Why Did 2000's Strikers Look Like That?

[@JibRules]

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[@sargentocapitao9668]

bruh, if you're going to wear pool slippers you dont wear socks, and if you wear socks you dont wear pool slippers, what are we? a 2010 wannabe rapper who got his nike all muddy but still wants to smoke weed in the hood?

[@empessoa3280]

Porque o Nihat com 23 gols aparece atrás do Raul que fez 16?

[@JibRules]

@@sargentocapitao9668 why are you telling another man how to dress?

[@sargentocapitao9668]

@@JibRules because I make the rules

[@omarmala1]

Bro u don't know Etoo.

[@Karan_ftbl]

I'm not even capping there is something that every 2000s striker had that standout ability that this generation lacks

[@fallentaco9265]

I think its having the balls to shoot first time

[@Khanismechy]

They have the ability but coaches are forcing them not to use it

[@AH-vf2np]

Skill

[@aj9173]

Except halland, he’s a monster

[@neongreen6]

​@aj9173 that guy is a shit footballer can't control a ball

[@gapistan2335]

Honestly Adriano what a monster. If only he was able to get the help he needed when his father passed because what a player

[@JosedecAdil]

He had everything CR7 worked for.

[@GarkKahn]

Prime Adriano and Rivaldo were really underrated

[@frizzyrascal1493]

Rivaldo is not underrated, everyone knows he‘s a legend and he won the Ballon D‘Or in 1999 as well as Europe‘s Footballer of the Year Award. Adriano on the other hand is underrated, he was a physical specimen, you couldn’t even tackle him.

[@mattroyce]

He was basically a stronger faster Zlatan

[@brunoj3444]

I agree! unfortunately at that time (and it wasn't even that long ago, I would say until 2010-2014) no one talked about mental health and how to treat depression.

[@EnriqueBartulac]

Davor Šuker was quite underrated. As a Croat I remember 2018 very well, but people often take the 1998 World Cup for granted. Šuker was that guy at the World Cup with 6 goals in 6 games. At Sevilla he was putting up world class numbers for years and was so good he got a pitch invasion at his last game before transferring. There’s plenty more but those the most memorable.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Most people still believe 1998 team would beat 2018 on paper. The gap between Suker and Mandzukic was far greater than Modric and Boban.

[@EnriqueBartulac]

True, but younger Croats like myself still tend to take that achievement for granted. I don’t exactly agree with that take looking at the whole midfield three plus Perišić in the attack. Subašić had issues (like the final) but throughout the tournament he was great, and also was critical to that prime Monaco side. My stance on this kind of thing proves my point though doesn’t it.

[@GarkKahn]

True With how little he's mentioned it seems like some he was a one season wonder like prosinecki but no

[@BluDaimon]

i was 10 yo that year and i remember perfectly that my favourite team wAs Croatia because of Davor Suker. Well, behind Chile of course, but well...

[@carltonlambert7608]

Super was a don. I remember him coming to Arsenal for a really short while.

[@LC_98]

Kevin Phillips won the European golden boot in 99/00. This was for Sunderland, who finished 7th in the premier league and weren’t in Europe, with mostly a championship standard side. He out scored all of those in the video. That’s like Chris Wood winning it today.

[@covorbis]

yeah but Chris wood is literally the modern messi

[@DidYaServe]

KP was a lot better than Chris Wood, mate. Behave.

[@bzilla-d4i]

Mario Jardel won it multiple times with Sporting, his numbers were ridiculous, the thing is the Premier League was pretty weak during that era, that would change later during the decade after the influx of money and the rise of Chelsea and a resurgent Liverpool.

[@itsOnMARS2023]

Kevin Phillips retained his absolutely deadly finishing all the up until he was 39 playing for Crystal Palace. He lost all of his pace but the man could literally score from anywhere. Palace wouldn't be where we are today without that 39 year old Kevin Phillips, he took the penalty that sent us up. His goals were truly vital, he was quite literally a cheat code.

