The article discusses the current state of English football, specifically the lack of quality strikers. Former England international and striker Alan Shearer agrees with his old strike partner Chris Sutton that the situation is "incomparable" to the 1990s, when they were playing for Blackburn Rovers.
Shearer notes that while modern-day wide forwards like Harry Kane are scoring more goals than ever before, there is a lack of quality strikers who can lead the line. He also mentions that Owen would not be considered as a striker if he emerged now due to his ability to play on the left and create chances for himself.
Sutton adds that playing with two strikers is not an option for England manager Gareth Southgate this week, at least not in the way that Shearer and Sutton did it during their time together. However, Sutton believes that if you're a half-decent striker, you would have a good chance of going to the World Cup.
The article concludes by highlighting the lack of depth of quality strikers in English football, which is a concern for fans and managers alike.
Shearer notes that while modern-day wide forwards like Harry Kane are scoring more goals than ever before, there is a lack of quality strikers who can lead the line. He also mentions that Owen would not be considered as a striker if he emerged now due to his ability to play on the left and create chances for himself.
Sutton adds that playing with two strikers is not an option for England manager Gareth Southgate this week, at least not in the way that Shearer and Sutton did it during their time together. However, Sutton believes that if you're a half-decent striker, you would have a good chance of going to the World Cup.
The article concludes by highlighting the lack of depth of quality strikers in English football, which is a concern for fans and managers alike.
they're just bitter because their careers ended ages ago 
and Kane is doing just fine on his own, don't need some other striker to create chances for him, he's good enough 
️ and yeah, Owen would prob still be a top striker but not in today's system, maybe more as a winger but that doesn't mean England can't make it work 
we've got a solid squad, I'm not worried about the World Cup 
I mean, Shearer and Sutton played together and got results, why can't someone else figure out how to do the same? And what's with all this fuss about Harry Kane being a wide forward now? He's still scoring goals, right? 
The lack of depth in English football is just frustrating for fans like me...
and yeah, harry kane is scoring goals for England but is it really that good when ur team relies on u all the time like southgate's gonna be stuck with 1 decent striker till the end of the world cup lol idk what else to say other than lets get some strikers pls!!! its not like we dont need them, every single match needs a dominant forward who can take control and win games for us... i feel like im screaming into the void rn but seriously, whats going on with english football????
And what's with the "modern" strikers playing out wide and creating chances for themselves? Isn't that just an excuse to say they're not good enough in the box? 
. And what's with all these players who are great at making runs behind the defense but can't actually finish the chances they create? 
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. But is it really that bad? Harry Kane is still putting in the goals, even if he's not leading the line like they used to 
. What's wrong with a good old-fashioned 2-1 formation? It worked for them back in the day, it'll work again! 
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️. We need more depth, more options, and more talent coming through from the academy 
. That's what really matters, not just having some superstar striker who scores goals but doesn't do much else 
... That's not football anymore, bro. We need more leadership up front.
like they're not even tryin' anymore... alan shearer said it all, 90s were a different era, but now it's like "what happened to the art of leadin' the line?" 
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