As an American who got into football a few years ago, it's always fun seeing fellow Americans discover the sport for the first time, especially if they do it through Messi, who imo is the greatest of all time. I'll try to answer a few questions you had/might have had. 1. You were correct in your statements about the Ballon d'Or trophy. To start, every country does have its own professional soccer league, and in most if not all cases there are several levels under that league, similar to how baseball has the minor leagues, but different in a variety of ways. The teams obviously play within their own leagues, but each continent has an organization (in Europe, it's UEFA) that organizes a cup tournament for the best teams in the continent to play against each other, so while Messi plays for Barcelona in Spain, he will occasionally play against German, Italian, English, French, etc. teams. This isn't too relevant to this video, but it is good to note that the top five soccer leagues are all in Europe - Spain, England, Germany, Italy, and France, and so this means that Messi is usually playing against the best of the best. Back to the Ballon d'Or, it's a trophy given to the best footballer in the world as determined mostly by journalists, with some players and coaches having votes as well. Naturally, the trophy almost always goes to a footballer playing in Europe. Messi has won this award the most out of any player in history, having won his sixth last year (Cristiano Ronaldo comes second, with five to his name). (bonus: between Ronaldo and Messi, they have won eleven of the last twelve Ballon d'Ors.) 2. Messi is pretty short, yes. He stands at 5'7" and he's only even that tall because he had growth hormones injected into his legs daily for a few years as a child after being diagnosed with a hormone deficiency. This helps with his dribbling, pace, and acceleration though, as he has a very low center of gravity and this makes it very difficult to dispossess him of the ball, as you can see in this video XD 3. The exact intricacies of the offside rule will make my head spin, so to sum up what you really need to know about it: The attacking players can't be beyond the last defensive player when a pass is played to them. It's something like the back foot of the furthest back defender (excluding the goalie, unless for some reason he is in front of a defensive player) marks a line that traverses the width of the field, and if an attacking player is judged to be behind that line (as in, if even one of his feet is over that line) at the moment the ball leaves a teammate's foot, he's offside. Other situations that see the offside rule change: when the ball is being thrown in from the sidelines or out for a corner kick, you can't be offside. When there is only one defender (usually the goalkeeper) in front of the attack, offside is determined by the attacking player with the ball - that is, in a 2 or 3-on-1 situation, for example, the player with the ball is the mark at which the offside line will be drawn, so their teammate(s) cannot run beyond them and receive a pass, or else they will be considered offside as well. Also, you cannot be offside within your own half of the pitch (the half of the field your team is defending); if the defenders push too far into your own half, a player who hangs out behind them but inside the halfway line will not be judged offside. Possibly the most important thing to remember when thinking about offside is the position of the player the ball was passed to AT THE MOMENT THE PASS WAS MADE. If you see someone running in free space after a ball and wondering how they got so open, it might be that they were juuuust onside right when the pass was played and made an excellently timed run, but the defenders thought he was offside and so they won't be bothered to chase after him. Alternatively, if you see a pass made to someone who just lets the ball go by, it's probably because they know they were offside when the pass was made anyway. It's confusing, but the more you watch, the more it makes sense. 4. Out of bounds isn't like other American sports. You can step over the boundaries in soccer as much as you like - you can even touch the ball if you are not inside the boundaries of the field. The only thing that can go "out of bounds" per se is the ball itself, and even that's far more relaxed than in other sports. In soccer, the whole of the ball has to cross the touchline in order for a play to be halted for out of bounds; this can lead to some pretty crazy situations, like a game in the UEFA Champions League last year between Ajax (a Dutch team) and Real Madrid (Spanish), where from some angles the ball looked like it was entirely over the line but from others it did not. 5. Since each country has its own league but teams also often play against other international clubs, the pandemic has certainly changed the global soccer season. Most European leagues run from the same time, August to May, but obviously they had to be halted for a time, and the returns have been dictated by how the virus is going in each country and what the governments and footballing associations of each country believe is best. For example, the French and Dutch leagues have both been canceled, but in the French league the leading team was crowned champion, while in the Dutch league no champion was crowned. Meanwhile, the German league actually started playing last week again, and the Spanish league has set a return date for June 12. England, as far as I'm aware, is trying to return pretty soon as well, as is Italy, but I don't know if any dates have been set. The aftermath of the virus is going to be quite messy for football as a whole: many small clubs who haven't received any profit in months will certainly be on the brink of financial ruin, most contracts are designated to run out on certain dates as opposed to "at the end of the season," which means that players might leave their teams before the season is actually complete, and the list just goes on and on. Anyway, I've done quite a lot of rambling, so I'll stop here with a few suggestions. If you want a succinct explanation of the rules of soccer, I would recommend "The Rules of Football (Soccer or Association Football) - EXPLAINED!" by Ninh Ly. If you want to understand how soccer leagues in Europe function, I would recommend "Understanding European Soccer in Four Simple Steps: A Guide for Americans," by Pen and Paper. If you're looking for player videos to check out, I would highly recommend "Lionel Messi - A God Amongst Men HD," by JavierNathaniel; it's a few years old, quite long, and again a video about Messi, but I think it's a really incredible video. Aside from Messi, I would recommend checking out Cristiano Ronaldo to understand why he and Messi are so often compared and debated (personally, I think Messi is better...). I'd also recommend "Ronaldinho - Football's Greatest Entertainment," again by JavierNathaniel; he's the player that wore the #10 jersey at Barcelona before Messi did, and honestly, the video's title is pretty accurate - his peak was short but very bright, and he played the game in a way unlike anyone before him.
Exceptionally well explained. As a long time football fan from Europe, I have some questions. What's your favorite team? How is the viewing experience given that you're from the US (the difference in time zone). Would you say that soccer has been growing in the states lately? What's your favorite thing about this sport.?
