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FirstbornWds:
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 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.

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Who do you think is a better player between Ansu Fati and Samuel Chukwueze?

Give your reasons.

As a Barca fan, I think Fati is better.
As a Nigerian, Chukwueze is better

maclawrence02:
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maclawrence02:
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