One of my all time favourite goals too, really summed up the understanding they had with on another and to do it against barcelona was something else. What made them such a good partnership was that they were just as happy when the other scored. Amazing what that team achieved and in my opinion it was down to not relying on one star player but rather the depth of the squad, and of course a fantastic mentality.
Cole, Sheringham, Solskjaer and Yorke
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a) The best footballer was Solskjaer
b) The best for United was Solskjaer
c) The biggest United legend is Solskjaer.
The best footballer on a technical level was Sheringham, But i just couldn't warm to him.
Yorke had an amazing 2 seasons before putting his head up his own arse.
Andy Cole (I refuse to call him Andrew
) I was ecstatic when Fergie signed him and I loved him all the while he wore a United shirt (still can't forgive him for wearing the citeh shirt)
Ole a fecking great footballer (underrated skill) determination and he loved the club.
So to answer the Question, Sheringham Cole and Ole
Yorke had an amazing 2 seasons before putting his head up his own arse.
Andy Cole (I refuse to call him Andrew
) I was ecstatic when Fergie signed him and I loved him all the while he wore a United shirt (still can't forgive him for wearing the citeh shirt) Ole a fecking great footballer (underrated skill) determination and he loved the club.
So to answer the Question, Sheringham Cole and Ole
The answer to all 3 is solskjaer.
However,
The best in 99 was Yorke
The best partnership was Yorke and Cole
However,
The best in 99 was Yorke
The best partnership was Yorke and Cole
Andy Cole. Scored every type of goal. Scored in finals, semi finals, massive away games, title deciders etc. Very underrated as an all round footballer. Never took a penalty and is 3rd highest goalscorer in Premier League History behind Shearer and Rooney.
Yes he is, short for Trinibagonian.
The best season by any of them was Yorke's 99.
Best Player Cole - not many players come back from a nightmare 18months to 2 years. I remember his 13 in 40 season, brutal it was.
Favourite - Ole/Cole.
Best Player Cole - not many players come back from a nightmare 18months to 2 years. I remember his 13 in 40 season, brutal it was.
Favourite - Ole/Cole.
1) Yorke - He had such an impact in the treble winning season, it's hard to imagine what the season would have been without him
2) Cole - Played very consistent when paired with Yorke. Hit and miss without him.
3) Solskjaer - Legend
4) Sheringham - Decent enough for us, but was not as good as when he was at Spurs.
2) Cole - Played very consistent when paired with Yorke. Hit and miss without him.
3) Solskjaer - Legend
4) Sheringham - Decent enough for us, but was not as good as when he was at Spurs.
a Yorke
b Ole
c Ole
For pure skill Yorke was the best especially that treble year.
Best player and the biggest legend had to be Ole. He played longer than any of the others. He had a knack of coming off the bench and winning a game for us. Of course the biggest thing he did for us was "put the ball in the german net".
b Ole
c Ole
For pure skill Yorke was the best especially that treble year.
Best player and the biggest legend had to be Ole. He played longer than any of the others. He had a knack of coming off the bench and winning a game for us. Of course the biggest thing he did for us was "put the ball in the german net".
Hard to disagree with this!
The equalizer and to put us in front on away goals in the semi final against Juventus
Judging by that, the real star was Beckham
Judging by that, the real star was Beckham
I say this a lot but he was our best player that season. Should've won the balon d'or ahead of Rivaldo.
Really enjoyed that trip. How many assists did Becks have that season?
I think the greatest strength, was Neither one was indispensable. Each one possess special characteristics that will help the team somewhat, likewise we could still perform when 1 is missing. Comparatively speaking we didn't miss RVN as much, not CR.
Surprisingly, only 17. It'd be interesting if we had a key pass stat or something back then because every time he had the ball it felt like - at the least - he'd create a good chance, if not a clear cut one.
The stat always impresses me the most is Yorke's 20(!) assists to go along with his 29 goals. He was the complete centre forward that year. He could lead the line as well as drop deep in a SS/10 role.
Yeah, Yorke was outstanding from the get go. Reg. Becks, you're surely right with the key passes. We had an absolutely phenomenal first XI and great depth, but that season he really was second to none.
Answering OP,
(a) the best player out of them?
peakest best = Yorke
all-around best = Cole
tehnical best = Teddy
(b) the best for us?
= Ole mainly for longevity.
(c) the biggest United legend?
= Ole
Damn it was a masterstroke hit to have all four top strikers in top forms, and superb management in a season by SAF. Treble is then a potential achievement that is realized.
(a) the best player out of them?
peakest best = Yorke
all-around best = Cole
tehnical best = Teddy
(b) the best for us?
= Ole mainly for longevity.
(c) the biggest United legend?
= Ole
Damn it was a masterstroke hit to have all four top strikers in top forms, and superb management in a season by SAF. Treble is then a potential achievement that is realized.
Yorke had everything. He can hold the ball up, dribble, pass, shoot, head the ball and acrobatic. All with a smile on his face.
