"That tackle by Moore" - Bobby Meh, more like. Nowhere near as good as people would have you believe.
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Barnes vs Brazil.
Barnes scored much better goals against teams that were actively trying to stop him.
Can I put forward All of Italia 90, except for the first game.
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That goal is still a thing of beauty. As TAB suggests, the beauty is in the passing, movement and anticipation, regardless of what the Italians did or didn't do.
Still on 1970, that Gordon Banks save against Brazil. It's quite astonishing, to be sure, but the "best save ever" shtick is an exaggeration. You see three, four saves like that in the Premier League every season.
For Jah Womble's benefit, I'll mention Geoff Hurst's no-goal hat-trick.
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- Wrexham... ish
- R. + R. McReynold's Travelling Circus, The Jurgen Klopp Farewell Tour XI, Page's Boys
- Ginger Nut
Owen vs Argentina - he beats two men at most; with the speed he had before he fell apart I'd have been more surprised if he hadn't ended up staring Roa down.
And for balance, I'm not the only one who thinks Maradona's second against England is a Butcher OG, am I?
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Eusebio's 1966 Golden Boot: mostly penalties (see also Harry Kane, 2018).
George Best's FA Cup double-hat-trick vs Northampton (1970): a great player scores mainly scuffers on a pudding of a pitch - and it was Northampton.
The 'Match of the Century' (W Germany vs Italy, World Cup semi-final 1970): pretty much a non-event before extra time.
The 1979 FA Cup final: mostly compost for 80 minutes.
Spain 2010: not exciting to watch - and their knockout results read like binary.
Olivier Giroud's 2017 'wondergoal': complete fluke.
Originally posted by G-Man View PostFor Jah Womble's benefit, I'll mention Geoff Hurst's no-goal hat-trick.
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- Oct 2011
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- Cambridgeshire
- Ipswich (convert)
- Those chocolate-coated ring-shaped ones you get at Christmas
Zola's goal against Norwich in the 3rd round, January 2002. They showed it again this evening before the draw. Chelsea were already 2-0 up and cruising, at home, against a side a division below them. That goal didn't mean much, especially as they lost the final to Arsenal.
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It doesn't help that people are scoring goals like that every week. The West ham 3-1 man utd game earlier this season featured a lee sharpe by west ham, and a Zola by man utd, and herrera basically scored a lee sharpe against southampton at the weekend. We're going to have to give people credit for coming up with stuff.
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Even Maradona against England in 86. It only happened because England's defence was either too nice or completely incompetent. Just one of them had to obstruct him or trip him, accept the yellow card and that would have been the end of it.
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Originally posted by 3 Colours Red View PostAnd it's an own goal.
I love Maradona, but the goal against Belgium was better, the England one was poor defending (no tactical yellow) and an own/shared goal.
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Originally posted by jwdd27 View PostI'm with you 3CR. I must have seen it a hundred times, and I'm convinced most of the power in the shot came from Butcher, either kicking it himself, or at the same time as Maradona, or kicking Maradona's foot on to the ball.
I love Maradona, but the goal against Belgium was better, the England one was poor defending (no tactical yellow) and an own/shared goal.
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