Emile Heskey

The big man at Liverpool. Powerhouse and very pacey, no question about it. When we played Roma in our treble winning season he was awesome. In their stadium he was sandwiched between 2 players and they just bounced off him! As far as I am concerned he is a class player. The amount of times you see him in our box and then supporting Michael Owen in the same move is countless. He does all the dirty work yet Michael Owen's goals are what are praised- not Emile's hard working abilities. But why did we buy him? As being a top goalscorer or being the man who does the grafting to enable goals for the marksman (Diouf or Owen)? Well when we did get him we had ...

Emile Heskey is the most under-rated premiership striker today. Many criticise his ability, looking on his weak points. But few look at what he actualy does for Liverpool and England. Heskey is a versitile player who can play centre forward, and down both wings effectively. His physical presence is fightening and he ruffles up some of the worlds best defenders, allowing his strike partners to capitalise. His goalscoring record is not very good, but Heskey always gives 100% everytime. His workrate is phenomanal and his pace and power is electric. He has made countless assists and is a good team player. So in my opinion Heskey should be given ...

Emile Heskey is the latest in a long line of potentially great players that is seemingly willing to let their talent pass by. As with other players in the past, most notably Stan Collymore, Heskey has immense ability but he seems reluctant to use it. When he was at Leicester it looked like he was going to be a huge star, one of the greats. A forward with power and pace and a fantastic finisher, he had superb potential. Then he went to Liverpool it looked like he would develop further, benefiting from playing in one of the top teams in England. After making a great start at his new club he now seems to be standing still. He has become a frustrating ...