Greatest goals - from a skill perspective

Jimbob1977

Just wondering what people think is the best goal ever from a technical perspective.

It doesn't have to be an important goal to win a World Cup or League Title

I've always loved Trevor Sinclair's QPR goal from the FA Cup twenty years ago. To execute a 20 yard bicycle kick from a lofted ball is sensational.

Other favourites include Marco van Basten against the USSR and Maradona's mazy dribble against England.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MomkYgXPudw

HalloweenJack

Benteke's goal against Man U last year was something special, great technqiue. Unfortuntaely for him it was overshadowed by Martial's debut and Liverpool losing.

Eye on the ball the whole way through. Just look at the power he gets into that shot, he had to generate that himself, the ball was just floating aimlessly over and then there's getting the shot on target, though reckon DDG could've done better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z25eFfvdgLg

Dirty Dingus McGee

Tony Yeboah v Liverpool.

The ball doesn't land perfectly for him and he still manages to keep the ball down and not balloon it which takes great control.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK2aU9m4nW8

Ibrahimovic v England was a good recent one

Hammer Archer

Everyone always mentions Sinclair's goal for QPR but his bicycle kick for West Ham never gets mentioned. Corner to Cole who flicks it up and volleys the cross into Sinclair who does the rest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxe_fWXK5Cs

hadepsx

Henry's goal vs united.where he flicked it up with his back to goal.quick turn and fires it past bartez (sp) into top corner. Another is a young Rooney arguing with the ref as corner is being taken.stops. turns. Volleys the ball into left top corner from outside box. Great technique on both goals. Torres and Suarez had/have some beauties too.

Burial.

There can only be one

Dirty Dingus McGee

Alan Shearers goal v Everton is a great goal but for skill this one v Villa is better, the way he calmly cushions the ball with the side of his foot is great skill.The one against Everton sat perfectly for him and he just had to hit through the ball this one takes a bit more skill in my opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCwEmaIFnAQ

GLaDOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IicmCu47pMo

bucketybuck

The answer is Bergkamp.

Jimbob1977

GLaDOS wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IicmCu47pMo

Forgot about that one!

Glorious. Spins onto his own through ball

Burial.

Van Persie has had his fair share of corkers but this one is his best one to me:

razorblunt

I loved Vokes' header for Wales at the Euros, no real pace on the cross and directed it away from the keeper into the only area the keeper couldn't touch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg7JgNy4YKk

Brunooooooooooooooooooo Pereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

rockatansky

Bergkamp probably gets it, however an honourable metion should be given to Matt Le Tissier!

Difficult to call which one however I've always loved his goal against Blackburn.

GreNoLi

Zizou vs leverkusen at Hampden Park.

raze_them_all_

Di canios scissors type kick again Wimbledon i think was pretty epic, from the angle he was, where he put it and the utter thumping he gave it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq2IRQl3Nr8

SEPT 23 1989

Skylinehead

World Cup quarter final, kills a 70 yard ball dead with his first touch, takes out one of the finest defenders in the game at the time with his second, scores the stoppage time winner with his third.

Not as important a match, but I just love the audacity of goals like that. Give me one of those any day instead of a 40 yard thumper, this sort of thing takes real skill. There's an element of luck in most long range goals.

inforfun

Since all the usual "suspects" have been posted already. This one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V2sduyz-dk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsbLjpAhiS0

A move straight from the streets of Rotterdam-Kralingen.

Ulysses Gaze

Zlatan for Ajax. Love the non-reaction from Van der Vaart in the stands as the two were having a falling out at the time.

Elmanders goal for Bolton against Wolves was special too. Only thing he did for them really.

Batigol for Fiorentina at Old Trafford.

Berbatov bicycle kick v Liverpool

Scholes with one of his best ever against Villa

justshane

https://youtu.be/0Egm8jnhKs8

Ibra goal for Ajax.

Ulysses Gaze

Burial. wrote: »

There can only be one

He scored all three in that game to qualify Barca for the Champions League. But that was just an amazing goal.

They were in some mess back then as well. Talented side but run poorly from top to bottom.

jester77

This is one of my fave, meaningless game, but the take down, control and finish :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NryZDUog2Y

Ulysses Gaze

Messi v Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey Final

Ronaldo v Compostela. Bobby Robsons' reaction is priceless!

Messi v Getafe

Totti v Inter

^Tottis goal

gosplan

jester77 wrote: »

This is one of my fave, meaningless game, but the take down, control and finish :eek:

Was going to post that. Can't remember anyone ever curling a volley around the keeper like that. Astounding finish.

Hercule Poirot

A one season wonder for Spurs but this was some goal....

https://youtu.be/fl9WC9Le70A

Can't embed the video for some reason

gosplan

Thread needs Baggio.

I'd argue that this first touch is possibly the most difficult thing ever executed on a football pitch.

Ball coming over your shoulder, just the keeper to beat. Practically every mortal non-pony-tailed football player just tries to put their boot through it there and a hige amount of the time it just comes back off Van Der Sar because his positioning was fine. But you'd be praising them just for connecting with it.

