Timing is Everything
01 March 2010
You’re the club’s talisman and star striker with 27 goals in all competitions; this is the first opportunity of the season to claim some silverware.
But you find yourself on the bench, rested because of a niggling injury.
You watch your team go a goal down, from the dugout, and you watch the player in your position score the equaliser.
You watch and you wait.
You wait on the sideline as your number’s shown on the board.
You watch as the ball’s floated in from the right wing.
You wait, timing your jump perfectly.
You wait as the ball loops towards the top corner.
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Ten Years Of Deadly Accuracy - Federi ...
14 February 2010
Manchester United had a fight on their hands. They’d lost their last two games and were 2-1 down to Aston Villa. Hopes of retaining the league were fading.
Cristiano Ronaldo brought the sides level with 10 minutes to go. The comeback was on. But deep into stoppage time, Man Utd could ...
Master Accuracy, Gilardino and Gamber ...
03 February 2010
It's the greatest challenge, the one that you train for.
The balances of every match are decided by the challenge between strikers and defenders.
Alberto Gilardino and Alessandro Gamberini know very well the meaning of this challenge, they fight every day, to score the first, to prevent to ...
Ten Years Of Deadly Accuracy – Fernan ...
01 February 2010
Many clubs were rumoured to have been chasing the signature of Fernando Torres. But in the summer of 2007, the Madrid-born striker signed for the red half of Merseyside for a club record fee.
When he took to the field for his home debut against Essien’s Blues, all eyes on the Kop wer ...
King of Old Trafford
24 January 2010
His first four goal haul.
Another world class performance.
Wayne Rooney's been in deadly form so far this term.
Focused and firing on all cylinders, this is his best season yet.
Can he break the 30 league goal barrier?
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Master Accuracy. Hit the Target
18 January 2010
This is no ordinary training drill; this is more than just target practice; some goalmouths are more heavily protected than others.
Whether you’re Sunday League or Premier League; as a striker, you need maximum accuracy for maximum glory.
When you’re Wayne Rooney, you hit the ...
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