England legend said Sunderland star was the best he’d seen and as good as Owen and Figo

Sunderland have had some of the Premier league‘S Most Iconic Strikers Down The Years, But One Man in Particular has been praised as one of the best talent of his era.

No one at the Stadium of Light Will Forget the Name Tommy Watson in a Hurry Regardless of How Move to Brighton Pans Out, but the Dust Settles on a Memorable Campaign and that Stunning Late Win At West, The Black Cats Must Now Turn their attentions to Building A Squad Capable of Surviving Football’s Toughest Task.

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Regis Le Bris’ Side Were The Lowest Scorers in the Championship’s Top Six, With 58 Goals to Their Name in 46 Games, As Wilson Isidor (13) and Eliezer Mayenda (10) Were Their Only Players to Score More Than Five League Goals.

And it’s fair to say this is club who have lived off the backs of great number nines down the years, with the likes of jermain defoe, kevin phillips and niall quinn all thriving on wearside.

Many of the Club’s Most Iconic Moments Have Come from their front men, from Darren bent’s Famous ‘Beach Ball Goal’ Against Liverpool to Fabio Borini’s Incredible Late Stour to Sink Alan Pardew’s Newcastle.

But While No One Comes Close to “Super Kev” Phillips from A Statistical Standpoint, FEW WOULD ARGUE THAT DEFOE IS Right Up There AlongSide Him As One of the Most Talented Players to Ever Put On The Red and White Shirt, and England Legend David Platt Revealed He may beter than That.

Platt: Defoe was as good as Michael Owen and Luis Figo

Speaking about His Time As Defoe’s Manager in the England Under-21 Set-up, Platt, Who Earned 62 Caps for the Three Lions Himself, Once Revealed a 19 Year-Ong Defoe was one of the greatest talents he had ever seen.

Defoe scored 163 Premier League Goals in Total, Placing Him Inside The Division’s Top Ten and Behind Only Six Other Englishmen – Alan Sheare, Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney, Andrew Cole, Frank Lampard and Robbie Fowler.

While His Lonest Spell in England’s Top Flight Came With Tottenham Hotspur, Some of His Most iconic Moments Were Produced in a Sounderland Shirt, Most Notaly that Stunning Strike Against Newcastle at the Stadium of Light, and Fans Will Also Never Forget Lowery.

Defoe’s love for the club hasn’t waned eith, as the 42 year-over was spotted at we online celebracting their promotion, also Praising Le Bris for the Impactful substitutions Of Patrick Roberts and Watson: “We Spoke before the Manager Not Panicking, and the substitution, Patrick Roberts Came on and done His Thing.”

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He could be perfect for regis the break.

It’s hard to imagine the likes of isidor and Mayenda will be able to replicate the Englishman’s Stunning Influence in the North East, but the Young Spaniard’s Equalizing Goal Against Sheffield United was certainly a good start.