Arsenal signed Fabio Vieira in the summer for his versatility in attack, but who knew he has got some good goalkeeping skills as well?
Yep, you read that right, the Portuguese under-21 international has been showing off his skills in Dubai this week, and as amazing as his offensive talent is, his shot-stopping is what has impressed us the most today.
Fabio Vieira shows off goalkeeping skills with stunning free-kick save
Vieira joined Arsenal from Portuguese giants Porto in the summer. Mikel Arteta and Edu surprised everyone with the move, which was sealed very, very quickly back in June.
The 22-year-old has shown flashes of his brilliance in an Arsenal shirt so far. He impressed against Lyon as well earlier this week, picking up an assist before scoring an absolute stunner from outside the box.
Vieira is slowly but surely showing his class in attack, but his goalkeeping skills are not too bad either – just ask his compatriot Cedric Soares.
In a training session in Dubai, Vieira stood in between the sticks as Cedric lined up a free-kick from outside the box. The former Southampton man had a pop at goal and it looked destined to find the back of the net.
However, Vieira flew across and pulled off an outrageous save – without wearing gloves. Aaron Ramsdale would’ve been proud of that!
Watch Vieira’s stunning stop below.
The Insider’s View:
Vieira could really explode in the second half of the campaign.
The 22-year-old missed the entire pre-season due to an injury. That wasn’t ideal at all as he didn’t have any real time to adapt to the English game following his move.
The World Cup break now acts as a mini pre-season of sorts for Vieira, and he has started brilliantly. He was outstanding against Lyon earlier this week, and it looks like he’s ready to shine now.
It will be interesting to see how Vieira fares when domestic football returns. If he starts to fire, we could go on and do something special this season.
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