@@zinedinhadzajlija6225 Thanks! Favorite team is Barcelona, I first discovered soccer as a kid through watching Messi highlights in like 2011, and while I didn't really get into the sport until years later, they're the team I've known the oldest and try to watch the most, and when they're at their best I love the teamwork on display. I also love Leicester City, the whole 2015/16 Cinderella story is fantastic and it's great fun supporting a team that's not dominating football by any stretch but is still doing well, especially this season. I usually try to catch streams of whatever games I want to watch. It's a bit challenging because of time zones and that I'm in college, so it usually means I'm in class for most Champions League/cup games, and at work for Sunday games; but if I have the energy and time, I'll get up for games that start at 9 am for me, both to enjoy the game and to actually start my day. Also, if it's a Champions League game I really want to watch, I can skip class, although I try not to make a habit of that. Soccer in the states... it's kinda difficult to get a read on, sometimes. It always has an uptick in growth whenever the World Cup swings around, albeit the 2018 one didn't do it as much because of the U.S. failing to qualify. I felt like support was growing though, up until fairly recently; maybe I've just stopped paying as much attention, but I don't feel as though people are as aware, even with the creation of new clubs in the MLS. Obviously, this could be in large part due to the pandemic, and I might be thinking a little more negatively because of recent USSF drama, but still, I think it's plateaued a little bit recently. To be honest, I'm not sure what my favorite thing about the sport is. I think I just love how unique it is compared to all the other major sports in the U.S., particularly playing with the ball at the feet. I know athletes of all sports are incredibly skilled at what they do, but for me, soccer players are on another level.
2:13 The Ballon d'Or (Best football player of the year) he got 6 (the most in history) 2:19 Best european player of the year 2:22 Best striker in Europe 2:26 Champions League (Biggest competition in europe every year) He got 4 with Barcelona He also won the prize of the Best athlete in the World in 2019 (the only one in a collective sport) and got the best individual statistics ever
6:16 Goalie didn't make a mistake. Goalkeepers come closer to the player because it will allow players a short room to shoot. Closer the goalie is to you, the harder it is to score.
Not entirely true...goalkeepers come out to cut down on the number of potential angles a shot can take. Closing down completely on top of the shooter limits them to chips or horizontal passes, that's the idea. So yeah, 'close down, get big' is the basic answer. In this case though, you could the keeper was reckless coming out. He left too much space to Messi's left side, not accounting for his speed, and Messi was able to turn the compass, if you will. Takes nothing away from the goal or the goalkeeper. Just goes to show what a nightmare it is to gameplan for everything that Messi brings to the table.
Messi is known for his talent. Often a famous line about him is- it's not just statics it's the way Messi play games. He is the total precise package of (Statics, longevity, one of best gifted talent ever, usually never dives mindset, his vision and a good team player a lots more you can add), besides he didn't depends on anything flashy he just plays as simple as possible but precisely perfect.
1- The difficult thing in football is dribbling that ball .. cause your touch needs to be perfect.. while sprinting . 2 - But the most difficult thing is ...to change directions while sprinting.. and Messi does that things... whenever he wants... nobody has that touch..and can change directions multiple times like him.. it's like he is magical.
It is the first time that I see a person so surprised to see soccer and more when we were talking about this guy who makes magical soccer Messi is incredible and your reaction is also like.
3:57 when the player who gets fouled continues with the ball (or a teammate), the ref gives the advantage to the team so they can keep the play going. If you look at the ref, he makes a hand signal where he streches both hands out, right after they foul Messi, so he gets the advantage to keep going.
To be honest watching you get excited about the video made me happy. Messi is my favourite player and i get happy when i see Americans react to epic football highlights like this. I wish i could help you know more about football (soccer,lol) but you could always Google up this stuff. And yes the football season is off for now but it's expected to resume June
Just to answer some of your questions: I don't know if I can explain how offside works, but basically if when one of your teammates passes you the ball (the exact moment they hit it) you don´t have any opponents at the same line or in front of you, you are offside and it´s free kick to the other team; if you score after an offside, the ref calls for no goal. On the other hand, if an oponnet touches the ball before you recieve it and you were offside, the rule doesn´t apply. As long as the ball stays inside the lines, there´s no problem; the players can go beyond the lines keeping the ball in. The season was cancelled, some leagues decided there will be no winner, some others made the team that was at the top the winners and most are espected to continue at some point. Football in Germany came back last weekend.
he has 6 Ballon d'Or (The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football that is one of the oldest and generally regarded as the most prestigious individual award for football players.)
Great to see American get to know more about football, the Spanish football competition (where Messi is playing) will start again on 11th of this month.
Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali. These three should be counted in the same bracket. The only footballer who is almost as near to Messi’s level is CR7. Ironically, the world has also never seen a player like Cristiano too. We are so lucky to be witnessing two of the Greatest of All Time in our favorite sport. Huge respect for you trying to learn about soccer. Love to see Americans getting into soccer day by day.
Football season was on when it was cancelled due to covid. The various leagues across the globe are now resuming matches albeit without fans in the stadium.
To answer a few of your questions . Simply put the offside rule prevents players from standing close to the goal all the time so there must be 2 players from team B before a player from team A close to team B s goal . Messi is short 169 Cm or 5. 7 . He won 6 ballon d Ors and plenty others . The season résumes on saturday
@@EpochReactions Messi is the Greatest athlete of all time! Who dribbles past 3-10 opponents in NBA or NFL? No one, ever! And Messi does that shit on the regular. Its insane! 😄😄😄
Offside: When you receive a pass, you can't be behind the last opponent player (except for the opponent goalkeeper). If you are positionated behind the last player (even if it's a little) then you are offside and the game has to be restarted from that point in the field by the opposite team.
