Great strikes by unlikely strikers (of the ball)

[AndersB]

Lingard has scored some bangers for us for sure, but his goal against West Ham still got me thinking about great goals scored by not the most prolific scorers or common shooters. There's been a lot of great ones over the years, often at crucial moments too. They are usually among my favorites. I'm sure I've missed many, feel free to add.

Rafael vs. QPR

Valencia vs. Everton

Fletcher vs. Everton

O'Shea vs. Arsenal

Williams vs. Sheffield Utd.

McSauce vs. Arsenal

Matic vs. Palace

Evra vs. Bayern

 

[GueRed]

I remember Paul Parker shanking one top bins from 20 yards out against Reading in 1996

 

[ti vu]

Rio vs Liverpool. Great control, and great strike with his weaker foot to top corner. Many top forwards wouldn't score too many of those goals.

 

[GueRed]

Rio v Liverpool 2006

 

[Strats]

Spurs player and left back Erik Edmans' strike against Liverpool from 40 yards out in the top corner was quite surprising

Spoiler

 

[UnitedFan93]

Pallister vs Blackburn (1993)
Vidic vs Villa (2011)

Non United player: remember Kompany scoring a screamer against Leicester (2019)

 

[Relevated]

Rio v Liverpool 2006

'BRAP'

 

[Berbaclass]

 

[Pexbo]

Telles vs Villarreal?

 

[432JuanMata]

Ruben Neves for Wolves is the ultimate player for rarely scoring but when he does they are worldies.
Valencia goal vs Everton at home sticks out for me. He rarely scored but that one was a belter

 

[432JuanMata]

Another shout is Matic goal vs Spurs in League Cup final for Chelsea. If you haven’t seen it YouTube it, it’s a worldie

 

[djembatheking]

Papa Bouba Diop against United. What a strike from the wardrobe.RIP.

 

[hellhunter]

Rafael or Evra for me. Thunderbastards

 

[Skills]

I mean the only answer to this is

Eder - scorer of goal

 

[DWelbz19]

'BRAP'

Unparalleled slang era

 

[djembatheking]

Kompany v Leicester , No Vinnie , don`t shoot.

 

[Cutch]

Matt Lowton has had a couple of screamers completely out of the blue

 

[hellhunter]

Dennis Kempe, former LB of Karlsruhe scored this beauty. He's 35 by now and scored a total of 8 goals in his career.

 

[Red Shorts]

Another shout is Matic goal vs Spurs in League Cup final for Chelsea. If you haven’t seen it YouTube it, it’s a worldie

Isnt that the one where he nearly ripped the net off? Yeah that was ridiculous

 

[432JuanMata]

Isnt that the one where he nearly ripped the net off? Yeah that was ridiculous

It hit the bar and the top of the post was a bullet just perfectly straight and rising

 

[harms]

His only goal for Marseille, I believe. He wasn't much of a goalscorer — 1 goal in 52 games for France & never got more than 3 goals per season at his peak (he scored a bit more in his younger days though).

 

[GueRed]

Denis Irwin scored a few screamers

 

[MileStolar]

Pallister vs Blackburn (1993)
Vidic vs Villa (2011)

Non United player: remember Kompany scoring a screamer against Leicester (2019)

feck off I wanted to shout Vidić vs villa and then saw your comment, 20 minutes too late...

Great minds think alike

Also if we're talking outside United, remember Jagielka scoring a banger against Liverpool if I recall correctly.
Edit: in 91st minute too!

 

[GueRed]

remember Silvinho scored a screamer against Chelsea at the Bridge back in 2000.

Winterburn in '97 also at the Bridge

 

[djembatheking]

Martin Buchan v Everton , belter.

 

[AllGoodNamesRGone]

Eder. Scorer of goal.

 

[UnitedFan93]

feck off I wanted to shout Vidić vs villa and then saw your comment, 20 minutes too late...

Great minds think alike

Also if we're talking outside United, remember Jagielka scoring a banger against Liverpool if I recall correctly.
Edit: in 91st minute too!

 

[Pavl3n]

Harry Maguire! Solo run finished with a deadly strike from the edge of the penalty area.


Did we play Tranmere in the FA Cup? Or was it someone else in the League Cup?
We beat them 6:0 is all that matters. Phil Jones scored a wonder looping header.

 

[Physiocrat]

Fabio Cannavaro

 

[GueRed]

Matias Almeyda against Parma in '99

 

[Physiocrat]

Matias Almeyda against Parma in '99

 

[GueRed]

Buffon in goals. Pick that one out

 

[roonster09]

Wanyama goal vs Liverpool

 

[Mr. MUJAC]

Martin Buchan v Everton

 

[golden_blunder]

The fact that this is in the United forum would suggest he was asking you for United strikes only. But since some of you silly buggers don’t get it, moving to the general football forum

unless @AndersB you want me to delete the non United ones and have this a United thread only?

 

[yipthatman]

Matic has scored a couple from way out.

 

[AndersB]

The fact that this is in the United forum would suggest he was asking you for United strikes only. But since some of you silly buggers don’t get it, moving to the general football forum

unless @AndersB you want me to delete the non United ones and have this a United thread only?

No, by all means, go ahead. I'll take any great strikes, just keep John Arne Riise out of there

 

[RedRoach]

Telles vs Villarreal?

Telles is not exactly an unlikely striker of the ball


It is a shame we have not got more goals / assists out of him like Porto did

 

[tomaldinho1]

Didn't Danny Rose score an absolute screamer on his debut?

 

[GueRed]

Didn't Danny Rose score an absolute screamer on his debut?

good shout.
not that long ago as well 2010 against arsenal i think?