Ronaldo and free-kicks - anyone know his stats?

NIMAN · 11-05-2015 01:41PM #1

Watching a Real Madrid game recently, the commentator said that Ronaldo had scored 1 goal from a direct free-kick this year.

One:eek:

Yet when he stands over a free anywhere from 20 -> 40yds out, the crowd get themselves into a fever about the impeding rocket that's going to bust the net.

Awful, awful stats. Perhaps if he let Bale or Pepe or anyone else have the odd shot from frees, Real Madrid might have actually scored a few more goals, won a few more games and won La Liga this season.

Is there any stats for the number of free-kick attempts he has had this season for this marvellous return of 1? Do Optastats do these?

There must now be as much chance of me winning the Lotto than Ronnie scoring from a free-kick.

bucketybuck · 11-05-2015 01:48PM

Your astonishment is boring and misplaced.

Fact is, nobody scores with very many of those free kicks, so to claim astonishment at Ronaldo only scoring one this season :eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: just seems like yet another attempt to criticise Ronaldo.

You know who holds the record for direct free kicks scored in the PL? Its Beckham I believe, one of the greatest free kick takers ever. And he only scored 15 of them over his entire United career.

Not even Messi scores that type of goal with any great regularity, so I guess Ronaldo will have to content himself with only scoring more than 50 ordinary goals every season.

NIMAN · 11-05-2015 01:50PM

I'm actually a Ronnie fan.

Just shocked at his lack of success.

ERG89 · 11-05-2015 01:51PM

There was a stat on the European Football Show with James Richardson* that said he has the most wide shots of any player in the major leagues in Europe this season. Doesn't make him a wasteful player obviously :rolleyes:
Its a bit much the big pose and breath he does for every one of them tho....

* i'm not obliged to say 'with James Richardson' but I like saying it

GLaDOS · 11-05-2015 01:53PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

nobody scores with very many of those free kicks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NesfdRNtwsE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL1bK34mPjQ

bucketybuck · 11-05-2015 01:55PM

Lionel Messi has two goals from freekicks this season. From 50 attempts.

Thats a shocking record.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff/players/messi/stats

ERG89 · 11-05-2015 01:56PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Watching a Real Madrid game recently, the commentator said that Ronaldo had scored 1 goal from a direct free-kick this year. One :eek:

Not one of his finest, that goalie was like he was shocked someone took a shot at him :pac: :pac: :pac:

Still a good player mind.........Ronaldo not the keeper

Shanotheslayer · 11-05-2015 01:57PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Lionel Messi has two goals from freekicks this season. From 50 attempts.

Thats a shocking record.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff/players/messi/stats

Your astonishment is boring and misplaced.

Fact is, nobody scores with very many of those free kicks, so to claim astonishment at Messi only scoring two this season just seems like yet another attempt to criticise Messi

:pac:

snowblind · 11-05-2015 01:59PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Fact is, nobody scores with very many of those free kicks, so to claim astonishment at Ronaldo only scoring one this season :eek::eek::eek::rolleyes: just seems like yet another attempt to criticise Ronaldo.

Pirlo does. But I'm not astonished either, Pirlo just is way better at free kicks than Ronaldo, no breaking news there.

TheTownie · 11-05-2015 01:59PM

Off topic but Depay has the most from the Top 6 leagues in Europe this season.

https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/597388004798369793

Cookiemunster · 11-05-2015 02:01PM

Where was everyone on this thread in April when this was all over the place?

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Shanotheslayer · 11-05-2015 02:02PM

I think the more astonishing thing with Ronaldos misses are how way off the mark they are. It's due to how much power he puts into them etc etc. But some of them just look awful

bucketybuck · 11-05-2015 02:08PM

snowblind wrote: »

Pirlo does. But I'm not astonished either, Pirlo just is way better at free kicks than Ronaldo, no breaking news there.

The greatest freekick taker in Serie A history, as of this cite in 2013.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2013/10/31/4372773/pirlo-surpasses-del-piero-in-serie-a-free-kick-ranking

Pirlo has 23 goals from free kicks over his entire career.

This article from today says Ronaldo has scored 23 goals from free kicks since 2009.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-vs-lionel-messi-whoscored-stats-show-real-madrid-and-barcelona-stars-have-almost-identical-statistics-since-2009-9911305.html

The exact figure will be higher for both but they actually appear to be comparable, so why is Pirlo way better again?

GavRedKing · 11-05-2015 02:13PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

The greatest freekick taker in Serie A history, as of this cite in 2013.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2013/10/31/4372773/pirlo-surpasses-del-piero-in-serie-a-free-kick-ranking

Pirlo has 23 goals from free kicks over his entire career.

This article from today says Ronaldo has scored 23 goals from free kicks since 2009.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-vs-lionel-messi-whoscored-stats-show-real-madrid-and-barcelona-stars-have-almost-identical-statistics-since-2009-9911305.html

The exact figure will be higher for both but they actually appear to be comparable, so why is Pirlo way better again?

