The goalie with the US badge is Tim Howard, US goalkeeper with 121 caps. Its actually not a good thing when your goalkepper is your best player on the field though 😅
Usa have always had good goal keepers, read somewhere that more kids want to be 'keepers in america as they see it as being the most important position whereas in the rest of the world when kids are starting out in the game they want to be forwards or midfielders
Now I know just enough football to graduate German school, but I'm reminded of an old interview by then-eternal goalie Oliver Kahn (obviously paraphrased by memory) "You can't lose if you don't allow any goals.". Aside from that, we never would have reached the Brazil blowout if Neuer hadn't saved the game before that...
The keeper with the 16 saves was US keeper Tim Howard and it was in the 2014 world cup round of 16 against belgium (which USA sadly lost 2:1), so he was saving the goal against shots from Lukaku and other good belgium players.
Problem is they only see the highlights and think this is normal or that it occurs often. The beauty of those moments is given by their rarity. I suggest to watch many videos of fails and misses ,if not actually a game,before they watch the best moments
There's a reason he was called "The Magician" 😉 My fav player. Not only was he fast, accurate, technical, extremely aware of surroundings but also very very very entertaining to watch.
What I love is a 45 minute half and it’s non-stop. 90 minutes of actual on field play .No commercials no shots of the commentator’s. All in a broadcast of two hours.US football games are an hour long. Average for pro and college is 3 1/2 hour broadcast with 18 1/2 minutes of actual playing time. So basically a 3 hour commercial with analysis of all the on field “action”.
I get what you're saying but there's been studies done that show there's only usually around 55/60 mins of actual play. However your point does stand, it's usually just a minute or two stops at a time rather than multiple actual breaks
The goalkeeper with the helmet is called Petr Čech retired Chelsea goalkeeper. He wore this equipment because he suffered a fractured skull after receiving an accidental knee from an opponent and to continue his career safely he adopted this protection.
@@RobalogotHe was actually quite a poor free kick taker, he needed about 20 of them for a single goal. This one was a great one but the camera angle made it more legendary and made Roberto Carlos far more legendary as a free kick taker than deserved.
5:55 , that's Tim Howard, U.S. vs Kingdom of Belgium. People expected to see at least 5-6 goals in the net, but Howard saved U.S. from humiliation with his ninja reflexes.
Yep, he was bitten by a radioactive spider the night before 😂. Our marksmen were also pretty bad that night, of the 16 he saved only 2 would ve gone in if he didnt touch it, ofcourse that doesnt take away from Tims performance, it was his job to get every ball and he almost did. Very impresdive, and frustrating 😂 for us.
5:11 You are missing some awesome ball controll. Look at the guy, he is kicking the ball right up in the sky and make a excellent stop ball when it comes to the ground.
You'll not get the whole appreciation without context and without watching more games. Basically many things looks just cool to you, but everybody who knows is in awe. For example 4:20 you probably missed, that Ronaldo is heading the ball in 2.93m. That's 9.6 feet bro!! That's almost equal to basketball hoop!
Your comparison with baseball pitch spin is true. However, what’s impressive is that when you see it a lot of the time in football, the player will be moving, the ball will be moving and there are players pushing you, running towards you etc. so to pull it off is even more impressive
tbh, the whole Belgian "golden generation" has performed extremely well in their clubs and poor for their national team. Imagine Debruyne, Hazard, Company, Lukaku, Fellaini, Mertens, Courtois, Vertonghen, Witsel ... etc playing at their best in the same team
5.19 I think that is Ronaldinho and he was insanely good, especially when it comes to pure ball control which is of course only a part of being a good player. He and Maradona are just wired differently between their super quick brains and legs, they operate in a different time from regular humans, they have always more of it. He takes all the speed out of the descending ball with the slightest movement of his big toe to have it dead on his feet for the next move, and than does an akka through the legs. That's so hard to do, the first touch is the hardest part of football and most about pure talent. Most very good highly payed technically good players need a yard to get such a high ball under control, he needs 1cm. The akka is beyond most good players too, no matter how much they practice, it takes both super quick feet and a great velvet touch. Through the legs is seen as an humiliation not to be tolerated by defenders even in practice, so that is very hard to do too.
Duude those clips of the same game with the keeper. Dude really woke up that day and yelled: YOUUU SHAAALL NOOT PAASS Ps. That was Tim Howard btw, the starting goalkeeper for your National team during the 2000s-2010s. The guy was amazing
The Dutch Dennis Bergkamp. Also scored a few nice goals in the Dutch team. Another little fact? Dennis is afraid of flying. And his wife is of course from Spakenburg, the Netherlands.
Then Dennis Bergkamp. Played football in Italy. He drove back to the Netherlands. In BMW 850I. His in-laws are worth between €40 to €50 million. My sister and brother worked for them. Greetings from Spakenburg, Netherlands.
Back in the first playstation era, my father only played with Netherlands in the old winning eleven game. He used to say that Bergkamp and Kluivert were absolute monsters, but i didn't had the chance to see them in action because the first WC i remember was '02 when we won for the last time. Good childhood memories.
Bringin back memories from elementary school! I played goalie and in my last year I got goalie gloves. It was a huge upgrade because they're way stickier than fingers. When you're heading the ball you want clean contact with the forehead, top of the head hurts bad
PLEASE react to Zlatan Ibrahimovic high lights. One of the most talented players to touch a ball, but also probably the most spectacular goal scorer of all time
1:30... the one in white number 23 is a midfielder Christian Eriksen, his heart stopped during an European Championship game in 2021, still plays today.
ahh yes, I remember and then then his doctor lied and said he wasn't vaccinated from Covid. Yeah, perfectly healthy and screened regularly no underlying health issues or history of heart problems, and after Covid vaccines all of a sudden cardiac arrest, yeah.. totally just a coincidence.
