The difference with Villa and those other big fish/small pond strikers you talk about is, Villa has won numerous titles at Club & International Level, whilst making significant contributions.
I agree that Villa is NOT "World Class" anymore. World Class (strikers), to me, is: Messi, Ronaldo (Brazil), Van Basten. These guys are UNDISPUTABLY World Class. The term is banded about waayy too often for my liking.
I have also said that ANY striker who goes a 11 games without scoring cannot be considered world class, so that also rules out RVP.
However Villa plays predominately on the wing, which is not his natural position, so it would be harsh to judge him with the same criteria.
And you cannot compare Villa to that
stain Defoe. You are undermining your argument when you state that.