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BANANA SHOTS THUNDERBOLTS AND CURLERS

CHRIS DUNLAVY looks at the masters of the free-kick through the years, their techniques and their staggering strike rates

WHAT makes a good free-kick? Some people like to leather it, others prefer a dink, while some like to dip it in front of the keeper for a naughty bounce.

But for me, the best kind of free-kick is the one that hits the back of the net – which is why Cristiano Ronaldo is the most over-rated set piece ‘expert’ in the world.
Time and again we hear commentators and pundits wax lyrical about how ‘you can’t give him a chance like this’ ...

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