The world of football has no shortage of impressive celebrations by top stars, some of which have become huge inspirations.
Gabriel Batistuta: The Argentine legend is famous for his “machine g/u/n” celebration in the colors of Fiorentina, AS Roma, Inter, and Argentina. The glorious career of the “Lion King” eventually ended with unbelievable ankle injuries. Batistuta once begged the doctor to have his leg amputated because he couldn’t take the p/a/i/n anymore.
Miroslav Klose: The number one goalscorer in the history of the World Cup (16 goals) is famous for his san-to-flip celebration. During his last World Cup appearance (World Cup 2014), Klose performed this famous celebration in a 2-2 draw against Ghana.
Peter Crouch: The British striker performed a robot dance celebration in the victory over Jamaica in 2005 and immediately made the fans excited.
Lionel Messi: Messi is not a player with impressive celebrations. But in the 3-2 victory over Real Madrid in 2017, Messi created an immortal image with a last-minute goal to help Barca win and celebrated by raising his shirt in front of the stands full of Real fans.
Cristiano Ronaldo: This celebration of Ronaldo created a worldwide fever when many players and athletes in other sports chose to celebrate the victory.
Mario Balotelli: Balotelli’s brash celebration in the 2-1 win over Germany at Euro 2012 became the subject of endless memes around the world. It was the “Super Mario” match that shined brightly with a double.
Obafemi Martins: If Klose santo 1 round to celebrate, then Obafemi Martins flips up to 5-6 rounds depending on the significance of the goal. When he was still with Inter, Martins used to santo at breakneck speed after scoring against AC Milan in the 2003 Champions League semi-final.
Roberto Firmino: Instead of a Santo flip, Firmino celebrates with a kung-fu round k/i/c/k. Sharing with Mirror, the Brazilian striker admitted that this attention-grabbing way of celebrating made him happier when he scored.
Andy van der Meyde: His short career at the top didn’t stop Van der Meyde from making an impression when the ball from his feet went into the net. The Dutch midfielder’s shooting style used to cause a fever in the early 2000s.
Brian Laudrup: After scoring a 2-2 equalizer against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup, the Laudrup brothers performed perhaps the most impressive celebration in history when sliding under the grass and creating a hand gesture like watching TV at home. However, Denmark still lost the final 2-3 after Rivaldo shined for Selecao.
Ten Hag Responds to Scholes’ Criticism of Weghorst
“Of course, Weghorts can stay at Man Utd next season. I see him doing a lot of things well,” coach Ten Hag said.
“What Weghorst is doing is good for the team. He is a pioneer in pressure situations and can link up with teammates. In addition, Weghorst also moves well to create space for others and dangerous in fixed situations,” the 1970-born military leader praised his compatriot.
Weghorst joined Man Utd on loan from Burnley in the early transfer window of 2023. Weghorst played aggressively, actively moving but showed weakness in finishing. Up to now, the player born in 1992 has not yet scored for the “Red Devils” in the Premier League.
Previously, the 30-year-old striker was criticized by former player Paul Scholes in the British press. “Blonde Prince,” thinks Weghorst is not qualified to play for Man United.
“Since the World Cup, Man Utd has played 25 matches and lost only 2. Weghorst has played in most of the matches so he is part of this success,” emphasized coach Ten Hag. Weghorst is likely to have the 9th starting game for Man Utd in the Premier League. The opponent of the “Red Devils” is the host Newcastle.
The last time, they marched to St James’ Park, Man Utd faced many difficulties and only returned with 1 point after a 1-1 draw.
