• Dutch keeper unable to keep hold of his club's silverware
• Stekelenberg joins Ramos and Kompany on butter-fingers list
Ajax's Maarten Stekelenberg has added his name to the growing list of butter-fingered players capable of winning trophies but seemingly unable to hold on to them.
The Ajax goalkeeper was celebrating the club's Eredivisie win on Sunday, proudly wielding the shield aloft as the team bus travelled through Amsterdam, when he allowed it to slip from his grasp and drop under the wheels of the following bus.
The gathered fans were unperturbed by their goalkeeper's poor handling skills, however, and joined in the parade themselves, picking the trophy of the tarmac and carrying it through the streets.
• Stekelenberg joins Ramos and Kompany on butter-fingers list
Ajax's Maarten Stekelenberg has added his name to the growing list of butter-fingered players capable of winning trophies but seemingly unable to hold on to them.
The Ajax goalkeeper was celebrating the club's Eredivisie win on Sunday, proudly wielding the shield aloft as the team bus travelled through Amsterdam, when he allowed it to slip from his grasp and drop under the wheels of the following bus.
The gathered fans were unperturbed by their goalkeeper's poor handling skills, however, and joined in the parade themselves, picking the trophy of the tarmac and carrying it through the streets.
Stekelenberg joins Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos – who allowed the Copa del Rey to tumble from his grip last month – and Vincent Kompany – who dropped the FA Cup en route to the team bus after Manchester City's 1-0 win over Stoke – on the list of footballers unable to keep a firm grasp on their silverware.
John Ashdown
guardian.co.uk, Monday 16 May 2011 16.51 BST
No comments:
Post a Comment