I think the true beauty of Rose’s goal vs. Maicon’s is simple: It was a volley.
You’ll see goals from thirty every once and again. A volley from thirty is unspeakable.
Any football (and yes, I call it football because it happened in Europe. If this play had been in a DC United vs. NY Red Bulls match, I’d call it soccer) player would tell you the right move here is to gain control and work it back into the box. Maicon gained control, and the beauty of his goal was in the footwork. Don’t get me wrong, it was a beautiful goal.
But for the overall shock factor of “Holy s*** did that just happen?” I think Rose nailed one of the best of the year.
And yeah, Hoons… I know it was all over sportscenter yesterday… but I was away from my computer most of the day. Unlike most of you though, I saw it when it happened :)[/quote]
True but I’ve seen that same volley before…Essien did it to Barca. Maicon’s control to set up his volley was immaculate.
[quote=“CharSFNiners, post:19, topic:23079”]I got chewed out for this once before, but honestly pound for pound, soccer players are some of the best if not best athletes in the world.[/quote] The best athletes in Europe, Africa and South America become soccer players, lured by the big money in Europe. It’s becoming true of Asia as well. That’s a huge population base to select out the elite athletes from, so it shouldn’t be surprising that these guys are the best athletes in the world. What I think a lot of non-fans miss is the speed and height at which the game is played at the top-level of competition. The t.v. angle makes it difficult, seeing it live would probably help.
I remember the first time I saw world-class track athletes live after watching them mostly on t.v. Completely different conception of just how fast they are going.
Not even worth saying why you don’t like soccer or hockey…when you try to explain why you don’t like it you literally are just shouting “I know nothing about either of these sports.”
Amazing set of skill Maicon has, but as noted it still wasn’t as great as Rose’s goal. To hit a left-footed shot that perfect from that far away with the ball coming down and toward you with velocity off the keeper’s punch was incredible.
Let’s be serious here, I’m not doubting Danny Rose, but there was a lot of sheer luck involved in that goal. It’s just like Lebron James hitting a halfcourt shot at the buzzer with a guy in his grill. You know it can be done, but you have to get a bit lucky.
But this is why I could never follow Soccer or Hockey…it seems like most scores occur with at least some level of luck. A guy simply kicks the ball hard or hits the puck hard towards the goal and it bounces off or riccochets off of 1 or 2 people then goes in…and the player gets mobbed like he meant to do it.
Don’t get me wrong…lucky shots happen in basketball as well…but 1 or 2 may happen in a game where 40 total shots were made.
In a soccer/hockey game…where games average a 3-2 score…you have instances where a lucky score accounts for 30%, 50% or 100% of the scoring.
The high proportion of “luck” in scoring is what has always been a turn off to me.
Not trying to incite a riot…Just saying.[/quote]
Let’s not get this wrong, this happened in the first 10 minutes of the match, so Arsenal had plenty of opportunities to even the score or go ahead. However, it did change the entire complex of the game. The goal wouldn’t have happened though if Arsenal wouldn’t have gave up a corner. You create opportunities, you get lucky sometimes.[/quote]
Gotcha…and I can agree with that.
But for me personally…it’s still a turn off.
In this case…if it weren’t for a once in a lifetime shot…this game would have ended in a scoreless tie. 100% of the scoring and the entire outcome was determined by a fluke shot that couldn’t be replicated in another 100 tries.
I just can’t get into that. I prefer winning and losing determined by a higher proportion of skillfully executed scoring…not fluke/lucky scoring.
No disrespect to anyone or to the sport. Again…Just my preference when it comes to a sports setting.
Still shouldn’t and doesn’t take away from how amazing the shot was.[/quote]
Some guys have made careers out of lucky once in a lifetime shots. They just keep doing it over and over again.
[quote=“Powerbait, post:32, topic:23079”]Or, you could just not enjoy it.
Hockey is fun in person, but I don’t really care for it on TV. I would rather watch bowling than soccer.[/quote]exactly. I don’t doubt the athleticism of soccer players, I just find it boring. I’ve tried watching it, both on television and in person. I just don’t find it entertaining. If someone else does, that’s’ their right and their preference, just not mine. Doesn’t mean I don’t understand the sport, just that I don’t like it. There are certainly worse things out there than soccer, but there are only a handful of things I’d choose watching a soccer game over.
Three Beautiful Barca goals… one commented by Ray Hudson? You, sir, are my new favorite poster. A+.[/quote]
Ray Hudson, the most biased commentator ever. Yea, he’s hilarious, but damn, the guy is absolutely in love with South American soccer. Oh yea did I mention, he’s not Ronaldo’s biggest fan.
Considered by many to be the best goal of all time. If you don’t understand why that is then you just don’t get the sport.
I was watching this game live and I don’t remember ever having a more “DID THAT JUST F*CKING HAPPEN” feeling in any sporting ever, probably still is true to this day. I hope I live to see another player that controls the midfield with the beauty and grace of Zinedine Zidane. He did that in a Champions League final! Jesus…