Source: Daily_Mail
Jamie Redknapp and Andy Townsend: Our top foxes in the box
Following Jermain Defoe's five-star performance in Tottenham's 9-1 demolition job of Wigan on Sunday, Sportsmail columnists Jamie Redknapp and Andy Townsend have picked their top three goal predators of all time...[LNB] JAMIE REDKNAPP:[LNB]IAN RUSHSo alive and alert; he was the master fox in the box, with 229 league goals for Liverpool.[LNB] Enlarge Welsh wizard: Ian Rush scored 229 league goals for Liverpool [LNB]ROBBIE FOWLERA freak of nature - out-jumping 6ft 3in centre halves in the air and scoring with both feet.[LNB]MICHAEL OWENRush and Fowler relied on service into the box; Owen could make goals by running at defenders.[LNB] Enlarge International class: Michael Owen has scored 40 goals for England[LNB]ANDY TOWNSEND:JIMMY GREAVES The ultimate predator, prowling in the box, he scored 220 goals in 331 league games for Spurs. [LNB] The ultimate predator: Jimmy Greaves scored 220 goals for Spurs[LNB]IAN RUSHDeadly in the six-yard area, the Kop idol always had a sense of where the goal was. [LNB]JOHN ALDRIDGEProlific for Oxford. I saw his qualities with Ireland and his 50 Liverpool goals proved his class. [LNB] Irish stout: John Aldridge playing for Liverpool against Everton in the 1989 FA Cup Final [LNB] HAVE YOUR SAY... Who is the greatest ever fox in the box? Jermain Defoe proved just how dangerous he is inside the penalty area with a devastating five-goal spree in Tottenham's 9-1 humiliation of Wigan on Sunday. Harry Redknapp later described Defoe as the best finisher in England but where does he rank among the all-time greats? Let us know your favourite fox in the box from years gone by. TELL US WHAT YOU THINK 21st Century Fox! Five-star Defoe thanks past masters Ferdinand and AllenREVEALED: The football boots that made Jermain Defoe a five goal hero - as he shocked Wigan in pink Man United striker Owen desperate to clinch a first Premier League medalFabio's right to snub Owen - but I'd still take him to World Cup, claims Shearer [LNB] Explore more:People:IAN RUSH, Jimmy Greaves, Michael Owen, Jamie Redknapp, Robbie Fowler, Jermain DefoePlaces:Oxford, Liverpool, Ireland, United Kingdom
