Before the second half of the match Twente — PSV Wout Weghorst unexpectedly put on a little performance on the pitch.
He came out of the dressing room before the others, walked up to the centre circle and began making movements with his fingers, as if cutting the air with invisible scissors. Then he clapped his hands several times — and only after that did the other players begin to return to the pitch.
The video quickly spread across social media.
At first it all looked like a very strange personal ritual. But later a theory emerged that this was neither magic nor an attempt to "cut through" bad luck, but an exercise for concentration and focus of attention.
The funniest thing is that the ritual seemed to work.
In the second half, Weghorst scored in the 79th minute, equalising the score — 2:2. And just four minutes later, Twente scored the winning goal and ultimately beat PSV 3:2.
So now the fans have a new theory for preparing for important matches:
came out first, cut the air, clapped — scored.
The main thing is that coaches all over Europe don't now start handing out real scissors to footballers. ✂️ 😄
