Been a bit of a day for high scoring, high drama games
Leverkusen came from 3-1 down to win 4-3 at Stuttgart
Rangers had blown a 2 goal lead away at Celtic only to get a late winner 3-2
Dundee won 4-2 at Dundee United (when it’s said that the two grounds are a stones throw from each other you can take that quite literally, as you could probably spit from outside Tannardyce and hit Dens Park)
To get us all through another international break.
What is everyone's favourite game? Or goal? Or whatever?
Obviously discounting the obvious. So for yours Anfield 89 is obvious. Maybe wtlawhl. For myself, Istanbul 2005 or Barca/Final 2019.
A game I always go back to more for sheer enjoyment is the game against yourselves in 2008. 4-2. The Babel penalty. A really good game, up and down. Diaby was a man possessed for the first half. Hyypia's header, Torres' goal. Babel's penaltyJust a proper back and forth game. One of the few games I was sat there with my Dad just utterly engrossed.
I was 5 on May 26th 1989 so whilst it’s an important game in our history, I certainly don’t remember it at the time (yet oddly I do have some memory of the Euro 88 tournament…miserable as that was from an England perspective).
I can never pick a favourite game anymore than I can pick a favourite song or favourite film.
Winning at Anfield in 2001 (our first time in nine years…though we’ve managed almost 13 now) despite playing most of the game with ten men was memorable although it was a backs to the wall nail biter especially when Litmanen pulled a goal back. One of my favourite games I’ve been to was at Anfield, FA cup third round 2007 - Rosicky scored two from outside the box, Dirk Kuyt got one back and then Henry mugged Carragher right in front of the Anfield Road end…..and ran over and celebrated pretty much right in front of where I was (well six rows or so.)
The title win at Old Trafford was a bigger deal for me than winning the title at White Hart Lane, and I say that mainly because we won the title but not the match…thanks Jens Lehmann
European matches ? The first big win at PSV (breaking this record of 7 losses from 8 on the road in Europe), Inter 5-1, Becoming the first English team to win in the San Siro against AC Milan, Real Madrid and the 2-1 win over Barca.
Favourite goal ? Again can’t pick just one
Bergkamp against Bayer Leverkusen and then three days later the Dabizas spin against Newcastle
Sorry to pick on Liverpool again but the Pires curler at Anfield in 2003
Ray Parlour’s fa cup goal against Chelsea
Favourite goal where I was at the game was probably Alexis Sanchez against Borussia Dortmund
https://youtube.com/shorts/B8oHkEWhP...t2-hDGyrTb6aNb
And this is probably one of my favourite non Arsenal goals in the premier league
Winning the league 0-1 and securing the double at Old Trafford in May 2002 - hands down. Watched the game with my sister at Shoeless Joes on Embankment and we headed up to Highbury immediately after. It was madness - Upper Street and Lower Holloway gridlocked. 1000's of fand outside Highbury - one of the best nights of my life!
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
For goals - obviously Bergkamp's marvel against Newcastle...
But a close second Kanu's third in his hattrick against the Chavs in 1999
Unbelievable!
Putting the laughter back into manslaughter
I guess Anfield '89 is the most significant for me in that it kinda changed my interests and therefore life. I was an Arsenal fan before that but at arms length (like now, I guess).Originally Posted by Shaqiri Is Boss
But that was the moment when I thought "holy shit, football is incredible!". I remember daydreaming about that goal for years afterwards - it still gives me chills.
And looking back, it wasn't a great game. But that moment... Only sport can produce things like that.
Inspired by that, the season after I started going to games and in 90-91 dad and me had season tickets and we saw all the Wenger glory years. It was a big part of our father/son relationship so I guess that was quite an important moment personally.
There was a ridiculous 4-3 vs Norwich in my first couple of seasons. We were 2-0 down and 3-2 down. Two Dixon penalties amongst our goals. In Fever Pitch Hornby cites it as the perfect game - his criteria being a comeback win, some handbags, a sending off and I can't remember the others. But it had all of them.
Then there's the FA Cup Semi-Final in 1993 and the Final replay.
Both awful games - the semi-final was both literally and metaphorically 1-0 to the Arsenal. But donkey won the derby and it excised the demons of 1991 (shudder).
The final...first FA Cup Final I'd been to and remember the FA Cup was a much bigger deal then. And bear in mind it was the first one since 1979, when I was alive but too young to care or remember.
So to be there when we won the Cup and with a late goal while penalties loomed. Brilliant!
1998 the 1-0 against Man Utd at OT. I think that was the moment I started to believe. And yes, the Wiltoooord in 2002. Winning it in their back yard. Lovely!
IBK mentioned the 3-2 win at Chelsea. Went to Highbury to watch it on the big screens and at 2-0 wondered why I bothered. Everyone went mental when Kanu scored that 3rd goal!
There was the ridiculous 5-4 against Spurs. Stressful and crazy.
Non-Arsenal, the England 5-1 in Munich. A real "pinch me" moment. And before that the Holland game in Euro 1996.
Goals. Obviously the Bergkamp thing.
A few from Henry - when he ran the length of the field to score against Spurs and then back to the Clock End to slide in front of them
The goal vs Liverpool - we'd just gone out of both cups and 2-1 down vs Liverpool it felt like it was all slipping away. And then...
And his back heel against...Charlton, I think? Looked impossible to score from there.
Hate to be that guy (I totally don’t)
But the goal you’re referring to, it was 2-2 at the time. We were 2-1 down at half time but Pires had already levelled things again.
Of course it was only like a minute after Pires had scored though
You could pick your favourite Henry goals just from that season alone
Henry goal against United at Highbury
Henry’s second goal against Inter in the 5-1 game
Henry’s curler against Man City
I was at the game at Villa park with the quickly taken free kick
Also the game at Ewood Park with the goal that never was where he managed to get the ball off Friedel after he’d released it (be fascinating if we had VAR back then, whether that would have been given…I mean there’s literally no reason for it not to be given)
Fair enoughHate to be that guy (I totally don’t
But the goal you’re referring to, it was 2-2 at the time. We were 2-1 down at half time but Pires had already levelled things again.
Of course it was only like a minute after Pires had scored though
But yeah, I remember it was 2-1 at half time and it felt like it was all going to slip away. Very important win to get us back on trap and that goal was obviously the pick of the bunch.
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