Felipe Anderson’s skill can be breathtaking at times, producing moments that make West Ham fans wonder how on earth he has pulled them off.
West Ham’s tweet has shown another example of his superb technical ability, as the Brazilian controls the ball in the air and volleys it into the top corner in one motion, all without looking at the goal:
Just @F_Andersoon, making it look easy… pic.twitter.com/Fq7Za5aNpQ
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) July 4, 2019
But there is one part of this goal that many Hammers fans feel went under the radar: Mark Noble’s pass.
The West Ham captain received the ball with men around him, spotted Anderson’s run and picked his team mate out perfectly with a dinked ball.
It was simply sublime; so while the club’s tweet didn’t acknowledge it, there have been a lot of fans who have.
Noble can often find his attacking contributions underappreciated because of his reputation as more of a defensively minded player, but he got five goals and five assists last campaign – which isn’t a bad return.
The 32-year-old has a great eye for a pass and has the technical ability to pick out his target,with that contribution highlighting those qualities, while also leaving many West Ham fans swooning.
A selection of Twitter reaction can be found below:
Outside of the boot pass from Nobes not getting a mention lads?
— Ian McKee (@ianmckee58) July 4, 2019
@Noble16Mark I see you with that ball tho
— Sam Stanton (@Sam_Stanton1989) July 4, 2019
All credit to Felipe but that pass from the Skipper is something only he can do!
— Joel Koch (@JoelKoch09) July 4, 2019
Noble creating that goal, can’t believe people think he’s finished
— Curtis Clarke (@Curtis_Clarke16) July 4, 2019
Not a bad knock through either
— Baz Cox (@Baz1980WHU) July 4, 2019
All about the ball from Nobes there
— Luke Brett (@Bretty92) July 4, 2019
That ball over the top from the legend
— Lee Shaw (@LeeShaw11) July 4, 2019
Unreal from Felipe but Nobes what a pass too
— Oliver Bruton (@olliebruton) July 4, 2019
lovely pass too
— ryan pritchard (@rpritch1991) July 4, 2019
Can we appreciate the assist by nobes though
— Ben Newman (@ben_newman95) July 5, 2019