Offside rule can be a little confusing but i'll try to explain. There is an imaginary line which position is marked on the second closest opponent to his own goal (usually the closest is the goalkeeper so the one who mark that line is the closest defender). When you receive a pass, you are offside if the teammate who makes the pass hits the ball after the receiver has crossed thah imaginary line.
Nice Raction. Messi's "rookie" year was 2006 for his club. He's always been amazing but since 2009 he could be considered the best player in the world. Just like it's hard for me to understand how basketball players are so amazing bc I haven't played it, you need to play football to understand how hard is what Messi does and he makes it look so simple. To run at full speed with the ball controlled and leave 3,4 players behind is something most players can't do. Also his numbers are freaking insane. In his best season he scored 73 goals. Before Messi and Ronaldo, a good season could be a 20-25 goals season. Messi scored 73 which is like...idk if michael jordan scored 120 points in a basketball game. It's something hard to understand. But at the same time he's also the best passer the game has and the player with the most assists. He can create and finish plays and he's the best at both which is something never seen before. To me he's the best Ever.
Leo started playing soccer at a very young age he started his journey with barcelona he was only 13 when he signed his contract on a piece of napkin he has a talent we all love to see & his love for soccer inspires others ❤️
It's offside, not offsides. It's very simple, it's a rule designed to make sure an attacker doesn't just wait behind all the defenders near the goal for the ball. So if an attacker is behind the last defender, he can't accept a pass.
You might know this by now, but the offside rule is pretty easy. The moment the ball is touched to pass it, the receiver should have at least 2 defenders of the opposite team behind him. Not the moment he receives it, but the moment the pass to him is touched. There has to be at least two of the opponent players behind him. That includes the goal keeper. If it is only one player or zero player, he's offside.
Example of what an offside is: Barca is playing against Real Madrid. Jordi Alba (he is a defender who Barca uses as someone to assist passing balls to the strikers for them to goal) and Messi(striker) are team-mates (for Barca) and Sergio Ramos and Marcelo are teammates for Real Madrid they are both defenders. Say Jordi passes a ball to Messi but Messi was in front of the defenders, when he received the ball, to shoot for goal then that is called offside. Basically whenever a player of the opposite team gets a ball in front of the defenders to shoot for goal then that is called offside. THEY MUST ALWAYS RECEIVE THE BALL BEHIND THE DEFENDERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SCORE A GOAL. That was a very long explanation but I hope it helped you to understand what an offside position is if not then just google it or search it on youtube.
U guys must understand that carrying the ball and move as fast as u can and also think in your next movement to cheat your rivals, its very very very difficult, also you must think in pass the ball efficienttly that had a lot of difficulties bc u have to push your body at the limit. sometimes al little imbalance help or not to dribling a better rival that you. hit the ball in a good way takes a lot of time to learn, sometimes special pass or receive a ball, makes jump your brain bc it had to take alot of calculations literally in a blink. Sometimes you must hit the ball as a golf stick, or as a tenist player, othertimes you hit it with a dry and strong hit, sometimes you must guide it to change the trajectory, it has a many positions of your foot, but in fullspeed, you can see the best players move in slowmo and find that they move so efficiently that make others impossible to reach them. Messi is no human, he is better that the better player in all times. sorry for my english is not as good a like it
Football leagues were postponed since the virus hit. But they are slowly coming back. Just this weekend, the German league, bundesliga started again, la liga , Serie A and the premier league are all expected to start up again with La liga players already back in training. But fans aren’t allowed in the stadiums of course, so they play behind closed doors
In soccer every country has it's own league (besides the US who plays with Canada). Most of them have a relegation system where the best teams of the next lowest league are relegated to the next higher league inside their country (Germany has 12 leagues e.g.). That allowes even small cities or villages to play in the highest league sometimes. In Germany we have Hoffenheim (5000 inhabitants) in our first league who play against teams from metropoles like Berlin or Munich.
Mate I loved your reaction and you can see you truly enjoyed it. You need to look for a video with the combination... Ray Hudson (commentary) and Messi 🤙
Messi scores 91 goals in a calendar year which is an insane record. I watch a lot of basketball and football and I honestly think there is more chance someone beats wilts 100 in a game than someone beating messi’s 91 goals.
Hey, really enjoying the content and how much you appreciate talent that Messi is. Also the golden balls in the beginning are for the best player in the world rest are other team and individual awards such as league, national cups, most goals scored, best player in a tournament etc... thanks again for the content !
Great vid! To put it into perspective, a great goal scorer will maybe average just over a goal every 2 games. In 2012 Messi scored 91 goals in 69 games, but also provided a further 22 assists (the pass before the goal). Directly contributing to 113 goals in 69 games. He really is the best ever.
Messi + football = romantic movie ( just fucking too smooth) Ronaldo + football = action movie (doing everything possible to be the best ever even if others don't believe it. Zlatan = Karate movie with football's own chuck norris. React to ronaldo the man who can do everything
Every European sports leagues were postponed due to corona. The German Bundesliga was now the first league to start again the past weekend without spectators, since infection rates in Germany are pretty low by now. The other countries want to start in June again.
