So who has the hardest shot in the football

jank · 08-10-2007 01:18PM #1

I always remember growing up that ronald koeman had the hardest shot in football although not sure if this is true or not.

Anyway who has the hardest shot in football now?

Scholes and Rooney at United
Riise at Liverpool
Van Persie and kolo at Arsenal
Lampard at Chelsea

Jimi floyd Hasselbank had a great shot on him. Sherear too as did tony yeboah.
Adriano has a good left foot.

Anybody else?

Roar · 08-10-2007 01:20PM

i take it you've never seen a denis behan free kick then..

Fratton Fred · 08-10-2007 01:22PM

Elano certainly looks like he can give the ball a fair old belt.

PHB · 08-10-2007 01:23PM

Adriano can hit a belter when he tries. Toure also ****ing whacks the ball like no tomorrow.

Xavi6 · 08-10-2007 01:33PM

Hugo Almeida of Werder. Here's one of his from when he was at Porto -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5FeWCXVRs

Elano seems to just have amazing technique that generates the power cause he's not exactly a big lad. Dunney has a fair smack of a ball when he's given indirect frees.

JFH always hit screamers for Leeds and Chelsea.

Van Bommel had one against England a few years back in a friendly that was some hit.

jank · 08-10-2007 01:34PM

i take it you've never seen a denis behan free kick then..

Many a time unfortunately.... seems to be actually scoring goals nowadays though.
Was going to name Elano but seems to be flavour of the month.

Who was that Rangers player nicknamed the hammer. He had some strike on him

Xavi6 · 08-10-2007 01:43PM

jank wrote:

Who was that Rangers player nicknamed the hammer. He had some strike on him

Jorg Albretz. Yeah he had a decent smack of a ball alright.

KdjaCL · 08-10-2007 01:45PM

1) David Hirst - 114mph (for Sheffield Wednesday @ Arsenal on September 16 1996)
2) David Beckham - 97.9mph (for Man Utd v Chelsea on February 22 1997)
3) David Trezeguet - 96mph (for Monaco @ Man Utd on March 19 1998)
4) Richie Humphreys - 95.9mph (for Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa on August 17 1996)
5) Matt Le Tissier - 86.8mph (for Southampton v Newcastle on January 18 1997)
6) Alan Shearer - 85.8mph (for Newcastle v Leicester on February 2 1997)
7) Roberto Carlos - 85.2mph (for Brazil v France on June 3 1997)
8) Tugay - 84.2mph (for Blackburn @ Southampton on November 3 2001)
9) Obafemi Martins - 84mph (for Newcastle @ Tottenham on January 14 2007)
10) David Beckham - 80.5mph (for Man Utd @ Derby on September 4 1996)

as of Feb this year ^^

kdjac

ntlbell · 08-10-2007 01:45PM

without any hard evidence in my mind it will always be ronald koeman

herbieflowers · 08-10-2007 01:50PM

jeez I remember that Trezeguet one alright, unstoppable...this guy can whack it too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub842qIfVZQ

AnCapaillMor · 08-10-2007 01:52PM

Stoichov could hit them too, the hardest i can rmember was Ruben Sosa at Inter, he used belt them with litte or no run up.

jank · 08-10-2007 01:54PM

hmmm interesting.

Van Perise's yesterday was 77.4 MPH.
So he aint that far off. Would like to know the measurments of Kolo's strike that came off the woodwork.

Xavi6 · 08-10-2007 02:09PM

Nicky Summerbee was recorded as hitting a shot at 87mph at a City training session once.

Nalz · 08-10-2007 02:25PM

KdjaCL wrote:

1) David Hirst - 114mph (for Sheffield Wednesday @ Arsenal on September 16 1996)

Must of been gale force conditions cas Van Persie belted that ball yesterday with a lighter ball then 11 years ago, and that was recorded at less then 80mph

One Cold Hand · 08-10-2007 02:27PM

Yeah that Martins goal was a bit of a thumper alright.

KdjaCL · 08-10-2007 02:43PM

Trilla wrote:

Must of been gale force conditions cas Van Persie belted that ball yesterday with a lighter ball then 11 years ago, and that was recorded at less then 80mph

Would a heavier ball not go faster if hit harder

Any physics students here

Mythbusters?

kdjac

One Cold Hand · 08-10-2007 02:46PM

KdjaCL wrote:

Any physics students here

Nerds don't hang out in sports forums!!

Eirebear · 08-10-2007 02:50PM

Xavi6 wrote:

Jorg Albretz. Yeah he had a decent smack of a ball alright.

I think Albertz hit a freekick against Celtic which was recorded at around 90MPH.
I remember watching him hit a penalty against then hearts keeper Gilles Rousset in some charity thing.
The ball smacked off Rousset's Knee and landed around twenty yards over the half way line when it stopped....must have stung like hell!
Im sure Kerr, the Celtic goalkeeper suffered a fractured hand after saving one of the Hammers blows.:D

kinaldo · 08-10-2007 02:52PM

Obafemi wins coz we're still not sure if he's left or right footed!

Julian Dicks otherwise (see penos v Man U and Spurs in 96/97).

KdjaCL · 08-10-2007 02:54PM

kinaldo wrote:

Obafemi wins coz we're still not sure if he's left or right footed!

See his miss 2 weeks ago ? dont think he knows if hes right or left footed either

kdjac

LuckyLloyd · 08-10-2007 03:51PM

Thomas "The Hammer" Hitzlberger. Is he still playing?

Eirebear · 08-10-2007 03:54PM

Aye he's at Stuttgart now.
http://www.thoma****zlsperger.azplayers.com/

EDIT: Holy ****! the swear filter is ridiculous eh?

gustavo · 08-10-2007 03:56PM

Sinisa Mihailovic(sp) had a fair oul shot on him

Exit · 08-10-2007 04:11PM

Olivier Kapo would be one to consider.

Nunu · 08-10-2007 04:15PM

He hit a few thunderbolts in his time. I remember twice in the space of a few weeks for Bayern he scored 2 of the best volleys I have ever seen - absolute rockets!

Edit: here's one of them. Not quite the rocket I remember it as:o :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9VmzmA_Jw0

Guy:Incognito · 08-10-2007 05:08PM

Nunu wrote:

He hit a few thunderbolts in his time. I remember twice in the space of a few weeks for Bayern he scored 2 of the best volleys I have ever seen - absolute rockets!

Edit: here's one of them. Not quite the rocket I remember it as:o :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9VmzmA_Jw0

HEHEHEH "Herbert".

Seaneh · 08-10-2007 05:20PM

Seedorf has to be up there, that goal for real from just inside the halfway line moved so fooking fast!

Unearthly · 08-10-2007 06:01PM

Essien against Arsenal last season was a fair whack

leninbenjamin · 08-10-2007 07:35PM

i remember hearing before that the hardest ever shot belonged to a south american defender who never made it to the european leagues or something along those lines... a name similar to Ayala but not Ayala... bah.... never been able to find where i read it though since.

but yeah, thank fup for that guardian column. has solved quite a few debates for me

mike65 · 08-10-2007 08:02PM

Can't compare modern hits against those from a different era, the ball is so light these days it proberly won't travel as fast as air resistance has a greater impact.

Mike.

tdv · 08-10-2007 10:51PM

Master Hagi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Aof-G7nv1I

Now bow to Master Hagi.

Hagi Rules.

King Hagi.

Hagi 2007.

Maradona of the Carpathian's

So who has the hardest shot in the football

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