Why is it bizarre? The kick fooled the entire Everton defense, everyone in the ground, the tv camera crew and everyone watching at home. The only person it didn't fool was Wilf who was aware of what might happen and was prepared. If Messi had done that there'd be bunting strewn all over Thornton Heath clock tower and all the way up the high street. We're not 4th division any more, we have class players and such players do incredible things.

Dear boy I think you're confusing 'intent' with 'outcome'. It might well have been a mis-cue, although many people on this site would disagree with you, but the original point centred around whether he meant to do it as part of a tactic, something that happens in training and is considered worthwhile. Of vourse it looked clumsy, eccentric things always do.

The outcome is irrelevant in terms of whether he meant to slice the ball like that - intent is all that matters. In fact, if the outcome had been the ball spinning wide of the post, no one would dream of pretending he had meant to strike it that way. It's only because the outcome was a goal that such a silly point could be made.

If it was a mis-cue that ended up working out, it is by definition a fluke and you are disagreeing with yourself, dear boy.

The line about eccentric things always looking clumsy is like something David Brent would say.

I do. I think it was bizarre, but he tried the same thing a few minutes earlier, and I rolled my eyes both times because it looked far from the best option.

How often it will work is another question, but I bet we will see it again.

For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally.

I think we would all like to think he meant it. I suspect in reality he didn't.

Only person who truly knows is him. I hope he gets asked in an interview sometime and he gives an honest answer.

I know, my flabber is truly ghasted!