As we're unlikely to see terraces again at football, this is the virtual equivalent where you can chat to your hearts content about all football matters and, obviously, Arsenal in particular. This forum encourages all Gooners to visit and contribute so please keep it respectful, clean and topical.
It was a good team move and Giroud worked his little legs off to catch up with play, so fair play to him and the team. Sadly, he did fuck all for the rest of the game.
DB10GOONER wrote:It is a fantastic goal but SlyNews and SlySports are going OTT on it, asking "is it the greatest ever PL goal?". For me it ain't.
It's brilliant but nowhere near DB10 against the Toon.
And Mickymackyterry at Manure must be a bit peeved as his scorpion kick goal didn't get as much hype - but then his wasn't as good!
Abso-fucking-lutely There will NEVER be a goal as good as DB10's goal against the geordies - it really, really maddens me that Bergkamp's goal has never received the acclaim that it deserved
Lovely goal but in all honesty it was a bloody fluke which has been ridiculously sensationalised by a shallow media, along with desperate Gooners who like to go ott for any bit of quality Arsenal can produce these days.
Blood_Gooner wrote:Lovely goal but in all honesty it was a bloody fluke which has been ridiculously sensationalised by a shallow media, along with desperate Gooners who like to go ott for any bit of quality Arsenal can produce these days.
Yeah reminds me of something you'd see on a You've Been Framed video where a toddler stumbles onto a skateboard and into the path of a ball which rebounds off their head and up into a basketball net. Or something like that ...
Harry Hill could do a good commentary on it.
In all seriousness I think it was a brilliant piece of improvisation from Giroud. He should be praised and it should be enjoyed ... but lets leave it at that and not go overboard about it.
Giroud admitted there was "maximum luck" but any goal like that will require luck ! The fact he had the presence of mind to react so quickly is what makes it a truly great goal!
It doesn't come near bergkamps goal or at least half a dozen scored by both db and th ! But still a great goal borne out of determination that unfortunately the same player too often doesn't show!
Goal of the season?? I hope so!