Honorable Mention
Deco (Chelsea vs Bolton)
Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal vs Blackburn)
Robin Van Persie (Arsenal vs Liverpool)
Top 10 Best Goals EPL
10. Peter Crouch (Portsmouth vs Stoke)
Never thought there would be a day when Peter Crouch used his feet to score a goal on a top 10 list
9. Paul Konchesky (Fulham vs West Ham)
Konchesky deserves it with this rocket strike that could not be placed any more perfectly in the top corner of the net.
8. Robbie Keane (Liverpool vs Arsenal)
This was one of the few bright spots of Keane's short stay at Anfield. It was a beautiful ball down the field met with one touch by Keane and hit straight by Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia. Just a great play all around.
7. Geovanni (Hull vs Arsenal)
A cannonading shot from well outside the 18-yard box that barely kisses off the woodwork. Even more impressive was that it was on the road at the Emirates, and it tied the match in the second half. What a strike.
6. Nicholas Anelka (Chelsea- Sunderland)
Anelka took the ball in his own half and went the rest of the way on his own, the run culminating in a driving, curling strike into the top corner.
5. Gretar Steinsson (Bolton vs Stoke)
One touch off his chest, hits it off the volley, and launches it into the top corner of the net.
4. Fredico Macheda (Manchester United vs Aston Villa)
Macheda burst onto the Premier League scene with this goal. A 17-year-old making his Manchester United debut, Macheda got the ball in the box, turned and bent one into the far corner. Oh, and this goal just happened to come in the 93rd minute of a match which was tied 2-2 at the time.
3. Fernando Torres (Liverppol vs Blackburn)
An absolutely clinical finish. This goal could be used as a training video for young footballers in the future. In just the fifth minute, with his back to goal, Torres took the ball off his chest, let it bounce once, then volleyed it into the top corner while turning towards the net.
2. David Bentley (Tottenham vs Arsenal)
Bentley took this one from a good 45 yards out, surprising everyone in the ground including the goalkeeper. Just an excellent display of skill here.
1. Glen Johnson (Portsmouth vs Hull)
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Michael Owen on the verge of shock move to Manchester United
MICHAEL OWEN is on the verge of an astonishing move to Manchester United to supply some of the goals that have been lost in the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez leaving Old Trafford. Owen, recently linked with Stoke City and Hull City and written off in many quarters as a has-been, was holding talks with the Premier League champions last night and will complete one of the most unexpected transfers of the summer if he passes a stringent medical examination.
That is expected to take place today when, if everything goes according to plan, United hope to announce they are willing to take on a striker whose career had seemed to be in an irreversible tailspin. Owen is a free agent after coming to the end of his contract at Newcastle United and his stock has fallen so much over a dismal season that, until now, he has been prominently linked with clubs in the lower half of the table.
Owen even faced the ignominy this week of the Blackburn Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce, saying he would not try to sign him because the former Liverpool and Real Madrid player could not be guaranteed to play 30 games a season.
Alex Ferguson, however, appears to be untroubled by the forward’s various injury problems and is keen to reunite him with Wayne Rooney, his former strike partner for the England national team until Fabio Capello decided that Owen was no longer worthy of a place in the squad. Everton have been monitoring Owen’s potential availability but were informed last night that they had effectively been gazumped.
The transfer is likely to prompt a mixed reaction among United supporters given Owen’s past with Liverpool and, more pertinently, the fact that he has become recognised as a player on the wane.
Owen scored 30 times in 65 starts for Newcastle, but he cost them €48 million in total when putting together his wages and his transfer fee, and was dropped by the club’s interim manager, Alan Shearer, during the run-in to their relegation. He has not scored since January and, as his reputation has plummeted, his representatives appeared to have had so little confidence in finding a major club that would be willing to sign him they produced a 32-page brochure to persuade prospective buyers that he was worth a punt.
Ferguson is unlikely to have needed a glossy supplement, however, to know all about Owen’s ability, having closely followed his career since the player was at school. Liverpool got in ahead of United after Ferguson could not arrange a deal with the player’s father, Terry, and sources close to the Old Trafford manager have indicated that he has always regarded Owen as one that got away.
Even so, it represents a significant gamble on the part of Ferguson given the way Owen, at 29, has become more synonymous with injuries and high wages than the goals that once made him one of the more feared strikers in European football. There have also been misgivings about Owen’s commitment to his professional life, with the Wigan chairman, Dave Whelan, recently questioning whether the player was spending too much time indulging his love of horse racing.
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0703/1224249969595.html
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