Kaka's attack
Its often said "Attack is the best form of defence" and Kaka proved it right, when he scored 2 goals on a counter attack beating the out of place Manchester United defense.
This was the first time that i saw Kaka in action and for my luck, he scored 2 good goals. The precision and the ease with which he scored the goals made me realise why people talk about him with so high regards. The first goal that he scored was simply amazing. It was a simple flick with his right heel to the far end of the goal and all the goalkeeper could do was to watch it pass by him. Probably he thought that the ball would not go inside the goal. What struck me was the confidence with which Kaka hit the ball in that far angle. I tried to catch some clues as to how he figured out the angle in the replays, but it seemed like he never moved his eye from the ball. Wonder when he calculated the angle and decided to strike the ball. Guess its the practice of scoring goals from such angles that gave him the confidence to shoot it.
This was the first leg of the first semi-final of the UEFA Champsions League 2007. It was between AC Milan and Manchester United. Thanks to Kaka, AC were able to score 2 away goals which might come in handy in the next leg. ManU won the match 3-2, thanks to some silly errors by AC goalkeeper Dida. How strange that the land that produces so great football strikers has never produced any great goalkeepers !!!
It was a high pressure match. But the first half was more interesting than the second. ManU were lagging behind AC by 2 goals to 1 at the end of the first half and it was Rooney who came to their rescue. He scored the equaliser in the first 10 minutes of the second half. But the best goal came in the dying moments of the match, 91st minute to be precise, when Rooney struck hard from the right corner of the D, to score the winning goal. The power with which he struck the ball was amazing. Though Ronaldo, being crowned the PFA's Player of the Year just a day before this match, played some very fast and I should say a bit selfish football, it was Rooney who won the hearts at the end.
Its been a really long time since I had a chance to follow things on the EUFA Cup. Another 4 more matches to go now. Hopefully, I get to watch all of them ... and they are of the same quality as today's match :)
This was the first time that i saw Kaka in action and for my luck, he scored 2 good goals. The precision and the ease with which he scored the goals made me realise why people talk about him with so high regards. The first goal that he scored was simply amazing. It was a simple flick with his right heel to the far end of the goal and all the goalkeeper could do was to watch it pass by him. Probably he thought that the ball would not go inside the goal. What struck me was the confidence with which Kaka hit the ball in that far angle. I tried to catch some clues as to how he figured out the angle in the replays, but it seemed like he never moved his eye from the ball. Wonder when he calculated the angle and decided to strike the ball. Guess its the practice of scoring goals from such angles that gave him the confidence to shoot it.
This was the first leg of the first semi-final of the UEFA Champsions League 2007. It was between AC Milan and Manchester United. Thanks to Kaka, AC were able to score 2 away goals which might come in handy in the next leg. ManU won the match 3-2, thanks to some silly errors by AC goalkeeper Dida. How strange that the land that produces so great football strikers has never produced any great goalkeepers !!!
It was a high pressure match. But the first half was more interesting than the second. ManU were lagging behind AC by 2 goals to 1 at the end of the first half and it was Rooney who came to their rescue. He scored the equaliser in the first 10 minutes of the second half. But the best goal came in the dying moments of the match, 91st minute to be precise, when Rooney struck hard from the right corner of the D, to score the winning goal. The power with which he struck the ball was amazing. Though Ronaldo, being crowned the PFA's Player of the Year just a day before this match, played some very fast and I should say a bit selfish football, it was Rooney who won the hearts at the end.
Its been a really long time since I had a chance to follow things on the EUFA Cup. Another 4 more matches to go now. Hopefully, I get to watch all of them ... and they are of the same quality as today's match :)
hey! Dida is a very good goalkeeper but not a perfect one. I agree with you that Kaka is a great football player. Some of his ten goals for AC Milan in this year's UEFA Champions League is amazing.
ReplyDeleteamy : You seem to be a big fan of Dida. Well, Dida isnt so bad. I was just comparing that goalkeepers arent as great as the players that come from Brazil.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Kaka footage. Its awesome !!!