Top 10 centers in the world football post-70s, who is the real king of the ninth? Are you convinced by these ten people?

We always say that Mero will never have any striker afterwards. But in that era when it was a "counter-field killer", the forward position was not used to "pull the edge and make the ball", but to "scort goals with your life".

Especially the group of centers born in 1970-1980, they were born with the halo of protagonists, engraving the four words "goal machine" into the era.

This is not a nostalgia for youth, but a trace of the aesthetics of the front line. From the arrival of aliens, to the violent aesthetics of the Premier League, to the South American genius and the cold killers of Eastern Europe, this generation of centers is really good at fighting.

Come on - re-reach these ten post-70s centers. They are not internet celebrities, they don’t play with memes, they only speak with their feet.

【1】Ronaldo: Football starts with him "anti-physics"

If you have seen him riding alone in 1998, how can you bear to say that modern players are faster? Ronaldo is not a "traditional center", he is an evolutionary version of the artistic thug, with delicate fake moves in the rampage. He is not a player who relies on the system, he is a system.

Don't look at him winning two World Cup championships, what is really shocking is the despair of five opponents jumping to defend once he gets the ball. He was one of the most expensive players in the world in the late 1990s, but he made the transfer market cheap. If there were no injuries, we would probably call him "the strongest ever".

[2] Thierry Henry: Starting from the wing, the penalty area is the gods

. Henry did play center in Monaco and Juventus in the early days. His breakthrough was like a cheetah raid, his pace was so light that it didn't look like a forward, but when he shot hard, he had to hide even the stands. His elegance and killing coexist, and he wrote his own myth in the Premier League.

Two European Golden Boots and two major competition champions, he expanded the definition of "No. 9" into a playing aesthetic. You could say he's like a winger, but he's essentially a smarter center.

[3] Shevchenko: Cold-faced killer, Eastern European lone wolf

He does not need fancy moves, he can penetrate the opponent's soul with just one touch or one kick. Sheva is the pinnacle of the efficiency faction. He brought AC Milan back to the top of the Champions League and made Ukraine a regular on the world football landscape.

There are no redundant actions, only accurate strikes. He has enough goals in the Champions League, Serie A and national teams to prove that he is not a short-term shooting star. That Golden Globe Award is not a reward, but an identification.

[4] Christian Vieri: Do you think you can withstand him?

No one wants to fight Vieri. He is not just crushing by his body, but the kind of striker who you are already by his side, but he can still force you to turn around and shoot. His goals may not be gorgeous, but they are just effective.

Vieri is a "fear-type forward". You defend him for 30 minutes and a mistake can make him kick you into the bench. 9 goals in the World Cup are his hardest testimony on the big stage.

【5】Van Nistruei: The most perfect "solutioner in front of the door"

Don't underestimate the "eating cake in front of the door". Fanny is one of the most exquisite centers in football history. He can always appear in the blind spots of the defense line and kill him with one blow that the goalkeeper expected.

Some people say that he "can only eat cakes", but being able to eat cakes every game means that you have unlimited bread. He is one of the scoring champions of Real Madrid and Manchester United. He does not rely on long shots or fanfare, but all depends on instinct. He is the "ghost" in the penalty area.

[6] Drogba: Africa's hardest man

Without Drogba, there would be no Blue Bridge Miracle in 2012. He is not a skilled or a speed type, but he is the kind of player who plays football by faith. The forward who scores all-round goals in the key battles is the team's most terrifying stabilization needle.

He relies on his body to make a living, but never reckless. He told us with his actions: the center can be rough, but it must be reliable. Every time he turned and volleyed, it was a battle.

[7] Raul: You can enter the top ten in the world without relying on your body

If there are all "steel centers" in front, then Raul is a technical assassin. He doesn't hit people or carry people, but he can always succeed. He is not tall or fast, but he firmly occupied Real Madrid's No. 9 position for 10 years.

Rauer's goals are mostly the finish line of smooth cooperation, but he always ranks at the core of the team. He is not as dazzling as Ronaldo, but he is extremely stable.

[8] Alan Shearer: England's last hard-core center

The record of the Premier League's No. 1 scorer is not for nothing. Alan Shearer's goal is simple and rough: starting a kick means shooting, and starting a jump means heading the ball. He is the kind of striker who directly confuses the opponent's goalkeeper with one shot.

He does not transfer or hype, so he scores steadily in Newcastle and Blackburn. He is the last monument to the British center.

[9] Crespo: South America's elegant point-grabbing master

He is not as violent as Barty, nor is he as elegant as Messi, but he is a hunter who "the less you pay attention to me, the more I can score goals." He has no fancy style, but he always finishes the end at a critical moment.

He has left a record of strong goals in Argentina, Serie A and Champions League. He is the one you turned around and realized that you kept killing you.

【10】Luca Tony: The belated giant

Tony is a typical representative of the older he gets more and more fragrant. He won the European Golden Boot at the age of 30, but in the following years, he dominated the Bundesliga and Serie A respectively. He is the ultimate expression of an Italian center: grabbing points, fulcrum, heading, efficiency, everything is top-notch.

He is not a precocious genius, but he is the kind of convincing tough guy. In the 2006 World Cup, he was the fortress in front of the Blues, and later played classic seasons in Bayern, Verona and Fiorentina.

In general, have you found that there are no so-called "system players" among these ten people, they are all "system-building people". This is an era that truly belongs to the center, an era that "talks by scoring goals".

Now the No. 9 position has to be able to do ball, retrace, and support the wing... But at that time, the center only needed one task: send the ball into the net.

These ten people represent the last golden generation of forwards with "killers" as their core value. Their goals are the essence of football. Their existence is the youth of fans.

Then the question is: Who is the "strongest center" in your heart? Welcome to the comment section to start the war, and we use memories to decide the outcome!