December 17, 200816 yr Back to the days of originality those makes a change to the hit and hope brigade
December 17, 200816 yr Cheers for that backbiter. It never ceases to amaze me why the vast majority of free kicks from anywhere within 35 yards of the goal just end up as a pop at goal. You have a situation where about 6 players in the opposition are lined up in a wall which effectively takes them out of play if you are clever enough, and talented enough, to work out a way round them.
December 18, 200816 yr The penalty reminds me of the Pires Henry classic. What a pair of arseholes they looked.
December 19, 200816 yr Brilliant video, Backbiter, cheers. Some of those were top class That was, hands down, Danny Mills' finest hour. "You f**king twat"
December 19, 200816 yr I remember this one well Nice one! It would've been a huge embarrasment if they had not been able to pull it off. It could've gone so horribly wrong. Pires and Henry know all about that. :D
December 19, 200816 yr The best free kick on the main video has to be the one where there were 4 players around the ball and the first 3 dummied for the fourth guy. The keeper was all over the shop! :D Anyone remember Henry's free kick vs. Chels when he took it VERY quickly and cought everyone by surprise?
December 19, 200816 yr Anyone remember Henry's free kick vs. Chels when he took it VERY quickly and cought everyone by surprise? Unfortunately I do... :D
December 19, 200816 yr Anyone remember Henry's free kick vs. Chels when Graham Poll changed the rules of the game to ensure he was once again centre stage. Fixed for you Rub Buh Juh
December 19, 200816 yr Yeah, the only one that seemed to realize what was going on that day, in our team, was Guddy. I rermember him trying to get Maka's attention as most our team were walking back to goal with their backs to the action! I love the Scotland one, of course, it looked likte 3 of them had completely ars8d it up and then it gets slotted home Scott
December 19, 200816 yr Fixed for you Rub Buh Juh Not being a member of the old CSR back in the day, I remember watching the game on TV, but the commentators said expressly that, although Henry was a cheeky little sh*t to do what he did, the rules of the game were not violated. Care to illucidate ?
December 19, 200816 yr Henry didn't actually break the rules of the game. Poll however broke with proper conduct. Poll held his whistle in the air which is the normal signal to mean that the game won't start until the whistle. Once the defending team sees this they know they have time to set the wall etc. Henry then took the free kick quickly without the whistle being blown and Poll allowed it.
December 19, 200816 yr Got it - No.78 in my list "Reasons to despise Graham Poll" Edited December 19, 200816 yr by Virosh
December 19, 200816 yr Got it - No.78 in my list "Reasons to despise Graham Poll" Reason 2 to hate Graham Poll - sending JT off vs. Tottenham when we lost 2-1. ¬¬
December 20, 200816 yr Author Henry didn't actually break the rules of the game. Poll however broke with proper conduct. Poll held his whistle in the air which is the normal signal to mean that the game won't start until the whistle. Once the defending team sees this they know they have time to set the wall etc. Henry then took the free kick quickly without the whistle being blown and Poll allowed it. As mad_mac says, Guddy saw the danger of a quick free-kick while the wall was yet to form and so stood by the ball (which you are entitled to do, as any side taking a quick free kick is deemed to have forfeited the right to expect the opposition to retreat 10 yards). Poll told him to retreat, and as Eidur began to do so Poll had a half-secret chat to Henry telling him he was free to take a quick one without Poll blowing the whistle - despite having told Guddy to retreat seconds earlier, which was surely an indication that there was to be no quick free kick.
December 20, 200816 yr Cheers Backbiter! Some of those goals were mindblowing! Surprisingly seen only the Ajax one earlier though..
December 23, 200816 yr One of my favourite free kicks was Ronaldinho agaisnt Werder Bremen for Barcelona. He knew the wall was going to jump so he just slid it under the wall and past the keeper. Now thats cheeky.
December 23, 200816 yr Some great free kicks in there. Unlike any of our set pieces last night. They were ALL sh*te.