Offside Rule for Beginners - Ninh explains Football / Soccer check out this video for offside and you can determine his age by the quality of the video and his hair, when he was younger his hair was longer and he liked to wear turtle neck
To understand How great Messi is... Look for Messi vs Betis fans react. Its an away game Where Messi destroyed the home team. In reaction....at his last insane goal...the fans of Betis stood up...applauded for Messi and shooted his name. Thats How big he is. 15 years in a row he is the best....No One...in any sports did that...not Michael Jordan....not Anyone
If your team mate passes you and at that moment you are the last player behind the opposite team(there is no other player ahead of you of the opposite team) then it is ruled as offside
You are offside if you obstruct the play(Touch the ball or get in the way of a defender) after the ball was played by your team mate WHILE "YOU" WERE BEHIND(from the point of view of the defender)THE LAST OPPOSITE TEAM DEFENDER..Its not a offside if your team mate passed you the ball while he himself was behind the last defender..Its not a foul if you are simply in an offside position and DO NOT obstruct the play..Hope this helps lol
I actually felt sad for you when you said you didn't know Xavi. But don't worry, if you get into the sport, and its very hard not to, you will absolutely fall in love with football. It's hard not to feel passionate about the beautiful game.
if the player is ahead of everyone on the pitch on the other team (other than the keeper) and is passed to by someone on his own team then hes off and the other team get a freekick
Okay so offside. Right where you paused and asked the question, take a look at where messi is with the ball and look at the defense he’s facing (yellow wearing defenders) - messi in that position is not allowed to pass the ball to any of his teammates if they are behind those 4 yellow defenders. However in this case he can pass it to anyone in his team, aslong as they arent behind the opposite teams last man (goalie does count). Hope this helped understand offside somewhat Ps: awesome reaction
I think you should watch some best Barcelona plays and react to them. They also include Messi and that guy you said you didn't know (xavi). They both played in Barcelona, though xavi is retired now. Barcelona will make you love and appreciate the sport
Footbal...soccer...football. Its easy to remember 😎 The sport Where you play the ball with you FOOT is called football. The sport you play the ball with your hands is called....handbal. The sport Where you play the ball with your hand...and need to bring the only Guy allowed to kick the ball into the field...is called american football.
Super basic description of offsides: The attacking team can’t pass to one of their own players who is standing past the last defensive player on the opposing team’s side. What’s weird is an offensive player can receive the ball in in an offsides position, but they would’ve had to start their run at the goal from an onsides position at the moment the ball was kicked to them. The sideline referees always stand equal with the last defender closest to the goalie. This is so that they can better see if any offensive players are standing on an offsides position when a pass is made to them.
Nice reaction mate have a look at some Rugby and some AFL (Aussie football) if you get some time, I suggest a biggest hit compilation first , Here Comes The Boom is what other reactors mostly do
sports of all kind is stopped world wide. Football is no different. Some leagues are suspended with an eye to return and continue. Some are terminated for this season. There is a whole lot of discussion going on about how to move forward by individual leagues as well as collectively. The EURO 2020 and the Olympics 2020 are postponed to 2021. Edit: oh btw, nice reaction.
Let me put it this way: In basketball terms, Messi is LeBron and Ronaldo is a hybrid between Kobe and KD. Or in Anime terms, Messi is Goku and Ronaldo is Vegeta. I'm team Ronaldo btw.
OFF SIDE HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE ALONE with the goalie when the pass happens.I give you a pass if you are alone when the ball departed is off side.if another one is on the same line is not offside.
I just came because i'm argentinian and Messi is our pride. Love youuu
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But why a lot of argentinian dont like Messi
@@ivan0159 Messi is Argentina and Rosario's pride. I am from Rosario, the city Messi was born.
Messi is every world football pride even though I am not from Argentina
Ivan Milanovic who hates him they have no Love for Football 🐐👑🦁
As an American who got into football a few years ago, it's always fun seeing fellow Americans discover the sport for the first time, especially if they do it through Messi, who imo is the greatest of all time. I'll try to answer a few questions you had/might have had.
1. You were correct in your statements about the Ballon d'Or trophy. To start, every country does have its own professional soccer league, and in most if not all cases there are several levels under that league, similar to how baseball has the minor leagues, but different in a variety of ways. The teams obviously play within their own leagues, but each continent has an organization (in Europe, it's UEFA) that organizes a cup tournament for the best teams in the continent to play against each other, so while Messi plays for Barcelona in Spain, he will occasionally play against German, Italian, English, French, etc. teams. This isn't too relevant to this video, but it is good to note that the top five soccer leagues are all in Europe - Spain, England, Germany, Italy, and France, and so this means that Messi is usually playing against the best of the best. Back to the Ballon d'Or, it's a trophy given to the best footballer in the world as determined mostly by journalists, with some players and coaches having votes as well. Naturally, the trophy almost always goes to a footballer playing in Europe. Messi has won this award the most out of any player in history, having won his sixth last year (Cristiano Ronaldo comes second, with five to his name). (bonus: between Ronaldo and Messi, they have won eleven of the last twelve Ballon d'Ors.)
2. Messi is pretty short, yes. He stands at 5'7" and he's only even that tall because he had growth hormones injected into his legs daily for a few years as a child after being diagnosed with a hormone deficiency. This helps with his dribbling, pace, and acceleration though, as he has a very low center of gravity and this makes it very difficult to dispossess him of the ball, as you can see in this video XD
3. The exact intricacies of the offside rule will make my head spin, so to sum up what you really need to know about it: The attacking players can't be beyond the last defensive player when a pass is played to them. It's something like the back foot of the furthest back defender (excluding the goalie, unless for some reason he is in front of a defensive player) marks a line that traverses the width of the field, and if an attacking player is judged to be behind that line (as in, if even one of his feet is over that line) at the moment the ball leaves a teammate's foot, he's offside. Other situations that see the offside rule change: when the ball is being thrown in from the sidelines or out for a corner kick, you can't be offside. When there is only one defender (usually the goalkeeper) in front of the attack, offside is determined by the attacking player with the ball - that is, in a 2 or 3-on-1 situation, for example, the player with the ball is the mark at which the offside line will be drawn, so their teammate(s) cannot run beyond them and receive a pass, or else they will be considered offside as well. Also, you cannot be offside within your own half of the pitch (the half of the field your team is defending); if the defenders push too far into your own half, a player who hangs out behind them but inside the halfway line will not be judged offside. Possibly the most important thing to remember when thinking about offside is the position of the player the ball was passed to AT THE MOMENT THE PASS WAS MADE. If you see someone running in free space after a ball and wondering how they got so open, it might be that they were juuuust onside right when the pass was played and made an excellently timed run, but the defenders thought he was offside and so they won't be bothered to chase after him. Alternatively, if you see a pass made to someone who just lets the ball go by, it's probably because they know they were offside when the pass was made anyway. It's confusing, but the more you watch, the more it makes sense.
