On the useless or whimsical dribbling side, it depends, you are more of a team Allan Saint-Maximin or Jaouad Zairi? Our two former residents of Ligue 1 have just found a major rival on Thursday evening: the Brazilian winger of Manchester United Antony. The man who was worth 100 million euros in the last summer transfer window (true story) indeed launched into a funny number, during the clear success (3-0) against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.
At 0-0 (it may be important for purists), the former Ajax player controlled a ball on his right wing, before chaining two turns on himself with the ball. A “spinning” dribble which did not eliminate any Moldavian player, and which was followed by a poorly measured through pass for a partner. Typically the action that provokes an almost generational debate in 2022, between thousands of enthusiastic shares on social networks, in addition to the clamor in the bays of Old Trafford on the spot, and the harsh criticism of a player old school.
Erik ten Hag took Antony out at halftime
In this role, the former mythical midfielder of the Red Devils Paul Scholes, now a consultant for BT Sport, dryly commented: “It’s just ridiculous, it’s show. “His trainer Erik ten Hag, who pushed for Antony to be in his luggage this summer from Amsterdam to Manchester, was more measured.
“I have no problem with this type of dribbling as long as this one is useful. But I expect Antony to be more dominant. A dribble like this can only be fun if it’s effective and you don’t lose the ball behind. But if it’s a technical move just like that, then I’ll point it out to him. “We can estimate that it is already done, since the Brazilian international was replaced at halftime Thursday by Marcus Rashford.