The one where he flicked it round the defender then slotted past the keeper. Might have been against Newcastle. Possibly the most overhyped goal of all time.
The one where he flicked it round the defender then slotted past the keeper. Might have been against Newcastle. Possibly the most overhyped goal of all time.
He was also a beast at PSV, at Barca, at Inter... Everywhere he went he was phenomenal, but no, it was the other players. Right.
Outscored by Heskey in the seasons Arsenal were at their best.
Erm at Inter he was shit, nearly to Taibi's level shit. His second season was so terrible that one newspaper renamed its 'asino della settimana' (ie the donkey of the week meant for the worst performers) into the Berkamp della settimana.
The Inter fans used to judge him as a softie. Maybe there's a reason why he became an Arsenal legend....
It's not just how many but the tactics and quality of opposition. La Liga is currently a great hunting ground for flat-track bullies.
As above, 2006 Portugal made the semis and played for the third place, his sole goalscoring contribution was the one goal against fecking Iran.
Surely when someone says "That goal by Bergkamp" they must be talking about this...
DENNIS BERGKAMP!!!!!!!
Seriously, it's magnificent. One of the all time great world cup goals.
Ronaldo also scored the most Premier League goals in the last 17 seasons 07-08 so it's not as if he's Messi in that regard.
I'm aware of Bergkamp flopping at Inter, the discussion was on Ronaldo though. For a moment there I thought you had lost your marbles
Luis Ronaldo is overrated. Wonderful yes, but he's not better than most of those in the top 10.
The problem with threads like this is that when someone says a player is overrated, people interpret that as saying he's crap, and therefore jump to his defence. Of course Bergkamp isn't crap, and no one is saying that. He was capable of the magical, and the utterly sublime.
But he is overrated, if people are calling him the fifteenth best player of all time. If I said Rooney was the best player in the world, bar none, then I'd be overrating him severely. But if someone called me out on that it wouldn't mean they were saying he was a bad or average player.
A feat in line with him being a contender for Top 10 ever, but we are comparing him to the real Ronaldo here, and no striker in those 17 years got anywhere near him.
The "top 25" thread is a bit of a joke. People shouldn't be including names of players they've never seen and if the do that, it renders the thread pointless because most of the people here wouldn't have seen players who played 20 years (and beyond) back. It's a fun exercise but to actually add peoples choices up points towards feck all really.
Bergkamp may still be overrated but the top 25 thread isn't really the best indicator of anything.
A lot would agree, I don't but I wouldn't argue too much.I rate Bergkamp, in fact I rate him higher than Henry, which I think is more than most Arsenal fans do.
Fair enough, but It's food for thought.
Outscored by Heskey in the seasons Arsenal were at their best.
He gave Arsenal much more than goals.
An interesting (yet ultimately pointless) debate would be: which one is better? The WC 98 goal against Argentina or the one against Newcastle? They're both from the absolute top drawer. Fantasy football goals.It is one of the best goals I've seen. Who the feck plucks a 70yrd ball out the air like that, with a defender on him? Not quite over the shoulder but the ball comes across him. Amazing technique. Better than Zidane's control at Euro 2000.
An interesting (yet ultimately pointless) debate would be: which one is better? The WC 98 goal against Argentina or the one against Newcastle? They're both from the absolute top drawer. Fantasy football goals.
I think that whole Arsenal team of late 90's early 00's were overrated. They won a few PL titles, and achieved fckall in Europe. Kept getting knocked out in the group stages or dumped by Valencia at the quarterfinal stage.
Luis Ronaldo is overrated. Wonderful yes, but he's not better than most of those in the top 10.
I'd actually agree with that.Overrated, my arse. Best striker to have played the game
statue being put up at emirates....think he was a great player but a statue seems OTT to me.