Seven for Alves
Take a look at all seven -- yes, seven! -- goals by Brazilian striker Afonso Alves during Heerenveen's 9-0 demolition of Heracles in Dutch league play over the weekend. Note the precision finishing. Note the abysmal defending. For some background on Alves, read this May 31 story from the London Daily Mail.
By Steve Goff |
October 9, 2007; 9:09 AM ET
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Posted by: Joe Doc | October 9, 2007 10:06 AM
I would have made those saves.
Posted by: Hope Solo | October 9, 2007 10:34 AM
Has Chelski bought him already?
Posted by: DCUinCT | October 9, 2007 10:38 AM
worst defending ever
Posted by: bribri | October 9, 2007 10:40 AM
Dear Heracles Goalkeeper,
Thank you for taking me out of the spotlight.
Marcus Hahnemann
Posted by: I-270, Exit 1 | October 9, 2007 10:44 AM
They call Alves' hometown of "Belo Horizonte" a footballing backwater. Isn't Fred from there too? I guess in Brazil quality scales a little differently than anywhere else...
Posted by: Looking Dangerous | October 9, 2007 10:45 AM
Terrible goalkeeping.
Posted by: DWE4 | October 9, 2007 10:57 AM
You may want to rethink the term "Chelski"
It is, at the very least, xenophobic in its nature and a number of other things...
Posted by: RB | October 9, 2007 11:28 AM
The dummy on #9 was a thing of beauty. These are the threads from Goff that I've missed most over the past few weeks. He searches YouTube so that we don't have to.
Posted by: LeesburgSoccerFan | October 9, 2007 12:11 PM
the look on the keepers face after the last goal is simply priceless.
So how many is that for Alves in this campaign so far? At a 7 per match clip, he'll far exceed his paltry numbers from the 06-07 campaign. LOL
Posted by: Matte | October 9, 2007 12:21 PM
It looks like the only stop that the keeper made was on Michael Bradley's shot just before the half (~5:15 in the clip).
Posted by: Anonymous | October 9, 2007 12:43 PM
The Heracles keeper looks like Don Imus. Guess he got a new gig, but really, a 70 keeper probably won't cut in the Eredivisie.
Posted by: griffin1108 | October 9, 2007 12:59 PM
nothing else but shambolic defending.. this is first division football!?
Posted by: Lemoyne | October 9, 2007 1:41 PM
As for Belo Horizonte, they also produced one of the great metal bands of all time, Sepultura.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JwD5Jk7fJb4
I think I hear a new chant from the Terraces!
Posted by: grotus | October 9, 2007 2:50 PM
The Heerenveen goalie let in a Perkins-esque free kick goal.
Posted by: UVA to RFK | October 9, 2007 3:08 PM
UVA to RFK,
Yeah. But Heracles' keeper guessed right (with his eyes).
Posted by: B.A. | October 9, 2007 7:36 PM
And Europeans crack on MLS defending. Wow.
That keeper should never play again. He looked like he gave up.
If Nicky wants a bigger payday, here's a club for him.
Posted by: viv | October 9, 2007 8:15 PM
Gad, what crappy defending. The Heracles back line looked like a foosball table.
Posted by: Juan-John | October 11, 2007 5:09 PM
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I think my U12 girls side would have netted 3 goals on that team...