has wanted him. Messi has only played for Barcelona, does that mean that no top team has wanted him? Go figure.
You're overrating Ruud.
Are you kidding me? They are two different types of forward.. I think they are certainly in the same bracket / class. Henry was more of an athelete, more spectacular in some ways.. but all round player? Aguero is certainly no worst than Henry. On par in my opinion.. like Shearer etc. Those guys are different in how they approach their game, but all super players. But difficult to say one is better than another. Henry played alongside a superb team...
This thread shows how under rated Aguero really is
Very impressive.
Scores 3 tap ins even Sterling would have managed and thread gets bumped!
1) Henry
2)Suarez
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3) Aguero/Shearer/RVP
1) Henry
2)Suarez
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3) Aguero/Shearer/RVP
1. Henry
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2. Aguero
3. Shearer
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2. Aguero
3. Shearer
For me as strikers goes it would probably be
1st tear Henry
2nd tear Aguero,Ruud,Shearer,Suarez,Cole,Rooney etc
1st tear Henry
2nd tear Aguero,Ruud,Shearer,Suarez,Cole,Rooney etc
Wow. The under rating here is ridiculous. He is one of the best players of PL in last decade. May or may not be Henry like. But still not miles below.
Many people thought he is a goner when Pep came and yet there he is producing the goods week in week out.
Some City fans (and club) call Yaya Toure and Kompany as some kind of recent legends of the club. I think there is no one who is more of a City legend than Aguero.
Many people thought he is a goner when Pep came and yet there he is producing the goods week in week out.
Some City fans (and club) call Yaya Toure and Kompany as some kind of recent legends of the club. I think there is no one who is more of a City legend than Aguero.
Henry is a better striker than Ruud Van Nistelrooy? Or Alan Shearer?
Sorry, I can't have that. They are all unbelievable talents, but if you offered me a Centre Forward (not wide player etc.. a striker, goalscorer..) out of all of those, I would take Shearer, RVN.. then look at the rest.
Shearer and RVN just scored goals man. All types of goals. How many goals did Henry score with his head? A few.. but not many. I would take Ronaldo in his last couple of seasons over Henry, if you are looking for that all-round, swashbuckling, super-hero type player.
But for week-in-week-out goals... give me Shearer or Ruud any day of the week.
Suarez outside of England? Yes, absolutely, Suarez in England nope. Suarez is one of the best players to ever play in England but I think its fair to say of his 3 seasons in England only 1 was at a world class level. Kun has has 7 in a row. In England Aguero scores a full half hour quicker than Suarez. One every 110 minutes for Kun, almost 140 minutes for Suarez. Suarez did have that amazing season though and Aguero has never put up one like that.
Best foreign import post 2000. Been brilliant for City.
He is absolutely up there with the best or even simply the best.
He is absolutely up there with the best or even simply the best.