[@javierrodriguez1626]

Super kev....

[@Lif179]

Serie A probably had some of world class strikers in late 90s/2000s, at least in all of each 20 teams.

[@DMinus10]

Batistuta was my favorite

[@carltonlambert7608]

​@@DMinus10Who didn't love batty gol.

[@mancantswim66191]

I mean, you had to have a world class striker to even dream about breaching the legendary defenders in Siere A at that time.

[@JG-lt3ew]

When strikers such as Zampagna pulled off goals like these: kzbin.infoeyeWj7lqAa4?si=vuxjMHc0lHd5AJLr true golden era

[@geribejko5281]

I think Toto Di Natale is underrated too. That guy was amazing

[@goober-112]

I feel like Lewandowski was (and, when at full-fitness, still is) an example of a pure-striker in the generation just before the current one we have now. A guy with insane attacking instinct, always finding himself where needed, almost always immune to the offside trap due to his insane ability to read defender's intentions. A guy who finishes in 1-3 touches most of the time, no more, no less. Haaland is definitely efficient, but he just doesn't bring the same vibe in my opinion. There's still that modern number 9 aspect in him, as well as Kane. His absurd stats aside, BvB Lewy was a gem so few people got to see live or in-person. His 19/20 and 20/21 seasons were also so reminiscent of classic number 9s imo (although he did play a heavy role of a playmaker in those i suppose). Either way, this guy is probably gonna be one of the last pure 9's that we will see for a while. It's a shame he gets so little recognition, even the lack of mention in him in this video speaks volume of that fact.

[@piter6026]

Hes got 15 goals in 15 games and is Champions League (where he was the 3rd player ever to reach 100 goals last game he played) top scorer this season so far.... at 36 years old. Absolute Legend and in my opinion more than worthy to be in the top Striker all time conversation. Also got Robbed Balon Dor (maybe twice but dont wanna get into that lol).

[@ajibolavincent5496]

In his latest interview with Rio, Lewy explained that the reason for his career longevity is due to being able to do the basics as a striker while being fairly decent in the other an ciliary stuff like hold up play and build-up in addition to his physical fitness

[@homersimpson6585]

thats what makes me love lewa, he doesn't need to be quick, nor has to dribble through the entire team to score. He'd always put himself at the right place at the right time and just score goals for fun, geniunely I think out of all the number 9s that played between 2010-2020 lewandowski would always be my standout

[@ajibolavincent5496]

@@homersimpson6585 Because Lewa is a center forward rather than a striker. Henry, Ronaldo, Suarez are strikers typically very mobile and agile players. CFs are more upright with decent speed and don't only have to run defenders with the ball.

[@MzaidMz-e7p]

He and prime ruud van nistelrooy. Same vibe. Pure finisher

[@playboicooty]

legend has it that r9 skipped school to watch nketiah play

[@mintchevvv1834]

Your comment is the reason strikers nowadays are terrible, it’s us as a people, we’re the problem, society is getting dumber by the second, while the .00001 percent is getting richer due to the stupidity of others, great comment though man

[@syfer5812]

It's been a long tine since i heard this joke 😭🤣

[@karewestfeltkjellgren380]

van hooidonk, Henrik Larsson, Pauleta, Diego Tristan, Jardel, Andy Cole, and many more

[@jonahwahrsager7390]

Jardel shout🔥🔥

[@ajibolavincent5496]

You know Ball.

[@udaysuri1380]

Jardelllll

[@JosedecAdil]

Dwight Yorke. Shevchenko.Jermaine Dafoe.

[@MzaidMz-e7p]

Berbatov

[@Billy-dm5pc]

Miroslav Klose ...... The Beast

[@MzaidMz-e7p]

And Podolski

[@octazooka3452]

Torres- The headband. Long sleeves. Total 90s. The game was over before it started.n Idea to help with the 2010s video: Michu. He was insane

[@labestiagaming1335]

Even early 2010s Falcao Suarez , Lewandowski, Zlatan were incredible

[@Kukyo...]

