Monday, November 27, 2006

Racing first scorer

I saw a Santander central defender, Ezequiel Garay, take 2 of the best freekicks of the season last week, scoring with one. He goes up for corners and is good in the air. The commentators were surprised by his shooting prowess, and I don't think the bookies are too aware of it yet. As they weren't televised this week only 1 bookie priced up first scorer, at 33-1, luckily each way, and I benefitted from the discovery that he also takes penalties. Any penalty taker is worth taking at that price, and throw in the distance shooting and aerial potential it's a massive price, especially when Santander look to be solid and play direct through Zigic, looking much more at set pieces than most Spanish sides. Most bookies price up the live games, sometimes with a lack of knowledge, so there might be even bigger prices to be had some weeks, and hopefully the bookies who do price up non-live games don't catch on too quickly. He's also likely to move on to a bigger side soon which will inevitably diminish the price so I hope to fill my boots while I get chance.