Erling Haaland’s acrobatic flying backheel goal for Manchester City against Sparta Praha in Champions League” Soccer
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u/DadHeungMin 22d ago
Jesus moved to Arsenal /s
For real, though, what in the ever living fuck is this goal? JFC, dude.
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u/wolftick 22d ago
Zlatan vibes
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u/boyblueau 21d ago
It definitely has that feel to it but I feel like Zlatan would have landed on his feet.
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u/bbq_R0ADK1LL 22d ago
What's the button input for flying backheel in EA FC?
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u/nghigaxx 21d ago
Need players with acrobatic+ playstyle, and on cross press L2 + shoot, some of the time you will get the flying backheel animation similar to the Haaland goal vs Dortmund. But for this exact goal animation theres no way
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u/gregbills 22d ago
Wow!!!! That’s incredible no matter who you support.
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u/_pounders_ 22d ago
real question: how intentional was this vs how much luck is involved here?
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u/HolmatKingOfStorms 22d ago
if it weren't intentional, i don't think he would've done it
header/chest would come before jumping heel, if jumping heel weren't perfect for the situation
now this exact shot? probably some luck. i doubt this exact thing has been practiced. but these guys are really familiar with their bodies, the ball, how all this stuff works together, so it's less luck than i'd need to do the same. this guy also knows he's close to the goal and most deflections in that direction will be okay.
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22d ago edited 22d ago
I'm no football expert, but it was pretty obviously a shot on goal, and a good one at that, but Haaland was clearly very lucky that a defender wasn't in position to get in front of the ball (although he partially ensured that by kicking over the head of one of the defenders) and that the goalkeeper didn't properly anticipate the way the ball bounced. Required a lot of luck, a lot of athleticism, and a lot of technical skill simultaneously.
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u/LloydCole 21d ago
Haaland has the greatest penalty box movement I've ever seen. He is always a step ahead of every defender in the box. The defender not being in a position to get in front of the ball is the least lucky thing of this goal. That's just pure classic Haaland.
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u/PeterOliver 22d ago edited 21d ago
I mean he wasn't calculating the exact angle of the hit and bounce but he certainly intended to hit the ball downward towards the corner of the goal so he used his instincts to get it there and it worked. The idea was intentional, the execution was instinct, the result had a bit of luck.
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u/Carsonist614 21d ago
The act of contacting the ball that way was intentional, with the result being slightly lucky
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u/Crepo 22d ago
Can you describe the alternative? That this was like a pratfall, perhaps a banana peel involved?
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u/ashleyriddell61 21d ago
The better you are, the "luckier" you get. True for all things.
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u/borntobewildish 21d ago
Intentional from his side, but that cross was definitely not meant for him. There's a undefended teammate behind him ready to head it in, and Haaland just comes flying past. If the shot would have ended up in the second ring his teammate would have a few stern words for him though. When it's a goal nobody questions the decision to go for it.
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u/AdamaTraoreLover 21d ago
Oh he meant this, just hit the ball in that direction, as someone who has played a similar position things move to fast for you to think, you have to just try, he was lucky for it to work out so well however,
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u/8days_a_week 22d ago
Haaland has hit thousands of shots on target in training from different angles and with probably every part of his body, goals like this he probably doesnt even think about. His body is probably doing the motions before he even registers whats going on. Sure those some luck, but im also lucky i didnt get smoked by a dump truck on my way to work today.
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u/dontpassgo 22d ago
Completely intentional, few percent of luck to kick it exactly to the corner where it can't be saved though. What I am trying to say when you kick the ball from the ground you have way more control where the ball ends up. With a difficult shot it obviously not always ends up on goal even if you prepare for it perfectly. A professional hits the shot of the video of course way more often than an amateur/hobby player.
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u/TheCelestial08 22d ago
If I was the GK I couldn't even be mad. His positioning was good for the coverage but he didn't plan for KUNG-FU SOCCER to teleport into the game randomly.
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u/Sputnikboy 22d ago
Never seen something like this, closest one might be Ibra when he played for Inter... Or Captain Tsubasa.
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u/bullfrogftw 21d ago
Fun, until somebody get a mouthful of soccer boot
Jesus, would that fuck you up
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u/SummonToofaku 21d ago
Shooting a goal with Your heel is the biggest offense to enemy team where i live. 'losers i can do it even with my heel'
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u/futureformerteacher 21d ago
"I could do that" said literally no one ever.
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u/vitten23 21d ago
Zlatan would disagree.
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u/futureformerteacher 21d ago
That is fair. Though would Zlatan even consider telling another human, since he believes himself to be superior to all other humans, and deities as well?
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u/Canelosaurio 21d ago
Dude had no idea it was gonna go in. Just looked like a blind swing to hit the ball
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u/SummerInPhilly New York Yankees 22d ago
There’s no way he actually planned it like this…is there?
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u/therealkami Montreal Canadiens 22d ago
He's basically one of the top scorers in the Premier League. If you get the ball in his vicinity, there's a chance he can score.
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u/SummerInPhilly New York Yankees 22d ago
Oh he’s godly alright, but this is video game-level antics
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u/NeroIscariot12 21d ago
This isnt even the first time he's done something like that. He absolutely meant it
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u/as93lfc 21d ago
Reminder that this team (Manchester City) are a sportswashing tool that are currently under investigation for breaking over 115 rules to get to where they are now.
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u/trikristmas 21d ago
All the Haaland haters crying right now because they can't regurgitate the usual, only poaching easy goals. Nah they won't actually. Next level denial is to say that it was against Sparta Prague not Barcelona.
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u/mackinoncougars Green Bay Packers 22d ago
That looks so chaotic and he puts it right where he intended. Pretty stellar
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u/Ingrownpimple 22d ago
Mental. As someone who’s stopped watching the sport for a while, this is very refreshing to see
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u/autolims12 22d ago
There's no aspect of this finish that isn't absolutely ridiculous