{"id":66785,"date":"2022-06-15T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-wilfried-zaha-names-three-top-forwards-in-premier-league-history"},"modified":"2022-06-15T14:24:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:24:47","slug":"epl-wilfried-zaha-names-three-top-forwards-in-premier-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-wilfried-zaha-names-three-top-forwards-in-premier-league-history","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Wilfried Zaha names three top forwards in Premier League history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Crystal Palace forward, Wilfried Zaha, has named his three top forwards in Premier League history.<\/p>\n<p>Zaha has ranked Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, as his three top Premier League forwards of all time.<\/p>\n<p>The Ivory Coast international rated Drogba in third, Ronaldo second, and Henry as the number one forward in his Premier League rankings.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old made these picks in a video released by Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Drogba in third place, Zaha said: \u201cDrogba because he was an iconic player for my country and he was a beast upfront. He was a presence on the pitch and he\u2019s very dangerous. Always felt like he could have done something at any moment on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Ronaldo, he added, \u201cRonaldo is totally different, he\u2019s a machine, his mentality is inspirational because it just shows that if you take care of your body, how far you can go because he\u2019s still playing in the PL which is one of the most difficult leagues in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on Henry, Zaha said, \u201cThierry Henry was someone I looked up to massively. The main thing with him was the confidence he had, he just oozed of confidence like he knew how good he was and nobody could tell him any different. He\u2019s definitely number 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Crystal Palace forward, Wilfried Zaha, has named his three top forwards in Premier League history. Zaha has ranked Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, Manchester United\u2019s Cristiano Ronaldo, and Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, as his three top Premier League forwards of all time. 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