Jon Stead plans to keep using "the chop" to bamboozle opponents

Notts County striker Jon Stead has described how mastering the "chop" has proven beneficial in terms of his play - even though it winds up his teammates.

The forward used the move - feinting to shoot with one foot before manoeuvring it quickly to the other - to get past Daniel O'Shaughnessy ahead of his first goal for the Magpies against Cheltenham.

"We had a session on Thursday when I must have chopped about 11 times and the lads were absolutely screwing," Stead, who helped his side beat the Robins 3-2, said.

"They were not happy because it got them every single time.

"It's a tough one because if you half feint to shoot then the defender has to make the block and you see it week in, week out, across the leagues.

"I'm lucky that I can go either way like I showed Hartlepool when I chopped onto my left.

"So I will keep using it as long as defenders don't start wising up to it. I'm just not quick enough to push it past people like Jonno (Jonathan Forte) does."

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