In the world of football, no matter how long you can conserve the balls by making passes, it the goals that determine the winner of every football game and that is the main reason why goal scorers are somehow more popular and famous than their counterparts that play in different positions.
It is of no doubt that the game of football have known many great strikers that could score at least a single goal in every of their games but for sure there is not a striker that can achieve great success without linking up with his fellow team mates especially the other striker.
Football have known many great strike partnerships who have been very successful and and in this article, we are here to rank the best strike partnership in football history.
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Greatest Attacking Partnerships of All Time
Football have known many great strike partnerships who have been very successful and and in this article, we are here to rank the best strike partnership in football history.
Diego Forlan & Sergio Aguero -Atletico Madrid
On of the best strike partnerships in football history that football fans and most especially Atletico Madrid fans will never forget was the Partnership between Forlan and Sergio Aguero. Sergio Aguero joined Atletico Madrid in the year 2006 and one year later, Diego Forlan joined the club too and together they formed one of the best striking duos of all time winning one UEFA Europa League title as well as one UEFA Super Cup title.
In the 2008-2009 season, this duo linked up amazingly together with Aguero netting 17 times in la Liga while Diego Forlan score 32 goals in 33 appearances that he made for Atletico Madrid, thereby winning the European golden shoe.
Ronaldo & Rivaldo- Brazil
One of the best strike partnership in football history that the Brazilian fans will surely never forget was that of Ronaldo and Rivaldo who linked up very well everytime they were in the pitch together. This duo with the number of goals that they scored, they helped Brazil win the 2002 World Cup and Ronaldo scored 8 goals, winning the golden shoe and Rivaldo scoring important goals that helped Brazil qualify for the finals.
Ronaldo and Rivaldo together formed one of the best attacking duos in football history but off the pitch, they were not as good together as they were on the football field.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
The Partnership between Ronaldo and Benzema was one of the best strike partnerships in football history that football lovers have enjoyed as this duo played a total of 9 seasons together at Real Madrid. This pair of strikers scored a total of 642 goals together.
The French international Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in the year 2009 and they played on to establish themselves as one of the best attacking partnership of all times. Ronald and Benzema duo help Real Madrid win numerous titles such as 2 la Liga titles, 2 Copa del Rey,2 Supercopa Espana, 4 UEFA Champions League titles and 3 FIFA Club World Cups.
Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi - Barcelona
Another great striking partnership that graced the football fields was that of the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Uruguayan Luis Suarez. Since Luis Suarez joined Barcelona in the year 2014, he linked up amazingly with Lionel Messi to form one of the best ever football duos in the history of the game.
In the year 2015-2016, Suarez and Lionel Messi scored 100 goals between them , with Suarez scoring 59 of the goals while Messi scored 41. This partnership made Barcelona to be one of the most dangerous team for any of their rivals.
Messi and Suarez link up amazingly both on and off the pitch cause they are good friends and together at Barcelona, they won 4 la Liga titles, 4 Copa del Rey, 2 Supercopa Espana, one UEFA Champions League title, one UEFA Supercup titleas well as one FIFA Club World Cup title from 2014 to 2020.
Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp -Arsenal
Finally we have arrived at the top of this list of the all time Premier League great strike partnerships. Thierry Henry and Dennis Berkamp were are 2 strikers that linked up incredibly anytime that they played together and also bagging up goals for Arsenal in their greatest ever era.
Thierry Henry is of no doubt the greatest player to ever grace in the Premier League and he was a great goalscoring machine, scoring 175 goals in 258 appearances and finished as top goalscorer a record 4 times within that Premier League era.
Dennis Berkamp on his own was one of the most technically gifted players to ever play in the Premier League, constantly demonstrating outstanding flair and ability.
Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea
It might be surprising for some of you guys to see the names of Drogba and Anelka as the entry of this our ranking of the Best Premier League Strike Partnerships. We all know that these players played well individually more than as partners but together they achieved a lot during their run together at Chelsea.
The great African striker Didier Drogba had been the main man for Chelsea within his first 4 seasons at the club also playing alongside some few different strikers. But the attack line of Chelsea took a different dimension when the club signed Nicolas Anelka from Bolton Wanderers for a fee of 15 million pounds in the year 2008 and together with Didier Drogba he formed a great strike partnership.
These two superstars linked up amazingly in many of the games of that they played together, notably against Fulham in the year 2009. Both strikers also achieved successful individual accolades for Chelsea, with Nicolas Anelka finishing top scorer of the 2008-2009 season and Drogba topping the list of the 2009 - 2010 campaign.
Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge -Liverpool
This was somehow also referred to as the second coming of the SAS but this time it was at Anfield in the form of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. These 2 players were 2 amazing individual talent who also linked up greatly, thereby constantly keeping the kopites entertained by delivering epic performances through out the season.
Their most prolific season came in the year 2013-2014 where Liverpool agonisingly missed out on the Premier League title to Manchester City taking, taking the title game down to the last game of the season.
Luis Suarez was banned the first five games of that Premier League but even though that, he still managed to become the to score 31 goals in 33 Premier League games thereby finishing the Premier League top scorer of that season and also wining the PFA player of the month award, becoming the first non European player to achieve this honor.
Daniel Sturridge on his own was also a prolific striker as he scored 21 League goals and this season help propel him as one of Europe's most prolific scorers.
Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke -Manchester United
It is of no doubt that Manchester United is the greatest team of the Premier League of all time with numerous achievements especially under Sir Alex Ferguson where they experienced their most glorious years. It can be noted that within the different teams of Sir Alex Fergusson, they all had one thing in common and this was their strike partnerships.
But when you talk about the greatest Manchester United Strike Partnership there is no other than these 2 simple names, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke. Even before they joined Manchester United, both of them were already great strikers in the Premier League.
When it comes to talking about linking up play, there is no better striking duo on this list than that of Cole and Yorke who both sometimes played telephatic football on the pitch with each always knowing where the his team mate will send the ball.
These 2 players where key factors in the Manchester United's epic treble winning side in the 1998 -1999 season and this will forever go down as one of the best teams and greatest achievements in English football.
Final Thoughts On Best Striker Partnerships In Football History
These strike partnerships brought joy to fans and had a significant impact on their respective clubs' success. They showcased the importance of a strong understanding and telepathy between strikers in unlocking defenses and scoring goals.
Please note that this is just a selection of legendary strike partnerships in the Premier League, and there are many more worth mentioning. The list is subjective and based on their impact, goalscoring records, and overall success.
I hope you found this article interesting! If you have any more questions or need further information, feel free to ask.
Frequently Asked Questions
Best Premier League strike Partnerships?
The Premier League have ben home to some great striking duos as those listed above and according to the above ranking, the best ever Premier League duo is that of Thiery Henry and Dennis Berkhamp.
Top 10 Premier League strike Partnerships?
As the top ten Premier League best Strike partnership of all time. we have ; Thierry Henry and Dennis Berkamp Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka Wayne Rooney and Ruud Van Nistertooy Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore