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He is getting better, game by game and super finish. Was a bit concerned that Dunne was being exposed a bit early/mid 2nd half and maybe Smyth should be on for Vale. How wrong I was as Vale was able to up his game and crown it with a lively finish. Shine on Harvey Vale.
Someone on Twitter has done a split screen with Zamora's goal. The similarity is uncanny.
I would argue that the execution of Vale's finish was of a higher calibre (even though the rewards were lesser) as there were many more bodies between him and the goals. It was a completely instinctive strike - sublime
I didn't think that at the time (because I was jumping up and down in ecstasy) but watching it back, the execution is uncannily similar in terms of pressure and technique. Only difference is that Zamora was a very experienced PL striker and Vale is a 22 year old Championship midfielder and that was his first goal for us so doubly impressive. He tried a similar left foot curler earlier in the second half that drew a good save from Johansson. Clearly the miss after 2 mins didn't play on his mind (as it did on mine) which is the mark of a very confident player.