Posts by Tom Victor
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NostalgiaSaluting Carlos Vela and his brilliant debut hat-trick for Arsenal
Full debuts don't come much better than this.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Rafael, an embodiment of Man Utd’s Sir Alex Ferguson era
The Brazilian had something special about him.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Pavel Nedved, the man who successfully replaced Zidane
He replaced Zizou and stayed for eight years.
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NostalgiaA forensic analysis of Ibrahimovic’s remarkable 2004 solo goal for Ajax – his best ever?
When Zlatan scored that goal, everything changed.
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NostalgiaHow the football Gods conspired to deny Walcott hero status at Arsenal
Theo Walcott could have been an Arsenal hero.
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NostalgiaHow TWO Arsenal outfielders ended up in goal on loan at West Ham
Outfielders playing in goal is brilliant.
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NostalgiaDjibril Cisse: A wonderful striker denied Liverpool greatness by injury
Cisse could have become one of the greats...
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NostalgiaWhen Gus Poyet scored the goal of a lifetime yet Zola still stole the glory
The scissor-volley wasn't even the best part...
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In DepthWayne Bridge: I didn’t see my quality & thought Man City paid too much for me
Wayne Bridge's career was riddled with self-doubt.
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NostalgiaRemembering Attilio Lombardo’s bizarre 18 months at Crystal Palace
Attilio Lombardo at Palace kept getting weirder.
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In DepthDavid Silva: A man who deserves a Zizou-style portrait more than most
To appreciate David Silva, you have to watch him.
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NostalgiaA tribute to Daniele de Rossi and the responsibility of hometown heroes
There aren’t many like him.
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Quick ReadsRanking Manchester United’s 23 weirdest Premier League signings
Some long-forgotten names in here.
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NostalgiaRemembering Ramon Quiroga and the World Cup’s funniest ever foul
When your keeper is nicknamed El Loco, expect fun.
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NostalgiaA celebration of Paolo Di Canio and his *second* best West Ham goal
Paolo Di Canio was a bit mad. Mad but brilliant.
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NostalgiaRemembering Georgi Kinkladze’s bittersweet first season at Man City
An immense talent, remembered fondly even now
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NostalgiaAn ode to Patrick Kluivert, a proper striker who peaked too early
Imagine achieving so much as a teenager.
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NostalgiaOf course Ronaldinho meant to chip David Seaman – he’s Ronaldinho
Of course he meant it. He meant everything.
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Nostalgia‘Belief and hunger’: How Jamaica made it to their first World Cup in 98
It was quite the journey for the Reggae Boyz.
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NostalgiaRemembering Nick Powell’s right man, wrong time spell at Man Utd
Powell was a man out of time at Old Trafford.
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NostalgiaJuve played a game of chicken so well it made the most ridiculous CL goal ever
No goal this good can ever make sense.
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NostalgiaRemembering the Chelsea team of 96-97 that changed English football
Chelsea started to get really sexy in 1996-97...
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NostalgiaAn ode to Maxi Rodriguez, Liverpool cult hero who made time stand still
We'll never forget *that* goal for Argentina.
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NostalgiaMan Utd twice found themselves in a teen movie – & Kaka was the jock
Even Fergie's Man Utd couldn't stop prime Kaka.
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NostalgiaFootball as performance art: Luis Suarez’s two nutmegs on David Luiz
To pull this off twice in one game is perfection.