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IKON360:
Rashford is a thrashy FK taker. The best FK taker in EPL is Ward Prowse and then maybe between Trent Arnold and De Bryune not freaking Rashford.
In fact I will take Savic of Lazio ahead of De Bryune and Trent Arnold.
Who dash Rashford free kicks? If Mata was in the first team, he would even take free kicks ahead of Fernandes.

No doubt. But let's get back to what about the freaking debate about Ronaldo not been great at free kicks.


The writer explicitly said he was good but wasn't the unique freekick taker. He's very much the kind of a taker that depended on power than style. And if you have watched the best freekick takers of all time, not many of them... In fact, I can say up to 90% don't go for power.

Now, let's dive back to how badly he has become in taking them. Obviously, the power and speed he relied so much on isn't the same as it used to be. These days, you'll rarely see his kicks hitting the target or even getting close, that's to tell us that he definitely wasn't that exceptional to begin with. He was good at it, no doubt but not anymore.. And I could further buttress my point by arguing that the best deadball takers grew better with age since they technically grew brighter to understanding wall placement and all sorts. That's exactly what Cr7 hasn't got.

Santiago123:
Nani scored exactly the same number of goals that Ronaldo did at that tournament,the vital goal against Iceland,Hungary and Wales, you could even argue his goal contribution was even more evenly spread out than Ronaldo that tournament.

Do well not to misunderstand me. I am not saying he was irrelevant. But then, you made it a bit too obvious by saying he had more spread-out goals than Ronaldo. He scored 1 goal against each of the countries mentioned...

Now I am not even talking about goals or assist but involvement in plays. Take away those ( I am not downplaying them) and you'll see that he probably wasn't involved with the team that much. I could argue they were sitters but then, it took them somewhere. My point exactly is that Nani wasn't the second best thing after Ronaldo in that Portuguese team during that competition. The likes of Pepe, Quaresma( mostly a sub tho), Renato ( during the knockouts stages) were more actively involved with the game than he was.

I saw it and decide to share... And yes, the Rashford part was the greatest nonsense. I wanted a debate on it but obviously no one was interested

IKON360:
The person that made this quote started with a very wrong intro. Ronaldo was phenomenal at free kicks, you don't score 56 free kicks by mistake.
However, you now worsened it by adding Rashford's name beside Juninho. Rashford? Like you are comparing Rashford with Juninho? The greatest free kick taker of all time and Rashford?! Whoever or wherever you copied this article from, don't ever visit that person or site again.

Santiago123:
Maybe u misquoted him,what he meant to say is that that team was not built around Messi(he wasn't the undisputed star man yet),a prospective talent? Yes
You could even argue Messi wasn't Barcelona undisputed starman till the 2009/2010 season.

Stop trying hard bro. There is a reason behind why most peeps here don't engage him except for banters and insults.

Jokerman:
If Higuain, Aguero are to take blames, Mess I then should take blames as well coz he's the captain.. In fact, he's the one to shoulder all the blames.

Eder was just lucky to get that goal, eder was the 1 millionth person that anyone would believe could score such a goal... Ronaldo was actually Portugal's main man along with Nani, and assuming Portugal didn't win the Euros, who would have gotten the blame?

However we can't always blame Higuain

Na Eder wasn't lucky. He was a warrior. And please, what's Nani contribution to this whole thing? Man was close to dormat that year abeg. Ronaldo major involvement was against Hungary. Renato Sanchez was the next sparkling light that came to shine in that tournament

Jokerman:
What of those that had eder, Morata etc?? Didn't they win something? Stop blaming Aguero and Higuain, who are established, strikers... Please

Eder was Portugal's man. He delivered when a particular guy faked an injury and limped off.... Lol, sarcasm. Don't take it too hard.

To Aguero and Higuain, can you show me any significant thing they've done since they started playing in the NT?

Higuain amd Pastore missed clear chances that could have could given Argentina the WC and they obviously were simple sitters.
So yes... It wouldn't be wrong to ascribe some of the failure of the Argentina team to them.

