Former Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura took part in a live stunt on Japanese TV show where he had to try to curl the ball into a moving bus... Nakamura, who is still playing at 34 for his first professional side Yokohama F. Marinos, launched this absolutely fantastic effort from an alleyway, where he needed mirrors [.

Former Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura took part in a live stunt on Japanese TV show where he had to try to curl the ball into a moving bus... Nakamura, who is still playing at 34 for his first professional side Yokohama F. Marinos, launched this absolutely fantastic effort from an alleyway, where he needed mirrors [.

Shunsuke Nakamura's still got it.

Oh yes he does. Though he's fallen off of our radar a bit since moving to the J.League and playing for the Yokohama F. Marinos, Shunsuke Nakamura couldn't help but show us that he still is one of the best freekick takers in the game. Of course, the circumstances were a little strange, but the class is undeniable.

Former Celtic hero Shunsuke Nakamura proved his set-piece talent has not diminished since leaving Celtic Park by performing this TV stunt in his native Japan. The 34-year-old, currently playing for Yokohama F Marinos, was tasked with firing a free-kick into a moving bus. The midfielder was positioned in a side-street and watched the bus approaching [.

Nakamura, we adore ya Ex-Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura is now plying his trade back in his homeland for Yokohama F Marinos. At the age of 34 Nakamura clearly feels that he has been doing normal training for too long, and so now just practises his free kicks in weird situations. This beauty was filmed during [.

This video is technically Shunsuke Nakamura belting a free kick onto a moving bus, but it really qualifies as a pleading attempt for a free kick trick series between the likes of Nakamura, Juninho, Darijo Srna, et cetera et cetera, just like those old McDonald's trick shot commercials between Michael Jordan and Larry Bird.

By Alan Duffy

Now playing in his homeland for Yokoham F Marinos, midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura, formerly of Celtic and Espanyol, has been showing off his famed dead-ball expertise on Japanese telly, by directing a football through the window of a moving bus.

Why? I'm not exactly sure.

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