4. Out of bounds isn't like other American sports. You can step over the boundaries in soccer as much as you like - you can even touch the ball if you are not inside the boundaries of the field. The only thing that can go "out of bounds" per se is the ball itself, and even that's far more relaxed than in other sports. In soccer, the whole of the ball has to cross the touchline in order for a play to be halted for out of bounds; this can lead to some pretty crazy situations, like a game in the UEFA Champions League last year between Ajax (a Dutch team) and Real Madrid (Spanish), where from some angles the ball looked like it was entirely over the line but from others it did not.
5. Since each country has its own league but teams also often play against other international clubs, the pandemic has certainly changed the global soccer season. Most European leagues run from the same time, August to May, but obviously they had to be halted for a time, and the returns have been dictated by how the virus is going in each country and what the governments and footballing associations of each country believe is best. For example, the French and Dutch leagues have both been canceled, but in the French league the leading team was crowned champion, while in the Dutch league no champion was crowned. Meanwhile, the German league actually started playing last week again, and the Spanish league has set a return date for June 12. England, as far as I'm aware, is trying to return pretty soon as well, as is Italy, but I don't know if any dates have been set. The aftermath of the virus is going to be quite messy for football as a whole: many small clubs who haven't received any profit in months will certainly be on the brink of financial ruin, most contracts are designated to run out on certain dates as opposed to "at the end of the season," which means that players might leave their teams before the season is actually complete, and the list just goes on and on.
Anyway, I've done quite a lot of rambling, so I'll stop here with a few suggestions. If you want a succinct explanation of the rules of soccer, I would recommend "The Rules of Football (Soccer or Association Football) - EXPLAINED!" by Ninh Ly. If you want to understand how soccer leagues in Europe function, I would recommend "Understanding European Soccer in Four Simple Steps: A Guide for Americans," by Pen and Paper.
If you're looking for player videos to check out, I would highly recommend "Lionel Messi - A God Amongst Men HD," by JavierNathaniel; it's a few years old, quite long, and again a video about Messi, but I think it's a really incredible video. Aside from Messi, I would recommend checking out Cristiano Ronaldo to understand why he and Messi are so often compared and debated (personally, I think Messi is better...). I'd also recommend "Ronaldinho - Football's Greatest Entertainment," again by JavierNathaniel; he's the player that wore the #10 jersey at Barcelona before Messi did, and honestly, the video's title is pretty accurate - his peak was short but very bright, and he played the game in a way unlike anyone before him.
Exceptionally well explained. As a long time football fan from Europe, I have some questions. What's your favorite team?
How is the viewing experience given that you're from the US (the difference in time zone).
Would you say that soccer has been growing in the states lately?
What's your favorite thing about this sport.?
Bro for this write up you deserve more than likes
@@zinedinhadzajlija6225 Thanks! Favorite team is Barcelona, I first discovered soccer as a kid through watching Messi highlights in like 2011, and while I didn't really get into the sport until years later, they're the team I've known the oldest and try to watch the most, and when they're at their best I love the teamwork on display. I also love Leicester City, the whole 2015/16 Cinderella story is fantastic and it's great fun supporting a team that's not dominating football by any stretch but is still doing well, especially this season.
I usually try to catch streams of whatever games I want to watch. It's a bit challenging because of time zones and that I'm in college, so it usually means I'm in class for most Champions League/cup games, and at work for Sunday games; but if I have the energy and time, I'll get up for games that start at 9 am for me, both to enjoy the game and to actually start my day. Also, if it's a Champions League game I really want to watch, I can skip class, although I try not to make a habit of that.
Soccer in the states... it's kinda difficult to get a read on, sometimes. It always has an uptick in growth whenever the World Cup swings around, albeit the 2018 one didn't do it as much because of the U.S. failing to qualify. I felt like support was growing though, up until fairly recently; maybe I've just stopped paying as much attention, but I don't feel as though people are as aware, even with the creation of new clubs in the MLS. Obviously, this could be in large part due to the pandemic, and I might be thinking a little more negatively because of recent USSF drama, but still, I think it's plateaued a little bit recently.
To be honest, I'm not sure what my favorite thing about the sport is. I think I just love how unique it is compared to all the other major sports in the U.S., particularly playing with the ball at the feet. I know athletes of all sports are incredibly skilled at what they do, but for me, soccer players are on another level.
@@tobechukwuikeh8287 Thanks!
@Daniel Garcia Summertime, no classes! Also when I wrote the original essay comment I was having some insomnia, it was like 3 am.
2:13 The Ballon d'Or (Best football player of the year) he got 6 (the most in history)
2:19 Best european player of the year
2:22 Best striker in Europe
2:26 Champions League (Biggest competition in europe every year) He got 4 with Barcelona
He also won the prize of the Best athlete in the World in 2019 (the only one in a collective sport) and got the best individual statistics ever
6:16
Goalie didn't make a mistake.
Goalkeepers come closer to the player because it will allow players a short room to shoot. Closer the goalie is to you, the harder it is to score.
Not entirely true...goalkeepers come out to cut down on the number of potential angles a shot can take. Closing down completely on top of the shooter limits them to chips or horizontal passes, that's the idea. So yeah, 'close down, get big' is the basic answer.
