{"id":102875,"date":"2023-12-21T16:24:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/?p=102875"},"modified":"2023-12-21T16:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T16:24:23","slug":"robbie-fowler-claims-hes-better-than-michael-owen-in-every-aspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitcaliforniacity.com\/soccer\/robbie-fowler-claims-hes-better-than-michael-owen-in-every-aspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Fowler claims he&apos;s &apos;better&apos; than Michael Owen in &apos;EVERY aspect&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler claims he&#8217;s &#8216;better&#8217; than former team-mate Michael Owen in &#8216;EVERY aspect of being a striker&#8217;&#8230; so who do you think was better?<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fowler was a key figure at the time that Owen burst onto the scene in the 1990s\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He left Liverpool originally in 2001 &#8211; the same year Owen won the Ballon d&#8217;Or\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liverpool will be regretful if they don&#8217;t put Arsenal away at home after failing to beat Man United &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has claimed that\u00a0he was better than Michael Owen in &#8216;every aspect of being a striker&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pair are two of Liverpool&#8217;s greatest scorers of the Premier League era, and played together for a number of years in the late 1990s and early 2000s.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fowler was a key figure at Anfield by the time Owen exploded onto the scene, and as team-mates they played alongside each other for four full seasons before the former signed for Leeds in 2001.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Though Fowler scored more Premier League goals for the Reds than Owen, the latter won the Ballon d&#8217;Or in 2001 and also enjoyed more success with England.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on William Hill&#8217;s podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan, Fowler said: &#8216;In all honesty, I&#8217;ve always thought I was better than Michael Owen. He was quicker than me, but in every other element of being a striker, I genuinely think I was better than him. He could say the exact opposite but that is just my opinion and my self-confidence \u2013 I was better in every aspect of being a striker.\u200c<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216557-12890277-image-m-118_1703171515841.jpg\" height=\"567\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Robbie Fowler insists he was better than Michael Owen &#8216;in every aspect of being a striker&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216559-12890277-image-a-119_1703171538390.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fowler and Owen are two of Liverpool&#8217;s best scorers of the Premier League era<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216523-12890277-image-m-121_1703171558338.jpg\" height=\"688\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fowler is more revered by Liverpool fans but Owen took the international exploits<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=P_ALhJ-uH3Y%3Frel%3D0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Michael wasn&#8217;t the best player at Liverpool when I played, but I remember him coming through at the club and you could see that he was different class.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At the time I was upset not to be playing as much as him for England, but I didn&#8217;t want Michael to fail or play badly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of course, I wanted to play, but I didn&#8217;t want him to not succeed. I think Michael just thought more of England than he did of his club, whereas I thought more of Liverpool than England.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>During their four seasons together, Fowler scored 51 goals in all competitions, while Owen netted 72.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fowler scored 183 goals in 369 appearances across his two spells at the club while Owen scored 158 in 297. Fowler scored at a rate of 0.50 goals every match, compared to Owen&#8217;s 0.53.<\/p>\n<p>Owen never netted more than 19 Premier League goals in a season or 28 in all competitions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fowler&#8217;s best was in 1995-96 where he scored 28 goals in the league and 36 across all competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They have a similar trophy haul due to Liverpool&#8217;s struggles during that time period.<\/p>\n<p>Both players were there during their Treble winning 2000-01 season where they won the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Fowler won a further League Cup before Owen arrived, while the latter won the same trophy after Fowler&#8217;s exit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216491-12890277-image-a-122_1703171583946.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fowler insists Owen &#8216;thought more of England than he did of his club&#8217;, whereas he &#8216;thought more of Liverpool than England&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/21\/15\/79216601-12890277-image-a-123_1703171629668.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fowler scored more goals for Liverpool, yet Owen won two Golden Boot awards to his none<\/p>\n<h3>Fowler vs Owen<\/h3>\n<p><span>\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fowler<\/span><\/p>\n<p>183 goals in 369 games<\/p>\n<p>128 Premier League goals<\/p>\n<p>Best season tally of 36 goals in 53 games across all competitions in 1995\/96<\/p>\n<p>PFA Young Player of the Year &#8211; 1995 and 1996\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2 Premier League player of the month awards<\/p>\n<p>Honours &#8211; FA Cup, 2 League Cups, UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>England\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>26 caps and 7 goals<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Liverpool\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Owen\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0158 goals in 297 games<\/p>\n<p>118 Premier League goals<\/p>\n<p>Best season tally of 28 goals across all competitions in both 2001-02 and 02-03<\/p>\n<p>Ballon d&#8217;Or &#8211; 2001<\/p>\n<p>BBC Sports Personality of the Year &#8211; 1998<\/p>\n<p>Premier League Golden Boot &#8211; 1997-1998, 1998-1999\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Premier League Player of the Season and Team of the Season &#8211; 1997- 1998\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Honours &#8211; FA Cup, 2 League Cups, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>England\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a089 caps and 40 goals<\/p>\n<p>FIFA World Cup 1998 Best Young Player<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Also named in FIFA 100 &#8211; Pele&#8217;s list of greatest living footballers in 2004<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Owen was seen as one of England&#8217;s best players at the time scoring 40 goals in 89 appearances. His goal against Argentina at France 98 led to him receiving the BBC&#8217;s Sports Personality of the Year award, while he scored a famous hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Germany.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fowler meanwhile netted seven goals in 26 appearances. However his prime years came at a time when the likes of Alan Shearer, Andy Cole and Teddy Sheringham were also in their prime.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool fans would unanimously give the vote to Fowler who they kindly refer him to as &#8216;God&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>While their relationship with Owen soured after his 2004 move to Real Madrid, before later joining their biggest rivals Manchester United where he won the Premier League title.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12890277\/Liverpool-legend-Robbie-Fowler-claims-hes-better-former-team-mate-Michael-Owen-aspect-striker-think-better.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler claims he&#8217;s &#8216;better&#8217; than former team-mate Michael Owen in &#8216;EVERY aspect of being a striker&#8217;&#8230; so who do you think was better? 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