Prime example: Erik Lamela for Spurs vs Arsenal 2021 6. Extra points, somehow, for ending up on the losing side and getting sent off. Lamela's goal broke the mould but, as with most Fifa skill moves, didn't account for much in the end. The reaction of his team-mates chasing after him with glee afterwards told you everything - we'd never seen anything quite like this before. The Rabona is an exhibition-match show-off move best left to teenagers with control pad mastery, not something to be deployed in serious competition. Prime example: Jack Wilshere for Arsenal vs Norwich 2013Ī case of life imitating videogames, this is a new genre with Lamela's goal arguably the first example. Tough to imagine anyone bettering Wilshere's 2013/14 goal of the season. For a team effort to stand out it needs some ornate flicks and passes taking place in confined spaces. There was plenty of excitement about Argentina's goal against Serbia in the 2006 World Cup at the time but it's not a goal you often see these days because it's boring. Just passing it about two dozen times isn't very interesting. Prime example: Emre Can for Liverpool vs Watford 2017 8. Can's in 2017 was something else entirely, turning a limp hoof upfield into a howitzer.

As such, Trevor Sinclair’s for West Ham vs Derby is a better example in Premier League history, although some way short of his FA Cup effort for QPR. The true joy of the overhead is the energy of sudden movement being transferred into the ball. He gets a 10/10 for proper shape with his Manchester derby effort, but it’s been 10 years now, we can all say what we have thought at several times since: he shinned it. What will become clear during this list is Wayne Rooney scored a huge number of memorable goals.

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