How Good Was Alan Shearer, Really?

Alan Shearer is the top goal scorer in Premier League history. He broke so many individual records over his career and the majority of them still stand today, almost 2 decades since he retired.
Despite this, his trophy cabinet isn't as full as you would think. With that being said, how good was Alan Shearer, really?
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[@brosephmcbrosephson2626]

For some players being immortalised in the town and city you grew up in and the club you've supported as a boy is worth much, much more than any trophy. Shearer was one of those few and us Newcastle fans absolutely adore him for it.

[@pb8876]

Did you go to Newcastle college?

[@brosephmcbrosephson2626]

@@pb8876 I did not, why do you ask?

[@pb8876]

@@brosephmcbrosephson2626 I knew someone by that name 20 years ago and you were commenting on a page where I assumed they'd be a disproportionate amount of people from Newcastle.

[@brosephmcbrosephson2626]

@@pb8876 Ahh right okay fair one. I am from Newcastle however, did not go to Newcastle college though so doubtfully the same person you met.

[@craigoliver8712]

Imagine how Uniteds "class of 92"feel they have that in their home town with bags of trophies to boot

[@justin8910]

He genuinely reignited a city’s economy when signing for Newcastle United.

[@Trudon]

Now that's gangsta

[@simonforrest2522]

@@Trudon Extremely

[@simonforrest2522]

I normally agree with your ranking system but for players like Alan Shearer i feel that it (in no way) represents what a truly class goal scorer this man was..YES..He only won the Prem with Blackburn and YES if had chosen to join Man Utd instead of his childhood love Newcastle United his trophy cabinet would have been a lot richer but i guess some people value loyalty and being true to themselves over cups made of metal..I for one applaud this

[@FootballIconic]

Very well put!

[@jeffersonott4357]

Stunning!

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Hmmm. I disagree. At the time United wanted to sign Shearer, the United squad were on £5,000 a week. Blackburn, financed by Jack Walker made Shearer the highest paid player by some margin on £12,000 a week. Back then that was immense. The average person's wages was £12,000. Then his £15 million move to Newcastle was a record amount for the time. Shearer went for the money.

[@masterfulsky]

@@Nickbaldeagle02 cantona was paid more at united than shearer at balckburn and bor paid ravanelli more than newcastle paid shearer, the money wasnt a factor people forget that newcastle looked like the next big thing and it seemed only a matter of time before they won the league and cups

[@schuletrip]

I am a Sunderland fan and I can confirm that this man was a monster!! We were pretty Jealous of Newcastle having this exceptional player! Also, never forget how often he was injured, he missed many games and sometimes most of a season. He was mint!

[@maratonlegendelenemirei3352]

Imagine how many goals he would have scored if he stayed injury free?

[@thegreathadoken6808]

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 A heck of a lot more. For example, before his injuries he was far quicker, he scored over 30 goals without fail every season. When he lost that pace, he bulked up and became a big centre forward who played others in, but still had enough about him to put 20 or 25 away every season without fail. I believe had he been lucky with injuries it would have been more like 350 EPL goals instead of 260. Had he joined Man United and been injury free, who knows it could have been 400 or more. The man was a machine. I seem to remember Pele calling him the best forward in the world back then.

[@colingeddes2172]

How good was shearer? The fact hes still the all time premier league goalscorer 16 years after retiring speaks for itself. I wud say he was very very good. Him and henry the best 2 frontmen ive ever seen in the premier league. Shearer was briliant!

[@frankdux5693]

@@colingeddes2172 aguero up there too imo

[@colingeddes2172]

@@frankdux5693 absolutely. Augerro was a goal scoring beast.

[@omarsheikh4222]

Alan Shearer is the only English player I always looked up to. He was never a glory hunter or a cheater. He kept things real and played the game with honesty.

[@samarthsareen7697]

How good was Matt Le Tissier? He's criminally underrated, I mean look at his goals and was a one club man with Southampton.

[@FootballIconic]

I grew up wondering why everyone spoke so highly about some dude from Southampton... Until I finally read all about him and watched some clips a year or two ago. Legend.

[@disobeytoday4685]

Kevin Phillips The guy was 5'0 built like a small boy and scored 30 league goals in 1 season with *SUNDERLAND*

[@samarthsareen7697]

@@disobeytoday4685 The only Englishman to win the European golden boot

[@LimerickWarrior1]

Matt le Tissier was shite, because he had zero ambition/drive and was a slob. It is widely acknowledged that he was one of the worst trainers and diet was terrible. If you don't have it mentally , you just don't have it full stop.

