There’s something about a scissor kick that brings cheer to the heart.Maybe it’s because that’s what Pele did to score that winning goal against the German army team in Escape to Victory – thus enabling the good guys to escape and live happily ever after.
So a scissor kick is good – especially when it is used to score a winning goal with 8 minutes left to play -against opponents who,until then,hadn’t been willing to wield.
Here’s Lucas Torreira scoring the goal that took Arsenal to 5th place – and level on points with Chelsea.
And here is the Pele goal for those who have forgotten that moment of movie magic.