VIDEO: Neymar practices stutter-step penalty kick during training
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Brazilian superstar Neymar reached into his bag of tricks during penalty kicks in the round of 16 against Chile and produced a clinical "Paradinha" - where the penalty taker does a long, stuttering run up to the ball to throw the goalkeeper off his rhythm before taking a shot.
It's a risky penalty-taking strategy that can lead to some embarrassing bloopers if not executed properly, which is probably why Neymar was practicing it during training:
[h/t: 101greatgoals.com]
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