Pedro Porro hits ‘Cristiano Ronaldo knuckleball’ as Spurs followers hail ‘greatest RB’
There should be one thing within the water in Lisbon.
From one Sporting CP alumnus to a different, Pedro Porro did his greatest Cristiano Ronaldo impression on Friday night. And it got here off with aplomb because the Spaniard’s ‘knuckleball’ end in opposition to Burnley despatched Tottenham Hotspur into the fourth spherical of the FA Cup.
Vincent Kompany’s males managed to maintain the sport scoreless for 78 minutes however allowed Spurs‘ roving right-back far an excessive amount of house on the sting of the world. And even from 25 or so yards out, Porro taught the guests higher than to permit him such freedom with a sight at purpose.
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Even Ronaldo would have been happy with the end as Arijanet Muric stood rooted to the spot. And there was little the Kosovo worldwide may have finished to maintain the ball from flinging inside his far submit.
“That goal was filthy wow,” wrote one spectator in amazement. And one other gushed: “It was like the Matrix stopped – what a brilliant strike! Pure magic by Porro!”
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“That is how to strike a ball,” complimented a 3rd social media consumer. And a fourth chimed in: “Pedro Porro. The best right-back in the world.”
The knuckleball time period was coined to explain Ronaldo’s technique of putting the ball, which resulted in much less spin in flight. The finish product is usually much less predictable for defenders and goalkeepers alike, as one can inform from Muric’s response (or lack thereof).
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Porro – who joined Spurs from Ronaldo’s first professional membership, Sporting, in January 2023 – even resembled Ronaldo considerably as he ran to the nook, sliding on his knees earlier than unleashing a mighty scream. And the previous Real Madrid and Manchester United star – now taking part in for Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia – would wrestle to match the standard of the end himself.