Indeed it is not all about the goals. There are playmakers in this game (like quarterbacks in NFL) that simply elevate any team by the way they control the speed and flow of the game, distribute the right and some times impossible passes to get others in the position to score. These are the guys i like most. The Generals directing and leading their troops on the frontine, in the trenches. And when you can do both, lead, provide assists, turn games around, and score yourself when it really matter,.... then you are one of the all time greats in my book. Ofcourse strikers get the most attention, but that doesnt per se make thel the best, or even most important player in the pitch. There are a few i could mention, and it will be a discussion of who is best, and about the era they played in etc... all that great trivial stuff 😂 we like to occupy our minds with to forget life for a while. So here we go 😂: Kevin de Bruyne, Mr Assist, King Kev, KDB, the Ginger God of Manchester, IS the best midfielder and in my book even player in the game, and has been for years. You have the glamboys like Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbape... ... and then you have Kevin ( and a few others like him ) just doing his thing as an introvert stacking up records year after year. An absolute genius on the pitch and a quiet family man with no fuss or drama outside work. He only make the headlines in context of his game, and i like that. No doubt he will get his life size statue outside the City stadium when he retires. I've been watching football/soccer for a long time, and i know it's a futile and useless discussion 😂, but anyway here you go. 🤘❤️🇺🇲🇧🇪🇪🇺🇬🇧 Ps: if you want to see some magic : "when football becomes art" is a series of videos that combines per player clips of their best moves, goals, .... .
What you don't get to experience just watching these snippets and highlights is the tension during full games, the sheer excitement when YOUR team scores or at least plays great football. The excitement growing during competitions like the UEFA cup or even the Fifa World cup. That's something else I can tell you.
Ronaldinho is the one to watch as the magician of ball control and dribbling skills. Another recommendation for ‘Ronaldinho Footballs Greatest Entertainer’
The fact that you are fascinated by the ball control and skill rather than just goals is what makes you the perfect candidate to love this sport! It's not always just about the goals! There is so much more to it, which all is fascinating in my opinion
@@djgenetic111 I have only ever been concerned about clashing heads with another player. Heading the ball a few times in a game - done properly is very unlikely to cause an issue. However doing repetitive heading training drills is not recommended and certainly not for kids.
@@drcl7429 This was already an issue for my mom when i played myself when i was a kid over 20 years ago. She had read an article in the newspaper at that time about how it can affect the brain at a young age. We stil had heading practice though in those days
Jesus Christ, you guys are soft. Here in Brazil, that's not even a subject. Seriously, I've never even heard of such a thing. Maybe that's not an issue at all, and you're all overreacting? 😂
@@andrevictorgomes actually, Brazilian players are not known for their headers. And there are many scientific studies showing that the brains of ex-professional football players look similar to ex-boxers.
As a Czech guy, this made me subscribe to your channel. Czech moments in the video: 8:52 Crazy save by Petr Čech, one of the best goalkeepers ever. He appeared at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and contributed to the national team beating the U.S., 3:0. He also holds the record for the most clean sheet in the English Premier League (202 clean sheets in just 443 games). 9:13 A totally random goal by Alex Král, playing for Slavia Prague. I think this one was from a match against the Spanish side of FC Sevilla in March 2019, the top team of the Europa League competition and Slavia managed to beat them also thanks to this lucky moment.
I’m not even a fan of baseball but I love Ohtani. There’s something fascinating about watching people do something well or special. For football, I’d recommend Barcelona’s Champions League Semi-Final against Liverpool. The comeback was surreal (& I went to the final in Madrid). You can watch the greatest comebacks of all time. You could watch videos on Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Kaka (his goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League in 2007 was phenomenal. They went on to beat my team Liverpool in the Champions League Final that year), David Villa (one of the best strikers of all time in my opinion - people talk about Barcelona with Suarez & Neymar but Barcelona were something else when Villa & Henry played with Messi), Kenny Dalglish, George Best, John Barnes (his goal against Brazil), Ronaldo (the original), Roy Keane & his monumental performance against Juventus. There is so much you have yet to see & I am so jealous. With that being said, football continues to create spectacular moments. Darwin Nunez, for me personally, has been responsible for many this season. You’ve also got Jude Bellingham, a player I wanted for Liverpool, scoring screamers & winners against Barcelona for Real Madrid. You could check funny football chants, videos on passionate fans, every major tournament final as far back as you can go. You could also watch World Cup highlights (Germany silencing Brazil in Brazil is a game I’ll remember. I remember where I was & what I was doing). Sorry for the essay. I adore football (& not the superficiality of it but the skill & tactics of it). I like to play it too. That’s pretty much what you do here when you grow up - whether it be on a pitch or in the streets.
It must be clear to everyone that US football/handball will never become popular in the rest of the world, who wants to watch 3.5 hours of advertising and half an hour of games when you can watch real football
Depends on your mindset. The first time I tried to watch football/soccer, I was not impressed. But I went in with a closed mind and not knowing anything beyond kicking the ball to score a goal. American and Canadian football is very structured, so going in blind and or with a closed mind, it can be difficult to follow. I do agree that the commercials are a pain. Capitalism at its finest lol
@@ikec2894 AMERIKAN FUTBOL was not just difficult to followed, but also boring for me (and so many pple on the earth) and american people make it more difficult for ua to enjoyit, why? Coz so many american people thing that they are the best, they are the richest one, they are the populer one, and the way americans thingking was the reason why american based sport like american football hockey, basketball, baseball, nascar, indycar, was never popular in other country and i think it will never.
You want gaols with spins, look for Roberto Carlos kicks, some of them were really insane. He was the best at it during his time, i am not brazilian but his kicking was incredible, the movement of the ball was insane, magical.
Glad you enjoyed! Soccer's 'foot-eye coordination" always gets underestimated. Players have all ball control ability of a basketball player, quarterback, wide receiver, and pitcher - but with their feet! ESPN did this great comparative analysis of 60 sports and about the only score I found legitimately lacking was the the one soccer got for hand-eye coordination, where it was points behind tennis, baseball, basketball, and football.
