Pulling off Soccer Moves & Tricks during normal matches?

Pulling off Soccer Moves & Tricks during normal matches?


Watching pro players like Ronaldinho & Cristiano Ronaldo pull off moves and tricks effortlessly during matches makes us wonder, if it's actually all that practical to perform these tricks during normal matches. Sometimes if its a competetive match & your team is 2-0 down, its highly recommended not mess it up with tricks ( unless if you're ronnie !) . Simple moves like the dragback or even the ever effective body dummy can be usually done without much risk, though from our own experiences, it is best to makes sure that you have really mastered the trick or move before implementing it in your game.

For a few weeks, we picked a trick, such as the dragback and kept practising everyday until it could be done effortlessly, then gradually increase the speed and start doing it during training or so with someone pressuring for the ball. At this point the confidence and commitment level is quite high so it's more into the technical bit such as feet placement and angle of attack.


After some time, the trick can be easily done during matches, but not excessively as it might be anticipated by the defending player once its done too often. During play, never hesitate or have second thoughts when you're about to do a trick or move as it can almost always result in failure.

Confidence is the key here, you can even sometimes end up injured by not giving it your all when pulling off a move. Anyway, we'll try putting up some pics at the end of the week to show some tricks.