TPB90
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Basing it on the only league they were both a part of...
Suarez played in that league for about 3 seasons. Shearer played in it his full career.
Compare their goal scoring ratio's from the league and Suarez is ahead.
Basing it on the only league they were both a part of...
Look at the team he had around him. Shearer done it in a lot weaker teams imo.Suarez played in that league for about 3 seasons. Shearer played in it his full career.
Compare their goal scoring ratio's from the league and Suarez is ahead.
Look at the team he had around him. Shearer done it in a lot weaker teams imo.
Shearer all day long.
Banged them in for England too at a very high level.
Bit like Suarez with Uruguay then, with whom he’s actually won an international tournament. Mental thread, also worth noting the EPL wasn’t the all conquering strongest league in the world during Shearers prime and title win too.
Misty eyed nostalgia and British pride have taken over I think.
Half of the teams in that tournament Scotland could beat, but it’s a valid point you make in fairness.
We shall agree to disagree i think.
The Copa America? It’s a hard tournament mate, you don’t get to play against dross like Australia, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, NI, Albania, Republic of Ireland, Iceland etc. That’s why the CONMEBOL WC qualifiers are by far the toughest.
Shearer was superb though, just having seen both players I’m a bit gobsmacked so many have opted for him when Suarez was so much more capable of winning games on his own. But then maybe Suarez’s temperament and general cuntyness is affecting things too.
Half of the teams in that tournament Scotland could beat, but it’s a valid point you make in fairness.
We shall agree to disagree i think.
It adds to his brilliance IMO. Win at all costs. Likes of him and big Ramos has this evil Bastard streak in them that separates them from the rest.
That is also true. Fancy a bum?That may be true but the standard of the Premier League was alot lower when Shearer was in his pomp.
People become better players the longer they have stopped playing as well though and there's a definite element of nostalgia when looking back at older eras or players you enjoyed growing up so it works both ways.
For a couple of years, Suarez was arguably the best player on the planet behind Messi and Ronaldo who are both in the top 5 players ever to play the game. Was Shearer ever at the level that he was considered the best number 9 on the planet?
Yes have to agree. Shearer passed up the chance to play for Manure. I accept his desire to play for Newcastle as most on here would have gave their right hand to play for the Rangers.If you compare medals then it's Suarez by a country mile.
If you compare personalities then it's Shearer.
Suarez has played and scored lots of goals in Holland, England and Spain. Represented Uruguay for nearly a decade. He's capable of the sublime and the idiotic in equal measure. He's without a doubt one the best strikers of his generation though. Shearer was as well but in my view Shearer settled for mediocrity at his boyhood club. Whereas Suarez pushed for greatness.
Shearer will always be fondly remembered by fans in the UK. Suarez will be remembered the world over. Just my opinion. The UK is inherently Anglo focused when it comes to football. Always has been and it usually means these types of debates never amount to much and you'll never settle on a concensus.