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Post by Kyle Feller on Aug 10, 2009 13:41:47 GMT -5
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Post by huisrealgood on Aug 10, 2009 14:32:46 GMT -5
Sick bend, but goal of the year? Meh. I think there probably is/will be better.
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Post by Kyle Feller on Aug 10, 2009 18:13:33 GMT -5
All of the ingredients are there.
He didn't rev up for the kick.....it basically came right to an unsuspecting LD and he just pounced on in...from a wicked angle....with great quickness.
Very very impressive.
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Post by knaveljm on Aug 10, 2009 19:36:11 GMT -5
Are you kidding me? Goal of the year? The only reason it bent like that was because the defender flicked it with his head. He did nothing to get the ball or create space (he was simply in the right place at the right time on a deflection), he didn't beat any defenders, and the only reason he scored was because the defender caught a piece of the shot. There was no teamwork involved either. All the ingredients? There's hardly any ingredients in this one for Goal of the Year.
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Post by Gabriel Christian Wallis on Aug 10, 2009 23:06:49 GMT -5
check the replay again. the defender didn't touch the ball
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Post by knaveljm on Aug 11, 2009 8:00:13 GMT -5
I watched it over and over. No doubt in my mind the defender caught a piece of the ball. As well, the announcers even make mention of it.
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Post by Gabriel Christian Wallis on Aug 11, 2009 10:42:49 GMT -5
The announcers are horrible. So that should be proof enough, but there is no way the defender touched it. He didn't affect the flight of the ball at all.
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Post by Gabriel Christian Wallis on Aug 11, 2009 10:47:59 GMT -5
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Post by knaveljm on Aug 11, 2009 13:03:12 GMT -5
Watched it again and definitely to me saw a deflection. Even the guy on that site says, "after watching the replay dozens of time, on HD and regular TV, I still don't see obvious and inarguable evidence of a deflection". Sure, he didn't see obvious and inarguable evidence of a deflection, but there's definite evidence of it. To me it's pretty clear. Even watch the goalie in the background. He takes a small step to his right to be in position to make the save and then when it hits the defender, he has to leap out. You're gonna see what you want to see on that but I definitely see a deflection.
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Post by Kyle Feller on Aug 11, 2009 14:26:28 GMT -5
GOAL OF THE YEAR
Just before the ball gets to the defender in question you can see Beckham (who knows a thing or two about wicked bending) raise his hand knowing exactly where the ball is going.
Landon Donovan has been on a tear in recent months....I'm convinced that this guy is crapping confidence right now.
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agconrad
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Post by agconrad on Aug 13, 2009 7:19:26 GMT -5
knaveljm, The goalies small step sideways was not his placement of where he thought he was going to make the save. His small step was simply part of his setup preparation for the save. Classic goalie training teaches you to take a small step forward and sideways in the direction of where you are going to move to make the save. He was simply preparing himself for the dive he knew he was going to have to make.
I'm not saying it did or did not hit the defender, just that the goalies movements were textbook and cannot be used to prove either point.
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Post by Gabriel Christian Wallis on Aug 17, 2009 17:31:42 GMT -5
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