From the official

[downunder]

Can someone explain what this means?

 

 

"Aurelio has the type of left foot you could open a can of beans with"

 

 

Thanks!!!!

[Guest Jack Bauer]

He's a pirate.

[live]

he's got smelly feet

[KD07]

Meh, Riise could open it from 30 yards.

[R A Softlad]

'Argggh Havarti'

 

[Guest AnfieldGrass]

It means he doesnt cut his toenails and has trained his feet as a kitchen utensil. Shows it off at dinner parties.

[kacangpool]

means he likes beans and eats with his feet. but only on tuesdays.

[downunder]

means he likes beans and eats with his feet. but only on tuesdays.

 

I fear this could be along thread with no 'proper' answer

[uppsala]

Meh, Riise could open it from 30 yards.

 

[Stevie H]

Being boringly serious, it's a sixties [local scouse?] exaggerated expression meaning that the left foot of this particular footballer is so good he can do almost anything with it [and the ball it controls of course] - there were others such as pick an elephant's nose but the tin [not sure why 'can' has now replaced 'tin'] of beans analogy was the one that stuck.

 

Timbos Goals

Reading daft sayings at the College of Knowledge

Kerbeee.

 

 

see also 'a left foot he could peel grapes with'.

[BigBird]

Being boringly serious, it's a sixties [local scouse?] exaggerated expression meaning that the left foot of this particular footballer is so good he can do almost anything with it [and the ball it controls of course] - there were others such as pick an elephant's nose but the tin [not sure why 'can' has now replaced 'tin'] of beans analogy was the one that stuck.

 

Timbos Goals

Reading daft sayings at the College of Knowledge

Kerbeee.

 

 

Modern bean tins have ring-pulls which makes them very easy to open with a left-footed toe, even for a right footer.

 

Clearly the modern interpretation of the expression means Aurelio has modest technical ability who lacks flair and imagination.