Sounds good.

Will you be posting the battles tonight?

Glass' goal is only there because of sentimental value. It shouldn't be included tbh.

I'm willing to take a quick mini vote on this. I'm tallying up now, so it's up to you guys.

While I do that, I'll also lay everything out to make sure everyone's happy.

List will be Randomised.
Round 1 will consist of Battles containing 3 Goals. Do you want to Vote for your favourite, or do a 3-2-1 vote?

That'll leave us with 32 for Round 2. From there, it's simple H2H as per usual.

Rounds last 24 or 48 hours?

Just want some opinions on these quickly before I get started. Will hopefully have the first couple of Battles posted tonight if all goes well.

I think a 3-2-1.

24 hours.

Agree

I reckon leave the Jimmy Glass one out.

This. Keep it ticking over fairly swiftly.

[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 1[/size]
76.Maya Yoshida v PSV
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1.Yoann Gourcuff v PSG
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79.Dejan Stankovic v Genoa
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[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 2[/size]
75.Xabi Alonso v Luton Town
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86.Maynor Figueroa v Stoke
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4.Kaka v Fenerbahce
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[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 3[/size]
89.Philipp Lahm v Costa Rica
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92.David Ginola v Notts Forrest
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69. Nihat v Porto
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Edited by Funky Munky: 28/1/2013 09:44:42 PM

Remember. Please Vote 3-2-1 in each battle. That is, 3 Points, 2 Points, 1 Point. You get the drill.

Voting will close in approx 24 hours from now.

EDIT: And as always, I ask for some description of why you voted the way you did, just to attempt to keep the thread interesting and bring up discussion. Cheers.

Edited by Funky Munky: 28/1/2013 09:45:21 PM

Battle 1 -

Gourcuff - 3
Yoshida - 2
Stankovic - 1

Gourcuff's is just, well, exceptional :P
Yoshida is a very nice strike, and I vote for it over Stankovic because even though it's a good hit, he kinda just throws a leg at it, doesn't have to beat the keeper either.


Battle 2 -

Figueroa - 3
Xabi - 2
Kaka - 1

Figgy was fantastic awareness and great technique to beat the keeper from there. Kaka was a good run, but an average finish, where Xabi showed great touch and composure to score from that far out. plays for Liverpool.

Battle 3-

Very tough one this. All good but no standouts from each other.

Lahm - 3
Ginola - 2
Nihat - 1


Edited by imnofreak: 28/1/2013 09:56:27 PM

Battle 1:
3 points - Yoshida
2 points - Gourcuff
1 point - Stankovic
Yoshida shows great situational awareness and brilliant touch to nail that. Stankovic just kind of stabs at it. Good touch but that's about all.

Battle 2:
3 points - Alonso
2 points - Figueroa
1 point - Kaka
Alonso side-stepping the keeper like that is what made the goal memorable. Figueroa hit a gem of a strike but Alonso plays for Liverpool 8-[

Battle 3:
3 points - Lahm
2 points - Ginola
1 point - Nihat.
Lahm was gypped not to get goal of the tournament for that strike. Ginola's effort was superb. German bias ftw.

Edited by afromanGT: 28/1/2013 10:02:47 PM

Battle 1
3 - Yoshida
2 - Gourcuff
1 - Stankovic

Battle 2
3 - Figueroa
2 - kaka
1 - alonso
Fig's strike was pretty awesome. Vision to see the keeper and then a hard flat strike to slot it home. Kaka's was a nice run, nothing too spectacular with the finish. Pretty unimpressed with Alonso's tbh.

Battle 3:
3 - Lahm
2 - Nihat
1 - Ginola
Lahm's is one of my favourite all time goals, beautiful strike to open the 2006 WC. I tend to prefer Awesome strikes, over good runs, so Nihat gets 2.

Battle 1:

3- Gourcuff
2- Stankovic
1- Yoshida
Just a simply brilliant goal by Gorucff, no other way to put it.

Battle 2:
3- Figueroa
2- Kaka
1- Alonso
Great awareness from Figueroa, added plus is that its from a dead ball situation.

Battle 3:
3-Lahm
2-Nihat
1-Ginola
Stunning finish by Lahm, the precision and curve on that hit :O

Battle 1

Yoshida-3
Stankovic-2
Gourcuff-1

Yoshida, wow, just wow absolutely brilliant. Don't really see much to that Gourcuff goal tbh.

Battle 2
Figueroa-3
Kaka-2
Alonso-1

Figueroa's shows brilliant technique and cleverness to drive it from there. And my man crush for Kaka is to big to give him one point. :P

Battle 3
Lahm-3
Ginola-2
Nihat-1
Lahm's was a great strike, Ginola's showed beatiful skill but Nihat's was a bit meh.