From the above article.

Sinisa Mihajlovic still ahead of him with 28 goals

So, Mihajlovic > Pirlo & Ronaldo.

snowblind · 11-05-2015 02:15PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

The greatest freekick taker in Serie A history, as of this cite in 2013.

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2013/10/31/4372773/pirlo-surpasses-del-piero-in-serie-a-free-kick-ranking

Pirlo has 23 goals from free kicks over his entire career.

This article from today says Ronaldo has scored 23 goals from free kicks since 2009.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cristiano-ronaldo-vs-lionel-messi-whoscored-stats-show-real-madrid-and-barcelona-stars-have-almost-identical-statistics-since-2009-9911305.html

The exact figure will be higher for both but they actually appear to be comparable, so why is Pirlo way better again?

IS. He didn't score many FK's in Milan. Actually he scored 12 in 3 first seasons for Juve. And he does not get as many FK's to shoot as Ronaldo.

Mickeroo · 11-05-2015 02:19PM

Juninho was the best for me, 76 goals from free kicks.

ERG89 · 11-05-2015 02:21PM

GavRedKing wrote: »

So, Mihajlovic > Pirlo & Ronaldo.

His hattrick vs. Samp and this being my particular favourite

Corholio · 11-05-2015 02:22PM

GavRedKing wrote: »

From the above article.

So, Mihajlovic > Pirlo & Ronaldo.

Mihajlovic was fantastic alright. He had the technique down long before other players started hitting the ball 'differently'. Ironically, even though he was superb at Samp, he's finest free kick moment came against them, scoring 3 in the same match for Lazio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTN54vUayCM

Turtwig · 11-05-2015 02:23PM

Juninho was class.

I read somewhere that Xabi Alonso had taken 8 free kicks this season. Scored 4.
Iirc, both Xavi and Neymar have better free kick conversion rates than Messi. Though it must be said that Messi has got a lot better at free kicks in the past few years. Not necessarily scoring from them but actually coming close or forcing keepers into good saves more frequently.

ERG89 · 11-05-2015 02:26PM

Turtwig wrote: »

I read somewhere that Xabi Alonso had taken 8 free kicks this season. Scored 4.

Yaya Toure got very good at taking them last year' iirc he'd score more often than he missed :eek:

Caovyn Lineah · 11-05-2015 02:38PM

Suarez record last season was incredible, I dunno how many he got but it seemed like a lot.

Shanotheslayer · 11-05-2015 02:46PM

Leighton Baines last year scored a couple I think. Not so much this year

Mickeroo · 11-05-2015 02:54PM

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

Suarez record last season was incredible, I dunno how many he got but it seemed like a lot.

He scored 3 in the PL I think, don't know about cup matches.

bucketybuck · 11-05-2015 02:54PM

Caovyn Lineah wrote: »

Suarez record last season was incredible, I dunno how many he got but it seemed like a lot.

He got three. And only five total in the 3 years before this season.

Thats the thing about freekick stats, they are completely obscured by big name glitter. Suarez's "incredible season" was three goals. In Bales last season as he tore up the PL he scored two. The impressive Toure scored four last season.

Ronaldo is not some outlier for only scoring one so far this season, he's actually just like everybody else.

bucketybuck · 11-05-2015 02:56PM

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Leighton Baines last year scored a couple I think. Not so much this year

Set piece king Leighton Baines has only ever scored five PL free kicks.

http://balls.ie/football/statistics-reveal-best-free-kick-takers-premier-league-history/

Bobby Baccala · 11-05-2015 04:02PM

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Where was everyone on this thread in April when this was all over the place?

Sanchez has scored 3 or 4 free kicks this year

Mickeroo · 11-05-2015 04:05PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Sanchez has scored 3 or 4 free kicks this year

No he's only scored 2.

Bobby Baccala · 11-05-2015 04:06PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

No he's only scored 2.

Hull, Stoke and Southampton if I'm not mistaken?

Edit: and the goal he scored against anderlecht where he one twoed it with the wall, doesn't count tho

Mickeroo · 11-05-2015 04:07PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Hull, Stoke and Southampton if I'm not mistaken?

Was one of those not in the league? The stats I saw only counted the PL.

Bobby Baccala · 11-05-2015 04:11PM

Mickeroo wrote: »

Was one of those not in the league? The stats I saw only counted the PL.

I think they were all league games could be wrong

Cookiemunster · 11-05-2015 04:56PM

P4DDY2K11 wrote: »

Sanchez has scored 3 or 4 free kicks this year

It clearly states it's league only, it's dated 13/04/15 and the stats are taken from Opta. He may well have scored in other comps and since then, but that isn't why I posted it.
I posted it to point out that it's not exactly news that Ronaldo isn't as good at free kicks as he's made out to be.

Ronaldo and free-kicks - anyone know his stats?

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