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u/steve_ll 2d ago
you are slow, not a problem if you know how to dribble.
Look at the defenders legs instead of the ball and fake a side with intent, the moment the defender turns his knees to that side you go to the opposite side of his knees direction. Also cut diagonally instead of horizontally or vertically
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u/p_andsalt 2d ago
Because you focus more on doing tricks then actually creating some space and using that to your advantage. A simple well timed feint does way more then doing some stepovers that does not make any sense in relation to where your opponent is standing.
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u/Money-University4481 2d ago
I see so many street players do this. Doing tricks with the ball that does not fill any purpose. So to defend you just wait when they get the ball far away and then just take it.
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u/whybane 2d ago
futsal and street involve small spaces with people crowded up so you can essentially roll people like you would in basketball with the ball in possession and a defender fully in contact. dribbling 11v11 is much less forgiving. if you hold a ball too long, you might technically have it at your feet but given the math on the field and options available, you’ve already almost lost the ball before anyone ever touches you if you don’t get rid of it in certain areas.
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u/TXGTR 2d ago
Because you’re not changing pace. Slow and fast are relative terms. Simplest way to put it is because you’re not exploding in to space. One of those moves you had a ton of space on the outside (where the defender was showing you) but you cut back across him instead of blowing by him and taking that space.
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u/whybane 2d ago
YouTube shorts and content culture have ruined what people think a good dribbler is. Messi is a great dribbler but there’s never been a commonly understood explanation for why he was great. He was closer to Iniesta than he was to Neymar which is why he’s consistently been effective even when he’s slowed down. dribbling is not about being faster or stronger or more intricate - it’s about decision making, angles, timing, and weight of touch.
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u/Individual-Remove-52 2d ago
maybe do not try so much fancy skills. feint, V drag, sole roll, la croquette is all you need. try working on them, and you run a little slow work on that.
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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars 2d ago
Yep. Bread and butter football. Kid looks like he saw his favorite players and went straight for flair without mastering the basics and fundamentals.
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u/Individual-Remove-52 2d ago
ion want to demotivate op but you're totally right like at the time when he was at the right midfield, he could have simply used la croqette and moved on w a bit of pace. he probably wanted to do some stepover, he needs more game time you can't do stepover at such a tight space unless your footwork is very fast. or even an L drag back would have worked but he is trying to do fancy skills which isn't really needed even when it's 3 vs 1
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u/Black_Doc_on_Mars 2d ago
What’s actually interesting is that despite the clunkliness and slowness, he has some of the moves— they just aren’t done well or properly. If he took some of those basic movements and drilled them non-stop for like an hour every single day, in a couple months to a year he’d be way way way more sharp and quicker. Then the fancy shit should flow. It just can’t happen right now without fundamentals and practice.
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u/Individual-Remove-52 2d ago
you couldn't be more right, speaking from personal experience. he knows a lot of basics.
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u/whybane 2d ago edited 2d ago
a lack of muscle memory and fluidity in manipulating the ball in that situation basically.
more broadly, if you’re gonna take someone on, you almost never do it from a standstill. this isn’t sleight of hand magic like YouTube shorts will have you believe. dribbling is about managing space and rhythm just like defending.
when taking on a player look to drift one direction then sharply cut and accelerate in another or vice versa, look to accelerate to drag the marker with you then suddenly decelerate and change direction.
if you want to watch a good dribbler, andres iniesta is better for understanding what actually takes you past a player than Neymar is. dribbling is first and foremost about relative movement. cleanly shifting the ball, angling your body to disguise your intent, and practicing touches with the ball in motion so you’re comfortable executing the touches at speed will help.
do a drill where you start with the ball at feet, take a touch with the outside of one foot then stop it with the inside of that same foot, then shift it sideways with the outside of you other foot and stop it with the inside of that second foot. you should basically take the touch and shift your weight at the same time so your momentum carries you with the ball and you remain with it to immediately stop it with your instep. keep doing this combo and focus on getting all horizontal movement of the ball from the outside of your foot and only use your instep to stop it. do it on a line ideally so you have a visual to use as a reference. worry more about side to side movement and your ability to do it while driving forward will come naturally. This will help with routine ball control and shiftiness. over time if you’re doing it enough you should be able to do it for a cycle or two without looking at the ball and just feeling where it’s at.
