Top Three City Snipers of All Time

[west didsblue]

Jon Macken

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Vinny!!!!!!!

 

[Goater=Legend]

SWP

Think there was one against Southampton pissing it down at home.

Also the goal at Highbury.

 

[1.618034]

Yaya Toure
Elano
KDB

 

[Kinkladze's crazy skills]

This compilation of Rodri’s long range beauties got me to thinking: if we were to pick three players from City’s history to win us a match from outside the box, who would they be?



I don’t think it is recency bias to say Kev is somewhere on the list, at least in my mind, given the standard of pitches, defending, and keeping in modern football compared to eras past, and his mastery of the long range shot, especially in big matches.

But who would be the other two?

Or do you reckon Kev doesn’t even make the top three?

I think there is a case now for Rodri in his current form (last season and this season), but maybe he needs to do it again next season to really make it to the top.

I have a few others in mind from the past few decades (ones I was able to watch, many from the stands) but want to hear what other blues think.

Who would you put on to win it from range?

And be sure to share videos of example goals, if you have them. This is a summer shite thread, after all, so might as well provide visual aids for us blues too lazy or pissed to read. ;-)

Absolute thunder bastard goal compilation (wouldn't play earlier on) Rodri is defo right up there, always enjoyed watching David Phillips strikes on video when younger too.

I'm sure Horlock had a few bangers we've had many, Fernandinho, SWP, Nasri, Elano and Kolarov a selection of the many we've had with a sweet shot.

Yaya is defo 1st for all round shot though... Yaya then De Bruyne alongside Rodri for the power accuracy and technique, feel if you combined 2nd and 3rds best qualities you'd have Yaya's shooting, these are the best 3 I've seen in the flesh I can't decide what order Rodri and De Bruyne belong.

Yaya = 1st without question.
De Bruyne/Rodri (take your pick for 2nd/3rd)

 

[NZBlue]

Says city snipers to be fair didn't say which kind of snipers in the title.

Err- I think you'll find Dallas is quite a large city :-)

 

[IOWBlue]

Gow, Philips, Yaya.

 

[MCFCFanTX]

Yaya was the first that came to mind tbh.

 

[DenisHasDoneIt]

Melrose. Does once count?

 

[Cobwebcat]

Yaya or Tevez….but it’s Yaya in the end. He did it consistently.

Kolarov too.