‘My wacky Prem aim celebration has hundreds of thousands of views – I needed to have enjoyable’

Ex-Premier League star Bolo Zenden was a gifted midfielder, however he’s usually remembered for going viral after celebrating a aim towards his former membership Chelsea.

The former Netherlands midfielder joined the Blues in 2001 from Barcelona, however he struggled for minutes attributable to accidents. Zenden later performed for Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Marseille earlier than signing for his remaining membership, Sunderland, in 2009 because the Black Cats remained a snug mid-table Premier League facet beneath Steve Bruce.

In November 2010, Sunderland headed to Stamford Bridge for a top-flight conflict that has gone down in Premier League folklore. The Black cats headed to the house of the champions and pulled off an unimaginable 3-0 win away from residence due to objectives from Nedum Onuoha, Asamoah Gyan and Danny Welbeck.

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Despite the end result, one of many moments from that recreation that has lived lengthy within the reminiscence is Zenden becoming a member of within the celebrations for Gyan’s aim, as he proved an unlikely companion within the Ghanaian’s dance routine.

Speaking completely to Ladbrokes Fanzone, Zenden mentioned: “I bear in mind Asamoah Gyan rather well; he was a fantastic character, actually enjoyable to be round. He was recognized loads for is dancing, but in addition for his rapping.

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“He was a rapper again in Ghana, however he was additionally a fantastic striker who scored some unimaginable objectives. He was so unpredictable. The one second which I’m usually reminded about is that dance I did with him after he scored at Stamford Bridge – I feel it was in a 3-0 win…

“Now, that win got here at a time the place not many groups even drew at that Stadium, however we went and received 3-0. Gyan was recognized for these particular celebrations, And I do not know why – I suppose I simply needed to have some enjoyable – however I joined in with him for a couple of seconds, and now it has been seen over half 1,000,000 occasions on the web. I suppose the figures on YouTube counsel it is humorous, so I did what I got down to do!

“There’s something about me and celebrations… I scored in the 1998 World Cup, it was in the third-place play-off against Croatia, and my celebration was probably more popular than the goal itself! And then I scored for Marseille, at Parc des Princes, against PSG. Again, another really nice goal, but that celebration also took over the internet! It’s something that was just part of me as a player, I guess!”