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Moussa Dembele
Topic Started: 28 Jun 2016, 11:59 AM (860,647 Views)
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Technically it was the inside of his instep/heel on his trailing foot. Reality says it was an outrageous piece of skill from a 20 year old who has balls bigger than the entire pantheon of Marvel Superheroes.

That he did it in the 88th minute of a national cup semi final in a pressure game against our clubs supposed biggest rivals says he`s something very special. He could have sat on his arse for 90 minutes and scored that and still been a genius, he didn`t, works his nuts off even when its not going his way.
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He brings the ball from the air like Trezeguet. Somewhat languid but very confident. But then he runs with it like Henry. France are lucky to have this guy born there.
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What a player this kid is. And I thought Wanyama was a find. Unless there is some kind of clause this guy is going to demolish the Scottish transfer record.
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robbi1977
24 Oct 2016, 11:39 PM
Ok, I'm baffled by everything I have read or heard with my eyes and ears so far on Dembele's finish, from Chris Sutton calling the live proceedings on BT Sport to Gerry McCullough on Clyde 1 SSB, to the Sun and various articles online, including this forum (and there is no grey area on the matter either), that it was a backheel.

I have not heard anybody verbally, or in print, describe his finish correctly as of yet.

His finish was either a sidefoot or sideheel finish. The ball came off the inside foot of his trailing leg, or to be more more precise, the side of his heel if you feel the ball came off the rear inside of his foot. But where the ball never came off, was the back of his heel.

This scenario doesn't even need slow motion replays for backup.

The whole structure of the goal, that being the path of the ball, from when it left Griffiths' foot to Demebele's foot, and Moussa's body position, to the direction that the ball drifted into (in front of Dembele and into the net), defies the logic of a backheel.

Perhaps I'm missing something.....if Albert Einstein was around today, I'd love to have heard his take on this one.

The bottom line is this. We all know what a backheel is the sport of football, and that certainly wasn't one by Moussa Dembele that sank the Huns at Hampden.
Maybe something like, "You don't have to be on a bike to do a bicycle kick."
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robbi1977
24 Oct 2016, 11:39 PM
Ok, I'm baffled by everything I have read or heard with my eyes and ears so far on Dembele's finish, from Chris Sutton calling the live proceedings on BT Sport to Gerry McCullough on Clyde 1 SSB, to the Sun and various articles online, including this forum (and there is no grey area on the matter either), that it was a backheel.

I have not heard anybody verbally, or in print, describe his finish correctly as of yet.

His finish was either a sidefoot or sideheel finish. The ball came off the inside foot of his trailing leg, or to be more more precise, the side of his heel if you feel the ball came off the rear inside of his foot. But where the ball never came off, was the back of his heel.

This scenario doesn't even need slow motion replays for backup.

The whole structure of the goal, that being the path of the ball, from when it left Griffiths' foot to Demebele's foot, and Moussa's body position, to the direction that the ball drifted into (in front of Dembele and into the net), defies the logic of a backheel.

Perhaps I'm missing something.....if Albert Einstein was around today, I'd love to have heard his take on this one.

The bottom line is this. We all know what a backheel is the sport of football, and that certainly wasn't one by Moussa Dembele that sank the Huns at Hampden.
Have you ever considered the ramifications of the Syria conflict? :suspect:
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robbi1977
24 Oct 2016, 11:39 PM
Ok, I'm baffled by everything I have read or heard with my eyes and ears so far on Dembele's finish, from Chris Sutton calling the live proceedings on BT Sport to Gerry McCullough on Clyde 1 SSB, to the Sun and various articles online, including this forum (and there is no grey area on the matter either), that it was a backheel.

I have not heard anybody verbally, or in print, describe his finish correctly as of yet.

His finish was either a sidefoot or sideheel finish. The ball came off the inside foot of his trailing leg, or to be more more precise, the side of his heel if you feel the ball came off the rear inside of his foot. But where the ball never came off, was the back of his heel.

This scenario doesn't even need slow motion replays for backup.

The whole structure of the goal, that being the path of the ball, from when it left Griffiths' foot to Demebele's foot, and Moussa's body position, to the direction that the ball drifted into (in front of Dembele and into the net), defies the logic of a backheel.

Perhaps I'm missing something.....if Albert Einstein was around today, I'd love to have heard his take on this one.

