EFL star produces ‘worst miss in football history’ by fluffing open goal… and even OWN MANAGER says it’s ‘hilarious’
EBOU ADAMS had a nightmare of epic proportions when facing his old team on Saturday.
Adams, 28, was taking on former club Cardiff City for the first time since making a permanent switch to Derby County when he missed a wide open goal.
The English midfielder found himself through on goal with just seconds left to play and a chance to put a cherry on top of Derby’s 1-0 lead.
But rather than doubling Derby’s lead and coming back to haunt his old side, he give himself a moment that will likely haunt him for the rest of his career.
With Cardiff goalkeeper Jak Alnwick laying facedown in the centre-circle after a failed attempt to come well off his line and win a header, Adams was handed a golden opportunity.
He had all the goal to aim for after winning the long-ball by Curtis Nelson and the nearest Cardiff defender was nowhere near him as be broke through.
But in a moment of sheer panic, Adams couldn’t get his feet right and poked his effort WIDE from inside the box.
The shocking moment ultimately had no bearing on the result with Derby still seeing out their 1-0 lead and taking all three points.
Fans online labelled the miss as the “worst miss in football history”.
While another joked that Adams was “showing respect” for his former team by missing the target on purpose.
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Rams manager Paul Warne was able to see the funny side of the whole situation, most likely because his side still managed to win the game.
Warne described the situation as “hilarious”, suggesting that the game would go down in history as “Ebou’s game”.
While joking that the moment could become as famous as former Liverpool hero Ronnie Rosenthal‘s miss against Aston Villa in 1992.
He said: “I thought it was hilarious. My memory is so bad, in years to come people will remember it as the Ebou game, it was like a Ronnie Rosenthal moment.
“In fairness to him, he’s the only player on the pitch who would have got that opportunity, no one would have been brave enough to go for the header and no one had any energy left.
“I would have been buzzing for him if he had scored because he thoroughly deserved it, but I have a sick sense of humour so it made me smile as well, but it will go down as Ebou’s game.”