Baila Jesus: Arsenal star ditches trademark celebration to hit a Vinicius style dance after his goal

Baila Jesus: Arsenal star ditches trademark celebration to hit a Vinicius style dance after his goal

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Gabriel Jesus showed support for the much-criticized Vinicius Junior by doing a samba-style dance after scoring in Arsenal's victory against Brentford
  • Jesus scored as Arsenal reclaimed the Premier League top spot with a comprehensive win on Sunday afternoon
  • The 25-year-old, who is known for his personalized 'Call me' goal celebration, chose to throw his weight behind Vini Jr by replicating his celebrations

Gabriel Jesus ditched his trademark 'Call me' goal celebration to pay tribute to Vinicius Junior amid calls for the Real Madrid star to stop his 'dancing' celebrations.

Jesus was on target as Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League after losing their unbeaten run to Manchester United.

The 25-year-old former Manchester City striker scored his fourth goal of the season after Granit Xhaka served a pin-point cross to the Brazilian who made no mistake by steering home to extend Arsenal's lead.

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Gabriel Jesus dropped his customary 'Call me' celebration to adopt Vinicius Jr's samba-style dance after his goal. Photo credit: @Arsenal @realmadriden
Source: Twitter

Following his goal, Jesus run off to celebrate his goal, however, he abandoned his customary 'Call me' goal celebration and instead chose to hit a Vinicius-inspired goal celebration.

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Vinicius, one of the most in-form wingers in the game presently, has come under intense backlash for his goal celebration, which has been tagged by some Spanish pundits as 'disrespectful.'

Including Atletico Madrid captain Koke, who has forewarned Vinicius not to 'dance' if he scores ahead of the Madrid derby.

But a defiant Vinicius Junior issued a statement to continue with his Samba-inspired goal celebrations unabated amid intense opposition.

Since the criticisms gained traction, the Madrid star has received support from his Brazilian compatriots with Gabriel Jesus going the extra mile by actually copying Vinicius' dance celebrations during Arsenal's triumph over Brentford.

Defiant Vinicius Jr issues bold statement amid strong criticisms over his goal celebration antics

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has vowed not to change his goal celebration despite being targeted by a racist slur by an agent in Spain.

Vinicius’ samba dance goal celebration has been termed disrespectful and offensive to his opponents by fans who have criticised the Real Madrid forward.

The President of the Association of Spanish Agents Pedro Bravo also made racist remarks against the Brazilian superstar.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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