{"id":290517,"date":"2023-09-19T19:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290517"},"modified":"2023-09-19T19:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:34:45","slug":"pundits-react-as-leao-fluffs-golden-chance-against-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/pundits-react-as-leao-fluffs-golden-chance-against-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Pundits react as Leao fluffs golden chance against Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rafael Leao branded &#8216;too clever for his own good&#8217; as the AC Milan star embarrassingly trips himself up attempting a backheeled finish against Newcastle<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rafael Leao weaved through several challenges before missing with a backheel\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The missed chance proved crucial as AC Milan were held to a goalless draw\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pundits have claimed\u00a0Rafael Leao was &#8216;too clever for his own good&#8217; after the AC Milan star spurned the chance to give the Italian giants a first half lead against Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>Leao had produced a stunning run into the Newcastle box in the 33rd minute of their Champions League group stage match.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese forward weaved past three challenges in the box, before attempting a back heel towards goal.<\/p>\n<p>Leao failed to make a telling connection and instead tripped over in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>His team-mates were unable to fashion another opportunity from the break, with the score remaining goalless.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/19\/75608577-12536975-image-a-22_1695148893714.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rafael Leao passed up a golden opportunity to give AC Milan the lead against Newcastle<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/19\/75608581-12536975-image-a-23_1695148983673.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leao\u00a0 weaved through a series of Newcastle challenges before fluffing an audacious backheel<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>TNT Sports commentator Adam Summerton claimed Leao had been &#8216;too clever for his own good\u2019, with Glenn Hoddle agreeing with his assessment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You are spot on. I mean what a bit of skill on the halfway line with the lay-off, he then gets on his bike and does some fantastic skill,&#8217; said Hoddle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But why has he not shot? He has tried to complicate things, he has got to release the shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know what he tries, a backheel of some sort.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The rest of his team-mates are exasperated as it was wonderful play up to a point, but he then chose the wrong skill.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin, speaking on BBC Radio 5Live, claimed Leao&#8217;s attempt was &#8216;outrageous&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was incredible there,&#8217; Nevin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I can tell you one reason why they didn&#8217;t score there: that man Rafael Leao tried to be just too clever.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/19\/75608575-12536975-image-a-24_1695149039440.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Leao&#8217;s missed chance proved key as AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He tried an outrageous backheel and it wasn&#8217;t on. Just kick the ball in the back of the net.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Leao has been viewed as Milan&#8217;s biggest star, with TNT Sports pundit Joe Cole stating that the 24-year-old had the Newcastle defence in &#8216;disarray&#8217; before his missed chance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Leao is the dangerman, he is so powerful,&#8217; Cole said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You see him here sitting down the Newcastle defence, cutting inside. Newcastle were in disarray.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don\u2019t know what he was attempting there but he was such a threat.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Leao&#8217;s missed chance proved crucial on the night as AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by Newcastle.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12536975\/Rafael-Leao-AC-Milan-Newcastle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Leao branded &#8216;too clever for his own good&#8217; as the AC Milan star embarrassingly trips himself up attempting a backheeled finish against Newcastle Rafael Leao weaved through several challenges before missing with a backheel\u00a0 The missed chance proved crucial as AC Milan were held to a goalless draw\u00a0 Listen to the latest episode of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":290516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pundits react as Leao fluffs golden chance against Newcastle - Sports Life Tale<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/pundits-react-as-leao-fluffs-golden-chance-against-newcastle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pundits react as Leao fluffs golden chance against Newcastle - Sports Life Tale\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rafael Leao branded &#8216;too clever for his own good&#8217; 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