Is this the craziest goal of all time???
- Thread starter sabremike
- Start date
Duchene2MacKinnon
In the hands of Genius
- Aug 8, 2006
- 45,300
- 9,465
- Oct 3, 2013
- 36,931
- 10,641
I live very close to a USL team and the guys try, but man it is hard to go from watching PL to USL. Like most of the league (that aren’t affiliated) are MLS washouts at best.
The woman’s team here is fantastic though. Those games are a ton of fun.
- Oct 3, 2013
- 36,931
- 10,641
sabremike
Friend To All Giraffes And Lindy Ruff
PeteWorrell
[...]
- Aug 31, 2006
- 4,666
- 1,794
Blender
Registered User
- Dec 2, 2009
- 51,424
- 45,312
Pavel Buchnevich
Drury and Laviolette Must Go
He’s let in worse this season, but he’s 17, so not that unexpected. He has the ability to turn into a good professional goalie.
sabremike
Friend To All Giraffes And Lindy Ruff
The problem is we are talking crazy not spectacular. I was at the match at Giants Stadium where Danny Cepero (The RB keeper) punted the ball from his own end and somehow it ended up bouncing over his opposite numbers head into the back of the net. That's the type of thing I'm looking for.
sabremike
Friend To All Giraffes And Lindy Ruff
Possibly because the Philly team are all teenage academy players instead of a mix of older guys being developed and some kids because of this thing called Covid 19.
Blender
Registered User
- Dec 2, 2009
- 51,424
- 45,312
So you want unintentional goals only? Your OP just asked if what you posted is the "craziest goal of all time" with no criteria.
PeteWorrell
[...]
- Aug 31, 2006
- 4,666
- 1,794
So then explain how that goal is impressive if you admit yourself that the calibre of play is very low? You can find tons of these from lower leagues on YT.
sabremike
Friend To All Giraffes And Lindy Ruff
Yes, I'm completely convinced the scorpion wasn't just dumb luck and was in fact incredible and deliberate skill. Yeah. I have watched the sport at all sorts of pro levels my entire life and have never seen anything like that. And the fact that it happened in the 90th minute to win a game made it even nuttier.
alko
Registered User
Its nice. But there are myriads' of crazy goals in the soccer, you simply cant choose the best one.
sabremike
Friend To All Giraffes And Lindy Ruff
So I saw a gif of a CL Match between RM and Liverpool where this happened but for some reason it wasn't working when I tried to post it.
Pure Wenger ball displayed right there. I wish Giroud was more consistent because he had some shades of brilliance, but he's one of those players where a highlight-reel makes him better than what he actually was.
Blender
Registered User
- Dec 2, 2009
- 51,424
- 45,312
Going to have to disagree with you. Giroud's best ability is not goal scoring and never has been. Sure he has scored goals and has scored some highlight reel ones like this, but people looking at him or criticizing him as if he's supposed to be the main scoring threat has always confused me, as it's not his game.
It's like during the 2018 World Cup when there was a lot of complaining and questioning on this site and elsewhere about why Giroud was playing every game for France as they had better goal scoring options for the striker spot, but they completely missed what role he was playing and why he was the best option there.
I don't know, for us we needed a striker to score goals but he plays more of that Firmino false 9 role where he's a brilliant setup man for wingers and can hold up the play. I agree he's a fantastic #9 playmaker, but there were just so many games that I remember he could've done more on the chances the club made for him that he missed. There's a reason he was nicknamed "Lamppost" by Gooners and that's because he did a lot of nothing in games. I think some of that is unfair, but I also suggest that some of it was justified as well. I still liked him though, he seemed like a great person and conducted some brilliant memorable plays. He's just one of those players where I wish he had like 5% more skill in the finishing department.
Blender
Registered User
- Dec 2, 2009
- 51,424
- 45,312
That's a management problem though, not a Giroud problem. It's not Giroud's fault that he was misused or that Arsenal decided to play Giroud up top but did not go out and sign the other attacking players needed to make that work like it should.
