‘Offside goals don’t count’ – Arsenal fans delight as FIFA ‘end’ Giroud v Mkhitaryan debate
The debate between Arsenal and Manchester United fans will linger on forever, but have FIFA just weighed in with a definitive answer?
Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud and United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan both produced stunning scorpion-kick goals last season, but only one made FIFA’s Puskas Award shortlist for best golazo.
Cue delight from Arsenal fans when they discover it was Giroud who made the cut, and the ‘offside’ Mkhi effort did not…
Because Giroud’s is 10x better than Mkhitaryan. The build up play –> the backheel –> crossbar in https://t.co/09ak9gGmLO
— ArsenalCreator (@ArsenalCreator1) September 22, 2017
Mkhi did it first, but he was offside. Giroud started the play & his finish was more aesthetically pleasing. Goal of the season
— uché (@MyNameIsUche) September 22, 2017
Mkhitaryan’s offside calf slice from 5 yards not nominated for that award is it?
— James (@IondonsGreatest) September 22, 2017
If you really think Mkhi goal was better than Giroud you are ridiculous. Get over your United bias.
— King Chata (@ChaseTheCreator) September 22, 2017
Amazing how the offside scorpion kick by Mkhitaryan was not nominated but the “donkey kick” from Giroud was pic.twitter.com/kghQK6ufiu
— Texx . ❌ (@JOHNtexx) September 22, 2017
No offside goals are not nominated. So obviously Mkhitaryan’s goal’s nowhere to be found. https://t.co/XuicM6gAOP
— Hassan (@ArsenalHassan) September 22, 2017
Giroud > Everyone
— Nathan Röberts (@Nathan14Roberts) September 22, 2017
So this means that Giroud’s scorpion kick was better than Mkhi’s? https://t.co/hIlJwrukpI
— nduu® (@Nduvho_nduu_) September 22, 2017
Giroud’s goal was better, not offside and was in 2017. Mkhitaryan’s meanwhile… https://t.co/kIEsMXj3g5
— Jordan-Luke McDonald (@ByJordanLuke) September 22, 2017
Team Mkhi weighed in too…
Trying to work out why Giroud’s name is on the #PuskasAward shortlist and yours is not pic.twitter.com/KPkSM6uuje
— B/R Football (@brfootball) September 22, 2017
If they found space for Giroud’s ‘scorpion’ (I assume) on the Puskas Award, then it’s a joke leaving Mkhi’s out. Just give it 2Mkhi already
— GOZIE OGBONNA (@DrEvans_ManUtd) September 22, 2017
Imagine Giroud’s goal being considered and not Mkhi’s https://t.co/HLmePZNmXs
— Pogballer (@RunLikePogba) September 22, 2017
I’m not having it even more that mkhitaryan’s scorpion kick didn’t make it ahead of Giroud’s. https://t.co/sMKXOJNiCH
— Ziggy (@siji_o) September 22, 2017
And it’s a public poll you say? Just give the award to Giroud now, we all know what Arsenal fans are like…
Just realised the Puskas Award is decided by a public vote. Congratulations, Olivier Giroud, on winning the FIFA Puskas Award 2017.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) September 22, 2017
Is the Puskas Award still done by public poll? I’ll go to uni and vote on every computer. I will die in my mission to get Giroud to win it.
— Michael Keshani (@MichaelKeshani) September 22, 2017
And for your delight, here are all goals nominated for the Puskas Award…
