[Albion] Aaron Connolly's Second Goal

[Megazone]

ROI manager Mick McCarthy said it.

Which proves my point

 

[Stat Brother]

Turns out Connolly carried 2 teams on his shoulders, this weekend:-

 

[Easy 10]

I see the goonsquad are sneering already

They don't count him as an academy player (he arrived at BHA in 2016 as a 16 year old).

 

[GT49er]

You then pop up and start playing down a wonder/dream goal scored by a youngster on his full debut.

What next? We played better against Chelsea?

Oh don't talk bollox. I have given fulsome praise to a youngsters wonder/dream striker's instinct goal on his full debut. That back-heel, and the reactions to get to the second ball were exceptional, a truly wonderful debut goal. He scored a decent one later too.

Now please don't start banging on about how everyone who has seen that doesn't know anything about football, has never played the game (and if they did they were shit), and then trying to be clever by suggesting they think we played better against Chelsea. Frankly, that is too much like actually having Spence back.

 

[Megazone]

That back-heel, and the reactions to get to the second ball were exceptional, a truly wonderful debut goal. He scored a decent one later too.

the worst thing is I know you're being serious. I do believe this is the first time I've ever encountered pretentiousness within someones football assessment on NSC. The above post is just cringe.

Now please don't start banging on about how everyone who has seen that doesn't know anything about football, has never played the game (and if they did they were shit), and then trying to be clever by suggesting they think we played better against Chelsea. Frankly, that is too much like actually having Spence back.

That's twice now you've mention Spence. How much rent are you charging him to live in your head?

 

[Wardy's twin]

It was brilliant, but he can only play passes like that when we're 2 nil up. Be nice if he could do it when we really need it.

palace last year? sheffield wednesday three years ago

 

[Triggaaar]

palace last year?

Urg, that is so last year.

sheffield wednesday three years ago

Well that's not even last year.


PS - Woosh

 

[dazzer6666]

The cutting inside and curling inside the far post side are indeed quite common, but it's a lot less common to see the player start his angled run in the first half, control the ball at speed and dribble it at speed before the rest. It's something most of us didn't know he could do at this level. I agree about his first goal, it's equally important that he has that poachers instinct.

I'm not sure I can be bothered to work if one skill is more important to us than the other.

This......arguing which was ‘better’ is daft. They showed different aspects of his game - the first instinct and speed of reaction, the second dribbling at pace past a defender and shooting. The sum total of the two seem to indicate we might have a diamond on our hands. Happy days.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I see the goonsquad are sneering already

They don't count him as an academy player (he arrived at BHA in 2016 as a 16 year old).

Standard deflection. He arrived having never played at any age, for any other professional club. In so far as he had plenty of suitors, and our academy facilities, structure and staff (specifically Anderson / Morling) were what led to him joining - you could say he’s very much a ‘product’ of the academy.

I’m sure they don’t count March either, as he played a few games at Lewes (and played as a very young kid in their own system), or Dunk, as he was initially at the Wimbledon academy before leaving when they relocated. They definitely won’t count Ben White, who we signed into the academy when Saints released him at 16.

Oh well. Never mind.

 

[el punal]

Ok fine, you did, but no one else I tell ya!

I celebrated too, from my perch in the West Upper. To be honest VAR was never going to be considered for goals like that. Anyway, we only get done on VAR if we’re attacking the South Stand goal.

 

[el punal]

I’m wary of going OTT here but..... Connelly reminds me of Michael Owen at a similar age.

Just hope he doesn’t end up at Newcastle then.

 

[Wardy's twin]

He arrived having never played at any age, for any other professional club.

I wonder if that is why he looks so natural in the way he plays...

 

[Triggaaar]

I celebrated too, from my perch in the West Upper. To be honest VAR was never going to be considered for goals like that.

I know, that was my point.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

The cutting inside and curling inside the far post side are indeed quite common, but it's a lot less common to see the player start his angled run in the first half, control the ball at speed and dribble it at speed before the rest. It's something most of us didn't know he could do at this level. I agree about his first goal, it's equally important that he has that poachers instinct.

I'm not sure I can be bothered to work if one skill is more important to us than the other.

He can do both - and more besides. Don't worry about it.

That might sound as if I think he is the saviour of the world!, which would be a bit OTT. But he is enormously promising!

 

[el punal]

I know, that was my point.

Exactly - just reiterating and all that.