Silly season open at Real Madrid
Thursday 28 February 2008 08:00
A couple of weeks ago, La Liga Loca presented the best goal of the season so far and one of its favourite ever - not Alvaro Negredo's brilliant free-kick flick-up volley type thing, although that was bloody good, but Fernando Llorente's stroke of score-from-the-kick-off genius.
This week, it proudly (and gigglingly) presents the silliest goal of the season so far and definitely one of it's favourite ever: this one scored by Ikechukwu Uche against Real Madrid at the weekend, complete with Arjen Robben's brilliantly blank expression. (Not to mention some great commentary on the clip, including a bit where he seems to say "no young man, no young man!")
A goal that prompted both of Madrid's sports newspapers to go for the same headline, "Pardillos" (simpletons/hicks/dummies/village idiots/country bumpkins ... take your pick), the Barcelona press to wet itself, and Guti to complain that Madrid had committed the mistake of a four year old.
But if you think that's stupid, a pantomine goal gifted by the back end of the horse, it's nothing compared to this one, scored in a Copa del rey final for Christ's sake!
Altogether now, he's behind you!
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When he isn't fighting the evil forces of flamenco or attracting libel actions for La Liga Loca,
Tim Stannard is building his media empire in Madrid. As well as contributing to Football365 and doing odd jobs elsewhere, Tim also works in the glamorous world of television as a producer, script writer, news editor, coffee boy and stand-in fluffer.
Simon Talbot? Well, he's a man of mystery.