In this case though, you could the keeper was reckless coming out. He left too much space to Messi's left side, not accounting for his speed, and Messi was able to turn the compass, if you will.
Takes nothing away from the goal or the goalkeeper. Just goes to show what a nightmare it is to gameplan for everything that Messi brings to the table.
I honestly don't think anyone will ever be as good as Messi ever again. He's just supernaturally good.
Messi is known for his talent. Often a famous line about him is- it's not just statics it's the way Messi play games. He is the total precise package of (Statics, longevity, one of best gifted talent ever, usually never dives mindset, his vision and a good team player a lots more you can add), besides he didn't depends on anything flashy he just plays as simple as possible but precisely perfect.
1- The difficult thing in football is dribbling that ball .. cause your touch needs to be perfect.. while sprinting .
2 - But the most difficult thing is ...to change directions while sprinting..
and Messi does that things... whenever he wants... nobody has that touch..and can change directions multiple times like him.. it's like he is magical.
It is the first time that I see a person so surprised to see soccer and more when we were talking about this guy who makes magical soccer Messi is incredible and your reaction is also like.
The commentators are “hype” because they are passionate, football is like a religion for some people Europe - so much more than just a sport
3:57 when the player who gets fouled continues with the ball (or a teammate), the ref gives the advantage to the team so they can keep the play going. If you look at the ref, he makes a hand signal where he streches both hands out, right after they foul Messi, so he gets the advantage to keep going.
Messi- from little to legend, the best video ever
i will
To be honest watching you get excited about the video made me happy. Messi is my favourite player and i get happy when i see Americans react to epic football highlights like this. I wish i could help you know more about football (soccer,lol) but you could always Google up this stuff. And yes the football season is off for now but it's expected to resume June
Should definitely check out a God amongst men. It's a ridiculously good video on messi
Just to answer some of your questions:
I don't know if I can explain how offside works, but basically if when one of your teammates passes you the ball (the exact moment they hit it) you don´t have any opponents at the same line or in front of you, you are offside and it´s free kick to the other team; if you score after an offside, the ref calls for no goal. On the other hand, if an oponnet touches the ball before you recieve it and you were offside, the rule doesn´t apply.
As long as the ball stays inside the lines, there´s no problem; the players can go beyond the lines keeping the ball in.
The season was cancelled, some leagues decided there will be no winner, some others made the team that was at the top the winners and most are espected to continue at some point. Football in Germany came back last weekend.
he has 6 Ballon d'Or (The Ballon d'Or is an annual football award presented by French news magazine France Football that is one of the oldest and generally regarded as the most prestigious individual award for football players.)
Great to see American get to know more about football, the Spanish football competition (where Messi is playing) will start again on 11th of this month.
You should react to Lionel Messi - A God amongst men or Lionel Messi - The GOAT. These two videos are possibly the best tribute videos on Messi
The MVP in the NBA can only go to a player in that league whereas the Ballon'dor can go to any football (soccer) player in the world
Lionel Messi, Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali. These three should be counted in the same bracket.
The only footballer who is almost as near to Messi’s level is CR7. Ironically, the world has also never seen a player like Cristiano too.
We are so lucky to be witnessing two of the Greatest of All Time in our favorite sport.
Huge respect for you trying to learn about soccer. Love to see Americans getting into soccer day by day.
Leo is 5’7 & i like how shock you are when he does what he loves btw new to the channel
Football season was on when it was cancelled due to covid. The various leagues across the globe are now resuming matches albeit without fans in the stadium.
To answer a few of your questions . Simply put the offside rule prevents players from standing close to the goal all the time so there must be 2 players from team B before a player from team A close to team B s goal .
Messi is short 169 Cm or 5. 7 .
He won 6 ballon d Ors and plenty others .
The season résumes on saturday
Im addicted to se the First reaction on MESSI.. Very good reaction my friend!
thank you!
@@EpochReactions Messi is the Greatest athlete of all time! Who dribbles past 3-10 opponents in NBA or NFL? No one, ever! And Messi does that shit on the regular. Its insane! 😄😄😄
Pls React to 'A god amongst men' Lionel Messi. It's a bit long video but Worth it.
Offside: When you receive a pass, you can't be behind the last opponent player (except for the opponent goalkeeper). If you are positionated behind the last player (even if it's a little) then you are offside and the game has to be restarted from that point in the field by the opposite team.
Offside rule can be a little confusing but i'll try to explain. There is an imaginary line which position is marked on the second closest opponent to his own goal (usually the closest is the goalkeeper so the one who mark that line is the closest defender). When you receive a pass, you are offside if the teammate who makes the pass hits the ball after the receiver has crossed thah imaginary line.
Nice Raction. Messi's "rookie" year was 2006 for his club. He's always been amazing but since 2009 he could be considered the best player in the world. Just like it's hard for me to understand how basketball players are so amazing bc I haven't played it, you need to play football to understand how hard is what Messi does and he makes it look so simple. To run at full speed with the ball controlled and leave 3,4 players behind is something most players can't do. Also his numbers are freaking insane. In his best season he scored 73 goals. Before Messi and Ronaldo, a good season could be a 20-25 goals season. Messi scored 73 which is like...idk if michael jordan scored 120 points in a basketball game. It's something hard to understand. But at the same time he's also the best passer the game has and the player with the most assists. He can create and finish plays and he's the best at both which is something never seen before. To me he's the best Ever.
Btw football around the world has been cancelled but Germany football started last satuday with empty stadiums.
In his best season didn't he score 91 goals
@@0XiC yes and ronaldo 30 less
In his best season
The fact that you put the headphones on and feel the football is a pure experience.
That makes your reactions more spontaneous.
