Liverpool took on West Ham at Anfield on Monday night. A win would have put the Scousers three points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table. With 20 minutes left on the clock, the match was still goal-less. The ball fell to Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard. And with a chance to open the scoring, he did this.
Not a good time for a fresh-air shot. Robin van Persie - founder member of the Premier League’s swing-and-miss club - probably feels a bit better about himself though.
Robin van Persie scored both goals in Arsenal’s 2-1 weekend win over Chelsea. It doesn’t matter that the first goal was offside by a country mile. The Dutchman still won the match for the Gunners and received lots of media praise as a result. Well, just to act as a counterbalance to all those gushing column inches, take a look at this video.
The ne plus ultra of fresh-air shots. Just the thing to keep the van Persie ego in check.
While we’re on the subject of Martin Palermo spot-kick misses, the Argentinian striker’s claim to fame in world football is wasting three penalties in one game.
Colombia beat Argentina 3-0 in the 1999 Copa América match.