Either

Essien
Scholes
Huddlestone
Drogba

Taylor's was more impressive than Huddlestone imo, Earl.

Essien or Taylor for me.

comment by Greenwood FC (U11781)
posted 14 minutes ago
Taylor's was more impressive than Huddlestone imo, Earl.
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Taylor hit a few like that

Essien's one was actually majestic, look at the replay and the ball looks like it was gonna skim off the post but it miraculously curls into the corner. Unreal tekkers.

If Taylor was called Taylinho that would have been number 1

Random

Scholes - executed a more difficult technique.

top 3: Essien, Scholes and Taylor

If it's the Essien goal against Arsenal then that's my #1 of all time.

That Essien goal was obscene.

Scholes or Essien

Its my favourite scholes goal tbh

The bend on essiens is unreal

Matt Taylor scores bangers on the regs. Still playing I think in football league

I remember that Drogba one vividly, we could have gone 8 clear that day, but ended up only 2 ahead.

I like that Essien one. Not many goals look better than when they're struck from long distance and have a lot of swerve on them. Reminds me of the goal by Martina against Arsenal too.

The Essien and Huddlestone goals are magnificent strikes, with Essien’s power and bend a beautiful thing to behold and Huddlestone’s an incredibly difficult technique in terms of timing.

But footballers will tell you that that Scholes’ goal is one of the greatest you’ll see in terms of technique and execution, ever. It’s simply a one-in-a-million hit. There are a handful of players anywhere in the world at any given time that can do that.

Just watch his body *after* the hit on the replay. He approaches the ball as it’s falling as if he’s striking a set piece - his body shape is perfect - and he doesn’t put everything he has into the strike because he knows it’s all about timing and the connection.

His standing foot is planted so perfectly and his balance is so obscenely good that after he hits it he doesn’t pivot, he doesn’t wheel off or fall; his striking foot just falls back to a standing position. It’s facking witchcraft it’s that good.

One of the best ever strikes, really. Ever. Should probably have been disallowed on the grounds of sorcery.

comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 13 minutes ago
The Essien and Huddlestone goals are magnificent strikes, with Essien’s power and bend a beautiful thing to behold and Huddlestone’s an incredibly difficult technique in terms of timing.

But footballers will tell you that that Scholes’ goal is one of the greatest you’ll see in terms of technique and execution, ever. It’s simply a one-in-a-million hit. There are a handful of players anywhere in the world at any given time that can do that.

Just watch his body *after* the hit on the replay. He approaches the ball as it’s falling as if he’s striking a set piece - his body shape is perfect - and he doesn’t put everything he has into the strike because he knows it’s all about timing and the connection.

His standing foot is planted so perfectly and his balance is so obscenely good that after he hits it he doesn’t pivot, he doesn’t wheel off or fall; his striking foot just falls back to a standing position. It’s facking witchcraft it’s that good.

One of the best ever strikes, really. Ever. Should probably have been disallowed on the grounds of sorcery.
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My favourite bit about it is probably the Villa keeper trying to play on afterwards as if it didn't go in

Agree though, I'd probably go with Scholes in terms of pure technique. For the occasion I'd go for Essien though - a big game and if i remember correctly it was a last minute equaliser?

Scholes. Crossbar involvement always adds so much to any goal, don't know why.

All great goals. The Drogba one was my fave.

For technical difficulty I’m saying Huddlestone, Scholes, Drogba.

comment by rosso is done with this (U17054)
posted 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The Essien and Huddlestone goals are magnificent strikes, with Essien’s power and bend a beautiful thing to behold and Huddlestone’s an incredibly difficult technique in terms of timing.

But footballers will tell you that that Scholes’ goal is one of the greatest you’ll see in terms of technique and execution, ever. It’s simply a one-in-a-million hit. There are a handful of players anywhere in the world at any given time that can do that.

Just watch his body *after* the hit on the replay. He approaches the ball as it’s falling as if he’s striking a set piece - his body shape is perfect - and he doesn’t put everything he has into the strike because he knows it’s all about timing and the connection.

His standing foot is planted so perfectly and his balance is so obscenely good that after he hits it he doesn’t pivot, he doesn’t wheel off or fall; his striking foot just falls back to a standing position. It’s facking witchcraft it’s that good.

One of the best ever strikes, really. Ever. Should probably have been disallowed on the grounds of sorcery.
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Good post, those details you mentioned I can appreciate on watching it again, really is a unique way he striked it.

But footballers will tell you that that Scholes’ goal is one of the greatest you’ll see in terms of technique and execution, ever. It’s simply a one-in-a-million hit. There are a handful of players anywhere in the world at any given time that can do that.
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Good goal but Schools is overrated. Of all the top rated world midfielders in history Scholes is the most unskilled and overrated. Even if you compare his stats with other top midfielders, he was crapper than them and also had the benefit to play for a United team that won every game anyway.

Scholes not fit to lace Gerrard's boots and Gerrard played with Konchesky and Jovanovic FFS.

You went to all that trouble?

Could have just said “I’m an Idiot, bye”

comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
You went to all that trouble?

Could have just said “I’m an Idiot, bye”
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comment by Geoff Tipps (U1449)
posted 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
You went to all that trouble?

Could have just said “I’m an Idiot, bye”
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Why? Because I don't rate Scholes the same as you? I didn't say he was crap. I said he was crapper than other top midfileders he is named alongside.