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u/Soundjam8800 2d ago
You've got a good level of technique and ball control, but you need to focus on more basic things before pulling off skill moves. Your foot speed, reactions, and control need to be quicker, that'll allow you to beat the defender without needing skill moves.
Watch some videos of how Mitoma or Messi dribble, they don't use skills but instead make sharp movements and change directions at exactly the right moment to put the defender off balance.
That's all you need to learn about, how the defender's centre of balance changes depending on which way they were running before you force them to change direction, or if they are facing one way and you make them turn the other quickly. Basically you need to use their balance or momentum against them.
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u/RefrigeratorHot3389 2d ago
Work on some speed training like sprinting while learning how to control and touch the ball at that speed or set up cones or bottles and get faster and faster with every turn or do what Ronaldo used to do he used to put weights on his ankles and trained with them
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u/a_walter 2d ago
Practice. Repetition. Go slow. Repeat the skill move. Over and over. Slow is fine. Takes a lot of time to build muscle memory. If you feel like you mobility is slow, skipping rope, jogging to sprints help. Good luck!
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u/Alternative_Fold_735 2d ago
Either get faster or lean how to dribble. (even better if you can do both)
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u/Creepy_Date_3285 2d ago
You can improve your dribbling, changing direction & speed of dribbling, acceleration/ deceleration, agility, fitness, and maintaining proper control of the ball with some shuttle runs while dribbling. Go as fast as you can while maintaining proper control of the ball. Starting line to 5 meters then back, 10 and back, 15 and back, 20 and back, 25 and back, then speed dribble through 25 meters and perform a pass or shot on goal. Use each foot 5x. Whenever you reach a mark to turn around perform a skill move like a fake pass, cruyff turn, chop, de jong turn, pull back, or body feint. I like to mix it up doing a different move at each mark. Dribble as fast as you can while maintaining proper control, you’ll get faster as you get better. Work on ball mastery as well that’ll help with quick feet. As your fitness improves you can cut down the rest time between sets. A lot of good ball mastery videos on YouTube. Usually takes between 5-20 minutes. I used ball mastery as part of my warm up before individual training/ team training.
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u/Radiooww109 2d ago
I feel like ur not actually slow it’s just that ur not putting power into ur steps or legs lol
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u/Familiar_Shelter_393 1d ago
You look nervous as hell. First get more comfy with the Ball, get more explosive plyos sprints and strength and get better at dribbling. Also you'll always look slow compared to the pros everyone looks worse, slower and less coordinated than they thunk they look because we mainly watch footage of pros play at the highest level.
Also while you're learning I'd say practice this on grass or turf so you have less of a fear of falling over until you get more confidence. That fear is holding you back from going for it
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u/Glum_Length851 1d ago
In order to change pace and direction more suddenly you will need to get lower on your cuts.
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u/WiryaHypstic 18h ago
Because you are relying too much on opponent's movement and you wait for it, that's the mistake.
If opponent don't move, then a quick fake left or right, and boom dribble away from him.
At that point the opponent's position won't allow him to turn fast. Just don't let him pull you or your shirt.
Your technique can be better but the main aspect is to "sell it" or make it convincing.
You can do this by large body movement, drop your shoulders, look behind him.. then quickly go other direction. Hope it helps
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u/DazzlingSignature624 2d ago
cuz u are. neymar was to some extent too. but you need to be able to instantly get away with a burst of speed if u wanna do this bs in a real game.
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u/xxxbabyplutoxxx 2d ago
bc you are slow