The bit of brilliance from Kubo which made the whole stadium stand up

Takefusa Kubo has arrived to give it his all at Real Madrid. He had been showing it in training sessions and as everyone was expecting, he did the same in his first game as a Real Madrid player. 

The Japanese player was trapped in a corner by Alphonso Davies and had no chance to pass the ball to anyone as well as all of his teammates being behind him. But the Japanese did not get flustered or even nervous, far from it and he beat the Bayern player with a work of art. 

He took advantage of the fact that the young Canadian came closer to him with his legs open to nutmeg him with his right foot. He left him rooted to the spot and he broke away with pace finding the gap which he did not have a second beforehand. He moved the ball before laying it off to one of his teammates. 

A bit of skill from the Japanese midfielder who is just 18. The crowd at the NRG Stadium in Houston reacted by standing up to applaud the nutmeg which the Japanese performed despite having very little room to work with. 

 

July 21, 2019