What a goal! Frank Lampard started it all with a sublime, silky through-ball to send Drogba into the box, who let the ball roll right past him and into the strike zone. And what a strike it was too with the Ivorian's left foot! The moment I saw the goal I went "ah... fantastic!!"4. Anderson vs. Tottenham
Finally! Anderson scores in the Premier League after two long years with Manchester United; and that's perhaps the major reason why he made it to this ranking; a goal two years in the making! I personally like Anderson; he's an intelligent footballer, can pick a pass and can really let it rip with his left foot; something we saw with his equalizer against the (then) high-flying Tottenham.
3. Michael Turner vs. Hull City
The summer transfer deadline day saw a transfer I couldn't quite fathom. Michael Turner, the Hull City captain who had done so well for them and earned all sorts of praise and fans, switched to Sunderland! Now I don't know what plans Steve Bruce has in store to be so lucrative or whether it was merely a financial issue, but the lad certainly seemed settled at Hull City to me! Anyhoo... after the transfer, how ironic that Turner's first game for Sunderland was against Hull City! And although Sunderland wrecked past their opponents 4-2, it was the last goal, scored by Turner himself, that would surely have rubbed it in!
2. Emmanuel Adebayor vs. Arsenal
No. This is not about his goal. This is about what he did afterwards; he ran the fastest I've ever seen him run, not for a delicious through-ball or a goal-scoring opportunity, but for a simple yet brazen act of showing off; He ran the length of the football pitch to celebrate (read mock) in front of the Arsenal fans, receiving plenty of boos and verbal abuse in the process. I thought it was ridiculous. Surely, a player of class, a true professional would have let his football speak for itself; the goal was enough to make a point! Don't agree with me? Read Adebayor's apology after the match!1. Florent Malouda vs. Stoke City
He came and he did not conquer. In fact, far from it, Florent Malouda looked like another failed signing for Chelsea; heavy bucks paid for not much reward. Things took a sharp turn for the Frenchman last season after Guus Hiddink took over the reigns. Suddenly, the winger found form... and went on to his best spell yet in a blue shirt. This season, he has looked lively again. His winner came three minutes into injury-time against Stoke City; a left foot shot that the keeper probably saw late. Malouda's celebration said it all. It had been a long wait!
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