[@MisterPete3]

@@LimerickWarrior1 lol he was a bit fat but he was magnificent none the less

[@igg3937]

Ask any Blackburn fan fortunate to witness Shearer at his peak and they'll tell you he was an absolute monster. I remember an interview with Chris Sutton reflecting on their title-winning campaign and he said something like: "Everything he swung at that year just seemed to go in". 112 goals in 138 appearances for Blackburn. Beast.

[@neildecarteret6143]

He's the reason Blackburn were my 2nd team. So glad when he came to the toon 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍

[@ArmyofLove]

I don't believe you need to measure people by their medals. Rhian brewster has a champions league medal for goodness sake. Alan shearer was world class for definite.

[@kevinmcgee373]

I don't think you can measure someone solely on their medals but they certainly should be considered. Some players, and I'm necessarily saying Shearer but some can't hack being a small piece of a big jigsaw and need to be Number 1 at a club. Think about Zlatan at Barca or Gourcuff when he got his big moves, even Hazard at Madrid more recently. So by not taking the big move Shearer in some ways took the easy option. But in others he has to be credited for scoring so many with an average Newcastle team.

[@ArmyofLove]

@@kevinmcgee373 I agree, if you take a player like zico for example. Not won any thing people can remember. But was he head and shoulders the best player in the early 80s? You bet he was.

[@kevinmcgee373]

@@ArmyofLove I'm not sure what you mean as Zico spent almost his whole career in Brazil and won 8 or 9 leagues and several cups.

[@brosephmcbrosephson2626]

@@kevinmcgee373 I agree to an extent that medals should be considered yet all we hear is "Shearer could have won more if he didnt stay at Newcastle" and while that's true there is players that have never even got the chance to lift the trophy at all (Shearer did with Blackburn) but there are players such as Gerrard, Carragher, Gascoigne, Kane, Bale etc. Also there's players who are considered amongst the greatest of all time such as Zlatan, R9, Buffon, Cannavaro, Ballack, Nedved and probably plenty more that never won the Champions League. Yes some of them won their domestic titles but they were in the best sides. Shearer turned down the chance of being in the best side and yet still became the highest scorer in the league.

[@kevinmcgee373]

@@brosephmcbrosephson2626 Not really sure what you're talking about as I said some players and not necessarily shearer couldn't hack the big time. However the only reason shearer is top scorer in the prem is because he played there for 14 seasons. i can think of 10 other players who if they had 14 seasons would have demolished his record. So in that sense he was slightly overrated. You must remember at newcastle everything was geared towards him whereas if he'd gone to united it wouldn't have been the case as ferguson played several different ways, not just down the wings and in to the box

[@DT-bp2om]

Remember watching MOTD in the '90s and Shearer had always scored, like every week. Insane striker.

[@anthonyrooksmith3189]

He was one of the best strikers ever in this country. A proper goal getting machine. His stats are there for all to see. He might not have won lots of trophies but his stats, records and abilities were far superior to alot of strikers who had won trophies out there in the past and present. Phenomenal striker as an Arsenal fan i would've loved him at our club. I love the story of when sir alex ferguson contacted shearer asking him to sign, after alan refused a decade or so after ferguson said to shearer just think how many trophies you'd have won if you came to us.... Shearers response! Was - alex just think how many more!!!!!! trophies you'd!!!!!! Have won if i had wanted to of come to you. PURE CLASS. real man of integrity.

[@georgemorley1029]

Exactly, trophies that got away from them during that time, he would have bagged, plus the rest they won anyway.

[@robharding4028]

Absolutely no question, regarding the goal scoring ability of this man Shearer. World class in every sense of the word !

[@simon5evans52]

He was ridiculously good. He had everything. Two major injuries as well. If he had gone to Man Utd in that 4-4-2 under SAF he would have won everything in the game. Newcastle were a joy to watch under Keegan. I hope Newcastle fans have have great times ahead. They deserve it.

[@orbitalcannon3534]

aged well

[@thecountsaintgermaine7937]

He was absolutely brilliant. He scored every kind of goal. Great at holding the ball up and a fantastic crosser of the ball. He would have been awesome in ANY era. Easy to forget, he also scored 23 top flight league goals for Southampton before the Premier League was formed - so his true total is 283 League goals.

[@HasibRaiyan]

Ans: He was really good, but he chose loyalty over silverware. He could have done more if he joined Man Utd.