Leo started playing soccer at a very young age he started his journey with barcelona he was only 13 when he signed his contract on a piece of napkin he has a talent we all love to see & his love for soccer inspires others ❤️
Can’t describe how grateful I am to have been alive to watch his whole career. U just can’t put it into words how good he is.
It's offside, not offsides. It's very simple, it's a rule designed to make sure an attacker doesn't just wait behind all the defenders near the goal for the ball. So if an attacker is behind the last defender, he can't accept a pass.
Messi is indeed the GOAT coming from a Man United fan
He's 5'7 and this man is an alien that's why I have him as my profile pic
Thanks for reacting to my skills..👍
You might know this by now, but the offside rule is pretty easy. The moment the ball is touched to pass it, the receiver should have at least 2 defenders of the opposite team behind him. Not the moment he receives it, but the moment the pass to him is touched. There has to be at least two of the opponent players behind him. That includes the goal keeper. If it is only one player or zero player, he's offside.
Example of what an offside is: Barca is playing against Real Madrid. Jordi Alba (he is a defender who Barca uses as someone to assist passing balls to the strikers for them to goal) and Messi(striker) are team-mates (for Barca) and Sergio Ramos and Marcelo are teammates for Real Madrid they are both defenders. Say Jordi passes a ball to Messi but Messi was in front of the defenders, when he received the ball, to shoot for goal then that is called offside. Basically whenever a player of the opposite team gets a ball in front of the defenders to shoot for goal then that is called offside. THEY MUST ALWAYS RECEIVE THE BALL BEHIND THE DEFENDERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SCORE A GOAL. That was a very long explanation but I hope it helped you to understand what an offside position is if not then just google it or search it on youtube.
U guys must understand that carrying the ball and move as fast as u can and also think in your next movement to cheat your rivals, its very very very difficult, also you must think in pass the ball efficienttly that had a lot of difficulties bc u have to push your body at the limit. sometimes al little imbalance help or not to dribling a better rival that you. hit the ball in a good way takes a lot of time to learn, sometimes special pass or receive a ball, makes jump your brain bc it had to take alot of calculations literally in a blink. Sometimes you must hit the ball as a golf stick, or as a tenist player, othertimes you hit it with a dry and strong hit, sometimes you must guide it to change the trajectory, it has a many positions of your foot, but in fullspeed, you can see the best players move in slowmo and find that they move so efficiently that make others impossible to reach them. Messi is no human, he is better that the better player in all times. sorry for my english is not as good a like it
Football leagues were postponed since the virus hit. But they are slowly coming back. Just this weekend, the German league, bundesliga started again, la liga , Serie A and the premier league are all expected to start up again with La liga players already back in training. But fans aren’t allowed in the stadiums of course, so they play behind closed doors
he is THE BEST by far. in meters he in 1.69 of height (5ft 7in). great video by the way
In soccer every country has it's own league (besides the US who plays with Canada). Most of them have a relegation system where the best teams of the next lowest league are relegated to the next higher league inside their country (Germany has 12 leagues e.g.). That allowes even small cities or villages to play in the highest league sometimes. In Germany we have Hoffenheim (5000 inhabitants) in our first league who play against teams from metropoles like Berlin or Munich.
U.S.A has its own league and so does Canada.
ryan smith isnt toronto in the mls?
@@Listigerloeffeltyp Toronto FC are in the MLS yes
Mate I loved your reaction and you can see you truly enjoyed it. You need to look for a video with the combination... Ray Hudson (commentary) and Messi 🤙
Plizz react to, messi-the goat movie
i will
@@EpochReactions react to the messi goat movie it's sick
@Ahmmed sudanese & Otaku Leo Messi the best player throughout the ages
The best in history✌
He started his carear at 16 years old and it was in the season 2003/2004
Messi scores 91 goals in a calendar year which is an insane record. I watch a lot of basketball and football and I honestly think there is more chance someone beats wilts 100 in a game than someone beating messi’s 91 goals.
Hey, really enjoying the content and how much you appreciate talent that Messi is. Also the golden balls in the beginning are for the best player in the world rest are other team and individual awards such as league, national cups, most goals scored, best player in a tournament etc... thanks again for the content !
Great vid! To put it into perspective, a great goal scorer will maybe average just over a goal every 2 games. In 2012 Messi scored 91 goals in 69 games, but also provided a further 22 assists (the pass before the goal). Directly contributing to 113 goals in 69 games. He really is the best ever.
React to Messi vs Physics.. U will get an idea on how good he is
Football season is basically a school year and breaks over the summer and Christmas holiday.
Messi + football = romantic movie ( just fucking too smooth)
Ronaldo + football = action movie (doing everything possible to be the best ever even if others don't believe it.
Zlatan = Karate movie with football's own chuck norris.
React to ronaldo the man who can do everything
The frightening thing here is that there's a whole side to his game this video didn't show; he can tear defences apart with his passing, too.
Leo messi the goat-movie is amazing you should react to it, it has alot of things about messi since he started playing football til now
alright thanks
I really like your reactions.
Every European sports leagues were postponed due to corona. The German Bundesliga was now the first league to start again the past weekend without spectators, since infection rates in Germany are pretty low by now. The other countries want to start in June again.
Todd Alquist watching a video of young Liam Neeson playing soccer? I'm in.
the US womens national team is pretty great. They have won 4 world cups (1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019)
Offside Rule for Beginners - Ninh explains Football / Soccer
check out this video for offside
and you can determine his age by the quality of the video and his hair, when he was younger his hair was longer and he liked to wear turtle neck
To understand How great Messi is...
Look for Messi vs Betis fans react.
Its an away game Where Messi destroyed the home team.
In reaction....at his last insane goal...the fans of Betis stood up...applauded for Messi and shooted his name.
Thats How big he is.
