Bolt earns high praise from great

IN terms of finishing, praise doesn’t come from much higher sources than Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Dutch great, one of the most ruthless strikers of his generation and the reason Usain Bolt started supporting Manchester United, liked what he saw of the Jamaican track legend’s maiden Central Coast goal.

“Great movement and finish!” van Nistelrooy tweeted.

Others abroad took notice too, and former Aston Villa midfielder Ian Taylor was surprised the through ball for Bolt’s big moment had come from Villa loanee Ross McCormack.

“Never thought I’d see Ross McCormack providing an assist for Usain Bolt,” Taylor wrote.

Despite his overall unremarkable performance, Bolt’s brace in Friday night’s 4-0 win over a Macarthur South West United side quickly went viral.

By yesterday afternoon, the Mariners’ video of the first goal had already garnered 4.8 millions views and 21,000 Twitter likes.

Bolt’s own post of the strong run and neat finish amassed 25,000 retweets and 93,000 likes.