It's usually Steve Cook that stuns everyone with a fabulous goal at the start of a new season. Well, Steve has competition as Charlie Daniels' rocket against Man City is going to take some beating this season. It was probably not the best angle to take a shot on, but something obviously told Daniels that he should just go for glory and what a goal it was!
When AFCB struggle to score goals it is often that one goes in from an unlikely source. I am not sure what the odds were for Charlie being the first goal scorer last Saturday, but whoever had money on him would have been considerably better off this week. When the opportunity comes to strike what you know would be a sensational shot if it went in the ball usually ends up in the stands. Daniels got his body shape in the perfect position to keep the ball from rising too fiercely and there was very little deviation in the shot from its course when Daniels let fly.
I am not sure that Charlie had to hit the ball quiet as hard, but the way it came to him as a half volley must have just enticed him to put everything behind it. He has a habit of shooting with more power than would seem sensible at times, but you can't argue with it when the ball ends up at the net.
Of course every time now when Charlie gets forward we'll probably hear shouts of "shoot!" In fact there was one call I heard shortly after the goal when Charlie just stepped over the half way line with the ball. Well, we might not see another goal like that this season, but I suppose it is one up to the defenders and the other parts of the team will need to get going to give the Cherries a chance of beating their Premier League goal record of 55.
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I am not sure that Charlie had to hit the ball quiet as hard, but the way it came to him as a half volley must have just enticed him to put everything behind it. He has a habit of shooting with more power than would seem sensible at times, but you can't argue with it when the ball ends up at the net.
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Of course every time now when Charlie gets forward we'll probably hear shouts of "shoot!" In fact there was one call I heard shortly after the goal when Charlie just stepped over the half way line with the ball. Well, we might not see another goal like that this season, but I suppose it is one up to the defenders and the other parts of the team will need to get going to give the Cherries a chance of beating their Premier League goal record of 55.
It takes a lot of talent to strike a football like that.
ReplyDeleteAnd this is the second time Daniels has scored a wonder goal against top opposition ( Arsenal at home last season).
Daniels probably firmly believes he belongs in the top echelon, and these games bring out that spark of extra inspiration.