I feel like the world class early 2010s strikers are the healthy mix of both, being able to help on build up and score banger goals

[@kwamea.n1723]

Cavani, Rooney, David Villa, Van Persie, Torres, Gomez ,Di Natale, Toni, all capable of multiples 20+ goals seasons

[@siberianTiger639]

Aguero, Aguero too. He was insane in his early City years too. That burst of pace and his dribbling was magical. Tevez too. A beast.

[@kesitatoifanmbappe1150]

@@siberianTiger639 Argentina alway have world class Striker in every generation BatiGoal, Crespo, Aguero, Higuain, Tevez also Icardi was also pretty good and now Lautaro and Alvares

[@victorkreig6089]

@@siberianTiger639 yeah but Aguero doesn't count because he was doping himself to the gills to compete at that level

[@bzilla-d4i]

Another monster is Christian Vieri from the stretch of 97/98-04/05 he had incredible even with crippling injuries 97/98 - 32gp 29g 98/99 - 28gp 14g 99/00 - 25gp 18g 00/01 - 32gp 19g 01/02 - 28gp 25g 02/03 - 37gp 27g 03/04 - 32gp 17g 04/05 - 36gp 17g And these were seasons where he was blighted by injury yet when he played he was monstrous for Internazionale. We essentially went to the 2006 World Cup without our best striker in Vieri and a retiring Maldini.

[@olbapoli4074]

Great shout! World class striker.

[@filipkirovski5823]

Favorite player, he's is the reason I'm fan of Inter still today. Bobo the Bomber!

[@sirbradfordofhousejones]

Michael Owen got me, an American, to fall in love with the game. He’s the same age as I am, so it was exciting seeing him do so well in the 1998 World Cup at just 18. I’ve supported Liverpool ever since!

[@MzaidMz-e7p]

Then he joined Madrid , then MAN UTD!! Then got labelled as traitor 😂

[@FolkeBernadotte2]

Owen is very underrated 👍🏻

[@sirbradfordofhousejones]

@@MzaidMz-e7p correct, that is part of his story. But we were falling apart when he left us. And his career was suffering when he joined United. He didn’t grow up a red, I don’t see the issue like other supporters do. Life goes beyond sport. It isn’t, and wasn’t, a big deal to me.

[@victorkreig6089]

Ironic since Loserpool were the ones that destroyed his career. Ran him ragged because the rest of their roster was dogshit and they needed Owen to do everything for them even when he was injured.

[@sandoncrowder7839]

Van Nistelrooy, Batistuta, Makaay, R9, Torres, Owen, Henry, Fowler, Del Piero, Stoichkov, Shearer, Bergkamp, Cantona, Van Basten, Baggio, the list goes on... unplayable.

[@kozmokramer7398]

Damn right you put Henry in

[@Wodan0290]

Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Trezeguet, Bierhoff among others.

[@tobia.1281]

Romario was the goat finisher tho imo

[@fredjackson3264]

Don't forget Hernan Crespo

[@marvin_demon]

Klose, Heskey, Hasselbaink, Daei, Berbatov, Vieri, Shearer, Villa, Raul, Eto'o, Shevchenko, Drogba,

[@HolloVVpoint]

Batistuta never gets the love he deserves, was the golden boot winner or there about nearly every season playing in the best league in the world at the time against some of the most legendary and best defenders of all time. Had he moved to a bigger club then fiorentina early on to say a Barca or Madrid etc… he would be talked about in the same goal scoring levels as Ronaldo.

[@GZeta789]

Boca Juniors' Riquelme said in an interview not long ago: "we knew that up until our rivals' box we were playing with one less player and our job was get the ball to the box. But we also knew that once we got there then it was like playing with 15 players against their 11", referring to Martín Palermo, one of Boca's best strikers, the one that scored two goals against the Real Madrid of the Galacticos in the Intercontinental match in 2000. That was the way the game was played then, for better or for worse.