6:50 This goalie's name is Tim Howard and he's from America. And the match is USA vs Belgium. Actually America is pretty good at football. They often win their national zone of CONCACAF and their national team are an average team in world ratings, like middle strong.
you touched on ball control, and you’re spot on. soccer is a very easy sport for a beginner, it’s quite straightforward, but extremely difficult to master. The sheer range of technique for various ways to control the ball, dribble, pass, and shoot the ball is insane. Add to that playing with your feet is just a less intuitive technique than with your hands, it’s incredible to watch what some players can do with a ball
The 2024 European Championships (Euro2024) start Friday June 14th. Try to catch some games! Probably a bit problematic due to kick off times, but highly recommend if you want to see some good football, especially in the knockout stages.
I agree. And i dont even think kick off times will be a big issue. Most games start at 18h or 21 C.E.T, only a few at 15h. Chicago is only 6hrs behind, so the early game would be 9h for him. Not a terrible time. Australians have it worse in this case 😂. Ps: how are the dutch doing? Going to win this one? As usual 😂. Grapje he, ik heb geen idee hoe we er zelf voor staan en de oefen interlands volgende week zullen ons niet veel wijzer maken denk ik. Anyway good luck, en hopelijk tot in de finale. Groetjes van de zuidelijke nederlanden aka Vlaanderen. 🤘❤️
I used to play keeper and when someone broke through it wasnt intimidating, i welcomed it, in that scenario no one expects you to save it so the pressure it on the striker, i loved it when you could pull off a save 1 on 1.
I'll never understand how Americans don't play football, as a kid kicking a ball about with all your mates seems like the most natural thing ever. Also it's a sport everyone can play and join along tall or short there's a position for everyone. You don't have to be some freak of nature to actually be good at it lol
Dude, very good reactions. Short pause when you have to say something, then say something fairly smart, actually paying attention, good comments. Subsribed.
That was Tim Howard (US) saving all those shots against Belgium, that game made me go mad, but we won in the end. Tim Howard was an amazing keeper, he saved Everton in a lot of games.
that corner move at 1:19 forward he tried to knock the ball off the defender for a corner, but it hapenstance missed the defender, and he in a split second took advantage, that is quick thinking training too i bet.
The first hit on the back of the head is certainly much more famous than the one shown here. In the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, German captain Uwe Seeler scored the equalizer against the English in the quarter-finals. The British lost the "Heat Battle of Leon" (100 Fahrenheit in shadow, 131 in the sun) 3:2 after they had already led 2:0. And Germany got revenge for their defeat in the 1966 final in London...
It's the midfielders who control the tempo of the game, and create the goal scoring opportunities. Spain has produced many classy midfielders, such as Iniesta and Xavi.
It doesn't happen often but if you can kick the ball hard and just right, the ball stops spinning and literally acts like a knuckleball pitch in baseball (if you remember those). The power increases tremendously and I still remember, almost as if I was looking in slow motion, the ball deforming mid air in its flight path while juking around. Really cool.
Please react to Zlatan Ibhrahimovic's best goals. He's a titan and you'll love it. He's known for his unusual technical ability despite being super tall.
I like you guy so much. I am from Germany, so i dont know my english is correct all time. Give me more in this Channel. I hope i can make holiday with my family in USA in the next years and meet nice guys like you. Ohh and not kind like the Nice Guys from the Movie😁
Please watch "memorias del futbol chapecoense" In other videos, you mention how you like the fact that small teams can grow and make it to the top. This is the perfect example of that. it's in Spanish but has subtitles.
5:04 That is the german soccer Mesut Özil but he is after the world cup not more relevant. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, German national team) and Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, German national team) are the world's best goalkeepers in the ranking of the world's best goalkeepers.
You should check any “tiki taka” barcelona team or Spanish national selection 15 years ago. Don’t expect highlights, but expect total domination technically and tactically as never before.
It helps to compare kicking a football/soccer ball to a golf stroke. For example, a player can create bend from left to right or right to left (in golf, a fade/slice or a draw/hook), depending on the angle at which he strikes the ball, or the part of his foot with which he strikes it. Certain players are exceptionally good at it. No surprise, Messi is amongst the best at it. David Beckham was exceptional at it in his day - hence the film, "Bend it Like Beckham". A Japanese player named Sunsuke Nakamura (played for my club, Celtic FC) was another phenomenally talented bender of free kicks.
Pierre Van Hooijdonk must be the best free kick taker ive ever seen play. That 2002 Uefa Cup season he scored some amazing free kicks but also in the national League he scored frequently
I'm a terrible football player, but I come from one of those countries where you start kicking ball right around the time you start walking. I really, really wished I could just have like 3 hours with you on the pitch, I'm sure I could show you some cool stuff!
3:26 So a goalkeeper/goalie is not allowed to handle the ball outside of the big area around the goal that is called the 18 yard box and a teammate is allowed to cover the goal WITHOUT the us of their hands. So hands are illegal for outfielders but the goalkeeper uses hands only in his 18 yard box area
Check out the scorpion kick video, the goalie that kicked out the ball with both heels. Look into more highlights videos, like Erling Haaland and Diego Maradona.
I came across your first football video and now im navigating and i couldn’t wait for you to react to games ! Some people say football is the n1 sport in the world because humans can’t wrap their head around the fact that they do this shit with their feet. This is the only sport in which feet are the precision tool, not just here for balance and stuff !
Dammmmn I love your reaction man... And funny how I was about to suggest that you search and watch the videos of legends like Ronaldinho, Pele, Ronaldo No.9, Xabi, Iniesta, Drogba, Eto, Ballotteli, All Chelsea matches under Mourinho and all Barcelona games under Guardiola...
Shoutout to the goalkeepers. The (almost) unsung heroes of the pitch. These guys can do this, next game have a tremendous bad decision and their career will shake. Fortunately, since some years to this part, GK's are getting attention (for the good exhibitions).
Speaking of ball control, Ibra has a famous quote (one of many): "Det Carew gör med en fotboll gör jag med en apelsin" - translated "what Carew does with a fotball, I do with an orange". This was his response back when Zlatan was criticised for his moves by the Norweigan striker John Carew.
