It requires more technique than athleticism, but yeah. Sometimes you see it from players with a weak foot so bad they’d rather do something stupid like this with their strong foot than touch the ball with their weak foot, but mostly it’s used to show off.
The internet does not care, but a rabona:
In association football, the rabona is the technique of kicking the football where the kicking leg is crossed behind the back of the standing leg.
Thanks. So it’s a bit like a curtsy?
Kinda, yeah.
I still didn’t understand so I looked it up. I wouldn’t call it a curtsy, I would say it is a annoying kick that requires athleticism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfxq6xLTztw&t=176
It requires more technique than athleticism, but yeah. Sometimes you see it from players with a weak foot so bad they’d rather do something stupid like this with their strong foot than touch the ball with their weak foot, but mostly it’s used to show off.