Xabi Alonso's second goal

[fyds]

I told you that he would score from his own half at some point this season!

 

Fyds in gets one right shocker....

[guernseygareth]

i did think of you when that gem went in - gerrard's reaction was a bit like mine!

[anny road]

I won £20 off a Manc mate...

 

The day after Sunderland away, I was telling him that Xabi would do this after I saw him paractising shooting from the half way line for 10 mins when everyone else had gone off in the warm up

 

He said "no chance"......and took the bet....and the bugger paid up this morning...

[KD07]

That Xabi must have thighs of steel.

[Alonso]

That Xabi must have thighs of steel.

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Careful, you will get some people on here too excited about mentioning Xabi's thighs!!!!

[Stevie H]

in the 90th minute, knackered, on that quagmire of a pitch, and with his wrong foot, he scores from around 70 yards. what composure. the man's a god.

[KD07]

If he doesn't keep this up, we might have to sell him.

[Eiler99]

What can you say really? The man's a genious.

[Stevie H]

i think that his first goal might even be better than his second one. how he got that first one to dip like that is beyond me. i was convinced it was deflected at first.

[KD07]

i think that his first goal might even be better than his second one.  how he got that first one to dip like that is beyond me.  i was convinced it was deflected at first.

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He probably thought, 'No way am I going to have to take another peno to win this'. I'll just score one/maybe two from a total of over a 100 yards.'

[Guest Anders Honoré]

i think that his first goal might even be better than his second one.  how he got that first one to dip like that is beyond me.  i was convinced it was deflected at first.

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I agree. One of the best lobs I have ever seen in my life, if not THE best.

 

You'll rarely see anyone score two goals of such immense class in the same game. phenomenal.

 

He must hold the world record for most yards between him and the goal for goals scored in a match now. About 110, I'd say.

[Guz]

His 1st was much better imo. His 2nd was good and took skill, composure and a bit of bottle but it *was* an open goal and trickled in after a couple of bounces, I think quite a few premiership players would've fancied it but it was still a class goal. His 1st was just an unbelievable strike of power and precision.

 

You'll rarely see anyone score two goals of such immense class in the same game. phenomenal.

 

Had this discussion last night. Rooney vs Boro last year came to mind . Also remember Robert a fewyears ago for the geordies scoring two screamers from about 35 yards out. Not sure who it was agains though? Rivaldo hatrick vs Valencia (?). There's been a few but rare as you say

[Zoob]

After Alonso's first goal, a friend texted me to ask me if I thought Alonso had meant it. Strange question I know, but my friend is a Leicester fan, so isn't familiar with the genius of Alonso.

 

I replied by saying of course he meant it; he's nearly scored from the half way line before. Then Alonso goes and scores his second, and my mate was just astonished, and that was before I told him Alonso had scored it with his 'wrong' foot...

 

The man really is a footballing God.

[KopSpice]

Careful, you will get some people on here too excited about mentioning Xabi's thighs!!!!

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About right imo

[Ronnie Whelan]

Does anyone know why the goals arent on e-season?

[Guest AdamS]

Does anyone know why the goals arent on e-season?

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They are on BBC website

[Ronnie Whelan]

They are on BBC website

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Thanks mate.

[Ombudsam]

Alonso's total yardage for his two goals is the same as all of RvNs combined

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

I thought the ref was gonna blow for FT & not give it. If he'd played the ball to Stevie, the ref surely would have as we were over the 93mins mark

[Earl Hafler]

Imagine being the bloke with the 25 grand betting slip if he'd done that !

[Guest AdamS]

I thought the ref was gonna blow for FT & not give it. If he'd played the ball to Stevie, the ref surely would have as we were over the 93mins mark

I'm told, although I am yet to see proof that that very thing happened in the derby!

[Ombudsam]

I'm told, although I am yet to see proof that that very thing happened in the derby!

 

It was late on in the 99/00 season at goodison wasn't it. Hutchinson walked across Westerveld who idiotically whacked the ball against him and it went in.

[Euphrates]

Nah he means the last one, Alonso took a shot, and the camera didn't show it go in because the whistle had blown midway. Allegedly.