15 years in a row he is the best....No One...in any sports did that...not Michael Jordan....not Anyone
If your team mate passes you and at that moment you are the last player behind the opposite team(there is no other player ahead of you of the opposite team) then it is ruled as offside
Ed Sheeran reacting to Lionel Messi. My two heroes
You are offside if you obstruct the play(Touch the ball or get in the way of a defender) after the ball was played by your team mate WHILE "YOU" WERE BEHIND(from the point of view of the defender)THE LAST OPPOSITE TEAM DEFENDER..Its not a offside if your team mate passed you the ball while he himself was behind the last defender..Its not a foul if you are simply in an offside position and DO NOT obstruct the play..Hope this helps lol
Made his professional debut in 2004 and height is 5'7" correction if I'm wrong not so sure about height
Football is global sport except in usa, australia, newzland hope it will grow in future in america
You should also react to Ronaldo The Man Who Can Do Everything, these two are on a class of their own..
I actually felt sad for you when you said you didn't know Xavi. But don't worry, if you get into the sport, and its very hard not to, you will absolutely fall in love with football. It's hard not to feel passionate about the beautiful game.
Messi is 5 foot 7... Offside is when in the moment of the pass the attacking player is not the last player
seasons depends in every league You can make two seasons in a year or you can make a single long league.
if the player is ahead of everyone on the pitch on the other team (other than the keeper) and is passed to by someone on his own team then hes off and the other team get a freekick
He played 15 years
Yoo need to watch Lionel Messi A God amongts Men. It's awesome
Okay so offside.
Right where you paused and asked the question, take a look at where messi is with the ball and look at the defense he’s facing (yellow wearing defenders) - messi in that position is not allowed to pass the ball to any of his teammates if they are behind those 4 yellow defenders. However in this case he can pass it to anyone in his team, aslong as they arent behind the opposite teams last man (goalie does count). Hope this helped understand offside somewhat
Ps: awesome reaction
Please react to Kevin De Bruyne! He is an amazing soccer player! One of the best in the world
I think you should watch some best Barcelona plays and react to them.
They also include Messi and that guy you said you didn't know (xavi).
They both played in Barcelona, though xavi is retired now.
Barcelona will make you love and appreciate the sport
OFFSIDE, IS WHERE THE BACK 3, 4 OR 5 ARE IN LINE AN NO ONE CAN BE BEHIND THE DEFENDER BEFORE THE BALL HAS LEFT THE BOOT OF THEIR TEAM MATE
Also there’s 4 main leagues , Spainish Italian English an German , they all combine for the champions league
Offside = when you pass the ball, your teammate needs to be before or on the same line of a opponent player, if he's beyond it, then that's a offside.
This way the playground is reduced and you don't have the forward having a nice chat with the opponent goal keeper until the ball gets to him.
The USWNT is pretty good.
Dude if you really want to know why he is the GOAT...just react to his top 20 dribbles...you will see he is just too good .
Footbal...soccer...football.
Its easy to remember 😎
The sport Where you play the ball with you FOOT is called football.
The sport you play the ball with your hands is called....handbal.
The sport Where you play the ball with your hand...and need to bring the only Guy allowed to kick the ball into the field...is called american football.
Man, you gotta react to lionel messi the lion, of the best videos there is out there 😉.
Super basic description of offsides:
The attacking team can’t pass to one of their own players who is standing past the last defensive player on the opposing team’s side. What’s weird is an offensive player can receive the ball in in an offsides position, but they would’ve had to start their run at the goal from an onsides position at the moment the ball was kicked to them. The sideline referees always stand equal with the last defender closest to the goalie. This is so that they can better see if any offensive players are standing on an offsides position when a pass is made to them.
You have to watch the video "Manuel Neuer Top 50 Epic Saves Ever" He´s the best goalkeeper worldwide.
Edwin van der Sar will allways be the best ;).
Was*
watch the Goat movie of messi. Incredible edit.
Nice reaction mate have a look at some Rugby and some AFL (Aussie football) if you get some time, I suggest a biggest hit compilation first , Here Comes The Boom is what other reactors mostly do
Messi has a deficiency named as HUMAN GROWTH DEFICIENCY due to which his height is almost 5 feet 7 inches.
But still he is the best
i get worry of people who do not love football or watch it .... gys how do live in this world ?
sports of all kind is stopped world wide. Football is no different. Some leagues are suspended with an eye to return and continue. Some are terminated for this season. There is a whole lot of discussion going on about how to move forward by individual leagues as well as collectively. The EURO 2020 and the Olympics 2020 are postponed to 2021.
Edit: oh btw, nice reaction.
Wow Ed Sheeran reacting Leo Messi
you should react to lionel messi the goat movie
i will
thank you looking forward to the reaction
😂😂😂 Kpop brought me here! I’m dead 😂 but also how have you never watched soccer???
Let me put it this way:
In basketball terms, Messi is LeBron and Ronaldo is a hybrid between Kobe and KD.
Or in Anime terms, Messi is Goku and Ronaldo is Vegeta.
I'm team Ronaldo btw.
Who's better kobe or LeBron, I'm not a basketball enthusiast, I've only seen the Lakers and the warriors
You should react to more football :)
Yes
OFF SIDE HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE ALONE with the goalie when the pass happens.I give you a pass if you are alone when the ball departed is off side.if another one is on the same line is not offside.
He is 5 feet 7 inch
Please react to Messi vs physics by magicalmessi
Messi is 5'7 (1,70 m)
Nice vid. Can you react to Messi vs. physics plz
He is 5 feet 7 inches
Offside: you can't pass a teammate who is standing behind enemy defenders.
Buen video broo. Nueva suscripción 👍🏻. Reacciona por favor al video: When Lionel Messi Decides go for a Run. Es buenísimo.
Count the nutmegs haha
Please React to a sports named as CRICKET.
U will love it.