[@FootballIconic]

Very true. Although he says he doesn't regret his decision and I believe it. Got to become the best player in the history of the club he grew up supporting. Respect.

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

blackburn fans: "who chose loyalty?"

[@lyrickoner]

@@FootballIconic Of course he regrets his decision not to join Man United.

[@lewisp3954]

Loyalty over silverwear as a Toon fan i think he has no equal simply the best British striker of all time .

[@MuhammadAliGOAT]

@@lewisp3954 yet he never even won a european golden boot, messi, cristiano ronaldo has.. oh and Kevin Phillips who is English who on his day made Shearer look like a boxed giraffe

[@AceReject]

As a kid, I loved football never had a favorite team I was a huge fan of shearer, and because of him I chose Newcastle as my team (I'm not from Newcastle) I always respected how much playing for Newcastle meant to him.

[@user-do1wv3ve1n]

We've got Alan Shearer He's not from Argentina He's from the Toon He drinks the Broon !

[@HarbingerOfTruth1]

What people tend to forget when they talk about the all time greats stats like trophies won, goals scored and assists are not what tells the entire story. Take for example formula 1, the reason why Michael Schumacher is seen as the GOAT is not strictly because of what he won or how much he won it's because he managed to turn Ferrari which was in a bad state into the most successful in Formula 1 history. The same can be said for Maradona with his time at Napoli which is really what makes him stand out as such a great. Sure Ronaldo and Messi are good, but they've only really played for top tier sides which doesn't compare to pulling entire teams to the top alongside you. With top class players like Iniesta and Xavi feeding you balls even your grandma or grandpa would net a good amount of goals.

[@genzowakabayashi2766]

Exactly!

[@ZaneStarlord]

Well said!!

[@DJeMo]

Maradona was and will always be the greatest, and along with pele and all the usual suspects globally in a line there with him, behind him, forget the trophies or winning a world cup on your own when tackles ment something too, diego was the game RIP

[@HappyCodingZX]

I was lucky enough to see Shearer in his pomp and he really was imperious, there were very few defenders in the league that could cope with his physicality, he could puncture a hole in any defence and then put the ball wherever he wanted with his feet or head.

[@FootballIconic]

Best goalscorer the Prem has ever seen and he was riddled with injuries too. Says all you need to know about him!

[@smokey18751]

At his absolute peak during his time at Ewood Park. His goal record over those 4 years was incomparable in the modern English game.

[@niallwatts789]

Yeah he was a monster at Blackburn. Even after at an often subpar Newcastle and going well into his 30s, he still managed an average of 20 a season.

[@jelliscorpio]

My favourite striker. I remember Blackburn Rovers played Leeds and Rovers had a man sent off, so they left Shearer up front alone. Howard Wilkinson (Leeds' manager) said he'd never seen a striker terrorise a four-man defence before so successfully.

[@MrCol104]

Shearer ALWAYS scored against Leeds. As a leeds season ticket holder, I should hate him but you can only respect the guy. Absolute legend.

[@andyb9576]

Thanks for the upload. I was born in Blackburn and as a young lad went to watch Blackburn play, Shearer will live long in my memory. What a guy, What a player, and what a legend he was and still is.

[@brfc1477]

I’ve been a Rovers supporter for over 40 yrs. This man was amazing!!!

[@simonforrest2522]

If he hadn't had that knee injury that took his acceleration away he would have been more of an animal than he was..Ppl forget just how quick he was in the early years at Blackburn..Rapid, strong and would shoot from anywhere

[@rohithraman6488]

@@simonforrest2522 But still PL top scorer, that is still impressive nonetheless!

[@mojebi3804]

@@simonforrest2522 Yes he was actually naturally fast. People forget that. I think he would have continued to be fast even in his later career, or at least much faster, if not for the knee injuries.

[@user-wt1dl9bp9y]

I watched him every week and he made me so happy as a Geordie 😍 Best natural goalscorer I’ve see seen ever. Without 2 ACL. Sure Dennis wise broke his ankle In pre season and ACL last game he played vs Sunderland he would of got 360 plus

[@curleex3838]

He’ll go down in history, he’ll never be forgotten! Thats gota be worth a Trophy 🏆 all by itself!

[@joeylegit8146]

answer: he scored the most goals and did it against "better" clubs. thats even more impressive right?!

[@peterbarlow3084]

Brazilian Ronaldo or Shearer would be my go,-to strikers I have seen in my lifetime. They adapted to getting older by becoming more lethal. Great video 👍

[@AdiGaskell]

He reminds me of Batistuta. Similar style of centre forward who both played for teams just a bit below the very best for most of their club careers. Both among the best forwards of their time though.

