torres's first goal

[Stevie H]

f*** me, i knew it was good at the time but just seen it again and well, f*** me. canal plus commentator just went 'ce joueur, il est enorme'. not many players in football can score a goal like that, what a thing of beauty.

[johngibo YPC]

Who else will admit to thinking 'don't shoot' as he shot and then feeling abit silly

[Florist Cinema Pond Goal]

My first reaction was a shout of 'f*** ME!'. Watching it now, it's now a more subdued 'f*** me' but it's a 'f*** me' nonetheless.

[Magic8Ball]

I keep saying it, Torres is as good as Van Basten ... and that's saying something in my book. He was my all time favorite striker

[Maldini]

Bit of the van Basten about it

[Stevie H]

van basten's dead right in the 'what the f*** you're not going to score from there' stakes. ludicrous goal. f*** me.

[Snookie]

He's unique. Like all great players - Maradona, Zidane and Van Basten for example- he seems to be playing a different game to other players. He makes the exceptional seem simple.

[Zoob]

  Maldini said:

Bit of the van Basten about it

Thought the same.

 

What ever way you look at it, it was a fantastic goal, but I'm sure some keepers would have saved it. Fatty boy Robinson can barely get a foot in the air before gravity takes over and starts pulling him down again.

[Swagger]

Then he goes and misses a sitter after Mascherano's effort.

 

Sell him.

[Billy Dane]

As he scored that an absolutely gorgeous brunette walked up the steps on the Kop. Not sure which was better for a minute........ obviously I came to my senses.

[Murphman]

  Stevie H said:

f*** me, i knew it was good at the time but just seen it again and well, f*** me. canal plus commentator just went 'ce joueur, il est enorme'. not many players in football can score a goal like that, what a thing of beauty.

 

 

Landed at Heathrow this morming, went to bed, woke the eldest up after a couple of hours, went into my office, then a knock on the door.

 

'Dad the clocks went back and we've not changed them, the games on and we're 1-0 up'!!!

 

I watched for a good 20 minutes before they showed the goal. I shouted at the telly. literally, FFS, ridiculous absolutely ridiculously brilliant. It gets better every time I watch it. We have Gerrard and Torres both on the same pitch at the same time in our history, it's like Gullit and Van Basten Mk2.

[carrafan]

  Murphman said:

it's like Gullit and Van Basten Mk2.

 

And Kuyt.

[johngibo YPC]

  le2red said:

As he scored that an absolutely gorgeous brunette walked up the steps on the Kop. Not sure which was better for a minute........ obviously I came to my senses.

 

Some cracking girls knocking about today. But the sun was shining after all

[stonty]

Absolutely stunning strike.

 

Redknapp on Sky was saying it wasn't true volley as he let it bounce before he hit it!!!! The stupid pansy voiced ponce.

[carrafan]

Goal of the season, that. Takes some technique and a lot more ability to pull that off.

[charlie clown]

I said to my son after it went in - no other striker in the premiership could have scored that - it was outrageous, it had no right to be in the back of the net.

[Paul]

Great strike, he didn't even look up to see where the goal was, just controlled it with his chest and bang.

 

What's great about him is that he can score all types of goals, very hard to defend against.

 

He's an absolute gem, we're very lucky to have him.

[Mike]

  Stevie H said:

f*** me, i knew it was good at the time but just seen it again and well, f*** me. canal plus commentator just went 'ce joueur, il est enorme'. not many players in football can score a goal like that, what a thing of beauty.

I can give that goal no greater accolade other than to say it was one of mine

[Red]

Mike.. either you're Messi in disguise or you didn't think much of the strike? Surely has to be a serious addition to anyone's youtube compilation, that one.

[urban]

That Torres goal reminds me of Fowler (who is still my favourite striker).

 

But my Fowler memory may soon be eroded by this fella.

[Bailo]

  urban said:

That Torres goal reminds me of Fowler (who is still my favourite striker).

 

But my Fowler memory may soon be eroded by this fella.

Yeah, reminded me of Fowler too.

[Leo No.8]

Stunning, world class goal. Perfect technique and athleticism.

 

Loved the look to the heavens and fingers pointed to the sky afterwards as well, saying 'that one was for you' to the 96.

[Cliff M]

  Magic8Ball said:

I keep saying it, Torres is as good as Van Basten ... and that's saying something in my book. He was my all time favorite striker

 

 

Mine too. Left foot, right foot, head, in the box, outside the box. Phenomenal.

[Gerrardrules]

  Cliff M said:

Mine too. Left foot, right foot, head, in the box, outside the box. Phenomenal.

 

Best striker ever.

With all due respect to Torres, but he's not there yet. But he sure has the quality to become the best ever!

[RP]

  urban said:

That Torres goal reminds me of Fowler (who is still my favourite striker).

 

But my Fowler memory may soon be eroded by this fella.

 

 

Torres is streets ahead of Fowler.