Never look back at the mess you created!!

https://www./barcaboard/permalink/863147530969850/?app=fbl

ddippset:
Playing second fiddle to Eto and Ronaldinho.

How does this chart prove that Messi was not playing second fiddle in 2007?

Did I say he was not playing. Why are you such a dumbfuc?

Do you

Guy, you'll just get unnecessarily angry with this guy's comment, walai.

Talk about irredeemable, then you have your man.

OnionBandit:
Jealousy, envy everywhere

They can't even bear to see their brothers make progress in life..

I can bet my life that the person behind this wicked act will also be clamouring for a better Nigeria or Biafra somewhere

Hypocrites everywhere

You are obviously a glorified idiot. You living among humans is so the worst thing happening. Else, you should be thrown into the gallows where your meat would be shredded into bits

devvy44:
Romans chapter 2vs1

To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. but glory, honor and peace for everyone who does good: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile

What happened to Cristiano Ronaldo's freekicking abilities?


This may be slightly controversial, but he was never exceptionally good at free kicks. Ronaldo is similar to Roberto Carlos: they don't always go in but when they do it's something special.

TL;Dr Cristiano hits the ball to make it move unpredictably. This can beat the goalkeeper, but also produces numerous misses.


That being said, he definitely has gone down in recent years. As other answers have pointed out, age has affected his power; and power is a vital component of the knuckleball technique (see below). Also, he spends less time in training free kicks these days.

But for me the biggest reason is his technique itself. Cristiano Ronaldo strikes the ball with the top of his toes (a “knuckleball”) and with great power. This gives the ball very little spin and makes it swerve in flight. That's bad for goalkeepers attempting to save it, but it's equally bad for aiming accuracy. In his younger days, Cristiano perfected this shot, but it's a very exact science. As his power has reduced, he can't compensate by tweaking his shooting style. Old dog, new tricks.

I've never been a fan of this style, as I grew up watching the great David Beckham. Beckham's specialty was extreme accuracy, which he achieved by striking the ball with the inside of the foot and following through to add power and direction. He knew exactly where he was aiming it, and the keeper couldn't get there fast enough even if he also knew.


Becks could bend the ball around or over the wall with ease. Messi, Rashford, and Juninho (I may be mistaken about him) also favour accuracy.

So, there you have it. His technique is unreliable and he's too old to retrain. But good luck taking the ball off him!


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The numbers says it all.

Anyone, wherever, whenever that still doubts why Messi should win the 2021 award should have his/her brain tested for neurological disorder.

ddippset:
it would be magnificent if he does...

But you can't compare the squads. Argentina midfield still as average as ever..

The best they've had in 20 years are the likes of Mascherano and Cambiasso.

Good old days until devil decided to punish them by adding Higuain and nation-cursed Aguero as their No.9

The keeper be like...


And I tell this coach to sub me comot b4 this freekick o

Only Messi can make a whole football team defend a free-kick. Not some kind way day balloon am go mars.

Kilishihunter:
Or maybe Golden globe award sef

Call am the name way we know as... Dubai d'Or

Kilishihunter:
Ah jod, era na real football braniac, if I enter argument with am for Chelsea thread, most times I end up agreeing with him because him dey drop valid points and takes, I respect him and Roland, 17, Those guys get high grade for football analysis

Roland17 na the boss of silent valid pointers. E no go follow you drag much but you go no say e don deliver punchline way you no fit recover from.


My only wahala with them no pass their club. I wish them fit just allow us sign them

temi1290:
The bolded

Lol

You sabi catch my vibe man... Na only you get the cruise sarcasm.

jpmoriarti:
Don't worry. Everything and everyone they touches, turns to dust

I honestly don't know who to support between Spain and Italy.

I for one rooted for Italy right from the beginning of the tournament. I've been a fan of the Azzurri's right from way back 06 and even during their trying times, you'd think there's something they are offering me. Now with the master touch of Maccini on the team, I knew they'd reach this stage with ease.

