For sheer unbridled ecstasy, Marco Tardelli's goal to put Italy 2-0 up against West Germany in the 1982 World Cup Final takes some beating. The eyes popping out of the head and and the mouth gaping open betray a release of energy of spiritual proportions. Tardelli, now assistant manager or the Republic Of Ireland, later spoke of being "in a trance-like state" after the goal which all but confirmed his side's status as world champions. Indeed, here exists a man on the edge of violence. Tardelli is taking off his watch, rolling up his sleeves and telling his wife to go home in this clip. He fancies a bit, and you wouldn't want to get in his way.
Another player to go into a trance was France's Lilian Thuram after his second strike in five minutes against Croatia took his side to the 1998 World Cup Final on home soil. Thuram simply falls to the ground and half strikes a pose before quickly developing a thousand yard stare of the sort associated with heroes of Vietnam war films which stays with him for the rest of the match. Watch Laurent Blanc's fruitless attempt to make contact with him during his trip here. Thuram is gone. Elsewhere. And justifiably, the Timothy Leary of the world cup has scant intention of coming back.
Monday 30 November 2009
The Most Important Goal Of All Time
http://www.hartplatzhelden.de/helden/Ralf%20Ehresmann/ecke_kopfball_schuss_aufstieg/
Here we have thirteen year old German fox-in-the-box Rolfi Zimmermann enthusiastically celebrating his late tap-in in the closing seconds of the 2004/5 season for his school side. The goal completed a comeback from four down to win his team the match 5-4 and indeed the annual local championship - and by the look of his face that kidney his uncle was after too. Watch out for his own goalkeeper's fruitless attempt to join in with the frenzy as he crosses the halfway line on his run.
Friday 20 November 2009
Fairplay for a Nazi
In a week where our "beautiful game" is tainted by cheating I thought I'd post an example of the way footballers should be behaving. I was far from surprised by what happened on Wednesday as this shit is happening all too often in favour of the teams that, as Craig brown once said, "sell the most Coca Cola". (Craig Brown: a sage of the game and someone who was very good at booking hotels apparently)
Sunday 15 November 2009
Tuesday 10 November 2009
Monday 9 November 2009
Napoli
This is one of my earliest and happiest memories of watching Serie A on television. The goal was a stunning counter attack eventually tucked away by Paulo di Canio. His celebration was something else too, ending with a kind of photographer/substitute team pile on. Must have really pissed off the Milan players how long he took to get back for the restart.
'Sshhhh!'
There's no better way to silence the opposition fans than by scoring a goal on their own turf. Good effort Batigol.
'desperate lunge'
Dean Windass was once given 3 red cards in a match against Dundee United. However that feat is nothing in comparison with this horror tackle. The thing is though I kind of enjoy watching it as he pierces through the air like a fat dart. Does this make me bad?
''Dunno if it's a blade of grass maybe''
Like Klinsman, Kris Boyd is considered by many to be a fellow purveyor of the 'dive'. However as we see on this occassion it is rarely in celebrating goals.
'That was such an inflamatory thing to do' - John Motson
The best celebration of recent times... bar none.
pass, pass, pass, GOAL. yass.
Following the creation of this blog I thought I'd mark the occassion by celebrating in topical fashion and jump face first into the ground like Jurgen Klinsman. See you in the burns unit when you forget that you are playing on astro turf.
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