The Top Ten Cescy Strikes Of The Season
30 comments October 30th, 2007
Cesc’s toe-poked effort against Liverpool marked his tenth goal of an outstanding season. Today, for your perusal (and potentially arousal), I’ll be counting down that top ten before revealing my favourite Cescy strike of the season thus far.
10 -Â vs. Portsmouth (2/9/07)
Every decent goalscorer needs to score scrappy goals, and Cesc is no different. His finish on the spin showed a player finding touch with his predatory instinct.
9 – vs. Sevilla (19/9/07)
Perhaps Cesc’s luckiest goal of the season, this heftily deflected strike proved that you don’t win the lottery unless you buy a ticket. It’s significance in overcoming a side as good as Sevilla is what lifts it into ninth place.
8 – vs. Sparta Prague (15/8/07)
Fabregas scored his first goal of the season in this Champions League Qualifier. Although he owed plenty to Gael Clichy’s terrific interception and run, it was the kind of cool finish that was a sign of things to come.
7 – vs. Sparta Prague (29/8/07)
Collecting a pass from Eduardo, the Spaniard skipped inside and finished low into the near post – an assured piece of attacking play that put Prague’s hopes to an end.
6 – vs. Derby (22/9/07)
The game was fundamentally over, and Arsene Wenger was preparing to withdraw Cesc and replace him with Lassana Diarra. With a momentous last touch, Fabregas blasted the ball beyond a hapless Stephen Bywater and into the top corner. Not a bad way to depart the field. (ps. I couldn’t find the real goal. This’ll have to do.)
5 – vs. Slavia Prague (23/10/07)
A one-two with his pal Hleb and a finish Thierry Henry would’ve been proud of. Very, very nice.
4 – vs. Man City (25/8/07)
Not only was this a fantastic strike high into the net – it was a crucial winner in an extremely tight game.
3 – vs. Liverpool (28/10/07)
This weekend’s equaliser was another crucial goal, but furthermore it was an instinctive, intelligent finish. Not many players would have the awareness or ability to go for the goal that early. Fortunately, Fabregas has buckets of both.
2 – vs. Slavia Prague (23/10/07)
Cesc really seems to enjoy playing against teams from Prague. This goal is less about Cesc himself and more about the Cescy football the Arsenal team built around him plays. Never mind the lung-bursting run and calm finish – this ball is all about breathtaking counter-attacking football.
1Â – vs. Tottenham (15/9/07)
The best of a brilliant selection of goals is this wonderstrike at White Hart Lane. That arena barely deserves to have been graced with such a magnificent strike, but the fact it came against our rivals just makes it all the sweeter.
Cheers for those, Cesc. I’ll be back at the end of the season to do the Top Twenty.
