Liam Manning hailed Troy Parrott, but stopped short of likening the Dubliner's equaliser to Marco van Basten's iconic Euro 88 strike.
“It was great technique, a terrific finish. “I haven’t seen it back yet but all I know is that it was a moment of quality,” Manning told the MK Citizen. “He had good control of it, but I cannot compare it to van Basten yet! Parrott fired home with a superb strike to level with AFC Wimbledon, as the Dons battled back to secure a point from a goal behind.
Troy Parrott is scoring great goals for fun at the moment after he added a smashing volley to his collection of brilliant strikes on Saturday.
‘It was great technique, a terrific finish. The 20-year-old has been picking up a lot of minutes and assists for the Milton Keynes outfit but he has now added goals to his game too. Troy Parrott is scoring great goals for fun at the moment after he added a smashing volley to his collection of brilliant strikes on Saturday.
The 20-year-old Irishman scored a stunning equaliser against AFC Wimbledon on Saturday - his fourth goal in eight games for club and country and arguably was ...
But a point is not the worst thing in the world here so we'll take it and move on. “We have a bit of a connection like that and as soon as I saw it coming across, there was only one thing on my mind. He said: “The gaffer has shown massive faith in me, even when I was playing and not scoring, he kept giving me game time.
Troy Parrott's fantastic strike earned MK Dons a 1-1 draw at bitter rivals AFC Wimbledon that moved them three points clear of third-placed Rotherham in the ...
The hosts rallied from this and almost snuck a winner when Ethan Chislett’s stooping header was blocked by MK Dons goalkeeper Jamie Cumming. But there was nothing he could do with 10 minutes left when Dean Lewington picked out Parrott, who crashed in a fantastic volley off the underside of the bar from a tricky angle. The pressure from MK Dons built as the second half wore on, with Wombles goalkeeper Nik Tzanev making a good save from Mo Eisa’s shot across goal.
Troy Parrott felt he caught his incredible equalising goal for MK Dons against Wimbledon on Saturday "equally as sweet" as his sensational late winner for ...
I have a really good relationship with the manager." It's a good thing that we took it." "As we've shown over recent weeks, we always believe we're going to get a chance. "I think we have a bit of a connection in terms of that. It's a run which has featured 11 wins, and has them second in League One, three points behind Wigan. Though the league leaders do have two games in hand. It found Parrott who smashed a volley to the net.
Troy Parrott has now scored in consecutive matches for MK Dons after netting with an impressive volley during their League One clash against rivals AFC ...
Another loan spell next season will be the best option for Parrott, ideally again at MK Dons if they can manage to secure promotion to the Championship. At Tottenham, he has little chance of first-team football with a host of players ahead of him including Dane Scarlett. It was an impressive finish from the 20-year-old which again highlighted his ability to find the back of the net. MK Dons were trailing 1-0 at Plough Lane until ten minutes from time when Dean Lewington picked out the Republic of Ireland international after a corner was cleared and his volley thundered in off the bar
Tottenham Hotspur loanee Troy Parrott scored a brilliant volley for MK Dons to rescue a late point for the side against AFC Wimbledon.
“As soon as I saw it coming across [the ball for the goal], there was only one thing on my mind. There was a guy behind me on the bench the other day: Play Troy, play Troy. I don’t think he knows Troy.” They don’t even know that and speak about: Troy, Troy, Troy, Troy, he should play.
... © PA Images Troy Parrott of MK Dons during the Sky Bet League 1 match between AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons at Plough Lane, Wimbledon 9 Saturday April 2022.
“As soon as I saw it coming across [the ball for the goal], there was only one thing on my mind. There was a guy behind me on the bench the other day: Play Troy, play Troy. I don’t think he knows Troy.” They don’t even know that and speak about: Troy, Troy, Troy, Troy, he should play.
The Buckingham Street striker smashed home a cross from captain Dean Lewington ten minutes from time as the visitors chased an equaliser.
Relations between Wimbledon and MK Dons remain frosty, and Wimbledon were fined by the FA in 2017 for refusing to print MK Dons’ name on their matchday programme. AFC Wimbledon was formed as a protest and took most of the fans with it, to the point where the new club had higher attendances in the eighth tier than MK Dons in League One. And he further endeared himself to the MK Dons support with a stunning effort that left Nik Tzanev in the Wimbledon goal without a chance.
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Troy Parrott scored a surprise volley for MK Dons on Saturday afternoon to draw his rivals AFC Wimbledon 1-1.