My people, gist don land wey go make football lovers dey smile! Fulham forward, Raúl Jiménez don set new record wey no go fit broke easy for Premier League.
This boy just score him 12th penalty, and guess wetin? Him no miss one! That one make am the only player for league history wey don take 12 spot-kicks and convert all of them!
Omo, this guy don surpass Yaya Touré record of 11 from 11. You fit imagine the kind pressure wey dey inside Old Trafford that day, but Raúl no gree face am. E just carry him leg go spot, take deep breath, and boom! Goal!
Even though Fulham lose the match 3-2 to Manchester United, the talk no be the loss but the magic wey happen as Jiménez don mark him name for football history. Na wa!
Football don show again say penalty na serious matter. You fit miss one kick and e go follow you like shadow. Chelsea player, Cole Palmer, don sabi this matter well well as him perfect record end last season after him 13th penalty get saved. Bryan Mbeumo too miss him own after scoring 10 consecutively.
But make we talk about Jiménez. This boy just dey shine like star. Him no fit miss! Na so him waka enter record book, wey dey sweet pass be say he just dey make am look easy.
Na only Southampton legend, Matthew Le Tissier, dey try follow him for perfect penalty-takers club wey get only miss once in 26 attempts. Jiménez don nail 12 gallantly without dropping sweat. Even Dimitar Berbatov, who also dey on top fumble-free penalty takers’ list, fit no match this new king.
As dem dey talk for the street, “talk is cheap!” but for pitch, na action dem dey bring come. Jiménez don show say him no dey joke with him responsibility for pitch. If dem give am last minute penalty, no shaking, wey no go shake ground.
So, who you go pick as your go-to penalty taker if na last minute involve? No let us hear word o, because this Raúl Jiménez dey front for the matter now! E don show say he get the mind for wetin pain other players, and he go keep shining like this.
The gist no go stop here, I go dey follow all this wahala as it dey happen! Football na life, and we dey enjoy am!
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