[Albion] Mitoma and Baleba up for PL goal of the season

[dazzer6666]

Don’t underestimate the power of our Japanese following to boost vote numbers

 

[Triggaaar]

Our players react to Mitoma's goal

Veltman (who couldn't remember if he was on the pitch - he was) said Mitoma should have got a yellow card for the goal



Result announced tomorrow

 

[pigmanovich]

Robbed http://www.premierleague.com/news/4322208

 

[Wozza]

"Marmoush's goal received the most combined votes by the public and a panel of football experts"

Why bother voting?

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

That's a shame. There are probably 100 players in the Premier League who can smack a ball that hard. It's special goal, but fairly common.

How many could score a goal like Mitoma's?

 

[Bakero]

Marmoush should do the honourable thing and send the trophy down to Mitoma

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

That's bullshit.

Team Egypt has got voting there I reckon. It's a good goal but it's a variation on a theme. Mitoma's was jaw dropping and unique. Which 'expert' thought Marmoush twatting it was better than Mitoma's caress of the Gods?

 

[Triggaaar]

That's a shame. There are probably 100 players in the Premier League who can smack a ball that hard. It's special goal, but fairly common.

Exactly.

How many could score a goal like Mitoma's?

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[The Optimist]

1

I reckon in his prime Messi could have managed it.

 

[Triggaaar]

I reckon in his prime Messi could have managed it.

Messi may be the best football player of all the time. He's certainly in the top few. He obviously has immense skills. I don't know whether plucking the ball out of the air over his shoulder at full pace was one of them? But he's never done what Mitoma did. And he's not played in the PL.

 

[Eeyore]

Gomez third, Ayari 4th?

I thought Gomez scored the goal of the season. I think it hadn't have come in such a meaningless rubber it would have been up there.

 

[nickjhs]

That Jackson goal is in there again. Bizarre.

It's a great team effort, but as for the goal itself, had he missed that, Jackson would have been up for the miss of the season.

 

[US Seagull]

Absolutely robbed.

 

[nickjhs]

Absolutely robbed.

Yep people have voted for a "standard" spectacular goal, instead of a goal that required an incredible amount of skill to pull off.

 

[US Seagull]

Yep people have voted for a "standard" spectacular goal, instead of a goal that required an incredible amount of skill to pull off.

Absolutely this. Anybody can hit a thunderc**t, and occasionally have them actually hit the back of the net. Even if 9 times out of 10 they end up in row Z. Also anybody can hit a fluke goal that looks spectacular, but was totally not intended. And anyone can tap in a well worked team goal. Those can all be great goals to watch again and end up in the goal of the whatever (week, month, season) lists.

But Mitoma goal wasn't any of those. After Bart's ball over the top, it was 100% Mitoma, 100% pure skill, 100% absolute intentionality. It wasn't a rocket hit with venom. It wasn't a fluke and it was all Mitoma vs 4 Chelsea defenders.

That's why it's absolutely goal of the season for me.

I rest my case m'lud.

 

[Bodian]

Yep people have voted for a "standard" spectacular goal, instead of a goal that required an incredible amount of skill to pull off.

In my view even Baleba's was better than the winner. Marmoush had a clear view of the goal, with only one player in the way. Baleba, I don't think, could even see the goal - yet curved the ball round a clump of player and it was so good the keeper didn't even move.

Mitoma's was just something else altogether.