Tottenham striker made some iconic attempts at the challenge, with his strikes veering almost to the corner flag on each occasion.But there was a reason his shots for Middlesbrough and Wigan were so terrible, claims the 39-year-old.Speaking to Football Daily, he said: “I had my driver with me.
He’s from the northeast. His name is Jungle. And both times [I did the challenge], this guy’s dream was to appear on TV. So I got him to stand on the line and I kicked the ball at him.“And he got on TV, especially at the Wigan one.
And he was like so happy and everyone was calling him because he caught the ball. People say to me on Twitter, ‘were you having a laugh?’.
It’s easy to see it was a joke. How can a Premier League player shoot like that?Mido made up more than 200 club appearances during a 14-year career as a forward, featuring for the likes of Ajax, Roma, Marseille, Tottenham, Middlesbrough, Wigan, West Ham and Barnsley.What are your fondest memories of the Crossbar Challenge?
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