Heading the ball is a skill. For starters, neck work is necessary to add same acceleration to your head. This changes the amount and vector of kinetic energy, without it you get full hit. You want to nudge the ball in a different direction while preserving it's momentum. If momentum hits you it hurts. You never want to be static object absorbing full force at perpendicular angle.
My dad was a football player and at 30 during one game, a guy stepped on his leg and broke his foot. imagine the pain after your leg is broken with those special shoes. Luckily, he went to the best hospital in the country and got some screws in the knee. Stayed home with his leg in cast for like 6 mo and since then he just plays for fun. He tried to coach for a while but the management was bad af.
:))) ... mate ... i`ve watched your reviews about EU football, all of the reviews, ... this was so fun to see your expressions and so on .. nice vods ... ! P.S.: i`m from europe ..
You should absolutely check out Ronaldinho, hes like the GOAT imo. Lionel Messi was a little boy at Barcelona Academy when Ronaldinho was in his Prime at Barcelona.
Watching a live Football game is a whole different level compared to major league games. I’ve been to major league baseball, basketball, and hockey games and they are subdued compare to Football. Fans are nuts. In England, a lot of pubs won’t let patrons in that are wearing jerseys. Can’t imagine that here. The previous Football video doesn’t even get into national games which are also played during league games. You have regional cups and World Cup qualifying games. Some players will miss league games to go to these national games. World Cup is coming to NA so definitely a good time to get into Football. It’s a hella fun sport to watch
The American GoalKeeper was a very famous player who played in the premier league. Tim Howard is his name. He has retired since but he wqs a great player. Definitely one the best America has produced.
Love these videos ! You should react to "The beauty of football - Greatest moments", in this video there's also a little explanation of what's happening under each clip
Check out a compilation of Ronaldinho's skills, he's by far the best at tricks during a competitive game that i have ever seen. I feel really lucky to have been alive when he was in his prime
You need to react to Matt Le Tissier best goals...he's known in England and is a premier league legend. Players like Xavi said they used to watch the premier league highlights in anticipation of seeing him score. He may have the best selection of goals in history. He stayed loyal to his hometown club, Southampton. But his talent was far greater...trust me you will have your mind blown when you watch his goal collection!
In the previous video on the formations and rules you said/got the impression that "full court press" and "quick counters" don't really happen. I'd recommend checking out the first as lightning counter attacks video by the Premier League RUclips channel
If this level of ball control amazes you, you may want to watch the video "Messi vs Physics". It is not a compilation of goals, but a compilation of what the man can do with a ball on the football pitch. When you say it's great to get past two defenders, you'll love him against _four_ defenders, if not more.
Highly recommend watching Roberto Carlos highlights. Some of the craziest goals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Messi, Ronaldo (Brasilian), Messi, and you could just go down a rabbit hole of players with insane highlights.
The goalie with the US badge is Tim Howard, US goalkeeper with 121 caps. Its actually not a good thing when your goalkepper is your best player on the field though 😅
Usa have always had good goal keepers, read somewhere that more kids want to be 'keepers in america as they see it as being the most important position whereas in the rest of the world when kids are starting out in the game they want to be forwards or midfielders
Especially if he has to show it! 😉😉
Now I know just enough football to graduate German school, but I'm reminded of an old interview by then-eternal goalie Oliver Kahn (obviously paraphrased by memory) "You can't lose if you don't allow any goals.".
Aside from that, we never would have reached the Brazil blowout if Neuer hadn't saved the game before that...
Neuer 2014 vs algeria hast entered the chat
@@Fardreamer42 ruclips.net/video/gcAH4Qm5M84/видео.htmlsi=F9UPmKcdwTjvljic
He was so good that even when it was a goal, he would still save it
The keeper with the 16 saves was US keeper Tim Howard and it was in the 2014 world cup round of 16 against belgium (which USA sadly lost 2:1), so he was saving the goal against shots from Lukaku and other good belgium players.
Many happy memories of Tim's career from this Everton fan! 💙🤍💙
Indeed, I watched the same game (I’m Belgian). I almost went crazy! Strong keeping from Tim!
Belgium had lukapoo shooting on goal so not impressive
Why sadly?? Belgium was always in top 5 in football US would be destroyed if it wasn't for that GK
He even scored a goal from his own side towards the opponents goal. I just searched up a clip on youtube ( ruclips.net/video/XeZ5zNv9_40/видео.html )
Always warms the heart, seeing one of our brothers across the pond, appreciating ' the beautiful game'.
joga bonito :)
Problem is they only see the highlights and think this is normal or that it occurs often. The beauty of those moments is given by their rarity. I suggest to watch many videos of fails and misses ,if not actually a game,before they watch the best moments
5:10 is Ronaldinho. It's not routine for most players at all. That man could do very nasty things.
In terms of pure ball control, he and Maradona quite a bit above the other big stars football has ever known.
These men weren't football players, they were football artists.
think you forgot about messi ;)@@DenUitvreter
There's a reason he was called "The Magician" 😉 My fav player. Not only was he fast, accurate, technical, extremely aware of surroundings but also very very very entertaining to watch.
@@yakoobskiOther players must have looked to be in slowmotion to him.
What I love is a 45 minute half and it’s non-stop. 90 minutes of actual on field play .No commercials no shots of the commentator’s. All in a broadcast of two hours.US football games are an hour long. Average for pro and college is 3 1/2 hour broadcast with 18 1/2 minutes of actual playing time. So basically a 3 hour commercial with analysis of all the on field “action”.
I get what you're saying but there's been studies done that show there's only usually around 55/60 mins of actual play.
However your point does stand, it's usually just a minute or two stops at a time rather than multiple actual breaks
The goalkeeper with the helmet is called Petr Čech retired Chelsea goalkeeper. He wore this equipment because he suffered a fractured skull after receiving an accidental knee from an opponent and to continue his career safely he adopted this protection.
You need to watch famous R.Carlos goal against France in 1998. Its crazy.
So many of his goals are fantastic
It is, but it was 99% luck, he tried this for a thousand times and the vast majority ended up high in the stands.
