{"id":294849,"date":"2023-11-23T13:23:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294849"},"modified":"2023-11-23T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T13:23:56","slug":"watch-the-moment-oldham-star-fondop-copies-rudiger-running-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/watch-the-moment-oldham-star-fondop-copies-rudiger-running-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch the moment Oldham star Fondop copies Rudiger running technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Watch the moment Oldham striker Mike Fondop does his best Antonio Rudiger impression with bizarre running style&#8230; after Real Madrid defender&#8217;s technique went viral at the World Cup<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mike Fondop adopted Antonio Rudiger&#8217;s running technique in Oldham&#8217;s win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He left fans in stitches as he ran with high knees during their 4-1 win over Barnet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trent and Bellingham can play together but can&#8217;t get in each other\u2019s way &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Football fans will be having flashbacks to Antonio Rudiger&#8217;s bizarre running technique at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar &#8211; after Oldham forward Mike Fondop adopted a similar technique during his side&#8217;s win over Barnet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid defender Rudiger went viral for his unorthodox style as he leapt forwards with high knees while shielding the ball away from Takuma Asano during Germany&#8217;s 2-1 loss to Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea defender received plenty of stick for adopting the unusual running style as pundits claim he was &#8216;trying to mug the opposition off&#8217; while ex- Germany star Didi Hamann blasted him as &#8216;out of order&#8217; and &#8216;arrogant&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It ended up backfiring as Germany were shocked by the Japanese before being dumped out of the tournament in the group stages &#8211; but Fondop was showered in praise by fans for adopting a similar technique in midweek.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fondop scored in the comfortable win for the Latics at The Hive\u00a0 &#8211; making it 2-0 in the second half with half an hour to play, but around ten minutes later his antics brought a smile to the face of Oldham fans.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156331-12783747-image-a-56_1700741566229.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mike Fondop did his best Antonio Rudiger impression with a bizarre running technique during Oldham&#8217;s win over Barnet<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/64870029-12783747-Rudiger_was_accused_of_mocking_VfL_Bochum_s_Takuma_Asano_by_alte-a-57_1700741571192.jpg\" height=\"591\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Rudiger went viral at the 2022 World Cup for altering his running style to exaggerate his movements while competing with\u00a0Takuma Asano<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Barnet had just pulled one back to make it 2-1 through Harry Pritchard&#8217;s penalty when Oldham pinged a long ball over the top to send Fondop on his way down the left hand side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As he raced onto the loose ball and with a Barnet defender speeding back to attempt an interception, Fondup began charging forwards with high knees, lifting his legs up higher and higher in an attempt to put his marker off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Fondop was asked by a friend on Instagram to explain his running stance.<\/p>\n<p>Fondop replied: &#8216;The track runner technique bro. Scares the defender and go faster.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156493-12783747-image-m-65_1700741658961.jpg\" height=\"492\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156503-12783747-image-a-66_1700741668226.jpg\" height=\"492\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Fondop said his &#8216;track runner&#8217; technique &#8216;scares the defender and helps him go faster&#8217; &#8211; as he mimicked Rudiger&#8217;s style<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156341-12783747-image-a-53_1700741541929.jpg\" height=\"141\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156335-12783747-image-a-52_1700741428215.jpg\" height=\"145\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156339-12783747-image-a-54_1700741545012.jpg\" height=\"148\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/12\/78156337-12783747-image-a-55_1700741546828.jpg\" height=\"152\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Fans were loving Fondop&#8217;s moment of flamboyance as they revelled in the moment on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Writing on X, one supporter wrote: &#8216;Oldham&#8217;s number 9 ladies and gentlemen, Mr Mike Fondop,&#8217; alongside some laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>Another said he was &#8216;galloping like a mighty stead&#8217; while one jokingly asked: &#8216;When&#8217;s the statue going up?&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Quality running there from big Mikey,&#8217; read another post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fondop has been with Oldham since January 2022 and has scored 16 goal in 52 appearances with the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He scored 13 times in 40 outings last season and his strike against Barnet was his first of this campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12783747\/Watch-moment-Oldham-striker-Mike-Fondop-does-Antonio-Rudiger-impression-bizarre-running-style-Real-Madrid-technique-went-viral-World-Cup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the moment Oldham striker Mike Fondop does his best Antonio Rudiger impression with bizarre running style&#8230; 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