Mindful Baller

Mbappe’s near post finishes are so OP… moving like FIFA 13

I tried it out on pitch with his new Mercurial Superfly 11s 🤩

You can find them at .sports along with loads of other football gear for the season

Would you do better than me with this finish? 🤔

El Ilusionista was one the greatest to ever do it

I’m sure stats merchants would say otherwise, though…

Spanish midfielders understand this far better than midfielders from other nations

Tempo, pauses, are embedded in their culture

Salsa has a natural pause in the dance (4, 8)

They prefer a relaxed lifestyle connected to community over constant movement

And Pedri prefers to control the game and play puppet master

Stop trying to force your finishes.

Each of Benzema contacts in this clip are smooth and controlled.

His speed of movement creates the momentum to step into the strike, which allows him to focus purely on placement.

Shooting is ball striking.

Finishing is simply beating the keeper.

Was Benzema underrated? 🤔

Here’s the breakdown:

Typically…

A 6 should use a strong positional sense to shield the back line, and be brave on the ball to receive in build up.

An 8 is also called box-to-box for a reason. They’re always involved, require a strong engine and technical detail to do both sides of the game.

A 10 is the classic creator… but are these dying out? 🤔

And if none of these works for you, you might be a fullback 🤣

One of the most technically elegant footballers of his generation was misunderstood and misprofiled.

Pogba’s close control, ball manipulation, passing range, ball striking and far more was on a different level…

So why was he asked to play as a 6 for Manchester United, only to be labelled as “lazy”?

We need more of these expressive players in our game…

But there was only one

Angelito, El Fideo, Di Maria.

This baller was electric… but somehow still so underrated.

Top 3 Argentina player ever?

MLS is build like an American athlete, but as technical as a Spanish midfield maestro.

Here’s what you can steal from his game:

BRAVERY to embrace physical contact and use his body to shield the ball as he drives

COURAGE to demand the ball in tight, central areas

AWARENESS to have his head up as he carries the ball, so he can slide teammates through on goal

Save this video to play like MLS in midfield 😤

This reverse touch will SEND defenders!

Xabi Alonso is the first winning manager Chelsea have had in a long time…

AND he’s brought experience and quality into the squad.

That’s why I’ve predicted a 3-0 W for them this weekend in GameWeek One on

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