... sending Walker off to the shops

[Kontol]

What does "to the shop" mean in this context? As I have known, "send off" means to order an player to leave the pitch.

GOAL! Italy 1-0 England (Raspadori 68)
Out of not very much at all, a wonder goal! Raspadori takes delivery of a speculative pass down the inside-left channel. He brings it down from the sky, takes a touch to the left, drops a shoulder back to the right, sending Walker off to the shops, and whips a sensational shot across Pope and into the right-hand side of goal. One hell of a finish!

Sorry England suffer Nations League relegation as troubles mount for beleaguered Gareth Southgate

Either way England were probably going to make history.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[jutfrank]

He sends Walker in the wrong direction. This is what's called a 'feint'. Raspadori drops his shoulder to change the direction of his movement.

 

[Tarheel]

What do you mean by "As I have known"?

 

[jutfrank]

What do you mean by "As I have known"?

Kontol means 'As far as I know'.

 

[Kontol]

In the sentence "he brings it down from the sky", should it be "he brings it down out of the sky?"

 

[5jj]

No.

 

[Rover_KE]

He controls the ball as it falls from a height.