Taking lead from BM's question in the Serie A thread, it would be interesting to get calcio fan's view on who are the top 10 strikers in Serie A... let me ponder a bit before I post my top 10.

Please post your list of top 10 strikers in Serie A in order on this thread for discussion....

It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

It's a bit like asking "what are the best looking women in a gay club"

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Theyre better than anyone Stoke have playing upfront.

The top 10 (or rather 12):

1. Totti
2. Milito
3. Amauri
4. Cassano
5. Eto'o
6. Mutu
7. Miccoli
8. Di Natale
9. Gilardino / Mascara
10. Vucinic / Iaquinta

I can't find space for Quagliarella, Floccari, Ronaldinho, Trezeguat, Pellisier, Del Piero, Rocchi, Pandev etc coz I have gone with a blend of their best current and previous season's performances. Yeah, I know Amauri is probably higher than he should be (he has had a shite 2009) but I do rate him highly.

Emerging talent (25 & Under) top 10 (11ish?):
1. Pato
2. Jovetic
3. Zarate
4. Balotelli
5. Lavezzi
6. Cavani
7. Pazzini
8. Sanchez
9. Palladino
10. Barretto / Bojinov

Again, couldn't find a place for Osvaldo, Lanzafame, Nene, Paloschi, Biabiany, Acquafresca, Morimoto, etc...

Its tough.... strikers is the toughest area to choose from in Serie A these days. I am sure I missed out some, and will change my mind soon.

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

There are hell lot of strikers (both experienced and emerging) in Serie A. It's very difficult for me to pick top 10.

And you didnt even mention the guy that had 25 goals last season out of the THIRTY EIGHT names you mentioned. Mental.

I'll do a list when I've got a bit of free time at work or when I get back home.

Black Magic wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Theyre better than anyone Stoke have playing upfront.

Better than Tuncay?

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Theyre better than anyone Stoke have playing upfront.

Better than Tuncay?

Tuncay isn't really 'playing' though is he mate? Has he started a game this season?

Yes, Tuncay slipped my mind

Tuncay is very talented. but some of it is being wasted by Tony fucking Pulis.

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

It's not his fault he has a Clive Woodward wannabe as a coach.

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

They're certainly not Serie B class players. There is such an influx of quality strikers about in the league that they're services arent required by any of the top flight teams - That was the point I was getting at.

I just remembered Cavani and Adailton. There are over 40 good to World Class strikers in Serie A.

Black Magic wrote:And you didnt even mention the guy that had 25 goals last season out of the THIRTY EIGHT names you mentioned. Mental.

I'll do a list when I've got a bit of free time at work or when I get back home.

It tough mate. Di vaio may have scored 24 goals last season, but he is not as good as the 20 names I have mentioned in the first list..... and I can't put him in the emerging talent list either....

there are so many names I didn't mention... its a tough call, woudl love to see yr list.

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

What did Barton do years ago? Apart from poking cigarette butt into someone's eyes...

Laudable Laudrup wrote:What did Barton do years ago? Apart from poking cigarette butt into someone's eyes...

Played football well for a couple of seasons at City. I recognize this is insignificant compared to the glorious achievements of Rolando Bianchi though.

Black Magic wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

They're certainly not Serie B class players. There is such an influx of quality strikers about in the league that they're services arent required by any of the top flight teams - That was the point I was getting at.

I just remembered Cavani and Adailton. There are over 40 good to World Class strikers in Serie A.

Only about 3 or 4 of them are world class though

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

Thats silly, who paid 13m for Barton? Bianchi is currently the top scorer in Serie B, how is Barton doing? You are being a bit harsh on young Bianchi, he had a nightmare for one season at City but he was also played very little that season and it was a new very different league.

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

Di Michele has scored over 100 goals in top flight footy playing as a creative second striker. When he was at Palermo the man could still play, unlike Nicky Butt who was shit by 2003.

'Years ago'? Bianchi banged in 20 in Serie A just 2 years ago.

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

Thats silly, who paid 13m for Barton? Bianchi is currently the top scorer in Serie B, how is Barton doing? You are being a bit harsh on young Bianchi, he had a nightmare for one season at City but he was also played very little.

Does it matter how much Man City spent on him? It's Man City ffs!

I'm not being harsh at all. If i said Kevin Nolan is playing in the championship i'm sure none of you serie A fans would be that impressed, despite how well he's doing. These players aren't big names, it's no surprise to see them drop down a level after a couple of poor seasons.

Black Magic wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

Di Michele has scored over 100 goals in top flight footy playing as a creative second striker. When he was at Palermo the man could still play, unlike Nicky Butt who was shit by 2003.

'Years ago'? Bianchi banged in 20 in Serie A just 2 years ago.

So what you're saying is that Di Michelle is still a good player? That goose we saw flopping around at West Ham last season was an imposter?

Bianchi scored 18 goals in one season, for every other season his stats have been shit. He's got one season wonder written all over him.

There's maybe 9-10 real good strikers in Seria A

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

bluenine wrote:

Kimbo wrote:

Black Magic wrote:It would be very, very difficult I must say. Dare I say it, the Serie A is the most blessed league when it comes to the sheer number of good strikers per team. Di Michelle and Bianchi are the starting strikers for Torino in Serie B FFS!

Is that amazing? They're there because they aren't very good anymore aren't they? It's a bit like saying Nicky Butt is playing in the championship.

Kimbo, just coz the EPL top 4 are better than their Serie A counterparts does not mean that all the talent plays in england.... I agree with BM, Serie A these days has the deepest talent in strikers. Midfielders, its probbaly between La Liga & EPL, defenders is probably EPL.

I didn't say all the talent was in England, just that the names Di Michelle and Bianchi don't impress me.

As for the Nicky butt comparison, Bianchi is 26 yrs old and just a couple of years back City paid 13m for him. How much would 34 yr old Nicky Butt fetch?

Bianchi may not be a top striker, but he is definately too good for second division.

Butt wouldn't fetch anything, he's shit, this is my point. The Butt comparison was more to do with Di Michelle, Bianchi is probably more like Barton, still young but living off things he did years ago.

Di Michele has scored over 100 goals in top flight footy playing as a creative second striker. When he was at Palermo the man could still play, unlike Nicky Butt who was shit by 2003.

'Years ago'? Bianchi banged in 20 in Serie A just 2 years ago.

So what you're saying is that Di Michelle is still a good player? That goose we saw flopping around at West Ham last season was an imposter?

1. DDM was never suited to English Football. He's short, slow and weak.

2. They played him in a position to score goals, where as Di Michele has always been a withdrawn striker there to create.

Bianchi scored 18 goals in one season, for every other season his stats have been shit. He's got one season wonder written all over him

He's top scorer in his league.

Lrd,
EPL have just 7-8 'real good strikers' (Drogba, Anelka, Torres, Rooney, Defoe, Adebayor, Carlton Cole, rvp )

Well maybe a few more but yeah close to that. Santa Cruz crouch pav saha people like this are comparable to Seria A players like Trez amauri quag

Black Magic wrote:
1. DDM was never suited to English Football. He's short, slow and weak.

2. They played him in a position to score goals, where as Di Michele has always been a withdrawn striker there to create.

No short slow and weak players ever succeed in the premiership. It'#s the long ball football innit. To cliches.

He's top scorer in his league.

So is Chopra.