Almost a certainty.

[Dreambeliever]

The best I've seen I think was Laurent Robert. Absolutely lethal from any distance.

Ian Harte and Sinisa Mihajlovic were dead good too. And Juninho Pernambucano too of course.

Juninho ( was that his name) from Porto was the best I've ever seen.

Sensational.

 

[Dreambeliever]

No one in the league does that anymore, which is fucking nuts when you look at the empty space either side of the dead ball taker. You put a man either side capable of hitting it well, & a man either side of the ball, & it means the keeper has to worry that the ball could be passed either side or shot by either a left or right footer, meaning they have less reaction time or could end up positioned poorly.

Rush & Fowler were masters at taking those.

Yes they do when they are indirect 😛

 

[Dreambeliever]

I was watching a Gerrard goal compilation recently and there was a fair few of those goals, as described.
What really stood out, though, was for all the technique and blah blah blah, Gerrard really did kick a football very, very, very hard indeed.

Most of the long-range goals would have taken the keeper's arm off if they'd managed to get anywhere near them.

That goal against Utd at home and the one against Southampton at home.

 

[Bradley]

Juninho ( was that his name) from Porto was the best I've ever seen.

Sensational.

What? Was sure you'd have said Dennis Irwin.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Yes they do when they are indirect 😛

They still don't usually do more than tap the ball though, it's not the same as shifting the ball to change the angle of the shot.

 

[rurikbird]

Presently, I think Hakan Calhanoglu is the best out there. Lemar also is very dangerous.

I think the best and most consistent direct free-kick taker nowadays is Messi. It's just he's so good at many other things that he gets less credit than a pure free-kick specialist like Calhanoglu. I also think Payet and Pjanic are very good.

Among current EPL players, probably Coutinho, Eriksen and Sigurdsson are the top 3 (not sure in which order).

 

[Athens]

What? Was sure you'd have said Dennis Irwin.

He's dreamy's all time top penalty taker of all time.