Although Willie Irvine was runner-up for his goal against Villa ... so, we have been close beforeNever thought a Brighton player would win 'Goal of the Season' . Seems we are living some ridiculous fantasy. From standing on the crumbling terraces of the Goldstone to this.
They voted for the best goal... Julio'sBlimey! - what happened to all the votes from 'big club' supporters?
Or my favourite, his goal against Bournemouth!Also, you could open this thread honestly wondering, do they mean his goal against Man City or his goal against Chelsea…
Never thought he’d pull the trigger, that was coolness personifiedOr my favourite, his goal against Bournemouth!
Well done Julio!
That was my first thought. I assumed nominations had been made before Wednesday night’s game. Really pleased for him.Also, you could open this thread honestly wondering, do they mean his goal against Man City or his goal against Chelsea…
They are both top level ex-pros so they understand the highly technical aspect of how Julio struck the ball. It’s utterly world class.
Ignoring the pace and accuracy, Julio makes the ball appear piloted. He does not side foot the ball but neither does he strike through his laces at it. He kind of scythes the ball, in between the side foot and top of the foot.
The result is that the ball does not spin with pace but he still achieves just a tiny bit of fade at the last moment for it to slide into the very top corner.
The other interesting thing is the trajectory in terms of altitude. It does not dip amazingly (see Izquierdo’s wonder strike against West Ham), but rather once it had reached the correct altitude, it just levelled off. I have no idea how he has made a ball fly through the air like that but connoisseurs like Shearer and Lineker will recognise that sort of extraordinary skill straight away.
So simplified for non technical people he kicks the ball in the netThey are both top level ex-pros so they understand the highly technical aspect of how Julio struck the ball. It’s utterly world class.
Ignoring the pace and accuracy, Julio makes the ball appear piloted. He does not side foot the ball but neither does he strike through his laces at it. He kind of scythes the ball, in between the side foot and top of the foot.
The result is that the ball does not spin with pace but he still achieves just a tiny bit of fade at the last moment for it to slide into the very top corner.
The other interesting thing is the trajectory in terms of altitude. It does not dip amazingly (see Izquierdo’s wonder strike against West Ham), but rather once it had reached the correct altitude, it just levelled off. I have no idea how he has made a ball fly through the air like that but connoisseurs like Shearer and Lineker will recognise that sort of extraordinary skill straight away.
Mark E should watch the whole clip, because the build up was precise too.But I reckon that's just what Shearer /Lineker had in their minds though - they will have seen the whole minute+ long move as well.
Typical anti-Brighton BBC bias strikes aga...Well done to Shearer for choosing Enciso out of the public voted final 3, and to Lineker for having the final deciding vote on it.
Another victory for the Albion. It's been a good season, hasn't it?