@@RobalogotHe was actually quite a poor free kick taker, he needed about 20 of them for a single goal. This one was a great one but the camera angle made it more legendary and made Roberto Carlos far more legendary as a free kick taker than deserved.
@@Robalogot that's your opinion ^^
As a French I can remember this one, just before the World Cup. It was amazing to witness on 480p at the time 😂
5:55 , that's Tim Howard, U.S. vs Kingdom of Belgium. People expected to see at least 5-6 goals in the net, but Howard saved U.S. from humiliation with his ninja reflexes.
Yep, he was bitten by a radioactive spider the night before 😂. Our marksmen were also pretty bad that night, of the 16 he saved only 2 would ve gone in if he didnt touch it, ofcourse that doesnt take away from Tims performance, it was his job to get every ball and he almost did. Very impresdive, and frustrating 😂 for us.
5:11 You are missing some awesome ball controll. Look at the guy, he is kicking the ball right up in the sky and make a excellent stop ball when it comes to the ground.
You'll not get the whole appreciation without context and without watching more games. Basically many things looks just cool to you, but everybody who knows is in awe.
For example 4:20 you probably missed, that Ronaldo is heading the ball in 2.93m. That's 9.6 feet bro!! That's almost equal to basketball hoop!
Your comparison with baseball pitch spin is true. However, what’s impressive is that when you see it a lot of the time in football, the player will be moving, the ball will be moving and there are players pushing you, running towards you etc. so to pull it off is even more impressive
"... two Defenders at once that is pretty fascinating to me ..."
Now you know why we love the sport. 😅 The footwork, the ball control is just 👌
6:50, that's very true haha, goalkeepers are a different breed
Kevin Debruyne - when football becomes art.
Clips from Man City and his Belgium National side is ace 👌
Debruyne's amazing, but watch some highlights from Dennis Berkamp. Poetry in football motion.
tbh, the whole Belgian "golden generation" has performed extremely well in their clubs and poor for their national team.
Imagine Debruyne, Hazard, Company, Lukaku, Fellaini, Mertens, Courtois, Vertonghen, Witsel ... etc playing at their best in the same team
5:26 "maybe this guy is really good" that's Ronaldinho, the best ball handler ever...the guy who you should do your next reaction to lol!
5.19 I think that is Ronaldinho and he was insanely good, especially when it comes to pure ball control which is of course only a part of being a good player. He and Maradona are just wired differently between their super quick brains and legs, they operate in a different time from regular humans, they have always more of it. He takes all the speed out of the descending ball with the slightest movement of his big toe to have it dead on his feet for the next move, and than does an akka through the legs.
That's so hard to do, the first touch is the hardest part of football and most about pure talent. Most very good highly payed technically good players need a yard to get such a high ball under control, he needs 1cm.
The akka is beyond most good players too, no matter how much they practice, it takes both super quick feet and a great velvet touch. Through the legs is seen as an humiliation not to be tolerated by defenders even in practice, so that is very hard to do too.
...but did they name him twice?
5:22 This guy is really good
Me: that’s Ronaldinho
You should make a reaction to the best of Zlatan Ibrahimovic ;)
I was going to write the same exact thing... EVERYBODY knows Messi and Ronaldo, but Zlatan is not that famous, but spectacular!
@@Slippy6582 yep or a reaction to Roberto Carlos
Zlatan reaction is necessary
Zlatan was not on the level of Messi and Ronaldo. But He has the most spectacular goals.
naaah.. zidenine zidane is a legend compared to zlatan.
such a beautiful, free, individual yet collective sport. art really
Duude those clips of the same game with the keeper. Dude really woke up that day and yelled: YOUUU SHAAALL NOOT PAASS
Ps. That was Tim Howard btw, the starting goalkeeper for your National team during the 2000s-2010s. The guy was amazing
The Dutch Dennis Bergkamp. Also scored a few nice goals in the Dutch team. Another little fact? Dennis is afraid of flying. And his wife is of course from Spakenburg, the Netherlands.
Then Dennis Bergkamp. Played football in Italy. He drove back to the Netherlands. In BMW 850I. His in-laws are worth between €40 to €50 million. My sister and brother worked for them. Greetings from Spakenburg, Netherlands.
Back in the first playstation era, my father only played with Netherlands in the old winning eleven game. He used to say that Bergkamp and Kluivert were absolute monsters, but i didn't had the chance to see them in action because the first WC i remember was '02 when we won for the last time.
Good childhood memories.
Bringin back memories from elementary school! I played goalie and in my last year I got goalie gloves. It was a huge upgrade because they're way stickier than fingers. When you're heading the ball you want clean contact with the forehead, top of the head hurts bad
best sport ever, no other sports came close
0:39 Then you should see Zlatan Ibrahimović. He introduced his own Taekwondo style in Football and scored some of the craziest goals in history.
Eric Cantona did it first!
PLEASE react to Zlatan Ibrahimovic high lights. One of the most talented players to touch a ball, but also probably the most spectacular goal scorer of all time
1:30... the one in white number 23 is a midfielder Christian Eriksen, his heart stopped during an European Championship game in 2021, still plays today.
ahh yes, I remember and then then his doctor lied and said he wasn't vaccinated from Covid. Yeah, perfectly healthy and screened regularly no underlying health issues or history of heart problems, and after Covid vaccines all of a sudden cardiac arrest, yeah.. totally just a coincidence.
ok but who the fuck asked?
@@IvanHeil-l7p i can do this too.... where in my comment i stated someone asked?
0:50 in Germany we call it "Bananen-Flanke"
Indeed it is not all about the goals. There are playmakers in this game (like quarterbacks in NFL) that simply elevate any team by the way they control the speed and flow of the game, distribute the right and some times impossible passes to get others in the position to score. These are the guys i like most. The Generals directing and leading their troops on the frontine, in the trenches. And when you can do both, lead, provide assists, turn games around, and score yourself when it really matter,.... then you are one of the all time greats in my book.
