Comments on: Samuel Umtiti – Goal of the Season so far? http://backpagefootball.com/samuel-umtiti-goal-of-the-season-so-far/53971/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ed of course http://backpagefootball.com/samuel-umtiti-goal-of-the-season-so-far/53971/comment-page-1/#comment-459238 ed of course Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:10:24 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=53971#comment-459238 Stunning goal, but in the end it didn’t matter.

Thousands of such goals have been scored, but dismissing luck and recognizing pure technique, it must be a winning goal. This one wasn’t.

]]> By: Neil Sherwin http://backpagefootball.com/samuel-umtiti-goal-of-the-season-so-far/53971/comment-page-1/#comment-459236 Neil Sherwin Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:55:25 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=53971#comment-459236 “Half volleys are the easiest shot to strike well”

Nonsense, they’re the shots that most often end up out for a throw in after being sliced badly.

Also, it’s not like he just hit a straight shot. His body was facing forward yet the shot went at an angle into the far top right corner.

Stunning goal, rightly getting the plaudits it deserves.

]]> By: Post it Italia http://backpagefootball.com/samuel-umtiti-goal-of-the-season-so-far/53971/comment-page-1/#comment-459225 Post it Italia Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:02:29 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=53971#comment-459225 A good goal but lets keep things in perspective. Half volleys are the easiest shot to strike well – the ball is usually sitting up nicely ( like it was in this case) and you can drive through well with a hard foot. A full volley or a power drive off the ground when running are far harder to get right. – as indeed are the freekicks like Bale’s on the night. Maybe not as dramatic but far harder in practice.
You’d think no-one else had scored a good goal this season, with the drivel being talked about this one.

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