Random Arsenal Shit (When it's not worth starting a thread)

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

He's trying to get to the ball that's clear, as for actually aiming it at goal not a chance IMO, it's pot luck, you touch it and hope it goes in, there's not even any thought in that, there's a difference between aiming at goal and taking a shot and touching a ball and it going in and meaning it.

If the ball is behind you and you flick it, you're not aiming at all, it's hit and hope.

If you pick up the ball from outside the area and shoot you're clearly aiming at goal, if you it when it's behind you there's no aiming involved, you stretch for it to try and get it and hope.

I just don't think those kind of goals are skill as such, it's more down to luck because you can't aim those kind of efforts.

A shot is not a shot unless it is a vague aim at goal though....lol. I get where you're coming from and it is a bit of a grey area perhaps but the likelihood of actually scoring doesn't make it any less aimed or even the difficulty in execution. Of course he isn't aiming with precision, he's vaguely aiming at goal no?

The fact he has tried this kind of thing many times with no success in training suggests that his action in actually scoring was a trained and honed instinct and an action in which he is aiming to score.

If he was executing a pass back to Petr Cech, he wouldn't then stand there with his hands on his hips thinking, I really hope this ends up in the back of the opposition keeper's net... because it would be virtually impossible and he hasn't actually taken a 'shot'. He hit the ball with his goal and hoped it went it because he was vaguely directing it towards goal instinctively. The fact it was instinctive also doesn't mean it wasn't a purposeful action.

I have absolutely no problem with anybody who thinks hit was hugely fortuitous but I don't think you can completely remove the element of intention from the goal either.

[Letters]

Zim just can't stand the thought that any of our players might possess some skill or get credit for something.
Low energy. Sad.

[Letters]

To sum up:

Naaaaa, naa naa, na na na na, na na na na, Giroud

Giroud

Wenger

Macca

[Marc Overmars]

The execution was luck, not only to catch it so sweetly but for it to go in off the bar giving the keeper no chance.

The intention was pretty clear to me though. Otherwise why even bother trying to reach it? Most players give up on the ball when it's played behind them like that.

It's undoubtedly one of, if not the best goal I've ever seen.

[Letters]

Always feel Giroud is massively under-rated by Arsenal fans for not being an "Henry" or "Aguero". There's a pretty big middle ground between that as being as hopeless as some make out.

[Power n Glory]

The execution was luck, not only to catch it so sweetly but for it to go in off the bar giving the keeper no chance.

The intention was pretty clear to me though. Otherwise why even bother trying to reach it? Most players give up on the ball when it's played behind them like that.

It's undoubtedly one of, if not the best goal I've ever seen.

Bergkamps Newcastle goal for me.

[GP]

Always feel Giroud is massively under-rated by Arsenal fans for not being an "Henry" or "Aguero". There's a pretty big middle ground between that as being as hopeless as some make out.

He is underrated. He's scored a lot of goals for Arsenal. Important goals.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Rarely seems to score when he starts, he's basically a sub, could never be top class on that basis.

I’m not sure anyone here has ever seriously argued that he’s top class

Given his goals for the club, the level of abuse he’s got is excessive though.

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Bergkamps Newcastle goal for me.

As much as I love that goal and I do, I slightly prefer the goal he’d scored in midweek against Bayer Leverkusen......just the most perfectly executed and nonchalant lob.

They are all up for me there along Pires’ Lobs against Aston Villa and Southampton, his curling shot against Liverpool etc

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

There’s no doubt I prefer talking about my favourite Arsenal goals than this current shower that calls itself a team