OT: Have you seen Giroud's "scorpion" goal today???

Submitted by superstringer on

Last couple of years, we used to have a lot of threads on "the other football."  Not so much this year, probably b/c we didn't need the distraction.  Nonetheless, as those things go, this is thread-worthy -- one of the most remarkable goals from the back of a heel.  Scored by Arsenal's venerable veteran Olivier Giroud (he's French, so its prounced "zhih-ROO").

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

As some deeper background on England's soccer league this year, it's back to the norm.  While last year was full of drama and ended with the 5000:1 upset win by Leicester, this year the the top 6 slots on the table are occupied by the usual big six teams.  And the gulf between those six to the rest of the pack is not going to be bridged.

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JBE

January 1st, 2017 at 7:53 PM ^

I watched the entire game, and what an outstanding goal. Chelsea is rolling, but I think the race will become closer than it currently is.

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drjaws

January 1st, 2017 at 8:11 PM ^

Yea. Sweet goal. Made up for the missed open net earlier. For some reason many Arsenal fans want to get rid of Giroud. When healthy he's their best scorer.



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turtleboy

January 2nd, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^

You can easily see his impact in close matches. He's really the only player up fron who can get on the end of a cross. Other players are capable of doing it, but he's dominant in the air. When he's off the pitch they basically have to shoot from range, or try and pass through 11 players legs in the box.

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Trump

January 1st, 2017 at 8:15 PM ^

Is that the game where people throw themselves on the ground and hold their leg until the stretcher carries them off?



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ABOUBENADHEM

January 2nd, 2017 at 8:38 AM ^

runs backward. One of the worst new, growing trends in "American" football is the trend towards "flopping" to draw penalties against the other team. I seemed to see more of that this year than ever before. Not good.

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M Go Dead

January 1st, 2017 at 11:25 PM ^

Amazing, but lots of luck there.

Give me 100,000 tries and I would do that once. Give pros 100 tries and they do it once. A millimeter off on his shoe and it just bounces off the crossbar or is low enough for the goalie to get.

 

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