"Ma'el refuses to concede, it seems he's avoiding the high ball challenge, he's blocking Kyle Walker, not allowing him to jump, gotta be careful of fouling!
"Does he want to bring the ball down?"
On the left wing, Ma'el sees the ball approaching and, mustering all his strength, nudges Walker to the left, creating about half a step's space.
Walker, struggling to stabilize himself, finds he has lost the best jumping moment, but he's not in a hurry.
This ball might have a chance for a rebound contest or a second challenge, it's unlikely Ma'el can directly...
"Bang!"
Just as he thought that, Ma'el's body stretched out, lifting his right leg high to the right, bending his knee to meet the ball.
The ball landed perfectly on his heel, with a slight flick towards the attack direction, the ball dropped with a 'pop', rolling into Tottenham's backfield.
Stopped!
And it's a stop and pass in one go!
