Defender Celebrations

[Rocko]

Continuing the discussion from Goal Celebrations:

@Bandage

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I love a good goal celebration. Did anyone see Tim Cahill’s for Everton yesterday? He clasped his wrists together in a kind of ‘x’ shape and proceeded to burst into tears. I hadn’t a clue what he was doing but it turns it was a display of solidarity for his brother who’s in prison for grievous bodily harm and the thing with his hands was to signify handcuffs.

Some old skool folk hate celebrations and think they’re ridiculous but I think they’re superb from the pure emotion of the likes of Tardelli’s in the 1982 World Cup to the somersaults as perfected by Aghahowa and others. That said anybody who does the ‘rock the cradle’ thing that Bebeto first did in US '94 deserves to be shot. Tevez and his dummy and Totti sticking the football up his jersey and then popping it out are more acceptable celebrations to recognise a new born child.

As good as goal celebrations are, there’s something a little more unexpectedly joyous about a defender getting all pumped after an intervention.

Sven Van Beek was chuffed with himself for clearing a ball off the line last weekend.

http://gfycat.com/BrilliantMintyGalapagossealion

This was a good one from Marquinhos

http://www.gfycat.com/ShoddyFarflungAppaloosa

[balbec]

Self praise is no praise. Great topic though.

[Nembo_Kid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5m4qdVY48A