A popular football legend named Rio Ferdinand has once quoted that “When in doubt, then kick it out.” Row Z is a term in Football used to describe the line of seats that are farthest from the field. This would create boisterous cheers from the audiences, especially when the player highly emphasized his shot has gone high. Of course, there’s always a time for everything: when to take the risk and when to play it safe.

When to Hit Row Z

When everyone was under pressure, they’re going to make the best decision for the team, and sometimes, hitting the Row Z is the best decision, says Rio Ferdinand. His team was five minutes away from the victory, so he was the last ball’s defender at that time, the goalkeeper of his team stay on the line while the opponents are getting aggressive into stealing the victory. So, at this rate, there was nothing else to do but to show off their skills and hit Row Z.

Other Notable Row Z Hits

This happened in 2004 when infamous David Beckham sent his penalty to Row Z during the England and Nation Portugal match. When Beckham stepped out as Captain of the England football team, and despite him never been a great penalty kicker, he positioned the ball on the spot and unexpectedly fired the ball into the Row Z.

Frequent Row Z Hitters

One of the best Z hitters is Bobby Zamora, who plays for QPR. New football enthusiasts the dangers of being hit by the ball is sitting in the last row, especially when Bobby Zamora is playing. Some of the fans from the opposing teams even made a song for him. Another Row Z Hitter is Emile Heskey, who seemed to endangered many fan’s well-being because he has the habit of aiming for a Row Z kick. On a side note, he was a good and honest professional player being admired by many.

The Indication of Hitting Row Z

As Rio Ferdinand said, sometimes hitting the farthest seat would be an indication that victory is yet to come. However, some players have inaccurate kicking skills, to the extent that the ball is flying all over the stadium when it was supposed to be a low kick. Sometimes, even when football players are just joking around kicks, they eventually end up throwing and kicking the ball to the farthest seats.