Yahoo Sports “You know what it is” – Lineker gives detailed explanation on why Gusto missed header against Arsenal
Gary Lineker has revealed why he believes Malo Gusto missed his brilliant headed opportunity in Sunday’s draw against Arsenal.
The Blues battled back to earn a hard fought point which saw them move into third place heading into the international break.
It could have been worse for Chelsea after Gabriel Martinelli gave the Gunners the lead on the hour mark, but Pedro Neto equalised with a brilliant strike, with the Blues unable to find a winner for the second week running.
Lineker reveals why he thinks Gusto missed against Arsenal
The big team news before the game was Cole Palmer starting as well as captain Reece James being named on the bench.
Enzo Maresca went with Marc Cucurella and Gusto as his full back pairing, with the Spaniard named Man of The Match, whilst the Frenchman was guilty of missing a brilliant opportunity to give the Blues the lead.
Neto put in a superb cross after good work down the left hand side and Gusto came charging in with the goal at his mercy but somehow managed to miss.
It’s rightly been considered a sitter, but Lineker, who knows a thing or two about scoring goals has revealed why he believes Gusto missed.
“You see so many players missing headers like that,” he told The Rest Is Football.
“You know what it is, because I’ve kind of mentioned this before, but the ball comes over, and I think as you head it, there’s a tendency to close your eyes. And when you close your eyes, you dip your head, and if you watch it, I think he did exactly that, and then it comes off the top part of the forehead.
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“I was taught by a guy called George Dewis when I was young, who was a great Leicester goal scorer for many years. And he used to say, you’ve got to keep your eyes open, keep your eyes open, and therefore you’ll see it right onto your forehead and it won’t go up in the air.”
It makes sense and Chelsea would have wished for a player with a bit more composure and better heading ability to have been in that position, but luckily in the end it didn’t prove to costly as the Blues left with a point.