[@elih9700]

The Italian league at that time was the best in Europe.

[@simonforrest2522]

@@elih9700 Yes it was and the Heysel ban on English teams didn't help either..We were still playing catch up to Serie A etc.... But Shearer had the kind of CF play to succeed in any league..He was born to score goals at the highest level..Simple

[@Grandmastergav86]

@@elih9700 Serie A was insane in the 90's, it really was.

[@jochencooper2751]

Shearer was a ruthless finisher, 1 chance a game 1 goal, cancyou imagine how many he would bag fir Man City now, 40 ro 50 goals a season

[@kennethstark9383]

He was fantastic striker end of story he would have won a lot more but he went to Newcastle . In my opinion he chose to be a Geordie legend instead of winning silverware that would have been a bonus ⚽️⚽️⚽️

[@toonarmy8524]

The best "real" centre forward there has ever been. The man had everything a goalscorer needs.

[@dariocheese9240]

A grew up as a kid watching shearer... He was amazing headers both footed and he could dribble and shoot..... Shearer and the original Ronaldo they were the strikers to look up to

[@user-sm7gk4xh9k]

Henry, Aguero, Rooney, Drogba and so many more have tried to catch him, yet he still remains 52, yes FIFTY TWO goals ahead of 2nd place, whilst also playing in much worse teams. This is a larger gap that 2nd to 8th place on the list by the way, and that isn’t even including his 22 1st division goals. Had he signed for MUFC I don’t even want to think about how many more goals he would have scored. On top of that he was a fantastic leader (NUFC and England Captain) and he was hard as nails (Roy Keane shat himself) and you have the greatest striker the English game has ever seen. 🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏼‍♂️⚫️⚪️

[@goodyking6732]

Kane is on course though 156 from 230, Shearer was 260 from 441.

[@lyrickoner]

"Keane shat himself" ? Lol, You're delusion mate. I seem to remember Keane swinging a punch at Shearer and Shearer looking like he's seen a ghost. Unlike Keane, Shearer wasn't a fighter, but defintely a great leader and goal scorer though.

[@oliverdonnelly957]

Records wise he’s 5th in English Football history and 2nd in post WW2 behind Jimmy Greaves. Without the injuries he probably would’ve broke Jimmy Greaves record. Feel Extremely lucky to grow up watch him play and as a Newcastle fan I doubt we’ll see the likes of him for a long time

[@manis1551]

I hope you do a video on Sir Bobby Robson as he's one the few English managers that have succeeded in other foreign leagues.

[@FootballIconic]

And one of the nicest guys ever, from all that I've heard

[@masterblaster-2024]

I was to young for keegans Newcastle but not for robsons transformed us from bottom 6 club to champions league and contenders in 2001 great memories actually was at the game when shearer scored against Everton the atmosphere was amazing back then much different to now.after the games robson would go around a sign loads of autographs in no hurry absolute gentleman

[@eddysandland58]

Mani s Yeah your Right about Bobby! But He Never got The Best out of Barnes For England!

[@rohithraman6488]

@@FootballIconic Top 3 English managers of all time in my opinion 1. Bob Paisley 2. Brian Clough 3. Sir Bobby Robson

[@neiljohnson5285]

@@rohithraman6488 - I agree but I’d have Cloughie at the top 😊👍

[@HappyHalloween1978]

Yeah but look at the trophy he did win the premier league 🏆so he's the record scorer in the premier league and has one premier league, a lot of top players would take this all day long, i think harry kane would take it right now if offered to him

[@BigManJay69]

Exactly, he won the premier league with BLACKBURN... a good Blackburn side, but still, not incredible.. and then to be top scorer playing for Newcastle. That's pretty amazing

[@thomasgriffith6270]

There actually is quite a bit to know about Jack Walker. He was born and raised in Blackburn, he was a property developer in and around Blackburn, and he was the local businessman living the dream trying to make his hometown club successful.

[@naathnaath6377]

He chose Newcastle, over MAN U. No-one forced him,it was his choice. Would have loved him at MAN U.

[@daveedbinne4116]

Alan shearer is a living hero... the truest of man. Period. Trophy never mattered much then... loyalty to the game was everything... he was always a "burden bearer" carrying every team he was playing for along. A true legend!... true 'n' true a hero!

[@gee7480]

Another great and informative video. Thank you. Shearer was brilliant, truly brilliant. As far as goals per appearances though, he's well behind Brian Clough - 296 starts and 267 goals. A record that I think still stands today.

