Straight from the training ground (Video)

There’s nothing like a well worked set piece routine. And this is nothing like a well worked set piece routine.

Here’s Chelmsford City against Hayes and Yeading United last week. Chelmsford have a free kick which their number 6 steps up to take.

He starts his run up and goes to strike the ball, only to slip over embarrassingly and have the ball bobble tamely against his shin and straight to a Hayes and Yeading player.

A few swift passes and what seems like around 80 step-overs later and the ball is nestled firmly in the back of the Chelmsford net. Cue much embarrassment and a much needed change of studs for the number 6.

What makes it even more entertaining is that the free kick taker couldn’t touch the ball after his error and had to wait for another player to touch it first, hence why he doesn’t just dive straight into the tackle to redeem himself.

Take a look, you can’t help but feel sorry for the lad. New studs please!

Robert Lock

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