[@robocik_303]

There also was a very good stiker called Edmundo. That man rejected real madrid😂. Yall should really watch a documentary about him. A good one is on "daily dose of football"

[@SamuraiGintoki4]

just watched that documentary a few hours ago.man that guys career is pure shithousery💀😭

[@robocik_303]

@SamuraiGintoki4 like fr bro was created to make people mad 😭

[@power279]

Edmundo be like: screw u all😂

[@javierrodriguez1626]

El animal ....

[@PedroKing19]

Vasco legend 💢💢 Made a deadly attacking duo with none other than Romario in the late 90's (they hated each other)

[@NphiniT]

Vincenzo Montella was absolutely dangerous in front of goal. I also loved watching Henrikh Larsson. Davor Suker, 1998 WC top scorer, took Croatia to the semis with his goals. Filipo Inzaghi was born in an offside position 😅 Don't forget Eric Cantina himself

[@daredevil3911]

Falcao in atletico will forever be one of the most underrated strikers of all time

[@chilledllama8830]

Facts, long hair strikers just bring this Warrior Aura to them lol. Sad what happened to his career after His injury. He is the reason Colombia reached 2014 World Cup. El Tigre!

[@Onlytands]

this video could not be complete without batistuta, an underrated legend

[@Dydux666]

MIRKO VUCINIC, ABSOLUTE LEGEND. u could make a video about this type of player - known for talent but also for laziness

[@83ayodele]

I fell in love with with Hasselbaink, Morientes, Zamorano, Salas, Adriano, Stoichkov just to name a few

[@samvel_mmiii]

As a chilean im glad you mentioned Zamorano and Salas

[@83ayodele]

@@samvel_mmiii they don’t get their due. They were so SO GOOD.

[@ioncezar21]

As a romanian, I have to mention Adrian Mutu, could have been world class were it not for his life mistakes, also, in our own league, we had a peak for these kind of strikers, look up Ionel Ganea, or Claudiu Niculescu or Ionel Danciulescu and many others

[@VictorDLopez-yh2ri]

Martin Palermo. Jared Borghetti. Zambrano. Shevchenko. Salas. So many!

[@Hyde_Hill]

Zamarano. ZaSa was such an insane striker partnership.

[@Ron-tp7em]

Some others from that era who deserve a shout - Darko Kovacevic, Patrick Kluivert, Fernando Morientes, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Klass Jan Huntelaar, Miroslav Klose, Mark Viduka

[@jpwaitforit5801]

Mid/late 2000's you had beasts like Ibrahimovic (10's as well) Samuel Eto'o, Drogba...

[@DanielHiggins-qu2ur]

Mateja kezman at psv was quality back in early 2000s used as ruuds replacement

[@riversguy92]

Kezman at psv was nuts. Chelsea was a striker’s graveyard for a while

[@wasigupitobudiarto7767]

Underrated strikers in 90s-2000s : Adriano (Peaking in 2001) Pedro Pauleta (Peaking in 2002) David Trezeguet (Peaking in 2001) Samuel Eto'o (Peaking in 2003) David Villa (Peaking in 2006) Nwanko Kanu (Backup of Thierry Henry) Marcelo Salas Ivan Zamorano Michael Owen Alvaro Recoba Patrick Kliuvert Dennis Bergamp Vicenzo Montella Diego Forlan Wayne Rooney (started peaking in 2006) Davor Suker Predrag Mijatovic Giovanne Elber Edin Dzeko (peaked in 2009) Nuno Gomes Teddy Sheringham Andy Cole Hakan Sukur Tijjani Babangida Juan Pablo Angel Djibril Cisse Also, Cristiano Ronaldo was a Striker since 2012 and he scored the most for Real Madrid for all time

[@yorkshirelad346]

Can’t talk about this without Hugo Sanchez at Real M , forget which year but he scored 36 goals from 37 touch all season .wish there was a video