[@lifegoals9528]

In his prime, last six months at Southampton, four seasons at Blackburn and one at Newcastle, Shearer was magical. He also had three successive seasons under Sir Bobby Robson where he smashed 80 goals and was magnificent. Without injuries and if PL was around before he was 22, he would've hit 350+ PL goals.

[@nashf5925]

I remember his England debut vs an unbeaten France under Michel Platini, what a debut goal with a passing of the torch from Lineker. Also, who could ever forget that stunning volley vs Portugal. Too bad, England had some poor management under Graham Tayloy, we could've seen more.

[@jayshoutweasel9887]

I was at the Dell for Alan Shearer's debut. I wandered into the Archer's Road end, not knowing that the whole stand had been given over to Arsenal fans. I went and found a steward and asked to be taken to the Milton Road end because, "It'll be really annoying for the people around me when all the goals go flying in." He laughed. Basically, we were both expecting Saints to get completely hammered. Then all the goals went flying in! Happy day.

[@liamhalpin2010]

You cant have an all time best premier league team without Shearer as your striker. I'm a united fan but Shearers goals alone sets him apart from the rest.

[@stuartcarden1371]

Such a great player. At a time when strikers weren't as protected as they are today, he was scoring 25-30 goals a season. Those are extraordinary numbers by anyone's standards.

[@johnnygray8160]

I loved this video! Thank you very much.

[@johnrussell7984]

I'm a Newcastle fan and 100% unbiasedly say he is the best striker the prem will ever see... Shame he couldn't win anything with us, we had to FA cup finals and that 2nd place after being 12 points clear a Christmas... Just wasn't to be but Henry, Van nistleroy, Ronaldo, aguero, Rooney, Torres, Cole no one has got near him goals whose, only Harry Kane has a chance.... The man's a legend.... SHEARER.. SHEARER

[@dmid1274]

Shearer wasn’t at the toon that season the 12 point lead was lost, had we had him then we’d have probably won

[@johnrussell7984]

@jermaine tobin Rooney basically did from age 16... genius ... And Henry was in his prime for years at arsenal ... Cole was basically in prem his whole career also

[@johnrussell7984]

@jermaine tobin aguero been in prem years as well so ...

[@dmid1274]

Rooney had more seasons and games in the Prem than Shearer

[@dmid1274]

@jermaine tobin Rooney was a striker, fact that he started playing deeper later on doesn’t change that also he became their all time leading goal scorer

[@cookerdegree4938]

Love the vids man!! Helping lockdown massively and cool to learn about players i never got to watch. Keep up the great content!!

[@seldomsane5278]

During the 90s, I was a Liverpool fan, but Alan Shearer quickly became my favorite player. Still to this day he's No.1, along side Owen and Giggs.

[@RobES335]

One of the best. Did you ever see Shearer take a dive in the box? He was always straight back up on his feet looking for the ball.

[@EvaUnitStu]

good video, nice tune in the background

[@badb1234]

Loving the videos mate keep delivering amazing content 👏👏

[@jmpearce123]

Hi - first time viewer. Enjoyed this video, and as a Newcastle fan, it was great looking over Shearer's incredible career. Maybe would have liked some more in-depth chat on just what about him made him so good - it wasn't just the goals, though obviously his record there speaks for itself. As you touched upon, Shearer at Blackburn (and first year on Tyneside) was a different animal to the Shearer of later years. He was very similar to Harry Kane, ability wise, in that he could pass, he could read the game brilliantly, and you just knew, whenever he got the ball near the goal, it was going in. He also hit the ball harder than most players (Alex Ferguson once said Shearer hit it like he was trying to kill it). Think some of it is mindset, too. I can't think of any other Premier League player who seemed to enjoy scoring as much as Shearer did. It was great growing up, watching him wheel away, arm aloft, from the Gallowgate End after scoring yet another goal. So many times, he saved Newcastle from defeat. Sometimes see people questioning whether he was actually that good, or if he could play in the league now, but I have no doubt he could and would thrive. If he was playing at a team like City, imagine how many he'd have scored! Phenomenal player.

[@5thdawg917]

Just discovered your channel. Nice video. Appreciate it

[@ianwhite4821]

Just imagine how many goals he would have scored without all those acl injuries

[@J05h777]

Really enjoyed your content and Alan Shearer is truly an incredible player, absolute legend! I was wondering if you could also do one on Raul? He also broke through the Real Madrid senior team at age 17 years. The amount of goals he scored whilst playing behind great strikers is truly remarkable, he was also highly creative too! Cheers!

