Ajax – Keep Ups

We saw Messi and Alves warm up with some extreme keep ups in a recent Champions League Game.

Now Ajax players are taking on extreme keep ups.

Who Wins ?

Check out Messi and Alves

 

Just Tap It In – Andrea Ranocchia

Andrea Ranocchia has to score ?

3 yards out, only 1 thing to do, stick it in the back of the net, click the link to see if Andrea can get himself on the score sheet.

www.dailymotion.com/us/relevance/search/Andrea+Ranocchia+/1#video=xytg8o

Andrea Ranocchia – career information 

Bleacher Report – Bright Future 

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Français : entrainement en debut de match (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Check out these strikes from the weekend – great technique and some unbelievable strikes.

 

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Scott Parker – Miss or Deflected ?

Scott Parker in a 2-2 draw in the Europa League against Basel put this effort just wide, absolute shocker.

But was it a shocking Miss or slight deflection ?

 

Barcelona – Messi & Alves

Keep up’s are hard enough as it is for some players, but remember practice makes perfect.

Messi and Alves warm up before the PSG Champions League game with a series of long range keep ups.

Touch and precision great tekkers.

Technique

The Volley

An airbourne strike – one of the hardest to hit, requires the ultimate technique.

Check out Stay@Home’s top volleys.

Analysis – Switching Play

Villarreal v Valencia

Football at it’s best – one touch tika-taka style.

Movement off the ball creates space allowing them to retain possession, they drag the opposition out, allowing them to switch play.

Great Video analysis

 

Djimi Traore – Tekkers

While at Liverpool Djimi was not known for his goalscoring ability, he put the ball in his own net more often than the opponents.

Now playing Seattle in the MLS Djimi is already a contender for goal of the season.

 

Barcelona and Lionel Messi

A great look at Barcelona on 60 mins, an insight in to the team known world-wide for their youth academy and tika-taka style, they play the game the right way.

Can Barcelona continue to produce great players ? or will we see an end to the golden generation.

Barcelona’s youth academy La Masia is a model others try to replicate all over the world.

Barca – La Masia 

 

 

Barcelona – Counter Attack

Barcelona’s super display against Ac Milan was capped with this 8 second counter attack goal.

Counter Attacking at it’s best – Jordi Alba