Ofcourse strikers get the most attention, but that doesnt per se make thel the best, or even most important player in the pitch. There are a few i could mention, and it will be a discussion of who is best, and about the era they played in etc... all that great trivial stuff 😂 we like to occupy our minds with to forget life for a while.
So here we go 😂: Kevin de Bruyne, Mr Assist, King Kev, KDB, the Ginger God of Manchester, IS the best midfielder and in my book even player in the game, and has been for years. You have the glamboys like Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, Mbape... ... and then you have Kevin ( and a few others like him ) just doing his thing as an introvert stacking up records year after year. An absolute genius on the pitch and a quiet family man with no fuss or drama outside work. He only make the headlines in context of his game, and i like that. No doubt he will get his life size statue outside the City stadium when he retires. I've been watching football/soccer for a long time, and i know it's a futile and useless discussion 😂, but anyway here you go. 🤘❤️🇺🇲🇧🇪🇪🇺🇬🇧
Ps: if you want to see some magic : "when football becomes art" is a series of videos that combines per player clips of their best moves, goals, .... .
What you don't get to experience just watching these snippets and highlights is the tension during full games, the sheer excitement when YOUR team scores or at least plays great football. The excitement growing during competitions like the UEFA cup or even the Fifa World cup. That's something else I can tell you.
Ronaldinho is the one to watch as the magician of ball control and dribbling skills. Another recommendation for ‘Ronaldinho Footballs Greatest Entertainer’
The fact that you are fascinated by the ball control and skill rather than just goals is what makes you the perfect candidate to love this sport! It's not always just about the goals! There is so much more to it, which all is fascinating in my opinion
The beautiful game! Nice video, glad you are enjoying the football journey. Nice video :)
You should watch: The beauty of football - greatest moments. The video shows the most special moments in history
this! i dont get how anyone can suggest any other football video before this. this video has it all and is a must watch.
Heading is done usually only with the forehead. It does hurt everywhere else.
yes, but most hobby players try to avoid headers, even some professionals, because in the long run, it is not healthy for the brain.
@@djgenetic111 I have only ever been concerned about clashing heads with another player. Heading the ball a few times in a game - done properly is very unlikely to cause an issue. However doing repetitive heading training drills is not recommended and certainly not for kids.
@@drcl7429 This was already an issue for my mom when i played myself when i was a kid over 20 years ago. She had read an article in the newspaper at that time about how it can affect the brain at a young age. We stil had heading practice though in those days
Jesus Christ, you guys are soft. Here in Brazil, that's not even a subject. Seriously, I've never even heard of such a thing. Maybe that's not an issue at all, and you're all overreacting? 😂
@@andrevictorgomes actually, Brazilian players are not known for their headers. And there are many scientific studies showing that the brains of ex-professional football players look similar to ex-boxers.
As a Czech guy, this made me subscribe to your channel. Czech moments in the video:
8:52 Crazy save by Petr Čech, one of the best goalkeepers ever.
He appeared at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and contributed to the national team beating the U.S., 3:0.
He also holds the record for the most clean sheet in the English Premier League (202 clean sheets in just 443 games).
9:13 A totally random goal by Alex Král, playing for Slavia Prague.
I think this one was from a match against the Spanish side of FC Sevilla in March 2019, the top team of the Europa League competition and Slavia managed to beat them also thanks to this lucky moment.
Best thing about this video is how much fun you're having :D
I’m not even a fan of baseball but I love Ohtani. There’s something fascinating about watching people do something well or special.
For football, I’d recommend Barcelona’s Champions League Semi-Final against Liverpool. The comeback was surreal (& I went to the final in Madrid).
You can watch the greatest comebacks of all time. You could watch videos on Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Kaka (his goal against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Champions League in 2007 was phenomenal. They went on to beat my team Liverpool in the Champions League Final that year), David Villa (one of the best strikers of all time in my opinion - people talk about Barcelona with Suarez & Neymar but Barcelona were something else when Villa & Henry played with Messi), Kenny Dalglish, George Best, John Barnes (his goal against Brazil), Ronaldo (the original), Roy Keane & his monumental performance against Juventus.
There is so much you have yet to see & I am so jealous. With that being said, football continues to create spectacular moments. Darwin Nunez, for me personally, has been responsible for many this season. You’ve also got Jude Bellingham, a player I wanted for Liverpool, scoring screamers & winners against Barcelona for Real Madrid.
You could check funny football chants, videos on passionate fans, every major tournament final as far back as you can go. You could also watch World Cup highlights (Germany silencing Brazil in Brazil is a game I’ll remember. I remember where I was & what I was doing).
Sorry for the essay. I adore football (& not the superficiality of it but the skill & tactics of it). I like to play it too. That’s pretty much what you do here when you grow up - whether it be on a pitch or in the streets.
It must be clear to everyone that US football/handball will never become popular in the rest of the world, who wants to watch 3.5 hours of advertising and half an hour of games when you can watch real football
Agree, i tried two times to watch american football.
2 superbowl final.
The most boring sport I ever watched by far
@@TheTonyAUG Yes, and the beer is thin and tastes like piss
Also, if you want hits, there's always rugby.
Depends on your mindset. The first time I tried to watch football/soccer, I was not impressed. But I went in with a closed mind and not knowing anything beyond kicking the ball to score a goal. American and Canadian football is very structured, so going in blind and or with a closed mind, it can be difficult to follow. I do agree that the commercials are a pain. Capitalism at its finest lol
@@ikec2894 AMERIKAN FUTBOL was not just difficult to followed, but also boring for me (and so many pple on the earth) and american people make it more difficult for ua to enjoyit, why? Coz so many american people thing that they are the best, they are the richest one, they are the populer one, and the way americans thingking was the reason why american based sport like american football hockey, basketball, baseball, nascar, indycar, was never popular in other country and i think it will never.
Another good clip is Robert Lewandowski (the guy who was curving 3 balls in from behind the net) scoring 5 goals in 9 minutes. Absolutely legendary!