Baggio sees the ball coming over his shoulder, sees VDS and sees the space and he not only controls it but controls it with a flick of the toes that takes it around the keeper so he can finish into an empty net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owN0W1c90zw

kfallon

Suarez goal v Newcastle was a thing of sublime beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcF2gk2pnUI

And I've always loved this Del Piero goal v Fiorentina, it was his breakthrough season, I think they were 2-0 down at half time and came back to win 3-2 with this as the late winner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65gBDHOE6cg

8-10

My Top 5 outside of the EPL

5. Roberto Carlos v France - nobody struck a freekick like this before him and now they all do it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdL7EDKr_rk

4. van Basten v USSR - iconic, unbelievable skill worthy of winning a championship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFMbqgTGhB4

3. Shevchenko v Juventus - I love this goal purely because of the postage-stamp positioning of it and the fact that it had to be perfect to beat the best goalkeeper in the world at a time - what a hit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gprcg0jUdU

2. Ibrahimovic v Italy - was mesmorised when this happened, again the perfect placement from the master of the flying backheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nc2HxLeM74

1. Steve Marlet v Lens - you think di Canio's was good? This is the best volley I've ever seen, talk about catching a ball well....!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVprZ2lOcHQ

Skylinehead

gosplan wrote: »

Thread needs Baggio.

I'd argue that this first touch is possibly the most difficult thing ever executed on a football pitch.

Ball coming over your shoulder, just the keeper to beat. Practically every mortal non-pony-tailed football player just tries to put their boot through it there and a hige amount of the time it just comes back off Van Der Sar because his positioning was fine. But you'd be praising them just for connecting with it.

Baggio sees the ball coming over his shoulder, sees VDS and sees the space and he not only controls it but controls it with a flick of the toes that takes it around the keeper so he can finish into an empty net.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owN0W1c90zw

One of my favourite goals. He's 34 or 35 by that point too, great technique.

And if I'm not mistaken that's a rather young Andrea Pirlo passing that ball to him.

Liking this Monday thread...

Father still goes on about Van Basten being one of the best he ever watched live.
Picked out this.
To take this one on the Volley was a thing of beauty

*Edit* 8-10 pipped me to it

kfallon

Van Basten was fantastic, such a pity he had to retire prematurely!

Manuel Neuer getting caught out by Stankovic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRQRyrg7Xxw

Maicon v Juve

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsCbXu5it6Y

SEPT 23 1989

inforfun

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Liking this Monday thread...

Mostly makes me nostalgic... There was a time i was watching matches in the Feyenoord stadium and Gullit, Van Basten, Rijkaard, Koeman and a certain Johan Cruijff were on the pitch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG4ost33HSI

Ulysses Gaze

A couple of brilliant goals by Gaizka Mendieta here.

First against Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey

Second against Barca at the Nou Camp.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Medieta was some player when he was with Valencia.

Flint Fredstone

Charlie Austin's goal for QPR v Southampton a couple of seasons ago was pure class. It got overshadowed by Pellè's that came later in the game but the take and finish were sublime.
Can't find a decent video of it anywhere.

http://gfycat.com/MistyBlissfulHarborporpoise#?format=gif

8-10

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

A couple of brilliant goals by Gaizka Mendieta here.

First against Atletico Madrid in the Copa Del Rey

Remember that one, cracker of a goal. Would remind you of Gazza v Scotland which incidentally could easily be on this list

Lt Dan

Ronnie Whelan's shinner against USSR

Robbie Keane's clumsy looking goal against Germany in 2002

And of course, Ray Houghton in 1994

dfx-

Ulysses Gaze wrote: »

He scored all three in that game to qualify Barca for the Champions League. But that was just an amazing goal.

They were in some mess back then as well. Talented side but run poorly from top to bottom.

That was basically a CL playoff that they had to win or Valencia qualified. The club was bankrupt and the consequences of not winning the game were pretty dark (you can see the reaction in the directors box).

Also: Ronaldinho, a bicycle kick with his standing leg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH_gBJT9bAg

And my favourite Messi goal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HqjbTTFr3Y

Hercule Poirot

Might have been against a poor team but this was quality from Lamela...

Ulysses Gaze

Ronaldinho v Chelsea

enzo roco

Lt Dan wrote: »

Ronnie Whelan's shinner against USSR

Robbie Keane's clumsy looking goal against Germany in 2002

And of course, Ray Houghton in 1994

If youre talking about Ireland. The robbie Keane goal against Holland was a cracker.
Dont know how to put youtube vids on here, I keep making a mess of it

inforfun

enzo roco wrote: »

If youre talking about Ireland. The robbie Keane goal against Holland was a cracker.
Dont know how to put youtube vids on here, I keep making a mess of it

youtube.com/watch?v=7bZAvf5XKG0

If that is what is in the address bar, you only put the part i bolded and "redded" in between the youtube brackets [YOU TUBE][/YOU TUBE]

(had to add a "space" in youtube otherwise it wouldnt show)

8-10

This is the most skillful penalty I've ever seen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lXnoQdEunE

You really need to see the slow motion replay to appreciate what he's done... :eek:

Just looked up this kid (Ezequiel) and he's playing in the Hungarian league these days

marklazarcovic

could put in a few from this chap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uVF74OqZDY

Skylinehead

^ From a skill perspective? Not for me (Clive) - it's a great goal at a great time, but to me all long rangers have a fair amount of luck in them.

lassykk

Skylinehead wrote: »

^ From a skill perspective? Not for me (Clive) - it's a great goal at a great time, but to me all long rangers have a fair amount of luck in them.

I'd have to agree with you. The skills shown by Bergkamp/Cantona in here are the goals I grew up wanting to be able to recreate (and never could!)

Whilst Gerrard was exceptional at long range goals (and others in this thread) I don't think it anywhere near as skillful as some of the other goals as any half decent player on a good day could reproduce a long range cracker.