I think Sheringham was on a totally different level to the other 3. The trouble was, in those days, it was very common for English teams to play 442, often with 2 out and out strikers and 2 wingers feeding them. Technically and in terms of a football brain, Sheringham was on another planet to the other 3 and had football been played, as it largely is now, with one striker and 2 wing forwards, I think we'd have appreciated him far more. I think similar could be said of someone like Peter Beardsley. But this was a time when people were clamouring for an England pairing of Owen and Shearer. It would be like playing Kane and Vardy, through the middle together, and have Sterling and Sancho a wingers crossing balls in.
I think you are right. He made the right choice to come to utd. Many big time Charlie's want to go to be the main man at a Newcastle or a Southampton. He was happy to be rotated and it paid dividends for him. He was pivotal in 99 he had a terrific shot from outside the box which neither of the other 3 had. We had an embarrassment of riches in those days.
Cole
Cole
Cole. ( how the hell Ole is bigger legend than him for some of you?).
And i am not biased here. Among those 4 he scored most goals, had most assists and imo he was technically the best from that 4.
Cole
Cole. ( how the hell Ole is bigger legend than him for some of you?).
And i am not biased here. Among those 4 he scored most goals, had most assists and imo he was technically the best from that 4.
Cant really answer OP's question, because it was the York Cole partnership that was really successful more than anything else.
Very difficult to choose. Sheringham was probably the best technical player and most intelligent player. He also had an incredible season in 2000/2001. Yorke's treble season was the best work any of them ever did but he probably had the poorest discipline of the four which shortened his prime. Cole in that sense may be considered the best of the bunch but like most here I feel Ole is the biggest United legend. He was here the longest, showed incredible loyalty, of course scored that goal and then when he did get to become a regular a bit more he did great until injuries cruelly took the end of his prime away.
I won’t argue that Cole want the best player, but I would have him at the bottom of those 4 for technical ability.
Sure he could pull off the acrobatics that the others couldn’t but his touch and overall technique was looser than the others for me.
"Some"?! I'd say about 99% of United's fanbase would consider him a bigger legend. Out of the four, Sheringham was my favourite, Yorke second, Cole 3rd, but Ole is easily the biggest legend out of the lot here in Manchester.
a) Yorke for his all-round game, just ahead of Teddy who had phenomenal technique.
b) Cole for his longevity in comparison, and for his willingness to work his tripe off for the team something that was foreign to him when he first arrived.
c) Teddy, the impossible task of replacing Eric, a mere piano-carrier from Spurs, but he scored in the FA Cup Final and the Champions League Final, both from the bench.
b) Cole for his longevity in comparison, and for his willingness to work his tripe off for the team something that was foreign to him when he first arrived.
c) Teddy, the impossible task of replacing Eric, a mere piano-carrier from Spurs, but he scored in the FA Cup Final and the Champions League Final, both from the bench.
Cole as a 9, Yorke as a 10... perfect combo, because Yorke could be 9 but he provided so much for the league's best finisher when Ferguson 'swiped´Cole from Newcastle... was one of my favourite times as an 11 year old supporter of MUFC about the same time Kenny Cloggs retired from LFC....
Cole
Cole
Cole
For me.
Cole
Cole
For me.
I’d say
Cole
Cole
Ole / Cole
In my opinion Cole was the best player we had, the best player and legend. He’s blotted his copybook a bit with that spell for City. He’s a United fan and always has been, you can see from interviews with him nowadays that he still really cares (let’s know forget Ole was a Liverpool fan).
Interesting that the only one of these players who won PFA player of the year accolades whilst with us was Sheringham yet nobody (myself included) would put him first in any of the categories.
Cole
Cole
Ole / Cole
In my opinion Cole was the best player we had, the best player and legend. He’s blotted his copybook a bit with that spell for City. He’s a United fan and always has been, you can see from interviews with him nowadays that he still really cares (let’s know forget Ole was a Liverpool fan).
Interesting that the only one of these players who won PFA player of the year accolades whilst with us was Sheringham yet nobody (myself included) would put him first in any of the categories.
Cole
Cole
Cole
Insanely underrated was Andrew.
Cole
Cole
Insanely underrated was Andrew.
Don't forget Yorke made our team tick in the Treble season and he was the making of Cole. Teddy's equaliser in the Champs League final was as vital as Ole's winner, and felt just as good.
According to the video of the 99 season, Becks.
99%? That is overreaction. I would say 50-50 at best.
Andy Cole will always be remembered as the man who needed 5 chances to score, but Andy Cole has a better goalscoring record than Alan Shearer. (said by Glenn Hoddle, quoted by Rob Smyth Feb1 2007.) Which was actually true if you exclude penalty, on goals per Premiership game ratio.
To me, Cole and Yorke were the clumsy bunch but deadly in partnership. Sheringham is the most technical #10. And of course Ole the super impact sub.
To me, Cole and Yorke were the clumsy bunch but deadly in partnership. Sheringham is the most technical #10. And of course Ole the super impact sub.
Ruud probably had a better United career than all of them. I don't mean that as an insult. His goalscoring rate and technique was just incredible.
Yep, RVN came in and was scoring in the 40s which none of the others got near.
Yes you can say it was all centred around him, in a way it was never round the rest, but you can also point out he missed the absolute top class team of the treble.
Sherringham was a brilliant player at his peak but Yorke was probably the one who reached the highest level.
Cole was best for us due to having better longevity.
Ole is the biggest legend.
Cole was best for us due to having better longevity.
Ole is the biggest legend.