Saturday, 25th October, 2014
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has lavished praise on Erik Lamela for his sublime goal on Thursday evening.
Lamela scored the second goal in Tottenham's 5-1 Europa League drubbing of Asteras Tripolis, bringing White Hart Lane to its feet.
The Argentine performed what is known as a rabona shot from the edge of the penalty area, as he angled his body and, in a move akin to a Cruyff turn, curled the ball past the Asteras Tripolis goalkeeper.
Team-mate Jan Vertonghen quickly dubbed it the best goal he has seen live and suggested Lamela is a shoe-in for the Puskas award, handed to the year's best goal.
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And Redknapp was also taken with the strike.
"Fantastic! I loved it", Redknapp told a press conference this morning.
It has been suggested by Redknapp's son Jamie that Harry himself performed a similar shot when he was a player, but the QPR manager was keen to play that down with a joke.
"I don't think I could get my leg over these days!
"I can hardly walk, let alone do whatever you call it.
"I think everybody's tried it.
"It was a great goal, great bit of skill, I loved it."
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