EPL Goal of the Month November

Xavi6 · 10-12-2008 2:21pm #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPvcNmr3xw

Glen Johnson hands down for me. An absolute belter.

1. Glen Johnson
2. Ryan Taylor
3. Robinho

_blank_ · 10-12-2008 2:23pm

Danny Wellbeck tbh.

Best goal I've ever seen.

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 2:27pm

I'm really a fan of the 20 pass move or deftly placed shot for goal of the month rather than the 'hit it as hard as you can' approach. Although Johnson's was a screamer I'm going to go with

1. Ryan Taylor
2. Stephen Ireland
3. Robinho

_blank_ · 10-12-2008 2:28pm

Frisbee wrote: »

2. Stephen Ireland
3. Robinho

lick arse.

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 2:28pm

Frisbee wrote: »

I'm really a fan of the 20 pass move or deftly placed shot for goal of the month rather than the 'hit it as hard as you can' approach.

Galvasean · 10-12-2008 2:36pm

1. Wellbeck (perfect form/strike)
2. Taylor (great awareness and deft touch)
3. Nasri (more for the team build up than the strike itself)

Melion · 10-12-2008 3:31pm

1. Glen Johnson
2. Samir Nasri
3. Robinho

Mitch Connor · 10-12-2008 3:54pm

I think Taylors was lucky. Don't think he was going for the chipped curling lob into the far corner.

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 3:56pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I think Taylors was lucky. Don't think he was going for the chipped curling lob into the far corner.

I can't see what else he was trying...

Jazzy · 10-12-2008 4:15pm

1. Glen Johnson
2. Samir Nasri
3. Danny Wellbeck

Mitch Connor · 10-12-2008 4:23pm

Frisbee wrote: »

I can't see what else he was trying...

to smack the ball at goal, but perhaps he sliced/spooned it a little.

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 4:27pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

to smack the ball at goal, but perhaps he sliced/spooned it a little.

I don't think he was trying to smack it.
Look at the angle he hit it at, there's no way he could have gotten any power on it with the way he is facing and the way the ball is coming at him.
I think he means to just toe poke it over the keeper.

Mr. Incognito · 10-12-2008 4:30pm

Wellbeck. On technique.

Johnson's looked like a miss-hit fluke.

Xavi6 · 10-12-2008 4:34pm

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

Wellbeck. On technique.

Good hit but had acres of space to get it right.

Johnson's looked like a miss-hit fluke.

Fluke? How?! It's not like it was a cross. He did actually mean to volley it at the goal.

Vic Vinegar · 10-12-2008 4:39pm

Wellbeck!

Mr. Incognito · 10-12-2008 4:53pm

Good hit but had acres of space to get it right.

Indeed he did but the simple audacity to try that on his debut! Plus how many top class strikers to you see balooning those shots into the crowd.
Fantastic strike.

He had the space because the game was won and the defenders probably couldn't be bothered closing someone down that was 30 yards from goal.

Mitch Connor · 10-12-2008 4:53pm

Xavi6 wrote: »

Good hit but had acres of space to get it right.

Fluke? How?! It's not like it was a cross. He did actually mean to volley it at the goal.

didn't it kinda roll down his shin?

Nunu · 10-12-2008 5:01pm

Rafaels volley at Arsenal would make my top 3. Exceptionally difficult to execute, on his back foot - perfect tecnique with chest and volley. But, alas it ain't on the shortlist so what you gonna do?

My favourite is Robinhos, absolute class.

Chardee MacDennis · 10-12-2008 5:10pm

1. Robinho
2. Johnson
3. Wellbeck

very close between 1 and 2 though...

Seaneh · 10-12-2008 5:57pm

For pure Technique it's a three way between

Ireland
Robinho
Tayler

For "thats's a cracker" factor it's either

Johnson
Welbeck
Miller

eagle eye · 10-12-2008 6:06pm

1. Wellbeck - Nice one-two and fabulous strike

2. Collison - Great team goal

3. Glen Johnson - Great strike

RasTa · 10-12-2008 6:26pm

Has to be Taylor for me but I did vote Welbeck.

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 6:28pm

RasTa wrote: »

Has to be Taylor for me but I did vote Welbeck.

So you think Taylor's was the best.
But you voted Wellbeck's as the best.

RasTa · 10-12-2008 6:56pm

I voted without looking at them all...

herbieflowers · 10-12-2008 6:58pm

Crikey, there's been some strikes this season!

Royale with Cheese · 10-12-2008 7:36pm

How is Johnson not winning this? It was an amazing goal.

_blank_ · 10-12-2008 7:42pm

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

How is Johnson not winning this? It was an amazing goal.

In fairness, he's tied for first, and if I hadn't voted for Wellbeck just to piss off Xavi, he would be winning.

eirebhoy · 10-12-2008 7:43pm

Seaneh wrote: »

For pure Technique it's a three way between

Tayler

Don't think Taylor really meant to toe poke that in tbh. Obviously he would have lined himself up for a blast at goal but the ball was a bit ahead of him so he just stuck his boot out imo. Could be wrong.

Anyway, Johnston definitely the pick of that bunch imo.

Pepe LeFrits · 10-12-2008 8:02pm

Taylor for me.

eagle eye · 10-12-2008 8:48pm

In all fairness the Wellbeck goal has no luck factor about it. The Glen Johnson one is partly lucky. I'm surprised nobody else like the West Ham goal. For an all around goal its by far the best. Great passing up the left side.

Funnily I see West Ham using the left more and more often since Zola took over. I wonder if its got anything to do with where he played himself?

Frisbee · 10-12-2008 8:53pm

Tbh when I play football I either play up front or in the hole behind the forwards.
And I always like to drift out to the left. It's so much easier to cut inside, open up your body, and place it in the far corner than when your on the right.
Something Thierry Henry always does and look at his goal scoring record!*

Not comparing myself to Henry in any way, shape or form. I just think it's easier to score from the left if your right footed and vice versa.

PHB · 10-12-2008 9:00pm

My thing with the Welbeck goal is that he hit that ball exactly to the top corner, he meant to do that. Johnson had a bit of a take a swing at it and it connected perfectly, so for me, Welbecks was better due to the technique, but I like weird things

I also think Ireland's goal was just fantastic, such a clever finish.

ziggy · 10-12-2008 9:06pm

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