[@MultipleFlames]

From the 90s-2000s i like pretty much strikers who were consistently world class season by season so Romario Ronaldo Batistuta Henry Drogba Eto'o Pipo Inzaghi Van nistelroy shevchenko suker Crespo Weah Shearer Vieri Trezeguet Papin Klinsmann Villa Torres Owen Klose Larsson Kluivert Ian wright Cantona Zola Raul Stoichkov Bebeto Litmanen Bergkamp Del piero the 90s-2000s the best era for strikers no debate and when back in the day stats didnt mean to be world class

[@victorkreig6089]

All those names and you didn't mention the most naturally gifted striker to ever walk onto a pitch Rooney? I am sad

[@Gooniesdown]

So many more outstanding strikers: Pizarro, Cisse, Baros, Fowler, Henry, Kluivert, Pauleta, Zamorano, Pablo Ángel, Faustino Aspirilla, Roque Santa Cruz, Vaio, ... later on you also had Eto'o, Rooney, Drogba, Palermo, Kun Agüero, Torres, Villa, Milito, and soo many more, every team had to have at least one really good striker, prime football right there.

[@frizzyrascal1493]

Makaay was my favorite striker as a kid. He was an absolute beast at La Coruna and then later with Bayern too.

[@ahrar4946]

My all time favourite striker is Ronaldo Fenomeno. He was just "The Man". However, I love Fernando Torres from the late 2000s era. My guy used to tear apart the defense with strength and pace.

[@Unwoken_European]

Ronaldo Nazario was everything. He was the path, the truth and the life. Fast, strong, a cannon shot from out of the box, very smart in the box.

[@middleagedgearjunkie]

Roy Mackay was super underrated. He helped Deportivo win La Liga in 2000. Unfortunately, he was around at the same time as Bergkamp, Klievert and Van Nistlroy.

[@SOULJALOS]

I know it's for the video but it's crazy how you actually have to tell some people (mostly younger kids/teens) just how good some players were. Even as a Barcelona fan, Ruud Van Nistelroy a certified legend/world class striker

[@AndreiNacu]

As a kid I loved Bayern. And no Bayern fan will ever forget Giovane Elber - the Samba Striker. So that's my nomination for the 2000s. For now, and I am repeating myself here - Retegui!

[@giovanji7883]

As an italian who's got retegui on his fantasy team, I love the guy! Hope he can have a great career cause the potential is there

[@andreichetan4694]

I remember Elber as a kid, and a Madrid fan, he scared me so much, him and Effenberg

[@skranzboi]

opened youtube at the perfect time

[@Eason_lau]

Strikers in 90-00s: I ain’t tracking back, I only score goals

[@aoitsukishiro9926]

Now they are tracking back and coach confused when his team on attack side no one on front to receive the ball lol

[@Hyde_Hill]

The five strikers for the Dutch during the 90s, early 2000s. Kluivert, Bergkamp, Makaay, Hasselbaink, Van Hooijdonk. Then Ruud came later after starting as a 10 and RVP after that after starting as a left winger, not even mentioning Vennegoor. Now our hopes are on Zirkzee, Brobbey and Weghorst.

[@putonghua73]

Early 90s AC Milan: van Basten Look at that AC Milan team! Stacked - absolutely stacked - and to top it all off, Marco van Basten

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

Huntelaar > everyone you mentioned except nistelrooy

[@Hyde_Hill]

@@bruhmcchaddeus413 Yeah somehow forgot the Hunter and that as a Heerenveen fan. Shame on me. Prime Huntelaar was crazy.

[@riversguy92]

@@bruhmcchaddeus413not bergkamp, youre buzzin

[@vahanx22]

Zlatan is the only guy who lived as both an old school striker and a modern striker and killed it in both eras.

