Ryan Joseph Giggs

[rondwisan]

Milestone awaits for Giggs
14 September 2009 | 09:29 - PA Sport



Ryan Giggs made history with his strike against Tottenham and the veteran has another landmark in his sights as Manchester United continue to prove there is life without Cristiano Ronaldo.

Giggs, a couple of months shy of his 36th birthday, is now the only player to score in every Premier League season after curling his free-kick into the top corner at White Hart Lane to spark United's comeback.

It also took Giggs' goal tally to 149 for United, meaning he is one away from Ruud van Nistelrooy, who is eighth in the club's list of all-time scorers.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could rest Giggs for this week's Champions League trip to Turkey to face Besiktas, so he may have the chance notch his 150 next week against Manchester City - the club he could have joined as a youngster.

Giggs said: "I'm proud that I have scored in every Premier League season but hopefully that is not it. I don't want it to be my goal for the season. Hopefully I will score more.

"I don't score as many as I used to but I try and score some important ones. The goal against Tottenham was probably one of them."

[rondwisan]

The hunt for Ryan Giggs’ greatest goal



As arguably Ryan Giggs‘ greatest man-fan I’m not averse to the regular heaping of man love on my idol, as readers of this website will no doubt be aware of.

And as the Giggsy love bandwagon seems to be gathering nationwide pace with some sort of apologetic belated recognition love-in, the powers that be have awarded the winger a new contract extension to run to 2010.

But, even so, as the legends’ career enters its twilight days, those memorable moments to log in the annals would be expected to be fewer than the Welshman is currently providing. But the stunning solo goal scored at Upton Park still throws out the poser that there are few players capable anywhere in the league of such ability, and also the question that is the topic of this blog : of all the great goals Ryan has scored, which is the greatest?


Lists of this nature barely work when presented in numbers over 10 so it is with great pains that I have restricted this selection (though I couldn’t do ten, so here is Giggsy’s Baker’s Dozen!)

1. 1992/93

Spurs @ White Hart Lane – Giggs collects the ball, dances past one challenge, then nutmegs the next defender, rounds the goalkeeper, and despite the tightest of angles, finds the net with a great finish.

2. 1992/93

Blackburn @ Old Trafford – as the United faithful basked in the glory of their title triumph after a 26 year wait, Giggs’ great 30 yard free kick restored parity from Rovers’ shock lead.

3. 1993/94

QPR @ Loftus Road – Perhaps the goal that started to make serious work of the comparisons between Giggs and George Best (and indeed, the goal which prompted Best to say “they might start calling me the old Ryan Giggs!”), the winger made effortless work of four despairing challenges at pace before switching direction and clipping the ball past the keeper.

4. 1995/96

Chelsea @ Stamford Bridge – an oft-forgotten goal, Giggs span Steve Clarke repeatedly in different directions before stabbing the ball home.

5. 1995/96

Manchester City @ Maine Road – Classic moment in Manchester derby history as Keith Curle invited Giggsy to strike for about 5 yards, Giggs finally did from the edge of the area, defying all that were watching to find the top corner with a stinging drive.

6. 1997/98

Juventus @ Old Trafford – After a couple of years of European anti-climax against perennial yardstick Juventus, Ryan Giggs burst through the Juventus defence to smash home a goal that secured United’s victory, and more than that, finally re-established the confidence of the home side among the major European players.

7. 1998/99

Arsenal @ Villa Park – In keeping with Giggs’ era defining goals is arguably the greatest goal ever scored – as much for the way in which it inspired a Manchester United side battling with their opponents for what could have been generation defining as it was for the amazing ability required to score it. Do you need reminding that he ran 60 yards, skinning the best defence in Europe, before smashing the goal past England great David Seaman? Probably not. Do you need reminding that Giggs started the game on the bench due to his dodgy hamstrings and that Fergie’s instructions upon Ryan collecting the ball were “run to the corner”? Probably. It seems a bit unfair to the rest of the goals that this one is in the collection, so if you like, discard this one from your choice.

8. 2000/2001

Bradford @ Valley Parade – Another astonishingly underrated strike. Had an Arsenal or Liverpool player scored it you may never have heard the end of it, but anyway – Giggs picks up a high ball with instant control, gives the defender twisted blood (see what I did?) and drills in via the near post. Pure class, pure genius.

9. 2001/2002

Deportivo @ Old Trafford – In my previous blog regarding our number 11 I did describe this as “fewer sights in football are as great as seeing Giggs put defenders on their arse”. Dribbling in from the right, he slots in with his left at the near post. With, of course, the obligatory arse-placed defender.

10. 2002/03

Juventus @ Delle Alpi – Maybe equally as significant for the fact that Giggs was facing criticsm from United fans for the first time after a glaring miss against Arsenal in the Cup, he came on to race past two challenges and screw past Buffon with his right foot from 18 yards, pointed to his name on the shirt, silencing the doubters.

11. 2004/05

Chelsea @ Old Trafford – Probably in the bigger picture the most meaningless goal of the selection seeing as it came in a 2-1 home defeat in the League Cup, this really classy flick with the outside of the left boot over Cech gave everyone a clear reminder of Giggs’ unparalelled technical ability.

