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He could finish

English translation: he could score (a goal)

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English term or phrase:He could finish
Selected answer:he could score (a goal)
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

09:16 Mar 31, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
English term or phrase: He could finish
Hello everyone,

Two famous football players talk about each other.

Ian Rush: I always remember one day when Kenny said ‘you just run into that space’. I didn’t go, and he had a bit of a go at me, so I thought next time it comes I’ll run into that space. I ran into the space, the ball came to me and I scored a goal, and it clicked then you see: not many people can put the ball in that space but Kenny’s one of them, and he wasn’t even looking half the time.

Kenny Dalglish: Rushie probably underplays the part he played in the success of Liverpool Football Club. ***He could finish***, any way!

Although the phrase itself is very simple, I can't understand its meaning in this particular context.

Does "He could finish" imply he could finish his career at Liverpool?

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 04:57
he could score (a goal)
Explanation:
"finish" here means to complete the action of running (into the space" (goal area) and then striking and scoring

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http://football.isport.com/football-guides/how-to-finish-in-...

so, getting into the box is not enough, to finsh well you have to score!

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Note added at 9 mins (2016-03-31 09:26:13 GMT)
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http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Soccer-Striker

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Just to add, Rush is saying that Kenny Dalglish is feeding the ball into the space=box/goal area effortlessly "not many people can put the ball in that space but Kenny’s one of them"

and all he has to do really is put the finishing touch to it
"I ran into the space, the ball came to me and I scored a goal..."

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2016-04-01 16:43:59 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 02:57
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Gallagy!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +6he could score (a goal)
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
he could finish
he could score (a goal)


Explanation:
"finish" here means to complete the action of running (into the space" (goal area) and then striking and scoring

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 mins (2016-03-31 09:25:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://football.isport.com/football-guides/how-to-finish-in-...

so, getting into the box is not enough, to finsh well you have to score!

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2016-03-31 09:26:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.wikihow.com/Be-a-Good-Soccer-Striker

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Note added at 1 hr (2016-03-31 10:59:00 GMT)
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Just to add, Rush is saying that Kenny Dalglish is feeding the ball into the space=box/goal area effortlessly "not many people can put the ball in that space but Kenny’s one of them"

and all he has to do really is put the finishing touch to it
"I ran into the space, the ball came to me and I scored a goal..."

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2016-04-01 16:43:59 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 02:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Gallagy!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Britten: That's how I read it
23 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
45 mins
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Charles Davis: No doubt at all. And it's true, Rush was one of those players that was always in the right place in the box and almost always put it away. No English team I've ever seen has come close to Liverpool in that era. They were like Brazil.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks! I was living abroad at that time and only saw a few matches when I came home for visits:-(
agree  jccantrell
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Tony M
11 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: able to score goals
11 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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