Edited by milan_7: 29/1/2013 02:19:11 PM

Battle 1 -

Gourcuff - 3
Yoshida - 2
Stankovic - 1



Battle 2 -

Figueroa - 3
Kaka - 2
Xabi - 1




Battle 3-

Ginola - 3
Lahm - 2
Nihat - 1

Gourcuff 3
Yoshida 2
Stankovic 1

Figueroa 3
Kaka 2
Xabi Alonso 1

Ginola 3
Lahm 2
Nihat 1

Yoshida 3
Gourcuff 2
Stankovic 1

Figueroa 3
Kaka 2
Xabi Alonso 1

Ginola 3
Lahm 2
Nihat 1

BATTLE 1

3 - Yoshida
2 - Gourcuff
1 - Stanko

Pretty simple, I fucking love acrobatic goals. And whilst Gourcuff's showed amazing composure, Yoshida had to back track and then time his jump/leap to perfection. Stanko's just a lucky shot. 8/10 times it fizzles out for a throw in or goal kick.

BATTLE 2

3 - Fig
2 - Kaka
1 - Alonso

What a strike by Fig. Couldn't have possibly hit it any better than that. To have the idea to belt a free kick in their own half is genius/crazy. Alonso's goal is overated I reckon. Open net and everything... (Inb4 Liverpool fans)

BATTLE 3

3 - Lahm
2 - Ginola
1 - Nihat

Fantastic curler by Lahm from not an easy angle.

3- Yoshida
2- Stankovic
1- Gorcuff
Yoshida displays brilliant athleticism to do that. stankovic, well people say he just stabbed at it. But that's the best fucking stab I've seen. Gorcuff's is brilliant as well, but I like Dejan's more just for the audacity.

3- Figueroa
2- Alonso
1- Kaka
Figueroa's is a beauty, the vision to spot that and then the execution, also note that Sorensen isn't that far out. Alonso's is a composed finish but tbf it's an open goal. Kaka's is a good goal, but the defending looked pretty average, lunging at it rather than trying to jockey him or stand him up.

3- Nihat
2- Ginola
1- Lahm
Nihat's is brilliant, the dip and accuracy is incredible. Ginola's run is just brilliant, and then a nice finish to beat the keeper. Lahm's goal is also awesome, but not as good as the other two in my books.

This.

battle 1
3 - gourcuff
2 - stankovic
1 - yoshida
gourcuff's goal has been one of my favourites for a long time, absolutely brilliant stuff. the fact the it's a first-time hit makes stank's really, really awesome to me. yoshida's is cool and all, but the other two outshine his imo.

battle 2
3 - fig
2 - kaka
1 - xabi
such awareness by fig - backed himself & still had to beat the keeper. there's not too many other places he could have hit it & it would have gone in from there. kaka for individual brilliance, he's an artist. xabi's was good that he backed himself and all, but it wasn't the sweetest hit.

battle 3
3 - lahm
2 - ginola
1 - nihat
right footers cutting back in from the left is always going to get me, i love it! ginola just glides through the opposition, amazing stuff and very cool & calm finish. nihat hits it nice, but it's nothing THAT special imo - would have preferred for some awesome build-up play or something.

Just a few more hours till this first round closes. Can confirm that one battle is a dead heat between two goals, where as the other two are pretty much decided. YOUR VOTE COULD BE THE DECIDER!

Battle One
Gourcuff 3
Yoshida 2
Stankovic 1

That Gourcuff goal is one of my favourite goals of the modern era, just superb in every way.

Battle Two
Figueroa 3
Kaka 2
Alonso 1

Battle 3
Lahm 3
Ginola 2
Nihat 1

RESULTS

Battle 1
Yoshida   30
Gourcuff 31
Stankovic   17
   
Battle 2   
Alonso   18
Figueroa   38
Kaka   22
   
Battle 3   
Lahm   34
Ginola   27
Nihat   17

Next 3 to be posted shortly.

[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 4[/size]
60.Andrea Pirlo v Parma

[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 5[/size]
74.David Beckham v Wimbledon
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44.Kevin Phillips v Chelsea
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22.Roberto Baggio v Juventus
[youtube]ei5NZ5vEsEM[/youtube]

[size=8]ROUND 1 - BATTLE 6[/size]
10.George Best v San Jose
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17.Steven Gerrard v Olympiakos
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41.Lucas v Kryvbas
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3 - Carlos
2 - Pirlo
1 -McFadden


3 - Kev
2 - Baggio
1 - Beckham


3 - Lucas
2 - Best
1 - Gerrard