Harry Kane and Alan Shearer are not the best English strikers of the Premier League era and Arsenal hero Ian Wright is not in the top five
Wayne Rooney is England's best striker in the Premier League era; Harry Kane, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright are not in the same league.
This is according to the talkSPORT Drive presenter. Darren Bentwho claims that Kane and Shearer are not up to the task.
In fact, Wright isn't even in the top five, which will be hard for him to admit given that Bent is such a great player. Arsenal fan.
Bent, a member of the Premier League 100 club, who scored 106 goals in 276 appearances in the English top flight, was given the difficult task of ranking the five greatest strikers in England history.
And maybe there are some surprise names on the list…
“To cover number 5, I'm going to go to Teddy Sheringham,” He said talkSPORT Drive host.
“He (Sheringham) is great; he scored 11 goals for England, two in a major tournament. Good player, but I have him at five.
“Sheringham was at West Ham and I was at Ipswich, a good player, he wasn't the fastest, but his intelligence was falling in positions.
“He was great in the air, too. Nowadays, everyone has to be able to run and wander a little bit, but he was smart, dropping in from the front. Amazing in the air, and those little lateral shots.
“I remember him celebrating against Arsenal when he won the title, caressing the trophy.
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“The number 4 is the Premier League's all-time goalscoring champion, Alan Shearer.
“Shearer, 30 goals for England, nine in major tournaments. Four appearances in the World Cup, nine appearances in the European Championship and seven goals.
“I had a small dry spell before Euro 96, but ShearerListen, if I was picking a game of all time first division XI, I would be close to entering.
“I loved him; listen, nine Euro appearances and seven goals, that's prolific. That goal against Holland in Euro '96 was a success!
“The number 3 is michael owen; he is someone who was amazing.
“He (Owen) has six goals in major competitions, 12 World Cup appearances and four goals.
“Seven Euro appearances and two goals. I remember he's someone who burst onto the scene and I thought, 'Oh my God.' I remember watching him in England's youth ranks and he was like a whirlwind.
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“When he joined the team at 18, his pace was the most important thing I remember about Owen. He could run away from anyone.
“I know it's not England, but I remember him playing for Liverpool, and in the cup final, we (Arsenal) had them dead and buried, and then he scored two in five minutes!
“The hat-trick against Germany, in Germany, was incredible; he scored 40 goals for England.
“The injury he suffered just took its toll on him, that burst of speed just wasn't like it was before.
“When you play for Liverpool, manchester unitedand real MadridThey are on your CV.
“Number 2 is Kane; 62 goals with England, 12 in major tournaments, 11 World Cup appearances and eight goals. Eleven Euro Cup games and four goals.
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“Kane is an incredible player, but I would have loved to see what would happen with rooney if he had continued without the injuries.
“Rooney is number one. That performance in 2004 for England is the best I have seen from any striker in my life.
“Wazza was different; I watched it from start to finish.
“He's another player we don't talk about enough: Wayne Rooney was incredible.”
