here's my guess, i think he appears to be looking down at the ball, but really, he's looking at the goalie's hips, and then flicks his eyes down just before contact with the ball. dunno, good tho'
it's not exactly a "hard time", lots of right wingers misunderstand the political spectrum, and with a largely right wing press, they assume that they're commonsensible, middle of the road, centrist types. it is mildly amusing how upset some of them become when the blimmin obvious is pointed...