Kicking the ball past a defender and riding their challenge is a lost art. Players are taught to go down if they know contact is likely, so Caniggia would have gone down on the first challenge if this happened today.
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A Funny Old Game
35 years ago today:
After Claudio Caniggia scorches past two of his teammates, Cameroon’s enforcer Big Benjamin Massing vows to take his vengeance…
After Claudio Caniggia scorches past two of his teammates, Cameroon’s enforcer Big Benjamin Massing vows to take his vengeance…
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Not quite the same level, but when EMC set up the winner against Hull, he rode a couple of challenges like that. As you say, a dying art !