You want gaols with spins, look for Roberto Carlos kicks, some of them were really insane. He was the best at it during his time, i am not brazilian but his kicking was incredible, the movement of the ball was insane, magical.
Glad you enjoyed! Soccer's 'foot-eye coordination" always gets underestimated. Players have all ball control ability of a basketball player, quarterback, wide receiver, and pitcher - but with their feet! ESPN did this great comparative analysis of 60 sports and about the only score I found legitimately lacking was the the one soccer got for hand-eye coordination, where it was points behind tennis, baseball, basketball, and football.
6:50 This goalie's name is Tim Howard and he's from America. And the match is USA vs Belgium. Actually America is pretty good at football. They often win their national zone of CONCACAF and their national team are an average team in world ratings, like middle strong.
And more and more good young American players are getting chances in Europe as well.
That one touch passing by Arsenal against Norwich has to be some of sleekest pass and movement I've seen, and a great finish from Jack Wiltshire 😉😉👍
you touched on ball control, and you’re spot on. soccer is a very easy sport for a beginner, it’s quite straightforward, but extremely difficult to master. The sheer range of technique for various ways to control the ball, dribble, pass, and shoot the ball is insane. Add to that playing with your feet is just a less intuitive technique than with your hands, it’s incredible to watch what some players can do with a ball
The 2024 European Championships (Euro2024) start Friday June 14th. Try to catch some games! Probably a bit problematic due to kick off times, but highly recommend if you want to see some good football, especially in the knockout stages.
I agree. And i dont even think kick off times will be a big issue. Most games start at 18h or 21 C.E.T, only a few at 15h. Chicago is only 6hrs behind, so the early game would be 9h for him. Not a terrible time. Australians have it worse in this case 😂.
Ps: how are the dutch doing? Going to win this one? As usual 😂. Grapje he, ik heb geen idee hoe we er zelf voor staan en de oefen interlands volgende week zullen ons niet veel wijzer maken denk ik. Anyway good luck, en hopelijk tot in de finale. Groetjes van de zuidelijke nederlanden aka Vlaanderen. 🤘❤️
@@CobraChicken101 mwah...nee we gaan niet winnen 🤣
I used to play keeper and when someone broke through it wasnt intimidating, i welcomed it, in that scenario no one expects you to save it so the pressure it on the striker, i loved it when you could pull off a save 1 on 1.
Escape to Victory. Stallone played Keeper. If you want to see the best hat-trick EVER. Check out Ibrahimovic - Sweden vs England
I'll never understand how Americans don't play football, as a kid kicking a ball about with all your mates seems like the most natural thing ever. Also it's a sport everyone can play and join along tall or short there's a position for everyone. You don't have to be some freak of nature to actually be good at it lol
Dude, very good reactions. Short pause when you have to say something, then say something fairly smart, actually paying attention, good comments. Subsribed.
That was Tim Howard (US) saving all those shots against Belgium, that game made me go mad, but we won in the end. Tim Howard was an amazing keeper, he saved Everton in a lot of games.
if you want to see some amazing ballcontroll you should watch futsal or freestyle football competitions. Those people have some amazing skills.
that corner move at 1:19 forward he tried to knock the ball off the defender for a corner, but it hapenstance missed the defender, and he in a split second took advantage, that is quick thinking training too i bet.
The first hit on the back of the head is certainly much more famous than the one shown here. In the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, German captain Uwe Seeler scored the equalizer against the English in the quarter-finals. The British lost the "Heat Battle of Leon" (100 Fahrenheit in shadow, 131 in the sun) 3:2 after they had already led 2:0. And Germany got revenge for their defeat in the 1966 final in London...
Good fun to see a fellow American appreciate football. I only wish we had a comparable league here.
It's the midfielders who control the tempo of the game, and create the goal scoring opportunities.
Spain has produced many classy midfielders, such as Iniesta and Xavi.
It doesn't happen often but if you can kick the ball hard and just right, the ball stops spinning and literally acts like a knuckleball pitch in baseball (if you remember those). The power increases tremendously and I still remember, almost as if I was looking in slow motion, the ball deforming mid air in its flight path while juking around. Really cool.
Please react to Zlatan Ibhrahimovic's best goals. He's a titan and you'll love it. He's known for his unusual technical ability despite being super tall.
"Thats like Wizardry"
Your getting it bro 😂❤️
“I mean, maybe this guy is really good” 😂oh how I lol’d
I like you guy so much. I am from Germany, so i dont know my english is correct all time. Give me more in this Channel. I hope i can make holiday with my family in USA in the next years and meet nice guys like you. Ohh and not kind like the Nice Guys from the Movie😁
From a Englishman, your English is more than ok mate!
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Please watch "memorias del futbol chapecoense"
In other videos, you mention how you like the fact that small teams can grow and make it to the top. This is the perfect example of that.
it's in Spanish but has subtitles.
I hope you discover more about football. So much amazing moments, the fans, everything around it.
5:10 Imagine someone saying this about Ronaldinho. 'Maybe this guy is really good' lol. That's arguably the most skillful player ever
5:04 That is the german soccer Mesut Özil but he is after the world cup not more relevant.
Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich, German national team) and Marc-André ter Stegen (FC Barcelona, German national team) are the world's best goalkeepers in the ranking of the world's best goalkeepers.
They were... now i would say Alisson Becker tops the chart.
Nobody really considers them the best GK's anymore. Many others have surpassed them.
You should check any “tiki taka” barcelona team or Spanish national selection 15 years ago. Don’t expect highlights, but expect total domination technically and tactically as never before.
It helps to compare kicking a football/soccer ball to a golf stroke. For example, a player can create bend from left to right or right to left (in golf, a fade/slice or a draw/hook), depending on the angle at which he strikes the ball, or the part of his foot with which he strikes it.
Certain players are exceptionally good at it. No surprise, Messi is amongst the best at it. David Beckham was exceptional at it in his day - hence the film, "Bend it Like Beckham". A Japanese player named Sunsuke Nakamura (played for my club, Celtic FC) was another phenomenally talented bender of free kicks.
