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Rooney Bicycle Kick vs Man City Crowned Greatest Premier League Goal by Experts
Rooney’s 2011 bicycle kick scored 970 out of 1,000 points for technical brilliance, difficulty, and impact in a study analysing 35 iconic Premier League goals.
- A team of experts commissioned by OLBG ranked Wayne Rooney's 2011 bicycle kick as the greatest Premier League goal after analysing 35 iconic strikes using a bespoke formula.
- The study's scoring system weighted technical brilliance 35%, difficulty 25%, context 20%, impact 15% and moment 5% using OLBG's bespoke scoring system and Bobby Seagull's input.
- With the ball delivered by Nani, Rooney adjusted mid-air to execute a technically challenging overhead kick in the 77th minute, giving Manchester United a 2-1 lead over Manchester City.
- Fans' polling produced a different top pick, with David Beckham's Wimbledon halfway-line strike topping the fans' poll while the experts' numerical top five included Vincent Kompany's long-range strike.
- The maths-versus-fans split underlines subjectivity in iconic goals, while OnePoll.com research shows 79% of fans say spectacular goals boost the Premier League’s reputation and two thirds rewatch clips.
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