[@EvoGoody]

A great player throughout his career who peaked at Blackburn.

[@dylanrepetto2447]

Your videos are great keep it up !!

[@topgun_7]

My Hero! thnx for the vid!

[@addy_games3721]

Brilliant video mate

[@Mod-rw9cw]

The best all round centre forward I’ve ever seen. He was fearless,strong, fast,skillful ,brilliant in the air,and he’s a fellow Geordie.

[@davidtheking7581]

Keep up the great work I love to watch ur vids and u are making my lockdown a lots better:)😃😃

[@FootballIconic]

Happy to help, friend! Haha thanks

[@toddynufc7352]

It's CRIMINAL how much this man gets looked over in all-time premier league XIs. First name on the team Sheet for me. He did it for over 10 years, yes he dropped off towards the end because of injuries, but imagine if he was never hampered by them? All0time Great

[@eddysandland58]

How Good was Shearer? World Class! Firstly I believe We didn't qualify for the 94' WC in USA because Shearer was injured. Secondly Top Goal Scorer Ever in The PL. Playing in lets Face It in Teams that weren't Great. Apart from Blackburn when they won the league & Keegan's Newcastle.Thirdly IF HE went to UTD Under Fergie in That Team. Maybe He Could of Been Even Better? Shearer IS A LEGEND & when you Grew up with watching Him. You can See How Good He actually was!! Thanks for the upload

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Loving the videos 👍🏾

[@jamesalandixon]

He got a terrible injury in 97 and he played in some very ordinary mid table Newcastle teams, otherwise he probably would have had about 350 PL goals.

[@Hugh_Jurrection]

I think if he had gone to that United side from '96 onwards, we could have been looking at 400+ tbh. He would have been getting 2-3 chances per game and converting all of them I reckon! ha

[@jo929]

Imagine if he joined United, having Beckham and scholes feeding him through balls n crosses for fun

[@cddb5408]

I wouldn't change a thing. Everything worked out for ManUtd with keeping Cole and him partnering with Yorke and Solskjaer being top scorer in his first season 1996/97 and scoring 126 goals for the club including obviously the winner in the champions league final etc...Plus even if Shearer&Sheringham both played for ManUtd in 97/98 after Cantona retired, Shearer got that big injury at the start of that 97/98 season and ManUtd dominated the PL for years with the team they had which mostly had been together for a while because they didn't get Shearer. Shearer also won nothing in 10 years for Newcastle. ManUtd have no regrets and they shouldn't had any anyway it's not like they didn't try to get him but he chose Newcastle, fair enough. No problem.

[@Grandmastergav86]

He was brilliant and IMO much better than Harry Kane will ever be EDIT This is my favourite YT discovery of 2021, your narration is superb.

[@FootballIconic]

Cheers, friend!

[@apcfitness]

Kane has a far better passing range than shearer ever had.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Excellent vid !!

[@FootballIconic]

Cheers!

[@7472wayne]

Spent a lot of time with his boyhood club. We shouldn’t judge by trophy cabinets. We should judge by hiss ability and stats

[@FootballIconic]

Agreed! But you have to admit that in such a competitive sport, it's hard to imagine that such a dominant player doesn't have more major trophies.

[@SirMonkeySuit]

@@FootballIconic you can't say that though when Shearer himself does not regret it. This idea that players need trophies is ridiculous. Society is fucked if we adhere to the idea that people need to win to succeed

[@rushdown3031]

@@FootballIconic As a Geordie Lad.. Playing for the Club comes before everything, and we mean that.

[@Idk-rf6pi]

Love the vids keep it up you deserve at least 250k but keep putting these vids out and you’ll be there very quickly

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks so much, man!

[@hodgod1056]

Best striker I've ever seen. Not a single weakness in his game. If it wasn't for his two serious injuries he could have scored another 50+ goals.

[@fad2679]

Better than Henry or Brazil Ronaldo?

[@ronniep9272]

@@fad2679 no he wasn't better than them. They had much more to their games than Shearer. Shearer couldn't dribble to save his life.

[@mikeywalker3778]

@@ronniep9272 They couldnt finish like Shearer. They had skills yes, but they couldnt head a ball.

[@ronniep9272]

@@mikeywalker3778 I would say they were just as good finishers, Shearer was better at heading and volleys but overall they were much more complete.

