 Humphreys played the first game and scored twice . He then played in the second game against FC Utrecht and scored again . Johan Cruyff was the guest of honour for that game and he praised Humphreys and said he was the next Marco van Basten . It was during this pre season tour that he was taken under the wing and guidance of Wednesday legend Chris Waddle . After scoring 4 goals in his first 5 Premier League games lifting Wednesday to the top of the league , David Pleat decided to release his mentor Waddle . Humphreys did not score another league goal all season ( only notching a hat @-@ trick in a League Cup game against Grimsby Town in a 7 – 1 win ) . Humphreys pre @-@ season form earned him a full league debut in Wednesday 's opening match against Aston Villa . In this match Humphreys scored a goal that was recorded at 95 @.@ 9 mph , one of the hardest @-@ hit goals in the history of football . Humphreys also scored in the following match against Leeds United . Two games later , Humphreys scored a much talked about goal when he went on a 50 @-@ yard run and scored a spectacular chipped goal against Leicester City . Humphreys was seen as the driving force behind Sheffield Wednesday 's shock early lead at the top of The Premiership . 
