VIDEO: Free-kick Kings – Where do United feature?

14 Comments

1. April 10, 2009 at 10:17

   costas says:

   Not surprised by number 1.
2. April 10, 2009 at 10:20

   AlphaRS says:

   Come on. That can’t be right.
3. April 10, 2009 at 10:20

   spacemanspiff says:

   No way Ronaldo should be at #3. Ok, he’s scored some stunning free kicks, but how many times does he strike the ball directly into the wall?

   Dennis Irwin at 37 is a big joke.

   Shunsuke Nakamura is at 40. He’s way above that. Anybody remember his free kick against us at Old Trafford a few seasons back?

   Alessandro Del Piero should be in the top 10!
4. April 10, 2009 at 10:22

   Irfan87 says:

   CRon doesn’t deserve number 3. He doesn’t have the consistency.
5. April 10, 2009 at 10:29

   SULLY says:

   A dead-ball specialist? It just does’nt get any better than David Beckham. Beckham makes the strikers in the team look imperious. Just ask Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke. You cant go beyond Beckham in free-kicks. He’s just a class apart, simply sublime. Juninho’s not that far off. Even now Becks ai’nt half bad. There’s only one David Beckham.
6. April 10, 2009 at 10:43

   AlphaRS says:

   Ronaldo better then Ronaldo Koeman?! You’re having a laugh!

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-HhVwFKfM
7. April 10, 2009 at 10:57

   Marq says:

   Ronaldo did make a few stunning strikes, but to rank him ahead of Ronaldinho is a joke. Also, Roberto Carlos is in the same mould as Ronaldo.
   I do not know much about players in the 80s, so I wont comment there.
   My Opinion, Mihajlovic @ 10th should be higher and Del Piero @ 13th is crazy considering how many Del Piero has scored already this season. Zidane too made some good freekicks, but is hardly a specialist, so he goes down lower in my list.
   Ronaldinho was only good for 3-4 years, unlike Juninho & Beckham, who have done it throughout their careers. And as much as Ronaldinho tries to convince us, I think the goal against Seaman was a fluke
   I would take Beckham ahead of Juninho too, for the reason Beckham scored that big freekick right at the death against Greece and not many had scored any bigger freekick than that on the whole list. Also, the one thing that sets Beckham apart from Juninho & many on the list, is that, whilst Juninho might be slightly more dangerous with a direct freekick, Beckham create much more goals from setpieces, with countless assist to his name
8. April 10, 2009 at 11:05

   wazza says:

   there is only one Becks !
   who is no.2 ?
9. April 10, 2009 at 11:34

   smithy99 says:

   spacemanspiff Said,April 10th, 2009 @10:20

   “Denis Irwin at 37 is a big joke”.

   I agree 100% mate. Denis Irwin was a fantastic free kick taker. He scored some beauties when he got the chance to have a go. He always seemed to get pushed out by others though. I would love to have seen him take far more free kicks for us than he actually did.
10. April 10, 2009 at 12:44

    King Eric says:

    Hate the cunt but Platini was superb at free kicks. Becks at number one is well deserved. As for Ronaldo, no way should he be at three. Really wish he would let others have a go. When Hargo is back it may change.
11. April 10, 2009 at 12:48

    gotta hate tiny tears says:

    its like they put irwins name in there with no real taught

    he could well be in the top ten
12. April 10, 2009 at 16:47

    Maik says:

    Wait a couple of years and we’ll be seeing Tosic in that list. At least I hope so…
13. April 11, 2009 at 2:13

    Rich says:

    David Beckham? LOL
14. April 11, 2009 at 5:53

    Picco says:

    Juninho is by far and away THE best free kick taker the world has ever seen, obviously not as high profile playin for Lyon but check out his stats(ie goals per free kick!!!)