[@alfiezollo5519]

Would love seeing something like this about defenders of the mid to late 2000s as well because looking at some the roster, puyol, cafu, vidic, maldini, abidal ect, all beasts, anyways class content as always

[@georgefalconer9470]

90's were peak. Weah, Del Piero, Shearer, R9, Batistuta

[@Hakzi-wa-di-akzi]

Thanks for the nostalgic video.......remember Vialli & Ravenelli of Juventus, Romario & Bebeto of Brazil ...Klinsman & Bierhoff of Germany........TWIN STRIKERS.......these were weapons. I think players 2day need to go do revision to see what the standard was indeed!!!.........MBAPE against Argentina in the recent world cup final reminds me of that same beast mode level-up.

[@JG-lt3ew]

I remember Serie A, even after the true golden years of the 90’s had the likes of Luca Toni, Antonio di Natale, Pippo Inzaghi, Cristiano Lucarelli, Alberto Gilardino, Christian Rigano etc. Out-and-out strikers that no longer excist

[@dalfvideos]

Ivan Zamorano and Marcelo Salas WERE our national team back then and dragged Chile to the 98 WC. Never seen a better striker duo ever in my life. If they had been born around the time of Vidal, Sanchez, etc, we would have won one World Cup and three copa americas minimum, that’s how dominant these two were.

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Any one of these legendary mfs would've bagged in 30+ goals today 💀

[@ezekielphiri2607]

Brother what😂😂😂😂

[@LuisNunes-ps4sl]

Right. The 90s and 2000s weren't the leg breaking party the 80s were, but defenses were way harsher, you couldn't just get away with stuff, they'd knock you down if they could.

[@spikeyspiegel]

This dude made me genuinely fall in love with football again.

[@otsuwa777]

He spent little time in Europe, but you should check out Martin Palermo's career. He played mainly for Boca Juniors back in Argentina and he scored over 220 goals in his time there, a freak of nature indeed, specially given the weird nature of some of his goals.

[@The_goat_Bekks]

2000’s-world class😮 2020’s-tap in merchant😡🤢

[@DanielDettlaff]

Bluelock channeling that 2000s striker ego.

[@threvs]

Matt le tissier (don't know if he was a striker), Adriano, Rivaldo, Miroslav Klose, one and only Christian Vieri, Di Baggio, Antonio Cassano at Udinese, Diego Milito, Mario gomez, Robbie Keane.. Phenomenal Forward players to ever grace the game of Soccer. Absolute Phenomenal

[@iamironman245]

crazy how roy mackay took the pichichi in a la liga having r9, ronaldinho, kluivert, zidane and figo all in the same league

[@711ptj3]

Figo and zidane where never competitors for topscorer position bro

[@Statikdnb]

my favorite striker was Larsson, he was so deadly, also won the golden boot and strikers today could learn a thing or two from the strikers from the 90's

[@ariansyahdewa2443]

And the FACT, hard to find the so many strikers like them these days

[@Marcus_Berger1701]

I remember a time when superstar strikers or superstar players in general played at smaller clubs. Like Batistuta at Fiorentina. Or Djalminha at Deportivo. It made football more interesting. Beside the strikers there were many players who had special abilities. Like Roberto Carlos shooting power, Ronaldo R9 flair + speed+ stepovers, Beckham crosses, Ronaldinho, Fabien Barthez for crazy excentric goalkeeping, Juninho's freekicks and all those creative playmakers. They were known for their special skills. Thats one thing i miss nowadays. The space for individuality got tiny in the last decade. 90s and 2000s were fun to watch.

[@maximoolivera4720]

One example of a pure stirker or 9 in south america was clearly Martin Palermo, he was called the optimist of the goal because of how he invented opportunities from nowhere. Thanks to him and Riquelme Boca Jrs dominate the continent and even the world beating Real Madrid with the 2 goals thanks to him. He was not the kind of guy that tooked the ball and dribble the opponents but he was a menace when he had the ball and the intentions to shoot. You should check him out he has all kinds of goals even one where he heads the ball from the middle of the pitch and scores. Sadly he got and awful injury in europe and didnt had the chance to show his skills there. Definitely the best striker i ever saw

[@Midtable1881]

Does anyone else miss when players jogged out of the tunnel before the kickoff instead of walking out with mascots, handshakes and wearing jackets they clearly don't need?

