Dempsey: Fulham v Juventus, 3/18, 2 p.m. Est

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  1. Tony Dellbird

    Tony Dellbird English and Proud

    Mar 26, 2004
    Jolly Ol' England
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    Everton FC
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    England
    Looked a bit like a cross on closer inspection.
     
  2. Trequartista10

    Apr 10, 2009
    Florida
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Perhaps, but Clint would say his intention was for the ball to go in the net, which it did.....
     
  3. SoccerKowboy

    SoccerKowboy BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 13, 2007
    Virginia, USA
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    United States
    Mmmm... I think the most notable thing about that goal was that it was against Chelsea, and it capped a two-goal night for him (if I recall correctly, Lamps scored the two for Chelsea).

    Great night, but when you talk about individual goals, the Liverpool goal had real importance, the Stoke goal had real class, and this one had both.
     
  4. Bees Knees

    Bees Knees Member

    Nov 10, 2005
    Aruba
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    DC United
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    United States
    Don't start, or someone's going to post the Debbie Downer youtube clip.
     
  5. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    no freakin way. If you think that you do not know Deuce.
     
  6. thedukeofsoccer

    thedukeofsoccer Member+

    Jul 11, 2004
    Wussconsin
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
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    United States
    You look like a passive-aggressive American skeptic/hater - on closer inspection.
     
  7. HighburyForever

    HighburyForever Red Card

    Oct 15, 2006
    Wooloomooloo, New South Wales
    Club:
    Zenit St Petersburg
    Nat'l Team:
    Russia
    He also took everything in the universe into account before shooting. That's even more impressive than the goal
     
  8. Tony Dellbird

    Tony Dellbird English and Proud

    Mar 26, 2004
    Jolly Ol' England
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    Everton FC
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    England
    ;) Haaa!
     
  9. jcsd

    jcsd Member+

    Jan 27, 2006
    I think it may've been a "cross-shot" as Zamora was running to the far post, but the amount he got his foot under it leads me to give Dempsey the benefit of the doubt, besides which it is harldy against Dempsey's modus operandi to try such a shot.
     
  10. mkb3

    mkb3 Member

    Jul 11, 2000
    San Francisco
    Everyone knows that takes a least 3 minutes.
     
  11. szazzy

    szazzy Member

    Apr 18, 2004
    Kansas City, MO
    I don't think so at all, but I watched the game live. Watching it in slow motion makes it appear more like a cross, but he'd have no idea Zamora was at the back post. It looked to me like he knew where he was, the defender backed off, and he laid his huge cahones on the table.
     
  12. gmodo

    gmodo New Member

    Nov 13, 2006
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From BBC:

    Fulham's Clint Dempsey, who scored the goal that took his side into the last eight of the Europa League on the Cottagers amazing 5-4 aggregate win over Italian giants Juventus: "Everybody thought it was over when they went ahead but the character and heart we showed to fight back was incredible. That's the loudest I've heard the Cottage crowd in three years. If you're working hard and you believe then you always have a chance - and I believe we can win the competition."
     
  13. Tony Dellbird

    Tony Dellbird English and Proud

    Mar 26, 2004
    Jolly Ol' England
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    Everton FC
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    England
    If he looked at goal to chip him he saw Zamora. I think he just hedged his bets and thought the keeper would expect a cross into your hitman and that's what caught him out. That and it couldn't have been better placed.

    That and Michael Johnson's goal for Citeh last week have been two of the most impressive, accurate goals I've seen. Cantona-esque.
     
  14. Trequartista10

    Apr 10, 2009
    Florida
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Even if it was a cross, the guy has a knack for scoring period. Sometimes they are pretty and sometimes they are not. But he puts the ball in the net. The goal in the Confed Cup against Brazil comes to mind. He had no intention of doing that but he did. Certain players just have a knack for having good things happen to them in and around the box. Dempsey is definitely one of those guys. He almost has a poacher's ability in a forward/midfielder role. I'm glad he's a Yank, that's for sure.
     
  15. mkb3

    mkb3 Member

    Jul 11, 2000
    San Francisco
    This guy's an inspiration...even to us folks stuck in an office.
     
  16. Sam Hamwich

    Sam Hamwich Member+

    Jul 11, 2006
    Sorry TD. You're just still bitter about Donovana not hitting your sitter.
     
  17. wooglin12

    wooglin12 Member

    Mar 26, 2005
    Birmingham, AL
    Club:
    Reading FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe his wife caught him looking at her the SI swimsuit issue? Some kind of weird paradox or something... I don't know.
     
  18. elephantstone

    elephantstone Member

    Feb 12, 2001
    Harrisburg, PA
    I will be in London on the date of the 1st leg of the QFs. Anyone know if I stand a shot of finding a ticket somehow if Fulham's home on that leg?
     
  19. Tony Dellbird

    Tony Dellbird English and Proud

    Mar 26, 2004
    Jolly Ol' England
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    England
    I'm still achingly sore about that. The only way I'd have him back at Goodison is if I make a reconstruction and he scores it.
     
  20. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    that would be me, and he is not kidding! :)
     
  21. Tony Dellbird

    Tony Dellbird English and Proud

    Mar 26, 2004
    Jolly Ol' England
    Club:
    Everton FC
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    England
    It's touch and go. Best way would be a seat exchange site of some sort, cos I'm sure to buy tickets you'd have to have stubs or points to get at them before they get snapped up on gen sale.
     
  22. iad_22201

    iad_22201 Member+

    Jan 2, 2009
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    Fulham FC
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    United States
    I'm assuming that you are trying to provoke a reaction from some of the posters on here, as I know from reading your past posts that you tend to be a bit of a contrarian. Clint was clearly making an attempt at goal.
     
  23. jcsd

    jcsd Member+

    Jan 27, 2006
    I think he almsot certainly went for goal, the only thing is he may've thought that if it drifting past the far post Zamora would've been there to convert it. In such situations I beilev give the player the benefit of the doubt as otherwise you can poo-poo everything spectuclar you see as a fluke.

    He does have an excellent knack for scoring though, I'd say he's amongst the top midfielders in the Prem for finishing abilty and one of the few that has the instincts of a goal poacher.
     
  24. sXeWesley

    sXeWesley Member+

    Jun 18, 2007
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    Portland Timbers
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  25. elephantstone

    elephantstone Member

    Feb 12, 2001
    Harrisburg, PA
    Yeah, I have to imagine that the season ticket holders/club members will get these quickly. I had been planning to go to the home match vs Wigan the day after, but that's obviously out now. Any idea what the at-the-stadium ticket market is like? I know that if I just needed one for a major event in the US, they can generally be had due to someone not being able to make it and letting their friend sell it, but I don't know what the situation is like in the UK.
     

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