Sheringham: Crouch is a fantastic player

[Jezzman]

Although the comparison with Waddle is kind of weird, he's talking lots of sense. I've always rated Sheringham in some kind of weird kind of anti-manc-way.... Oh, and it helps that he's the only player left in the PL who are older than I am

 

Crouch is winning more and more people over. He's been unbelievable this season. I for one doubted his mental strength when we bought him but luckily he looks like a strong, strong lad. May Crouch long continue to bang those goals in.

 

SHERINGHAM: CROUCH IS A FANTASTIC PLAYER

 

Teddy Sheringham hailed Peter Crouch as a "fantastic player" and then drew an unlikely comparison - with England legend Chris Waddle.

 

The similarities are not obvious. Waddle was a tricky winger, Crouch a towering front man stuck with the tag of having "a nice touch for a big man".

 

Crouch has scored 11 goals in 14 games for England, all of them this year, but he remains under scrutiny.

 

Critics claim he is unproven at the highest level because his goals have come against the likes of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Andorra.

 

But Crouch is compiling more and more evidence in his favour - not least a stunning volley for Liverpool against Galatasaray in the Champions League.

 

He will start for England against Macedonia tomorrow having scored the winner in Skopje a month ago.

 

And Sheringham urged those who are still uncertain to look beyond the style and appreciate the substance - just as they did with Waddle.

 

"Peter Crouch is a fantastic player. The only problem with him is that he looks ungainly," Sheringham told PA Sport.

 

"Chris Waddle was also a fantastic player and full-backs couldn't get near him but because he walked a bit ungainly, with hunched shoulders, he didn't look a natural athlete.

 

"But that goal Crouch scored was magic. If Robbie Fowler had scored it it would have been all over the newspapers for weeks.

 

"If Thierry Henry had scored it it would be goal of the season.

 

"But Peter Crouch is beginning to win people over. The fans are looking deeper into it."

 

Sheringham could have been playing alongside Crouch for West Ham if Pardew had not had a £6million offer rejected by Southampton in the summer of 2005.

 

He sees Crouch as being a key figure in a bright future for England.

 

"With Terry Venables back involved and Steve McLaren's knowledge of the players and his coaching I think it is a fantastic pairing," said Sheringham.

 

"They are getting results and I am very optimistic about the future."

 

With Premiership action on hold, Sheringham has enjoyed his break by competing in the 888.com UK Poker Open.

 

The tournament will be televised on Challenge every weeknight from mid-October to mid-November.

 

http://www.walkonlfc.com/news/oct06/peter_crouchtwo.htm

Edited October 7, 2006 by Jezzman

[Guest efcrmagic]

I can't argue with his goalscoring record but he is just awful in the air, so so poor it's unreal.

 

He looks like he's scared of the ball when it comes to his head, he's just gash.

 

But I'm just being bitter as we don't have a goalscorer in our team..................

[CarraLegend]

But I'm just being bitter

 

That got boring the 1st time you used it, 100s of times later it's still boring and makes you look a complete prick.

[Guest efcrmagic]

That got boring the 1st time you used it, 100s of times later it's still boring and makes you look a complete prick.

 

You weren't here the first time I used it.

[CarraLegend]

You weren't here the first time I used it.

 

And then that sums up how sad you are. Well done.

[Guest efcrmagic]

I got past the stage of caring a while ago.

[Guest The Defender]

I got past the stage of caring a while ago.

 

then why post here...

[CarraLegend]

then why post here...

 

Being an Everton fan (If you can call it that) is about Liverpool losing rather than Everton winning.

 

Success for Everton = Us not winning something in a season

[DazzlaJ]

To be fair his heading, I think, is quite poor. If he worked on that I would think he would score at least 20% more goals.