12. 2005/06

Birmingham @ Old Trafford – Ryan picks up a pass from Ferdinand, ‘megs the defender, one-two’s with Rooney then races behind the defence to drive home.

13. 2008/09

West Ham @ Upton Park – Fellow veteran Scholes drives out a 30 yards pass which Giggs instantly controls, then races into the area, beating two men before driving home with his right foot. At the age of 35, Giggs shows that there are still few players capable of his level of effortless brilliance.

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gak cuman yg di Div 1 and Premier League sih

[neoradtz]

History in the making!! Living legend giggs!!! ayo2 ditunggu lagi rekor2 mu, senang gw ngikutin perkembangan dari dia masi "kecil"... Serasa ikut perjalanan seorang legenda.. Hahahahha

Long live giggs!!

-neo

[Ucup Carrick]

mantep om giggsy...
catatan yang gak ada duanya di Premier league

[red_girl_mia]

saluuttt buat Legend kita yg satu ini...uda 11 gelar Liga inggris bareng United Musim kmaren sesuai dgn no punggungnya,,,
n muda2han musim ini jadi yang ke 12 melebihi no itu...amiinn....

Ryan Giggs Ryan giggs running down the wing........
fear by the blues love by the reds,,,,Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs..

[Alin Giggs]

he is d best
true legend d UNITED & luv him so much....
mudh2an nambah trus ctatan goal & trophy ny om giggs

[and1]

TRUE LEGEND, Ryan Giggs 11

rekornya membuktikan semuanya, penampilan terbanyak utk MU, gol di setiap musim premiership, jumlah gelar yg dimenanginya

mantab deh om giggs, kmrn saat lwn spurs om giggsy maen penuh semangat, ga terlihat spt pemaen umur 35

[ecly_watchaa]

entah butuh berapa taun lg kt baru bs liat
pemain macam beliau di UNITED, bahkan
di BPL sekalipun....

[hendiplast]

Giggs Ingin Terus Cetak Gol
Hendra Mujiraharja - Okezone



MANCHESTER - Ryan Giggs berhasil mencetak gol ketika Manchester United melumat Tottenham Horspur 3-1. Winger veteran itu mengaku bangga dan ingin terus mempersembahkan gol buat Setan Merah.

Ya, Giggs mencetak sejarah dalam duel melawan Tottenham. Dia menjadi salah satu pemain yang mampu mencetak gol di setiap musim Premier League. Itu merupakan gol ke-149 Giggs buat United.

Itu artinya, Giggs hanya membutuhkan satu gol lagi untuk menyamai rekor yang dimiliki mantan bomber klub Ruud van Nistelrooy, yang termasuk ke dalam daftar pencetak gol terbanyak dalam sejarah United.

"Saya bangga bahwa saya bisa mencetak gol di setiap kompetisi Premier League. Tapi, saya berharap itu bukan gol terakhir saya untuk musim ini. Saya ingin terus mencetak gol," jelas Giggs dikutip eurosports, Senin (14/9/2009).

Winger asal Wales itu menambahkan: "Saya memang tidak terbiasa mencetak gol banyak, tapi saya akan mencoba mencetak gol penting. Mungkin gol melawan Tottenham merupakan salah satunya."

Musim ini banyak yang meragukan kehebatan United sejak ditinggalkan Cristiano Ronaldo dan Carlos Tevez. Namun, Giggs mencoba meyakinkan bahwa Setan Merah tetap tangguh meski tanpa kehadiran dua pemain tersebut.

"Kami memang sudah kehilangan Cristiano dan Carlos. Tapi, kami masih banyak pemain hebat di klub ini dan itu memberikan Anda rasa percaya dirinya ketika berhadapan tim seperti Spurs dan mendapatkan hasil yang setimpal," pungkasnya.

[hendiplast]

Giggs Setiap Musim Cetak Gol
Reky Herling Kalumata - detiksport



Jakarta - Ryan Giggs memperpanjangan catatan rekornya. Golnya ke gawang Tottenham Hotspur membuatnya melanggengkan rekor sebagai pemain yang mencetak gol di setiap musim Premier League.

Giggs menyumbangkan satu gol saat membantu Manchester United mengalahkan Spurs 3-1 di Stadion White Hart Lane, Minggu (13/9/2008) dinihari WIB. Winger veteran ini mencetak gol tersebut lewat tendangan bebas dari luar kotak penalti.

Gol ke gawang Spurs tersebut ternyata memiliki arti penting. Giggs menjadi satu-satunya pemain yang selalu mencetak gol setaip musim berturut-turut sejak format Premier League diperkenalkan pada musim 1992/1993.

Ini juga menjadi gol pertamanya di musim 2009/2010. "Saya bangga bisa mencetak gol di setiap musim, tapi berharap bukan hanya ini. Saya tak ingin hanya ini gol saya di musim. Berharap saya bisa mencetak gol lagi," ungkap pria 35 tahun itu seperti dilansir Sky Sports.

Total Giggs telah 18 musim selalu mencetak gol. Pesaingnya yaitu Garry Speed mencetak gol di 16 musim Premier League, tapi sudah sulit mengejarnya karena sejak 2008 dia bermain bersama klub divisi Championship, Sheffield United.