Cristiano Ronaldo is refusing to give away his trade secrets as the football world speculates on his latest free-kick masterclass.
Portuguese loath to explain his technique
Cristiano Ronaldo is refusing to give away his trade secrets as the football world speculates on his latest free-kick masterclass.
The Manchester United wide man took his goal tally to 27 for the season when he scored twice in Wednesday night's 2-0 defeat of Portsmouth at Old Trafford.
His second goal of the evening stole the headlines; a stunning dipping free-kick that gave David James in Portsmouth's goal not a prayer.
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the 22-year-old's strike as the best in Premier League history, one of numerous accolades aimed in the direction of the Portuguese this week.
Trump card
And while he is more than content with his form at present, Ronaldo's favourable mood does not stretch to revealing just how he does it.
"The secret? I will not reveal it, for I would be giving a trump card to my opponents," said Ronaldo.
"I can state only the success or failure at the moment of taking the free-kick is directly related to the position of the body, the way one runs towards the ball and the way one positions one's feet. At that moment, I think only about which side of the net I'm going to aim for.
"I look at the ball, I look at the net and I say to myself 'take the kick, Ronaldo', then I shoot. Sometimes it ends well, sometimes not so well."
