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red37 wrote:Nonsense...when they do fly in, they're the best goals ever! You play the percentages, when the opportunity arises i dont blame them for having a pop.  Sure, seven out of ten will end up in row M. Two out of ten will finish up parried out the way or blocked...but every now and again there will be one, just one screamer that finds the target like a laser guided missile, making the argument defunct and providing the will to live amongst other virtues...not least much discussion over an ale or three.  Besides the companies that invest millions in advancing the technology that directly affects the trajectory and velocity of the modern football would be out of business if there werent endless cases of the damn things switching violently in flight (which i presume is the intention?) and ending up looking 'sweet' on the telly!  It all adds to the excitement for me....as much as i love to see the likes of Cambiasso's finish via an exquisite 'team' goal for Argentina last summer (which btw i would rate as the greatest ever goal i have personally witnessed) You just cannot beat the satisfaction in seeing a Gerrard scorcher 2 minutes from the end of an FA Cup final...an Alonso 'bomb' from god knows how far out...a Riise rocket...a garcia special!  etc..all great stuff.

Of course, and in all seriousness the point is WHEN to attempt them. In light of that i fully sympathise with the intentions of the thread....But come on, who remembers the tap-ins!

Red Red Tom wrote:

red37 wrote:Nonsense...when they do fly in, they're the best goals ever! You play the percentages, when the opportunity arises i dont blame them for having a pop.  Sure, seven out of ten will end up in row M. Two out of ten will finish up parried out the way or blocked...but every now and again there will be one, just one screamer that finds the target like a laser guided missile, making the argument defunct and providing the will to live amongst other virtues...not least much discussion over an ale or three.  Besides the companies that invest millions in advancing the technology that directly affects the trajectory and velocity of the modern football would be out of business if there werent endless cases of the damn things switching violently in flight (which i presume is the intention?) and ending up looking 'sweet' on the telly!  It all adds to the excitement for me....as much as i love to see the likes of Cambiasso's finish via an exquisite 'team' goal for Argentina last summer (which btw i would rate as the greatest ever goal i have personally witnessed) You just cannot beat the satisfaction in seeing a Gerrard scorcher 2 minutes from the end of an FA Cup final...an Alonso 'bomb' from god knows how far out...a Riise rocket...a garcia special!  etc..all great stuff.

Of course, and in all seriousness the point is WHEN to attempt them. In light of that i fully sympathise with the intentions of the thread....But come on, who remembers the tap-ins!

Great post red.  Last year I noticed (or thought I did) that with Stevie playing on the right he didn't score AS MANY rockets as in previous years - FA cup final notwithstanding.  He got loads more goals, but a lot were from bursting into the box and slotting home, or occationally a rebound.  I'd watch the season review again, but my DVD player is f*cked - maybe somebody who's seen it recently can confirm?  Anyway, my (rather long winded) point is that although players who CAN score these rockets (SG, Xabi, Riise) do score a few belters each year, when they are in a different position  (most of SG's rockets were central) and they end up shooting from closer in they get the rewards amplified.  Just to contradict my post again, Stevie's goal against Middlesborough right before the end of the 2005times season is probably the best goal I've ever personally witnessed - but he scored it from out wide on the right...