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Crossing - Best Crossers in Football (and Charlton)

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,844
    Johnny Humphrey always seemed to put in a good cross on the run, back in the day.
  • I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY
    I-SAW-POUSO-PLAY Posts: 4,608
    Di Canio
  • Taxi_Lad
    Taxi_Lad Posts: 3,766
    Googled it and found a Top 15 ranking of premier league crossers which brought up a few names not yet mentioned, like Steve Guppy, Morton Gamst Pedersen and David Bentley
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Taxi_Lad said:
    Googled it and found a Top 15 ranking of premier league crossers which brought up a few names not yet mentioned, like Steve Guppy, Morton Gamst Pedersen and David Bentley
    I mentioned Guppy, the other 2 were very good as well.  No one mentioned Stuart Downing yet?

    Remember Liverpool bought him and Jordan Henderson because they were the best left and right footed cross (according to the stats) the season before. 
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    Remember Paul Stewart at Spurs was pretty pin point 
  • jac52
    jac52 Posts: 636
    Chris Brunt 
  • Penfolds Perm
    Penfolds Perm Posts: 550
    Peter Barnes in his pomp at Man City. 
  • jamiebcool
    jamiebcool Posts: 592
    I've always thought the way Lyle Taylor drives balls across the 6yd box is pretty De Bruynesque
  • Blackheathen
    Blackheathen Posts: 6,655
    Chizz said:
    Colin Powell is the stand-out for me
    Quote from Keith Peacock’s 2004 autobiography:

    I rate Colin Powell the best crosser of the ball the club has ever had.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    edited September 2019
    i_b_b_o_r_g said:
    Remember Paul Stewart at Spurs was pretty pin point 
    Hmmm wouldnt be anywhere near my list of Tottenham crossers...

    Anderton
    Ginola
    Hughton
    Ziege

    They're the stand out ones.

    Selected others...

    Beckham.  Kanchelskis.  Limpar.  Giggs.  Matt Taylor.  Bentley.  John Barnes.  Trevor Steven.
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  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    When he wasn't getting arrested or driving into things, Jermaine Pennant could hit a wicked cross.
  • Arkwright
    Arkwright Posts: 51
    John Aston - murdered us in a 1-5 home drubbing by Luton after we had taken the lead - he had had a career before that with Man U so had some pedigree. I can remember those curling crosses from my viewpoint half way up the east terrace. I was actually sick for a week after that game. 
  • O_Andy_Hunt
    O_Andy_Hunt Posts: 44
    Johann Berg Gudmundsson 
  • covered_end_junior
    covered_end_junior Posts: 4,521
    De Bruyne and Alexander-Arnold the best around at the moment imo. 
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,476
    Steve Highway for Liverpool was excellent. For us Colin Powell was consistently good.
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 554
    Forwards: Colin Powell, Len Glover, JB Gudmundsson, John Robinson.

    Full backs: Chris Powell, John Humphrey, Phil Warman (who was originally a winger).
  • robroy
    robroy Posts: 4,425
    Does a Rory Delap thrown cross count? 
  • superclive
    superclive Posts: 1,809
    Mark Robson could cross a ball. 
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,409
    cafctom said:
    David Beckham is as good as it gets for passing/crossing accuracy.

    For Charlton, the best I’ve seen have been Danny Green and Kyel Reid. Both underrated players during their time with us. Thinking it through, we haven’t really had that many wingers where crossing has stood out in recent history

    Danny Green's cross for Yann's header away at MK Dons was exceptional.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Dean Kiely was an impressive crosser. Never played a match without checking spectacles, testicles...
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  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Very recently, Oshilaja shows real promise in the crossing dept.
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    The_President said:
    Very recently, Oshilaja shows real promise in the crossing dept.
    He made me cross the way he got outmuscled at that freaking corner on Saturday  ;)
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    Dugdaleclass said:


    Full backs:  Phil Warman (who was originally a winger).
    Good call.
    Ditto Brian Kinsey
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 554
    And a good call Brian Kinsey. He used to run coaching sessions at my school. Taking corners and crossing the ball were a focus.

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