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crap goals! And it’s the last weekly edition of this feature as we take it to a
different platform, namely Tumblr. Last week’s winner was Yukari
Kinga’s effort for the Japanese Women’s side.
We’ll
start this week with everyone’s favourite over-hyped league, The English
Barclays Best League In The World Premier League. And it’s a crap,
unintentional goal from Wolves winger Kightly which gets us off and running. It
would be unfair to say that Amir Begovic makes a mistake here but he certainly
overestimates David Edward’s prowess in the box.
Staying
with said League, we move on to a team that provides great entertainment –
Liverpool. And that lovable rogue with that winning smile, stunning personality
and all-round decent human-being Luis Suarez is in the goals, and very nearly
in the actual goal. Shay Given’s cat-like reflexes – he appeared to have more
than two arms at various points in the game, I’m sure of it – weren’t enough to
stop the Uruguayan from bundling home the header to round off a magnificent
home draw to one of the worst sides in the Premier League.
Kevin Nolan (West Ham) vs. Barnsley
And
now to the feeder league to the most overhype- well, you get the point. West
Ham beat lowly Barnsley at the weekend, which isn’t shocking at all, and what
is even less shocking is that they scored an awful goal. Nolan’s tap-in from
two yards was so scrappy that there are rumours that even Big Sam Allardyce was
disgusted.
A
deflected cross to an unmarked striker, six yards from goal with the goal
gaping. That’s got to be buried, with all the power of a thousand
sledgehammers, surely? No. The header takes a bizarre bounce and trickles into
the net. Just. Magnificent.
Juan Mata (Chelsea) vs. Wigan Athletic
When
it rains, it pours. Not only were Wigan beaten by two offside goals, but the
goal that eventually proved to be the winner was crap. Torres’ volley in the
build-up is good but the Mata finish is as scrappy as you’re like to see. Poor
Bobby Martinez.
