Nicky Winterwasp
Striker
Aye, there's definitely some rose tinted gleggs when reminiscing about the past, but the game now has become almost robotic. More focus on athletic ability and game management than pure football imho. That may be due to the death of 4 4 2 as a formation and the emphasis that put on traditional strikers, which made for a more exciting spectacle, again, imho.You have to have all that as an absolute minimum. The technique and understanding of tactics is at level beyond what Owen played at. Not surprising when you see how much teams in pretty much all levels spend on them. The comment above about players touchers is laughable. Stick a random game on from the 80s or 90s.