Watch Wilfried Zaha make Russia's defense look foolish on the way to a wonder goal
Wilfried Zaha always had the sauce in his boots, but throughout his career he's often lacked the end product to go with it. Now, as he's matured and continued to improve as a player, this man is cooking. Cooking.
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That, folks, would be what we call sauce + end product.
With the score 1-0 in the 70th minute against Russia, Ivory Coast's Zaha receives the ball approximately 40 yards from goal and immediately drives towards the penalty area. He shimmies by one defender, oh-so-cheekily rolls it past and through two more, throws a subtle shoulder dip, then drags it onto his left foot and smashes it into the roof of the net. It's breathtaking skill.
It's also exactly the type of thing we're starting to expect regularly from Zaha, and his five goals and six assists for Crystal Palace this year reflects that. He's steadily improving, and with displays like this one against Russia, the 24-year-old is steadily attracting more and more attention.
