Sunday 23rd March 2014
Yesterday's Premier League action provided once again more shock's and thrills, summing up what has been a real roller coaster of a season. Arguably, it was one of the years most exciting soccer Saturdays with a total of thirty two goals scored, a refereeing wrong doing at Stamford Bridge and also a nine goal thumper at Cardiff. One can only feel sorry for Wenger on his thousandth game in charge of the gunners as his side were torn apart in a six nil thrashing to Chelsea. These aren't the only things to highlight from the day though as we saw three easy contenders for goal of the season, here's my rundown of the best goals from third to first.
3rd) Yaya Toure vs Fulham...
The midfield maestro was at the centre of the action in the game which saw him and his Man City team sink Fulham 5-0 at the Eitihad. Not only did Toure put away two penalties, he went on to rack up his hatrick in style with a sublime finesse finish. From what seemed to be a wasted free kick we saw Yaya push the ball in front of himself, setting up a placed curling effort from outside the box. The way he struck the ball was effortless and the precision was inch perfect in the way the ball neatly crept into the top corner. It seems the city skipper has picked up a real knack for scoring this season with this being one of his best.
2nd) Rooney vs West Ham...
This is the goal that everyone's talking about, even at Rooney's standards it's something special. After the ball bounced out to the halfway line we expected to see a Manchester United counter attack but Rooney had other idea's, deciding to strike for goal in a rush of blood type moment. The England star struck the ball on the half volley after quickly turning and spotting the keeper off his line, ending shortly after with the reds one up. Similar to the Beckham goal many of year ago, this finish involved unbelievable technique, precision and power so that the ball reached it's target. Personally I think the keeper should have done better but it still doesn't take anything away from this breath taking strike.
Putting this goal second seems slightly criminal but my top finish is a worthy winner.
1st) Tettey vs Sunderland...
Hughton and his men have a certain charm when it comes to must win fixtures as they always manage to pull a rabbit out of the hat at Carrow Road. The Canaries themselves are not renouned for scoring many goals and when they do, they don't come no where near close to contending for goal of the season. Young Norweigan Tettey secured the three points yesterday as his net busting strike shocked supporters around the ground, sending Sunderland home empty handed. After seeing the ball deflected clear for a Sunderland counter, out of no where Alex Tettey pops up and connects a volley mid flight which rifles past the keeper. At 32 yards the midfielder managed to time the shot to perfection which catapulted the ball at a massive 65mph leaving Mannone with no chance. My reasoning for placing this first is the sheer factor of timing and power that comes into play when scoring like this, it has traits of a video game like goal and is a real rarity.
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