Arsenal thoroughly demolished FC Porto in Champions League action on Wednesday, posting a 5-0 victory on the strength of a Nicklas Bendtner hat-trick, but the moment of the match came when Samir Nasri danced through Porto's defense before blasting home a goal-of-the-year candidate.
Here is Nasri's wonder goal:
If you didn't see Arsenal's romp, you can see all five Arsenal goals, as well as a sharper look at the Nasri goal, after the jump:
What did you think of Nasri's goal? Best goal you've seen in a long time? Think Arsenal can challenge for the Champions League title?
Share your thoughts below.
Being a fan of the English game, my only response is he should have been fouled before entering the box. A little shoulder nudge and Nasri is pretty much a non-factor (see recent Bolton game).
And Ives, every great goal involves a mistake by someone and a brilliant piece of skill by someone else. There’s no harm in pointing out the mistake. Some of us are defenders by nature, so our minds naturally fixate on what the defender did wrong. We don’t mean to bring down the good-goal buzz, it’s just part of our cursed, blighted existence.
Perhaps it’s a product of too many two-on-one drills (Try keeping a positive attitude when you’re constantly outnumbered).
we can’t all be Sounders fans…;)
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There were plenty of mighty fine performances in this game!
This is the first useful play I’ve ever seen Nasri make. Usually he’s just good for a few turnovers and bad crosses.
Horrible defending… Just watch #3 from Porto, he just trots around, looks like a pregame walk through or something.
Taking nothing away from a great goal but Robben’s was better, and Arsenals 2nd goal maybe have been better.
Nasri used both feet, and ‘everyone’ expected him
to pass off at some point, not to go stick-side with authority at an impossible angle.
Robben, the Dominique Wilkins of world football and a-hole supreme, as soon as he got the ball at his feet, the entire audience at home and in the stadium, yes, ALL 400MM watching the game, knew that he was going to take the shot…with his left.
Nasri gets the nod, IMHO, because of Robben’s “Boy Who Cried Wolf,” or “Sun Shines on a Dog’s A–” factor.
I don’t get this argument….both of the goals were stunning. Thanks to DVR, I got to catch both of them (more or less) live! As in, watching them in game-time and not on replays.
I guess you could say Robben’s goal was more important (because of the score, away goals, reclaiming momentum from a cruising fiorentina) and Nasri’s was more technically brilliant (ball control, quickness, etc., and especially the fact that Robben proceeded to blast long-distance shots all over the place and nowhere near goal, it made it seem like that wonder goal was a bit of luck).
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I think the Arshavin/Bendtner 2nd goal was amazing as well. So many times guys get the ball in that situation from a bad clearance and look to rip the ball into the box immediately, especially when presented with 3 defenders. But AA just picked his way throug and if you notice even when the defender goes to ground he is picking his head up looking for the pass. That was a great combo of close control, positional awareness, patience, quickness and vision. In what was essentially a 7-3 (not including the keeper) AA played keep away and found the only other red shirt within 15 yards of the net. Beautiful football.
haha so true. I couldn’t do that on a field by myself…and neither could most of the commentators here I imagine.