This question aroused curiosity because people still get confused by it. Freestyler’s ability to perform various combinations of complex sequences of juggling and dribbling techniques (on the ground) makes them exciting to watch on the street or through media such as the Internet. Nike launched a freestyle campaign at the beginning of the 21st century through competition advertising and promotion around the world, allowing people to see Ronaldinho, Edgar Davids, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Francessco Totti, Ronaldo and others. But can freestyle soccer become practical for the “real” game of soccer?
Benefits of Freestyle Soccer
Juggling and dribbling techniques are the process to improve coordination, balance and ball control. Mastering a complex set of juggling tricks takes time, dedication and patience to become an exciting freestyler. Freestyle soccer allows people to express their creativity by coming up with new soccer tricks, be it juggling or dribbling skills.
There are many dribbling tricks like the overhand that can be learned and practiced. Each trick has different difficulty levels ranging from beginner to advanced. Choosing and performing the right trick during a soccer match can be a crucial strategy. Applying these cheats requires good timing and execution. Execute it perfectly and you’ll gain valuable seconds or create space for your teammates in sticky situations. But if you make a mistake, you will allow your opposition to get back to their positions or you will lose the ball, allowing them to hit on a counter attack.
The best professional footballers like Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo can have a lot of tricks in their pockets. But they only master or specialize in one trick in a match known as their “trademark” trick, such as the famous 360 roulette, flip-flap and dummy are there to be seen.
The downside of freestyle soccer
The freestyle soccer player has great technical ability, especially ball control, but may lack other attributes that are required during a soccer match.
Attributes are divided into three categories:
1. Physical
Many leagues, especially in Europe, require soccer players to meet the physical demands of the game, such as stamina, strength, balance, agility, pace, speed, acceleration, and jumping.
2. Mind
Aggression, anticipation, courage, creativity, decision-making, determination, style, influence, distance, positioning, teamwork and work rate.
3. Technical
Ball control (technique), crosses, dribbling, finishing (shots), heading, long shots, long passes, markings, passes, penalty kicks, set pieces (free kicks, corner kicks, throw-ins) and tackles
Of course, when you are participating in a soccer training or match, some coaches may discourage you from doing tricks on the field. Instead, they focus on other factors like team spirit, team movement, and tactical battle that are necessary to win a match in my opinion.
It’s about playing “beautiful” football
But who wouldn’t want to see the best soccer players showing off their brilliance on the pitch? The “beautiful game” is more about football teams winning in style rather than fighting for victories. After all, the modern game is more about entertaining soccer fans than winning at all costs. Unfortunately, some teams still embrace this unhealthy mindset. However, being able to pull off a trick and outmaneuver your opponent is the best feeling in the world. Finally, let’s take the “beautiful game” to another level.
I would leave this article with a quote to ponder:
“Ronaldinho is very good technically, but also very strong physically. I was up against three players and I couldn’t stop him. After that goal it was all over for us” john terry
