Tony Cascarino believes Liverpool forward Fernando Torres is the best striker in the world, but on his day Chelsea’s Didier Drogba is simply unstoppable. Cascarino claims the Ivorian is not always mentally right and suggests the striker probably cost his club a Champions League title last year. The Republic of Ireland legend also believes before Manchester United star Wayne Rooney can be considered in the same bracket as the two aforementioned he must score more than 20 goals in a season.
Cascarino told the Times: “When Didier Drogba has got the bit between his teeth he is as good as anyone in the world. But the problem I have with Drogba is that he isn't always mentally right and that has cost Chelsea in the past, in fact his attitude has probably cost them at least one Champions League title.
“Is Drogba as good a finisher as Fernando Torres? No. Does he have more of a physical presence and is he more of a handful for defenders? Yes. But if it came down to a choice between the two, I would take Torres because I could trust him to produce the goods time after time.
“Outside of those two, you look at Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He has started this season sensationally, but we have seen him drift in and out of games in the past and he doesn't have the consistency to threaten Torres and Drogba. Elsewhere, Real Madrid's Karim Benzema is a player who could develop into one of the world's best.
“Wayne Rooney is certainly among the best forwards. He has been moved into a more central role this season after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo but until he scores 20-plus league goals a season, which he hasn't done at Manchester United, he can't be considered alongside Torres and Drogba.”