The bottom line is this. We all know what a backheel is the sport of football, and that certainly wasn't one by Moussa Dembele that sank the Huns at Hampden.
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robbi1977
24 Oct 2016, 11:39 PM
Ok, I'm baffled by everything I have read or heard with my eyes and ears so far on Dembele's finish, from Chris Sutton calling the live proceedings on BT Sport to Gerry McCullough on Clyde 1 SSB, to the Sun and various articles online, including this forum (and there is no grey area on the matter either), that it was a backheel.

I have not heard anybody verbally, or in print, describe his finish correctly as of yet.

His finish was either a sidefoot or sideheel finish. The ball came off the inside foot of his trailing leg, or to be more more precise, the side of his heel if you feel the ball came off the rear inside of his foot. But where the ball never came off, was the back of his heel.

This scenario doesn't even need slow motion replays for backup.

The whole structure of the goal, that being the path of the ball, from when it left Griffiths' foot to Demebele's foot, and Moussa's body position, to the direction that the ball drifted into (in front of Dembele and into the net), defies the logic of a backheel.

Perhaps I'm missing something.....if Albert Einstein was around today, I'd love to have heard his take on this one.

The bottom line is this. We all know what a backheel is the sport of football, and that certainly wasn't one by Moussa Dembele that sank the Huns at Hampden.
Is it the back of your heel, or the back of your foot? I reckon your heel faces outwards therefore the "back" of your heel is actually the front.
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Good to hear, I hope he listens to him.

Moussa Dembele should stay at Celtic and he can become as great as Ronaldo or Raul says Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane

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Gothamcelt
25 Oct 2016, 07:25 AM
Good to hear, I hope he listens to him.

Moussa Dembele should stay at Celtic and he can become as great as Ronaldo or Raul says Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane

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Always liked the bold Zidane. :)
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25 Oct 2016, 07:35 AM
Gothamcelt
25 Oct 2016, 07:25 AM
Good to hear, I hope he listens to him.

Moussa Dembele should stay at Celtic and he can become as great as Ronaldo or Raul says Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane

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Always liked the bold Zidane. :)
I preferred him when he had hair.
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why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
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lunarhog
25 Oct 2016, 10:03 AM
why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
They didn't

His contract was finished. The fee we paid was a development one
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25 Oct 2016, 10:03 AM
why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
Think we got him for that price because of some cross-boarder rule. Spurs were after him in January there for 6m and fulham knocked them back.

Correct me if am wrong KDS.
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25 Oct 2016, 10:03 AM
why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
They had no choice. He told them he wasn't signing a new deal and at that time he was free to negotiate with potential suitors.

If he had went to an English team they would probably have got a fair few million development compensation. However, because he came to us the development fee was minimal :chuffed:
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25 Oct 2016, 10:06 AM
lunarhog
25 Oct 2016, 10:03 AM
why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
They didn't

His contract was finished. The fee we paid was a development one
:thumbsup: cheers, makes more sense now. they must be kicking themselves they didn't offer him a new contract now though.
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And can I just add even more :chuffed: :chuffed: :chuffed: :chuffed: :chuffed:
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25 Oct 2016, 10:07 AM
lunarhog
25 Oct 2016, 10:03 AM
why did Fulham let this kid go for only £500k? it defies belief
Think we got him for that price because of some cross-boarder rule. Spurs were after him in January there for 6m and fulham knocked them back.

Correct me if am wrong KDS.
Fulham knocked Spurs back because Spurs wouldn't let him go back on loan.
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I like Moussa.

A lot.
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So, was it a back heel or a side heel? :suspect: :lol:

Seriously though, I just watched a 30 second reply of the goal about 50 times on my phone on loop including the celebration. Feel sorry for the fan wearing the new Away Kit, hope he didn't get huckled out and his new away kit isn't ruined. :boxer:
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25 Oct 2016, 11:29 AM
So, was it a back heel or a side heel? :suspect: :lol:

Seriously though, I just watched a 30 second reply of the goal about 50 times on my phone on loop including the celebration. Feel sorry for the fan wearing the new Away Kit, hope he didn't get huckled out and his new away kit isn't ruined. :boxer:
I love the replay where you can see a hun with his hands on his head when Griffiths gets the ball down the wing.
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