Friday, August 9, 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Long Shots

 People always compare Cristiano Ronaldo with Lionel Messi, and most people think Lionel Messi is a better player than Ronaldo as Messi can score more goals and he has a better career than Ronaldo. Of course, this is the truth. However, Cristiano Ronaldo likes to take risks while Lionel Messi does not. Lionel Messi likes to play with his teammates trying to get closer to the goal as possible. Cristiano Ronaldo also does that most of the time, but he often tries to take some long shots from far way out. He is using the simplest idea in football. If the ball is in the back of the net, it is a goal, so if you think about it, you do not necessarily need to pass and dribble towards the goal. Just shoot, and this is Cristiano Ronaldo's idea when he takes long shots.




 As you can see, these long shots are 'legendary', just like the title. His technique is fabulous, his shot dips in front of the goal and makes the goalkeeper dumbfounded. People try to imitate his so called knuckle ball technique as it is the most effective free kick/long shot technique known. Obviously he does not score goals like these in every match. He makes mistakes and sometimes the ball just goes wide, and makes his teammates frustrated because sometimes he just shoots when it is the timing to pass the ball. However, it is important that Ronaldo 'tries', since most players do not even try to score long shots. This is the reason why Ronaldo is capable of scoring beautiful goals shown in the video. Most importantly, when these incredible long shots are scored, it makes 'us' enjoy the beauty of football. 

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