When someone says the name Guti you’re probably going to think “back heel”. Who needs Cristiano Ronaldo when you’ve got Guti? With Ronaldo serving a suspension for elbowing a defender in the face, Guti took his place and filled in quite nicely, as Real Madrid beat Deportivo Coruña 3-1. The heel of god once again came to life.
Guit’s deft back heel gave Benzema an open goal to slot the ball into. This wasn’t the first time Guti has done the unexpected. He pulled off another clever back heel to Zidane three or four years ago. Guti is an exceptional player who has never really got as much praise or attention for his footballing skills as he might deserve, or at least not as much as some of the other Real Madrid galaticos.
You’d have to put Guti up there with some of the Real Madrid and Spanish greats, but since he never showed on the world stage for Spain as much as he should he doesn’t get as much praise.
Take a look at Guti’s back heel a few times in the video above. It really is quite amazing and very unselfish play, as he could have very easily scored himself. I’m not sure if Cristiano Ronaldo would have done the same if he was in a similar situation. Ronaldo might have been thinking about his goal count.
But Guti receives the pass from Kaka, takes one touch to control the ball out in front of himself, sets up like he’s going to shot the ball, freezes the keeper, and then back heels the ball to the on coming Benzema. It really all starts from a throw from the keeper, and then the counter attack is on.
It’s the kind of goal that a team can unite around and really drive them forward throughout the rest of the season. It might be too late for Real Madrid to catch Barcelona in La Liga, but if they keep playing like this, and perhaps find a way to put Guti and Cristiano Ronaldo on the field at the same time, they just might.
Top 13 Ridiculous & Unexpected Assists from the Maestro of Pass – Jose Maria Gutierrez “Guti”. Again, what an amazing footballer Guti was for Real Madrid. Just a joy to watch. He had eyes in the back of his head. The maestro of the back heel pass.