The problem now is that they are facing my second homecountry. Plus these ones with the "dust touch" are rooting for them.


Anyways.. Let's see how Enrique handles this. After all, wasn't he the same person that sent Pirlo to compulsory active football retirement after the 2015 finals? Let's see if he can do it again

I honestly wish I could drop a GIF of the SWEET freekick here.

Kilishihunter:
Na this kind people person suppose dey see as constant visitors for this thread, not one who no even watch match or highlights but dey use livescore to take do him own match analysis just because say him wan troll, You legit bro

You honestly suppose be my friend for real life. I don day follow the guy, albeit, anonymously, for over a while now and over 80% of his post na pinpoint sense.

E get people way go enter your discussion and even when they no day the same line with you, you'll still learn a thing or two.

Jodera:
I wish argentina wins this copa America. Messi is too good not to win an international trophy. Forget that thing that people say even if messi doesn't win any intl trophy, it doesn't matter. Ah, it matters oo.
It'll be a very great injustice to football that messi with all his exploits didn't win int'l trophy.

Ah,god of soccer, if you can do it for Ronaldo who wasn't on the pitch, yet he won it cos he deserves it.
Do it for Messi cos he more than deserves it too and he has extremely paid his dues.

Ise!!!

You'll live long brother

Kilishihunter:
Then stop yarning okoto since you didn't do, red card that was given at the end of the match, the same foul Messi scored a freekick from, Match wey dem don bury since, Chai

You honestly get time to answer. Person don tell you how e be already, you for just let sleeping dog, lie.

Allow people way no day wait for Youtube highlights discuss better football.

ddippset:
This one wil just snore and snore and snore and wake up by 6am...
Watch match highlights,
And be commenting on a match.

Have you not noticed the level of sanity here? Most of them have honestly chosen to remain silent or better still, avoided our thread.

Nothing beats putting people in their places. Silence, sometimes, is an avenue for varmints to try to bully but the moment they are checkmated, things fall apart.

ddippset:
lol

I knew someone would say this. But he doesn't come from bench for PSG and he's a star for them.

De Maria is too big to be made a bench player for the Albeceleste because of one N Gonzalez


I hope that when they bring him on in the 70th minute against Colombia or Brazil it won't be too late by the time.

Honestly, I have to agree with him.


The style of play for South American football is just too hot. Di Maria is not the same if yesteryears but then, man is the kind of player that would shut you up with a specific play without forcing a hair. I'll so pray that the coach looks for an alternative to pairing the frontline or midfield, to trackback and support the backline cos of spaces and crosses until they become weary and bring on a Maria to finish everything off.

Columbia don do am.

Kilishihunter:
That Zapata na real problem, Anyways na pk shootout matter we dey now

I no day gbadun this style of penalty direct jhor

Corea and Di Maria still day bench today.

Issokay

Kilishihunter:
South American football is another mystery on it's own

Hate to say thing but I pity Valverde. That young chap too small to.engage in this kind of gidigbo plays.

Zapata has always been a craze guy. I'm pretty sure that guy is African... Always been strong and shows no sign of aging. Although he's not all technically sound, he's still the kind of player that defenders would draw towards when in the box. I no just like the Columbian side well, + say I still get some kind of likeness for Uruguay ( par Suarez matter).. If not.

Kilishihunter:
I likewise prefer Uruguay, Just looking at Colombia's games against Argentina before the tournament and against Brazil in their controversial loss made me respect them, No James Rodriguez but cuadrado, and that their front two combo of duvan Zapata and Luis Muriel are goddamn deadly, Uruguay are still a top side but most of their players are aged, it's even mostly the midfield where they have younger players, valverde, Bentancur and co, They've not really been bright compared to yester years especially when they still had Forlan but let's see sha, Argentina has to win Ecuador first though

ddippset:
Uruguay are slight favourites for me.

But Colombia do have a good chance.

Colombia ke?

Those ones are mad weyreys waiting to be unleashed. Uruguay abeg

So, it's Italy now....



Viola!!