This post is obviously inspired by today’s game (wtf was that??), but what are the games that truly amazed you, even if your favorite time team didn’t play? Let me start with several examples, some of which are not from the EPL:
- Man Utd 4:3 Man City (2009) - an insane encounter and it always felt United couldn’t win, but they did, and that Owen goal was awesome!
- Netherlands 2:3 Czech Republic (EURO 2004) - if you didn’t watch this one, you should! Robben still had hair and it was one of the most magnificent games of football I’ve ever seen!
- Alaves 4:5 Liverpool (UEFA Cup Final 2001) - I’ve never thought I would be that heartbroken for a team I’ve never watched before!
- Milan 3:3 Liverpool (the Miracle of Istanbul) - obviously.
- Crystal Palace 3:3 Liverpool (2014) - Liverpool went 3 up and decided they should try to erase a -8 goal difference to catch Man City. They paid the price, but damn, the game was worth watching!
- Blackpool 4:3 Bolton Wanderers (2011) - omfg, Ian Holloway’s Blackpool were entertaining as fuck, how I wish they stayed for at least another season … this game is probably my favorite from a season that featured a bunch of great matches.
This is a pretty random one: Leicester 4-2 Man City. Leicester not so much defending their title as fighting relegation while everyone was doubting Guardiola with his relatively hodge-podge City team.
Personally, I’d just finished A’Levels and was up late gaming that Saturday night. I didn’t even know the game was happening but decided to tune in to whatever random game was happening. Turns out it was this one. Stopped my game and thought “Interesting teams, this could be fun”
Oh boy it was. Leicester 2-0 up inside 5 minutes, Andy King with a wonderful goal. At HT it’s 3-0. Vardy ends up with a hat-trick (third goal was tight on the goal line). Man City pulled two goals back at 4-0 down. I’m checking the game history now and see Kolarov scored too, so it was probably a free kick.
Not the biggest game by any means, but a nice late-night surprise.