[@chrisgoblin4857]

It was an honour and a privilege growing up seeing this man at Newcastle as a young Toon fan. To me and no doubt many other Geordies out there, he's the GOAT.

[@chrismac2234]

Goals goals and more goals. The guy was a machine.

[@glennaldosf]

Jozy Altidore scored more premier league goals that Messi, Lewandowski, Pele, and Maradona combined!

[@FootballIconic]

Jozy Altidore = GOAT confirmed??

[@HALFSQUASHED]

Ali Dia is level with all of those players in Premier League goals, except Altidore obviously.

[@Truebro79]

How do u put out videos so quick, its was just a week ago since the chelsea vid, your a legend bro.

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Less then that it was only 5 days ago !

[@FootballIconic]

Haha thanks man! Trying to put one out every week or so.

[@gustoaudio8711]

Coventry fans know how good he was, still the highest scorer against us in history, and I’m sure many other clubs can say the same. Absolute goal machine

[@jeffallinson8089]

He was exceptional for both club and country. As an England striker I would put him as 3rd best under Bobby Charlton and Gary Lineker; that's how good Shearer really was.

[@pohjoel1]

As an United fan, I hated Shearer when I was growing up, watching the EPL as he kept scoring and scoring... same case for Henry. but I realised all the players I grew to hate, they were all exceptionally brilliant.

[@Kris-zb7uh]

i genuinely think that in modern day football he is underrated, largely because the internet is full of the opinions of 18 year old kids who never watched him play. You did a great job with the video but there's 2 things i think you should have played on more to highlight how good he was - 1. he didnt just snap his ACL, he had consistent issues with his knee following that and according to transfermarkt website he missed 473 days (65 games) during his career with just knee injuries - that's almost 2 seasons worth! 2. he also played for Newcastle during periods of highs and lows, in fact they were embroiled in relegation battles for a couple of seasons whilst he was there, so its not like this guy was playing for a consistently succesful club during his career like Aguero or Rooney (at Man u). The guy was a machine and would still be world class to this day, he was such a clever footballer and i don't think its an exaggeration to say he had one of the best right foots we've seen in football - his shot technique was unbelievable.

[@joemartin6549]

Watching football with him around was just hearing the name shearer and knowing he scored a hat trick like it’s easy work and natural

[@jedw9983]

Saw him many times and, top line, he was exceptional. More than that, he was a loyalist to Newcastle and he deserves plaudits for that...

[@wellanyway8254]

Given the players around him at Blackburn and Newcastle, I would say he was excellent.

[@chosk80]

Are you nuts, do you know who was surrounding Alan Shearer during his winning season? Tim Flowers, Colin Henry, Chris Sutton, Jason Wilcox , David Batty, Henning Berg, Graeme Le Saux. These are not some subpar players mate.

[@wellanyway8254]

@@chosk80 And he still did well with that lot on his back.

[@pricey8180]

You obviously didn't watch much PL back then. Blackburn had some of the best wingers and supporting striker and the team was built around him. Early Newcastle had players like ginola, Ferdinand, speed and Asprilla. Later Newcastle did get weaker, although Solana was a good supply line. They were not the same teams as now, a very lazy statement you made

[@wellanyway8254]

@@pricey8180 Like I said, given the players he had around him.....

[@MrCol104]

Q- How good was Alan Shearer? A- Quite simply, the best. Greatest of all time. Shearer had it all. Lethal finisher, great in the air and he also had a nasty side which all great players need. His stats speak for themselves and to do all this whilst suffering 2x ACL injuries is quite phenomenal. He actually scored 17 Premier league goals again my team Leeds United so I should hate him. (He also scored against us before PL existed) Only 1 major honour won. I’m sure there’ll be a nagging ‘what if’ with regards to any potential move to Man United. We’ll never know of course. Thanks for uploading. Very enjoyable to watch. The Messi, Ronaldo, Lewandowski joke made me laugh. 😆

[@jogamer7439]

260 goals in the premier league speaks for itself

[@christschin3708]

55 penalties.

[@nickcockayne7880]

@@christschin3708 take away the penalties (which naturally some of which he would have won so remarkably unfair in itself) and that leaves him with 205 goals. That averages out over 20 league goals a season for ten years, that’s bloody good no matter how you cut it. Then you get into the fact that Shearer had two career threatening injuries which not only took away some of his cutting edge but left him even less time in which to post those numbers. He was a fantastic striker no doubt.

