A video of Erling Haaland finishing an apparently difficult training drill has been trending on social media today afternoon, however it's difficult to trust what we're seeing.
Especially Match of the Day host Gary Lineker responded to the clip, which was first shared on Twitter via the English language Bundesliga account.
In the video, we are seeing the Dortmund striker placing 3 balls on top of each other, which is very difficult challenge as it is.
He then shoots each football, one by one, with rhythmic perfection, straight at a point in the highest corner of the goal.
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As some, the technique was merely too genuine, bringing allegations of camera trickery.
If the trick was organized by the Bundesliga's social media group, it surely tricked Lineker. The original video was tweeted by the 1986 World Cup Golden Boot champion, along with a shocked emoji.
He wasn't the only one who believed the trick, since the original B/R Football tweet had over 21,000 likes at the time of posting.
"At a certain moment, I'm going to produce proof that shows he was Made in the Lab," a person Twitted.
Erling Haaland makes it look easy 😳
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 14, 2021
(via @Bundesliga_EN) pic.twitter.com/RqNy9kvNuQ
Another person noticed similarities between the Haaland clip and a previously viral Ronaldinho clip from nearly fifteens years ago.
The Nike Football video, which was uploaded on YouTube in 2006, seemed to display the Brazilian trickster striking the crossbar 5 times in a row from outside the penalty spot. Most visitors thought it was true for several years, only to have their bubble broken.
We have the impression that the Bundesliga's social media staff has performed a same cruel joke on followers here.
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