Your method of getting past the defender

amu86 · Post 27 Jan 2010, 00:31

I was wondering what are your unique was of getting past an opponet

Jboogey · Post 27 Jan 2010, 00:38

I personally approach them head on... i roll the ball in one direction(or just in front of me), bamboozle them with stepovers and take the ball in the other. My change of pace kills most people...as long as you don't play against me everyday or your far faster than me.

mint · Post 27 Jan 2010, 00:53

I like to use quick body movements and turns, stepovers etc because im not the fastest of players so i try throw them totally off balance get past them then pass it on.

matt_a · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:04

i get the ball in the air, then either juggle over or around the defender[s]

mint · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:07

Id juggle past them but i suck at juggling

amu86 · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:11

matt_a wrote:i get the ball in the air, then either juggle over or around the defender[s]

no wonder you said that juggling is your answere for everything.

look at my other post
http://www.expertfootball.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=16380

shahensha · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:22

I just side step them.

I am not typically a fast sprinter but I have an agile burst of steps. I slowly approach a defender at a slight angle, judge his positioning, fake a step if need be and then do the Messi or the Don Andres

Messi's move is cutting to the outside with the outside of the foot, side-stepping and collecting the ball with the inside of the same foot. A visual can bee seen here in gnarlyjim's ronaldinho sig: viewtopic.php?p=187768#187768

The Don Andres is what Iniesta uses, which goes in the different direction as the move above. Here is a visual: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_Rhb3bXR4

mint · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:27

The don andres looks a pretty good move, i might try it out tommorrow.

Jboogey · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:28

shahensha wrote:I just side step them.

I am not typically a fast sprinter but I have an agile burst of steps. I slowly approach a defender at a slight angle, judge his positioning, fake a step if need be and then do the Messi or the Don Andres

Messi's move is cutting to the outside with the outside of the foot, side-stepping and collecting the ball with the inside of the same foot. A visual can bee seen here in gnarlyjim's ronaldinho sig: viewtopic.php?p=187768#187768

The Don Andres is what Iniesta uses, which goes in the different direction as the move above. Here is a visual: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_Rhb3bXR4

wow, I didn't realise he did it so often or that it was that effective...i'm gonna adopt that

mint · Post 27 Jan 2010, 01:36

yeah i like the look of the don andres, gonna have that as one of my main moves, looks like its effective most of the time too.

SoccerFitnessTrainer · Post 27 Jan 2010, 04:10

Usually I would approach the defender head on at a slightly slow speed than I would drop a shoulder (If I want to dribble to the left, I drop my right shoulder, vice versa) finish it off with a change of pace and get pass them. Simple yet effective.

foodsample · Post 27 Jan 2010, 05:04

I usually make a pass inwards to a center mid, and make a run down the line for a through pass. Or if im already at the top, a quick fake to get the defenders balance on the wrong foot, and use speed to get far enough infront where I can body him out of the way.

matt_a · Post 27 Jan 2010, 05:57

amu86 wrote:
matt_a wrote:i get the ball in the air, then either juggle over or around the defender[s]
no wonder you said that juggling is your answere for everything.

look at my other post
http://www.expertfootball.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=16380

yep, because i try to play to my strengths, and my strength is freestyle

[which is what everyone should try to do - change to game so your playing style works better than anyone elses]

RisenFromDeath · Post 27 Jan 2010, 13:19

I personally do a magikarp sort of a movement n burst past the defender or sometimes just play through balls or the striker

mint · Post 27 Jan 2010, 15:33

matt_a wrote:
amu86 wrote:
matt_a wrote:i get the ball in the air, then either juggle over or around the defender[s]
no wonder you said that juggling is your answere for everything.

look at my other post
http://www.expertfootball.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=16380
yep, because i try to play to my strengths, and my strength is freestyle

[which is what everyone should try to do - change to game so your playing style works better than anyone elses]

Exactly, you play best when you use your strengths in the game most often.