[@christschin3708]

@@nickcockayne7880 I Not doubting him being a great striker, I was just saying that his record is inflated somewhat by penalties, which is why it’ll never be broken, not in my lifetime anyway.

[@cocoomalov3r]

@@christschin3708 a real centre forward takes penalties. thats his job no fukin about and he was the best

[@christschin3708]

@@cocoomalov3r Oooooooo calm down, it’s only a comment section on KZbin, where people have differing opinions, no need to get yourself worked up. 👍🏼

[@artostheimplacable4095]

When I was a kid I had a Shearer 9 home shirt with the collars and the Newcastle brown ale sponsor , I'm a Manchester United fan btw. If Ferdinand was a Rolls Royce defender, Shearer was the Mod.Tank of Strikers. Quicker than he seems, lethal at any range, powerful and as sturdy as you like.

[@anthonywong2308]

He is the reason why I am England and Newcastle fans

[@gm2407]

Prime Shearer in the modern game would be a beast. He had it all to lead the line by himself and be the focal point of an attack. Every club would want him.

[@davidhoward5392]

The boy came hyem, to his roots. A Geordie Legend, signing for the toon, Man Utd fans have never forgiven him...

[@johnkelly3549]

I never knew he snapped his ACL. Unreal that he still played taht season and got 16 goals. That blows my mind.

[@marioaf85]

Shearer was an animal. I loved him to bits in terms of his mentality, a real super player. I had a poster of the man on my wall with that glorious Newcastle shirt.

[@mediacenterman8583]

Shearer was a machine. If not for injuries, he could have banged in another 50-70 goals. He was unstoppable

[@paulmiller1860]

Alan Shearer was an absolute legend

[@philblagden]

Shearer was a goal machine. He could finish from range and up close. He was very competitive and tough and had great instincts in front of goal. He was lucky to have not been injured much and obviously he played many years in the PL. I think Henry, Suarez, Ronaldo and Salah are better as they can do more than finish. Shearer still deserves credit as the PL top scorer and he deserves credit for joining his local club over Man United. Before the PL era Ian Rush scored many more goals for Liverpool. Also, all time top scorer in a single season in English top flight was Dixie Dean who scored 60 goals in one season for Everton.

[@kflem80]

I support Middlesbrough and Alan Shearer was absolute quality. He scored all kinds of goals for every team he played for. The reason he only won one trophy is because he chose Newcastle over Man United. To be fair to Newcastle they were just as capable of winning the league at the time Shearer joined them. Newcastle were certainly the only team who looked like challenging United at that time. Winning something with his home town club would have meant more but unfortunately for him it never quite turned out like that

[@jamesdewbrey]

I was “unfortunate” to see Shearer score a hat trick against my team Tottenham at White Hart Lane for Blackburn when Shearer was in his prime, before he injured his knee again which lost him half a yard of pace. Even with his pace diminished, Shearer was still a prolific goal scorer.

[@eduardocachim]

He could have left a legacy of being a world class striker, he became a Newcastle legend... who's to say what's the best?... I reckon he's pretty happy with the choices he made...

[@Neilmaduray4165]

A complete striker...good in all conditions. Penalties, free kicks, goal poacher, long range, volleys with both feet, good at heading...one of the best in the world, not just England

[@shanekelley7682]

SHEARER!!!!!! Absolute legend!

[@jamesgreen8573]

The best striker in premier league history, an absolute machine

[@j166429]

Great video, but there's a chronological error at the 9m30s point. Just after mentioning Shearer's exploits at Euro 96, the 1996/97 league table is shown and a reference is made to Blackburn being "a sinking ship at this point" (The inference being that Shearer now wanted to move on)...However, Shearer had already signed with Newcastle well before the start of the 1996/97 season (July 30th 1996).

[@chrisjames6327]

All I'll say about Shearer is, he could have played for England in the 1990s as a defender, midfielder, or striker - he was that talented ,and technically and physically gifted. He was usually one of the best passers, crossers and tacklers on the team - it wasn't just goals. Few strikers in history could just drift to the right wing, and cross the ball like David Beckham, which Shearer did virtually every game. People focus on the power and the goals, of course, but he was as technically gifted as Dennis Bergkemp. The only equivalent player I can think of is Ruud Gullit - who was also a physical monster, but had the talent to play any position

[@leew6091]

Who cares about trophies. He played for the love of the game...and the love of the club when he went to Newcastle. How many these days would give up certain glory to have a chance at glory with their boyhood club?

[@terrypankhurst7601]

I have watched 2 of these now, shearer an le'tis both played for love not money and it showed as well.