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25th Feb 2016

VIDEO: Zimbabwean footballer makes a real shambles of Messi-style penalty

Tom Victor

That’s the problem with trying to copy Lionel Messi – whoever you are, he’s better than you.

Zimbabwean striker Rodreck Mutuma found out the hard way when he tried to copy Messi’s pass penalty against Celta Vigo.

Messi’s Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique had already tried and failed, so Mutuma ought to have known it was no surefire hit.

We wonder what gave away his plans. Perhaps the not-so-subtle turn to look at his Dynamos Harare team-mate?

Next time we imagine he will stop messing about and just shoot.