Sergio Aguero acknowledges Alan Shearer as the greatest ever in the Premier League
Sergio Aguero has acknowledged what the rest of us already knew, Alan Shearer is the greatest goalscorer the Premier League has seen in its 25 year existence.
The Manchester striker is hoping to move into the top 20 Premier League goalscorers and needs three more to overtake Ryan Giggs who is currently in twentieth spot with 109.
However, the 28 year old Argentinian needs an unlikely looking 154 more strikes to overtake the Newcastle legend. The modern day (Shearer-less) Newcastle teams have done their best to help the Man City striker, allowing him to score 11 goals in just nine matches against Newcastle, including an embarrassing five in 20 minutes last season at the Etihad.
No surprise then that Sergio Aguero declares ‘Without a doubt, for his goal tally and lead over everybody else, Alan Shearer deserves to be on the podium’, when it comes to being the best the Premier League has ever seen.
Sergio Aguero speaking to the official Man City site:
“There are some great names in the Premier League top 20, but without a doubt, for his goal tally and lead over everybody else, Alan Shearer deserves to be on the podium.
“That said, there are a number of other players I admire. I’d say it’s a matter of taste or playing style because the Premier League has hosted many of the greats – and still does: Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Thierry Henry to name just a few.”
Interesting of course to see in the current Top 20, that Alan Shearer is just one of four Newcastle players to feature in the top eight.
Of the twenty, only two are still playing in the Premier League, and clearly neither Wayne Rooney (66 behind) or Jermain Defoe (113 behind) are going to trouble the top man.
It reminds you of just how great Alan Shearer was and the dedication he showed by sticking with Newcastle, when he could have signed for any club in the world.
That loyalty and quality are very rare and as for coming together in one package…it simply doesn’t exist in any other individual now.
The Premier League Top 20
1 Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United) 260
2 Wayne Rooney (Everton, Man United) 194
3 Andy Cole (Newcastle, Man United, Blackburn, Fulham, City, Portsmouth) 187
4 Frank Lampard (West Ham United, Chelsea, City) 177
5 Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 175
6 Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds United, City) 163
7 Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle, Man United, Stoke City) 150
8 Les Ferdinand (QPR, Newcastle, Spurs, West Ham, Leicester City, Bolton (149)
9 Jermain Defoe (West Ham, Portsmouth, Spurs, Sunderland) 147
10 Teddy Sheringham (N Forest, Spurs, Man United, Portsmouth, West Ham) 146
11 Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Man United) 144
12 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton) 127
13 Robbie Keane (Coventry, Leeds, Spurs, Liverpool, West Ham, Aston Villa) 126
14 Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, City, Bolton, Chelsea, WBA) 125
15 Dwight Yorke (A Villa, Man United, Blackburn, Birmingham, Sunderland) 123
16 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) 120
17 Ian Wright (Arsenal, West Ham) 113
18 Dion Dublin (Man United, Coventry City, Aston Villa) 111
19 Emile Heskey (Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Wigan A, Aston Villa) 110
20 Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) 109
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