*Official* English Football Season 2022/23

[Furball]

Remember when they more or less solved it completely at the World Cup and the FA were just like nah.

Should lose possession if you're wasting time putting the ball back into play IMO

 

[manisha bhati]

If we talk about football then the name of most 2 players comes to mind.
1) LIONEL Messi
2) Cristiano Ronaldo

 

[sledger]

Nah I tend to think of Mikael Silvestre.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Darius Vassell and Chris Woakes for me.

 

[Pothas]

Stephen Hunt and Leon Legge

 

[GIMH]

James Norwood, twice

 

[Aidan11]

Denis Compton and Ian Botham

 

[andruid]

Stan 'The Man' Van Gundy

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Chris Greenacre

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Oh, and Marco Boogers.

 

[Himannv]

Titus Bramble, and not in a good way.

 

[Molehill]

Seeing the City fans applauding the Enciso goal at Brighton last night (almost before it went in in one case) made me think of times you've done likewise for an opposition goal. One that always sticks in my mind was Ronaldo smashing a 25 yarder in with his left foot at Fratton Park off the underside of the bar. You just had to clap and say "too good".

 

[Uppercut]

Seeing the City fans applauding the Enciso goal at Brighton last night (almost before it went in in one case) made me think of times you've done likewise for an opposition goal. One that always sticks in my mind was Ronaldo smashing a 25 yarder in with his left foot at Fratton Park off the underside of the bar. You just had to clap and say "too good".

Best example is surely Barry Davies’ ‘you have to say that’s magnificent’.

 

[Molehill]

Best example is surely Barry Davies’ ‘you have to say that’s magnificent’.

Well you would if he hadn't just been a cheating little **** for the first goal. Can't say I shared Barry's feelings at that precise moment in time.

Ironic that Davies is also remembered for a piece of commentary that is almost the complete opposite......."where were the Germans, and frankly, who cares?".

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

If we talk about football then the name of most 2 players comes to mind.
1) LIONEL Messi
2) Cristiano Ronaldo

Ali Bernarbia
Eyal Berkovic

 

[GIMH]

Well you would if he hadn't just been a cheating little **** for the first goal. Can't say I shared Barry's feelings at that precise moment in time.

I think that’s the point of the ‘well you have to say…’ though

 

[Uppercut]

The real irony is that it's an ATG bit of commentary that wasn't even the best commentary on that goal.

 

[Himannv]

Seeing the City fans applauding the Enciso goal at Brighton last night (almost before it went in in one case) made me think of times you've done likewise for an opposition goal. One that always sticks in my mind was Ronaldo smashing a 25 yarder in with his left foot at Fratton Park off the underside of the bar. You just had to clap and say "too good".

This one was amazing:

That touch with his head to take it out of the path of the defender was sublime. I wouldn't necessarily limit it to this specific moment but his pace was just incredible and he was racing past us for most of the match. The Ballon D'Or he received that year was well-deserved.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I'm sure most of us have seen this with the Dutch commentary, but the Argentinian one doesn't sound grudging.

But I no speako Spaniardo, so the comm could be wishing his children cancer for all I know:

 

[Uppercut]

I'm sure most of us have seen this with the Dutch commentary, but the Argentinian one doesn't sound grudging.

But I no speako Spaniardo, so the comm could be wishing his children cancer for all I know:

Is it possible for a goal to age well? I feel like this one looks better and better every time I see it again. Techniques are light years ahead of where they were 25 years ago and the touch is still jaw-dropping.