I'm not sure if you're serious? Come back when you've scored a free-kick from 50 yards out and I'll take your opinion seriously
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I would argue that the technique and accuracy of free-kick takers these days has gone up. It all depends on the distance really - if you're 40 yards out then how many players are going to curl it precisely into the top corner? Very difficult. Ronaldinho himself said that he used to place the valve in a particular manner so he could get the right amount of swerve.
lol all he's done is leather it straight down the middle and it swerved loads to go in. Not sure how you can get so excited over it.
p.s. have you ever scored one from 50 yards? I doubt it, so should I not take your opinion seriously?
The problem I have with that approach is the skill and technique is all on the training pitch. Repeated experiments with placement and subtle alterations. Very impressive and laudable, but more rote and machine like.
But there was a sense of artistry in the floated curler. A player judging at that moment in time how best to place the shot. The placed free-kick is the free jazz of football.
And hopefully that is the most wanky thing I will say today.
I think y'all missed one.
But I'm not the one that's disputing the goals quality. As if he's just 'leathered it down the middle', do you not think that Hamburg would have opted for a cross/pass from that distance if this guy doesn't have some quality at striking a football? Most likely.
One of the best goals I've ever seen. I honestly think that if Cristiano Ronaldo would have struck that then it would be lauded as one of the goals of the decade
I'm not saying it takes no skill and he obviously has talent to strike a ball like that, but he has literally hit it straight down the middle and hoped for the best.
Ronaldo has scored a few like that though? People get excited for a day or 2 then they are forgotten about.
Fantastic goal to pull out of the bag when your side is 6-0 down
Love love love this free-kick from Gaitan. I haven't seen anything like it, to be honest
I actually watched this live as I went to bed last night. A few of the players in France were quite technically skilled, but young women footballers still need to seriously watch more football if they want to become even better. The decision taking and tactical ignorance is woeful.
Nice goal though.
Take a look at @__Shamel's Tweet:
Two peaches from the same match (Wimbledon v Spurs FA cup QF)
Waddle from an almost impossible angle & an amazing free kick from Hoddle in an age when the ball stayed true.
Waddle from an almost impossible angle & an amazing free kick from Hoddle in an age when the ball stayed true.
Check out Pritchard's two goals for Norwich v Brighton. Very close to beautiful.