[@mrindependentbg]

You are absolutely right, and hit the nail on the head with Raul, RVN, BAtigol, Shearer, Trezegeut, Vieri, those were real Nines, 1/2 touches and ball is in the back of the net.

[@jli_999]

great video! although Batistuta played for Roma for a couple seasons in the early 2000s (later a season or two at Inter and Qatar), he is much like a 90s striker, putting someone else like Shevchenko would be more fitting for the title of the video

[@okid7552]

Hakan Sükürs Goal for Galatasaray against Leeds United in 99/00 UEFA Cup Semi Final second leg is for me still one of the best Goals a striker ever scored

[@Seballer22]

Fernando Torres, my favorite striker ever

[@LauftFafa]

for me its Van nistelroy , he was the complete striker , his height , his flexibility , his speed , his precision . even halaand look dwarfed by him . lets just dont forget that Ruud played in a 442 dominated era and had to share the striker role

[@nsoper19]

Back in the days of pre-data driven football, strikers worked much moreon instinct. This made them more unpredictable to the layman and more exciting to watch. Took real genius to be a striker and sniff out the goals.

[@upthevilla-n2o]

What a lovely piece of content and history placed together, this is wonderfully done.

[@JibRules]

Thanks man, up the Villa!

[@Sp3ctraW]

Dam JIB Rules actaully posting constantly has christmas come early💀

[@revanox181]

You showed them a few times during the video but didn't mentioned their names, Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano, from Chile. They took by themselves the chilean team to a great level (only reached back with golden generation a decade ago), both of them pure strikers, freaks of nature, amazing touch, headers and pure ability. They did their part in Serie A and La Liga, as well as Argentinian and Mexican league. I've heard people who saw Zamorano playing in the pitch say that there hasn't been a better footballer at heading than him, the dude could suspend in the air at incredible height and speeds and score just like that, all while not being a gigantic tall guy at all.

[@EngineerOfVaul]

When you get o the 2010s, I'm excited to see you talk about Drogba, Torres, Berbatov etc. They were a joy for me to watch.

[@goalski134]

part of the reason the goals don’t necessarily compare is because there were also elite defenders, and defenders could do things to forwards that would be red cards today.

[@nilav_009]

2000s perfect football era

[@doki325]

Dario Hubner, Faustino Asprila, Jan Koller, Predrag Mijatovic, Luca Toni, Giusepe Signori, Miroslav Klose, Patrick M'boma, Fernando Morientes, Oliver Bierhoff, Davor Suker, Alvaro Recoba, Nwankwo Kanu, Victor Ikpeba, Toni Polster, Romario, Jurgen Klinsman, Teddy Sheringham, Savo Milosevic, Ivan Zamorano, Kenneth Andersson, Tore Andre Flo, Benny Mccarthy, Roque Santa Cruz.... Some random mix of quality / world class strikers from 90's/00's

[@riversguy92]

Jeez I forgot about koller and m’boma

[@Sam-jp6oo]

Brolin and Larrson (Larrson the icon) I know a lot about Brolin it’s a shame he retired at 28, he literally retired because he thought he won enough and was fine with what he had

[@markedwards7109]

"what da bumbaclart" 😂 this video had some funny bits

[@illuminatusdeus3051]

Alan Shearer was the best in that generation, carried that average Newcastle team. Ruud, everyone knew him... but folks like Shearer were legends. Batistuta was another freak. You then have Christian Vieri... another tall monster. Bierhoff... Kluivert... Romario... that era was really all about making sure your ball reaches that man up front, otherwise you lost games. Heck Davor Suker was another name that came to mind. It was another era in football... Crespo, anyone? Could anyone ever forget George Weah?

