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What the heck is this crawling backheel move?

Tottenham’s Serge Aurier did a trick we’ve never seen before.

We’re not sure how someone would think of this move, or why a defender would ever try something this risky in their own half. But here’s Tottenham Hotspur right back Serge Aurier executing a unique backheel flick from his stomach, seemingly on purpose.

If Borussia Dortmund hadn’t been as baffled as everyone in the stands, they might have made Aurier look terrible. This move has to go absolutely perfect for him, or else it would have gifted BVB a huge scoring chance. But incredibly, he pulled it off.

What should this move be called? Crawling backheel is the best we could do, but it hardly does this trick justice.

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