http://www.stretford-end.com/2008/01/best-freekick-ever/ Manchester United's experts opinion! Thu, 17 May 2012 15:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.stretford-end.com/2008/01/best-freekick-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-248 peter mcaviney Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:15:58 +0000 http://www.stretford-end.com/blog/?p=63#comment-248 I have to agree with Fergie, when I watched it live in realtime I couldn't believe it, that's when it looks it's best. I nearly choked on my drink trying to expel the only expletive that came to mind -f**k! did you see that? my father said it looked like two different players kicked it - one up and one down again to make it go at the speed it did and then take the course it did. When you watch it in slow motion it doesn't have the same effect but what's more amazing maybe is trying to figure out just how he did it, which is certainly not obvious the first time round, or 2nd or 3rd. I don't know how he did it, the pundits and ex pros don't know how he did it, I can't wrap my head around how it's possible to get so much power behind and under a shot without putting high into the stands instead of making it dip down under the bar in a straight line. Plus David James one of the better goalkeepers around was beaten completeyl and summed it up perfectly when he simply shrugged his shoulders and admitted, pfh, lost for words. I don't think we will see too many like it soon or too many players able to do it, maybe ever?!.... I have to agree with Fergie, when I watched it live in realtime I couldn’t believe it, that’s when it looks it’s best. I nearly choked on my drink trying to expel the only expletive that came to mind -f**k! did you see that? my father said it looked like two different players kicked it – one up and one down again to make it go at the speed it did and then take the course it did. When you watch it in slow motion it doesn’t have the same effect but what’s more amazing maybe is trying to figure out just how he did it, which is certainly not obvious the first time round, or 2nd or 3rd. I don’t know how he did it, the pundits and ex pros don’t know how he did it, I can’t wrap my head around how it’s possible to get so much power behind and under a shot without putting high into the stands instead of making it dip down under the bar in a straight line. Plus David James one of the better goalkeepers around was beaten completeyl and summed it up perfectly when he simply shrugged his shoulders and admitted, pfh, lost for words. I don’t think we will see too many like it soon or too many players able to do it, maybe ever?!….

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