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French football might not be the most competitive in the Europe but their lower leagues are certainly doing their best to make up for it with some inspired creativity.

We're so used to watching clips of teams bringing out training ground routines for attacking set pieces and rarely to defend them. French CFA side Nice II have set about changing that trend.

For those unaware, the CFA league is the 'Championnat de France amateur'. Four groups with 72 teams effectively acting as the fourth tier of French football.

In a bid to stop Group A leaders Grenoble, Nice II switched around the tried and tested technique of defending a free-kick by putting the wall on the line and the goalkeeper out.

To be fair, it does seem to work but maybe just because they managed to confuse the attackers. In the end Grenoble ran out 2-0 winners so it was all in vain.

We love the imagination though, keep it coming!

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