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Comparisons of Yoann Gourcuff to Zinedine Zidane have been numerous in recent months, however, these will only intensify after the Bordeaux man scored a breathtaking goals last night, which had more than a touch of Zizou brilliance to it.
“Zidanesque”
It would take a writer of Shakespearian eloquence to adequately do justice to Yoann Gourcuff’s wonderful strike for Girondins de Bordeaux against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Chaban-Delmas last night.
Picking up Mathieu Chalmé’s pass with his back to go, Gourcuff instinctively recognised the threat posed to the ball by Sylvain Armand, dragging the ball back first with his left foot and then with his right – ‘une roulette’ - as he turned brilliantly to face goal. But his path was immediately blocked by Sammy Traoré, who was navigated brilliantly as the onrushing attacker shifted the ball from his right boot onto his left. Faced with only Mickaël Landreau to beat, Gourcuff maintained his composure, toe-poking a powerful strike into the far corner of the net.
“Zidanesque”
It would take a writer of Shakespearian eloquence to adequately do justice to Yoann Gourcuff’s wonderful strike for Girondins de Bordeaux against Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade Chaban-Delmas last night.
Picking up Mathieu Chalmé’s pass with his back to go, Gourcuff instinctively recognised the threat posed to the ball by Sylvain Armand, dragging the ball back first with his left foot and then with his right – ‘une roulette’ - as he turned brilliantly to face goal. But his path was immediately blocked by Sammy Traoré, who was navigated brilliantly as the onrushing attacker shifted the ball from his right boot onto his left. Faced with only Mickaël Landreau to beat, Gourcuff maintained his composure, toe-poking a powerful strike into the far corner of the net.