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Footage of an ‘outrageous’ Marc Guehi penalty has emerged, and has England fans fantasising about it being the cup-winning kick of Euro 2024.
The video is from 2019, when the now-Crystal Palace centre-back was playing for Chelsea in a UEFA Youth League penalty shootout.
In the video, an 18-year-old Guehi steps up to the stop to face-off against Dinamo Zagreb’s keeper, knowing a goal could help send Chelsea’s youngsters to a semi-final clash with Barcelona.
In an instant, Guehi goes from standing over the penalty spot to the ball hitting the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
Marc Guehi scored an ‘outrageous’ pen against Dynamo Zagreb in a UEFA Youth League game
Guehi took barely a step – let alone a run-up – as he dispatches the penalty in outrageous fashion.
‘Have you seen anything like this at any level?’, a commentator asks, disbelievingly. Fans on social media have been left similarly open-mouthed by the audacious spot-kick.
Writing on X (formerely Twitter), one wrote: ‘Wow! I’m still trying to recover!’, with another, echoing the thoughts of, well, most of us – ‘That’s outrageous!!’
The more cautious among us remained unconvinced, however, with one user writing: ‘Yeah seen enough to know to do not let him take a penalty.’
Another simply claimed, ‘poor technique’.
Some users on X responded in disbelief to Guehi’s no run-up spot-kick
Others were not impressed however, believing Guehi should stay away from taking penalties
Earlier in the tournament, Guehi answered questions about the England’s focus on penalties. ‘Yes, we’ve been doing a lot of work,’ he responded.
‘The work’s been going really well across the team on penalties. It’s important to make sure we’re ready.’