Pierre Van Hooijdonk must be the best free kick taker ive ever seen play. That 2002 Uefa Cup season he scored some amazing free kicks but also in the national League he scored frequently
I'm a terrible football player, but I come from one of those countries where you start kicking ball right around the time you start walking. I really, really wished I could just have like 3 hours with you on the pitch, I'm sure I could show you some cool stuff!
Loved this video! You should react to the beauty of football, includes titles for clips to show how significant some of the moments are
3:26 So a goalkeeper/goalie is not allowed to handle the ball outside of the big area around the goal that is called the 18 yard box and a teammate is allowed to cover the goal WITHOUT the us of their hands. So hands are illegal for outfielders but the goalkeeper uses hands only in his 18 yard box area
Check out the scorpion kick video, the goalie that kicked out the ball with both heels.
Look into more highlights videos, like Erling Haaland and Diego Maradona.
Like Romario(MatigolVidz) and Zico (futbol nacional)
Crazy Columbian René Higuita, aka "El Loco".
@@thkempe
Thank you!
I couldn't remember the name or nationality, but as soon as I saw your reply I remembered.
Hat off to u for exploring.
Next: Handball. I'm gonna laugh my arse off!
I came across your first football video and now im navigating and i couldn’t wait for you to react to games ! Some people say football is the n1 sport in the world because humans can’t wrap their head around the fact that they do this shit with their feet. This is the only sport in which feet are the precision tool, not just here for balance and stuff !
lionel messi highlights when?
2:02
It actually spins that much because it hits the foot of the defender though
You should watch Kevin de bruine from belgium. Best assist player of the last 5 years
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Dammmmn I love your reaction man... And funny how I was about to suggest that you search and watch the videos of legends like Ronaldinho, Pele, Ronaldo No.9, Xabi, Iniesta, Drogba, Eto, Ballotteli, All Chelsea matches under Mourinho and all Barcelona games under Guardiola...
That US international team goalie was Tim Howard, he has played for Manchester United.
Shoutout to the goalkeepers. The (almost) unsung heroes of the pitch.
These guys can do this, next game have a tremendous bad decision and their career will shake.
Fortunately, since some years to this part, GK's are getting attention (for the good exhibitions).
Whis gonna tell bro about when goalkeepers score goals from their box
Speaking of ball control, Ibra has a famous quote (one of many): "Det Carew gör med en fotboll gör jag med en apelsin" - translated "what Carew does with a fotball, I do with an orange". This was his response back when Zlatan was criticised for his moves by the Norweigan striker John Carew.
It's always nice to see people appreciate the game
Have you seen spinners ( Bowlers ) in Cricket like a pitcher in Baseball. The movement they can get from a cricket ball is unreal .
Heading the ball is a skill. For starters, neck work is necessary to add same acceleration to your head. This changes the amount and vector of kinetic energy, without it you get full hit. You want to nudge the ball in a different direction while preserving it's momentum. If momentum hits you it hurts. You never want to be static object absorbing full force at perpendicular angle.
My dad was a football player and at 30 during one game, a guy stepped on his leg and broke his foot. imagine the pain after your leg is broken with those special shoes. Luckily, he went to the best hospital in the country and got some screws in the knee. Stayed home with his leg in cast for like 6 mo and since then he just plays for fun. He tried to coach for a while but the management was bad af.
You shoukd watch the goal from Marco van Basten in the european championship final in 1988. It's one of the best ever in my opinion.
:))) ... mate ... i`ve watched your reviews about EU football, all of the reviews, ... this was so fun to see your expressions and so on .. nice vods ... ! P.S.: i`m from europe ..
You should absolutely check out Ronaldinho, hes like the GOAT imo.
Lionel Messi was a little boy at Barcelona Academy when Ronaldinho was in his Prime at Barcelona.
Watching a live Football game is a whole different level compared to major league games. I’ve been to major league baseball, basketball, and hockey games and they are subdued compare to Football. Fans are nuts. In England, a lot of pubs won’t let patrons in that are wearing jerseys. Can’t imagine that here.
The previous Football video doesn’t even get into national games which are also played during league games. You have regional cups and World Cup qualifying games. Some players will miss league games to go to these national games.
World Cup is coming to NA so definitely a good time to get into Football. It’s a hella fun sport to watch
The American GoalKeeper was a very famous player who played in the premier league. Tim Howard is his name. He has retired since but he wqs a great player. Definitely one the best America has produced.
Maybe this guy's really good. This man knows talent, ronaldinho is crazy
Paris Dakar 1988 almost winning with a Semi. Jan de rooy. The hardest rally in the world. Driving faster then the world champion Ari Vatanen of Rally.
Goalkeeper highlights are so underrated
He's gotta react to best Messi and Ronaldo moments. Especially the way Messi (the goat) dribbles and scores. It's beyond insane
Love these videos ! You should react to "The beauty of football - Greatest moments", in this video there's also a little explanation of what's happening under each clip
Check out a compilation of Ronaldinho's skills, he's by far the best at tricks during a competitive game that i have ever seen. I feel really lucky to have been alive when he was in his prime
You need to react to Matt Le Tissier best goals...he's known in England and is a premier league legend. Players like Xavi said they used to watch the premier league highlights in anticipation of seeing him score. He may have the best selection of goals in history. He stayed loyal to his hometown club, Southampton. But his talent was far greater...trust me you will have your mind blown when you watch his goal collection!
In the previous video on the formations and rules you said/got the impression that "full court press" and "quick counters" don't really happen. I'd recommend checking out the first as lightning counter attacks video by the Premier League RUclips channel
this compilation clip I have never seen.. awesome footbal.
If this level of ball control amazes you, you may want to watch the video "Messi vs Physics". It is not a compilation of goals, but a compilation of what the man can do with a ball on the football pitch. When you say it's great to get past two defenders, you'll love him against _four_ defenders, if not more.
Highly recommend watching Roberto Carlos highlights. Some of the craziest goals. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Messi, Ronaldo (Brasilian), Messi, and you could just go down a rabbit hole of players with insane highlights.