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Berba, as talented as he clearly was, cost us big time in the key games while Teddy was probably a more peripheral character for us was the opposite.
Ok get your point. Although sometimes I think it better to leave out some detail such as stats etc as other posters who find the thread interesting prefer to use their own stats to back up there own arguments and comments.Poor show. I'd of expected an appearance and goal count in the OP with obligatory videos of key moments.
In view of the lack of this I'm not getting involved in this thread. Shame as it was an interesting comparison and I would have enjoyed giving my views. If only you'd made an effort.
I don't think he was a better player. Berbatov was incredibly gifted, but I don't think he had what it takes for a top 4 team. Sheringham fit like a glove as a squad player. Among our greatest ever squad players along with Ole, Henrik Larsson etcBerbatov was the better player, but Teddy plays a big part winning us the CL.
Yeah that’s the season, top goal scorer but he only scored in about 8 games. He was erratic that season but the 5 against Blackburn papered over a lot of quiet games
At the same time, however, he was creating an ungodly amount of chances in games that season that weren’t being converted. Rooney was cat the first half of that season, we really leaned on Berba and Nani for months.Yeah that’s the season, top goal scorer but he only scored in about 8 games. He was erratic that season but the 5 against Blackburn papered over a lot of quiet games
He scored 19 in the 24 starts he got which is a genuine golden boot ratio, even if it was uneven (spread over 11 games; 11 in 24 is a much better-looking ratio than 11 in 38).Yeah that’s the season, top goal scorer but he only scored in about 8 games. He was erratic that season but the 5 against Blackburn papered over a lot of quiet games
Fair enough. You are the caf historian.A lot of revisionism tends to go on here about Berbatov I feel.
Ha still getting bites Never mix football with wartime history.Fair enough. You are the caf historian.
how would you compare Berbatov and Napoleon in their roles in the American war of Independence?
I don't understand people who suggest Berbatov was a better player than Sheringham. I see no basis for it. The latter's positional play, passing, game management, strategy, fantastic, and his movement and finishing were excellent as well.I think Sheringham purely based on what he achieved. Berbatov the better player though.
Playstyle was pretty similar. Excellent first touch, slow, creative rather than prolific goal scorers and both had unfortunate and unfair comparisons with Eric Cantona. I remember when we signed Berba and a British journalist said that Berba was a better player than Cantonaits a bit of a strange comparison because expectation levels were completely different
Berbatov was a British transfer record in his prime and expected to be first choice striker - Sherringham was past his prime and never planned to be anything more than a squad option
TruePlaystyle was pretty similar. Excellent first touch, slow, creative rather than prolific goal scorers and both had unfortunate and unfair comparisons with Eric Cantona. I remember when we signed Berba and a British journalist said that Berba was a better player than Cantona
I find the revisionism around Berba to be one of the strangest trends in recent years. Anyone would think he was a hit for us rather than a bit of a disappointment in all honesty. Not exactly a flop but just unnecessary.
There's not much in it for me. I just think Berbatov was more pleasing on the eye.I don't understand people who suggest Berbatov was a better player than Sheringham. I see no basis for it. The latter's positional play, passing, game management, strategy, fantastic, and his movement and finishing were excellent as well.
Flop word has different meaning in people's view. I think people who call Berba as a flop because he didn't reach the expectation of people, manager & also his price tag. We can count his great moments with our fingers. If it's not because that 10/11 season, he would had been in the same category as how Veron's career at United.True
Cant really call Berba a flop as he did win the golden boot one year but there was always a feeling of disappointment with him
Beautiful player at his best, which I think was in the couple of seasons at Spurs pre-United. I also hate the idea that he and Rooney may have headed off for fag breaks together.There's not much in it for me. I just think Berbatov was more pleasing on the eye.