[@profalcofrfr]

dawg you finna hit 100k by your birthday trust 🔥

[@juckoosaurus]

Batistuta, Crespo, Sorin & Ayala cut off their lucious locks so Argentina can win the Copa and World Cup again,

[@luvslogistics1725]

I remember looking at Inter and they had Vieri, Ronaldo, Recoba, Kallou, Ventola…Milan had Shevchenko, Inzaghi, Tommason, Sukur, Juventus had Salas, Trezeguet, Lazio had Crespo, Roma had Batistuta and Montella…my god Seria A each big club had 4-5 super strikers

[@Domtasy]

I never thought I watch a Video, where somebody talks about my favorite Player Roy Maakay. Still got that golden jersey from back in the days. Is one my most joyfull christmas presents till this day.

[@luizarthurbrito]

Just looking at the comments you can tell this era was special. 20 years later people keep droping dozens of names that fit the description of the video.

[@downtownsportsanatomy1631]

Nice work bro. Marcelo Salas deserves a mention too

[@CleverSmart123]

I instantly recognised Roy as a Bayern Munich fan, he would be invisible at times to just appear towards the end of the game and score. His goal against Real Madrid in 11 seconds is iconic

[@echooscar1914]

The streets won’t forget Oliver Bierhoff, Benny McCarthy, Adriano, and Michael Owen.

[@tf-ok]

The generation of pure strikers all ended when Lord Bendtner retired. 😢

[@Gronky-sv5yp]

I remembered we used to talked about the Legendary strength of Batigol. How powerful his shot was.

[@99colo]

Great vids bro

[@JibRules]

Thank you 🐐

[@3129021jc]

Forlán was amazing bro I remember his World Cup run, miss players like that

[@carlosaguirre7729]

Borgetti, Luca Toni, Mario Gomez, David Villa, Fernando Torres, Eto’o, Crouch, Rooney

[@miniredin527]

My dad is in his late 40s so he has seen the likes of Maradona, Okocha and many people you've talked about from the late 80s to the early 2000s. Poor me was born in a time when the best PL striker is a Norwegian tap in merchant. However, this generation of football has a lot of good talent, and I'm just happy to have grown up in an era where two men made 40 goals per season look like an everyday stat. U can say the quality of football is dropping, I've admitted it, but u have to admit that despite this, there are still many exciting golden gems around.

[@NJTRAF]

It was the crossover point in football, where the long ball, kick & rush, crosses into the box, 4-4-2 football with defenders that were largely, to be polite, “functional” and the defenders were only just starting to become the ball players we see now.

[@NotSvestenik]

I was not old enough to expirence them.Thank you for pointing them out!

[@Absolutelynope87]

Take a pause at any of the list shown of goalscorer... you got a pages of pure legends

[@gabril1133]

I think Adriano deserved a mention here, he shined brevealy but what a player he was during 04 And 05 he dominated seria A

[@moonshine9964]

Dwight Yorke 1998-9 won UCL and leading goalscorer in UCL and didn't even get nominated for a Ballon d'or and even did the treble with Man Utd.

[@shandyistheboss]

Not only the strikers were insanely talented and technically but so were the defenders. Standout defenders though and full of characters

[@Josh-i1d2l]

!ADRIANO! and also Makaay - clean Choose - one of the first jerseys every german boy wanted to have, was the golden Makaay Kit with the 10 from FC Bayern´s CL Season

[@SMTHOPRTR990]

Mood because it's December 🔥

[@SamSotheaKaruna1975]

jib its all over the screen🥰

[@Deletistjerk]

Brazil in the 90s, 00s. Romario, Edmundo, Bebeto, Ronaldo, Robinho, Adriano. Just beasts

[@bapTOTY]

1:19 I only know bro from PES 😭🙏

[@stevieprogamingroblox]

He scored fastest ever ucl goal

[@e-money9251]

Man love listening to that GT4 track selection music, a banger game in a banger era of football