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In the article featured below, former Juventus star and 1982 World Cup winner Paolo Rossi, states that with the addition of Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United have the best attacking line-up in Europe with Inter and Barca being second and third respectively.
I was a bit surprised at first, but upon closer inspection, think that the statement might actually be close to the truth.
My initial surprise at his statement probably stems from the fact that we've been screaming out for a classic tall, strong centre forward for the better part of two seasons, but if you consider Manchester's attacking line-up NOW, I think the man has a point.
Man Utd
Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Manucho, Ronaldo.
I'm throwing Ronaldo into the mix, as he has been officially recognized as an attacker/forward when he was recently recognized as Europe's best attacking player.
In Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo we have three world class attacking players and I think Berbato will firmly establish himself in the same class of strikers as Eto'o and Drogba, if he hasn't already done so. (He is in my eyes, but maybe not to the neutral)
I don't think I can agree with his assertion that Barcelona is in third place though.
My ratings for the best attacking line-ups in European football are:
1. Man Utd
Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Manucho, Ronaldo.
2.Inter
Ibrahimovic, Adriano, Cruz, Balotelli, Crespo, Mancini, Quaresma (thanks to red murph for pointing our Adriano)
3.Bayern Muenchen
Toni, Klose, Podolski, Ribery, Schweinsteiger
4.Barcelona
Eto'o, Henry, Bojan, Messi
5.Milan*
Ronaldihno, Pato, Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Borriello
6.Arsenal
Adebayor, van Persie, Bendtner, Eduardo
*Edited after Jazzy's input.
Yep, I know. I think a lot of you will disagree on Bayern being ahead of Barcelona, but I just feel their attackers will prove themselves in the CL this season.
As for Arsenal - their strikers just keep popping into my mind when I think of attacking players.
Robinho leaving Madrid and Sheva leaving Chelsea still leave both teams with great squads, especially in midfield, but I'd say that they maybe don't have as many great forwards.
Honourable mentions:
Real Madrid
Raul, RVN, Robben, Saviola
Juventus
Amauri, Trezeguet, Del Piero
So what do you think and who do you feel has the best attacking line-up in Europe?
Man Utd Have The Greatest Attack - Rossi
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=849063
Former Juventus star and 1982 World Cup winner Paolo Rossi believes that English and European Champions Manchester United have the greatest attacking line-up in the World.
Rossi led La Nazionale to glory in Spain 26 years ago and he believes the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov will be the icing on the cake for the Red Devils.
The Old Trafford side paid Tottenham Hotspur over £30m for the Bulgarian's services as they attempt to go one better than last term and win the treble.
“The Red Devils are ahead of everyone in terms of their attacking line up,” Rossi told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.
“I think Inter are second and Mario Balotelli drives me crazy. Barcelona are the third strongest team in terms of the players they have up front.”
United, Inter and Barcelona all look lethal up front and the trio will be gunning for glory in the Champions League.
The Red Devils were after Berba all summer and it seemed like he wasn't going to join them as Spurs played hardball, but the White Hart Lane based club quickly changed their tune when they caught a whiff of the money.
Rossi’s failure to mention his old side Juve appears to suggest that he is not impressed with the Bianconeri’s attacking line-up, even though they spent over €24m on Amauri.
Salvatore Landolina
I was a bit surprised at first, but upon closer inspection, think that the statement might actually be close to the truth.
My initial surprise at his statement probably stems from the fact that we've been screaming out for a classic tall, strong centre forward for the better part of two seasons, but if you consider Manchester's attacking line-up NOW, I think the man has a point.
Man Utd
Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Manucho, Ronaldo.
I'm throwing Ronaldo into the mix, as he has been officially recognized as an attacker/forward when he was recently recognized as Europe's best attacking player.
In Rooney, Tevez and Ronaldo we have three world class attacking players and I think Berbato will firmly establish himself in the same class of strikers as Eto'o and Drogba, if he hasn't already done so. (He is in my eyes, but maybe not to the neutral)
I don't think I can agree with his assertion that Barcelona is in third place though.
My ratings for the best attacking line-ups in European football are:
1. Man Utd
Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez, Manucho, Ronaldo.
2.Inter
Ibrahimovic, Adriano, Cruz, Balotelli, Crespo, Mancini, Quaresma (thanks to red murph for pointing our Adriano)
3.Bayern Muenchen
Toni, Klose, Podolski, Ribery, Schweinsteiger
4.Barcelona
Eto'o, Henry, Bojan, Messi
5.Milan*
Ronaldihno, Pato, Inzaghi, Shevchenko, Borriello
6.Arsenal
Adebayor, van Persie, Bendtner, Eduardo
*Edited after Jazzy's input.
Yep, I know. I think a lot of you will disagree on Bayern being ahead of Barcelona, but I just feel their attackers will prove themselves in the CL this season.
As for Arsenal - their strikers just keep popping into my mind when I think of attacking players.
Robinho leaving Madrid and Sheva leaving Chelsea still leave both teams with great squads, especially in midfield, but I'd say that they maybe don't have as many great forwards.
Honourable mentions:
Real Madrid
Raul, RVN, Robben, Saviola
Juventus
Amauri, Trezeguet, Del Piero
So what do you think and who do you feel has the best attacking line-up in Europe?
Man Utd Have The Greatest Attack - Rossi
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=849063
Former Juventus star and 1982 World Cup winner Paolo Rossi believes that English and European Champions Manchester United have the greatest attacking line-up in the World.
Rossi led La Nazionale to glory in Spain 26 years ago and he believes the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov will be the icing on the cake for the Red Devils.
The Old Trafford side paid Tottenham Hotspur over £30m for the Bulgarian's services as they attempt to go one better than last term and win the treble.
“The Red Devils are ahead of everyone in terms of their attacking line up,” Rossi told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.
“I think Inter are second and Mario Balotelli drives me crazy. Barcelona are the third strongest team in terms of the players they have up front.”
United, Inter and Barcelona all look lethal up front and the trio will be gunning for glory in the Champions League.
The Red Devils were after Berba all summer and it seemed like he wasn't going to join them as Spurs played hardball, but the White Hart Lane based club quickly changed their tune when they caught a whiff of the money.
Rossi’s failure to mention his old side Juve appears to suggest that he is not impressed with the Bianconeri’s attacking line-up, even though they spent over €24m on Amauri.
Salvatore Landolina