today we've got three tips for you on what to look for when you're trying to
beat a player now Silas Silas is more of a regular football player he plays a
game type situation now yeah yeah so he's in an academy type situation now
and he's you get that he plays a lot of matches once or twice a week right
training four to five times a week yeah yeah yeah so he's gonna give
you some of his tips for what he looks to do when he's trying to beat a player
what position do you usually play I'm a minute I'm playing left wing a lot, yep
because then I like to cut inside and take shots. So one of your main things is cutting in
yeah cutting in, what do you look for when you're approaching a player and what
you're trying to do and if you want to use cues and examples we'll do that well
the first thing what I look for is it's a big one and it's pretty obvious as
well as body language of a defender so when you're on the wing most of the time
the defender will want to show you out wide because that's away from where the
ball is so will they step out kind of step into they
give you their yeah so they're going to show you down this way but because
that's where they want you to go so they're going to show you this way and when you
dribble down that way it makes it big gonna come and try and cut you off so
whichever way we're showing you try and cut them up we have a way so if you're
gonna show me out wide my idea is is to fake
so like a classic step over fake that you do yeah so you think in and an exit yeah
yeah
any others that you use any other kind of moves that you used to fake like a
chop I'll chop the chops to a good use, it's a really good move because a lot of
defenders don't expect a player to do a chop so you're coming out and showing
you out while they're showing you wide nice like that
so great great tips of body language is big important thing and this time I
won't pre Academy kids as well and this is something we've been working on in
defending is trying to show them out wide a good thing Silas has got
inspiration from as well because he's been playing a lot street football with
myself he's also learning to read what the defenders do as well so he's
learning to mix it and change it and you you changing changing their body
language into situations you want them to be in rather than the defender
wanting you to be in yeah yeah would you say that yeah so okay
second so we've talked about body language what would you be a tip then what would be
your second tip for like if you taken them on quite a few times you've been
successful they're catching on to what you're doing what would you would you
look to do would you look to change the variables you need to be unpredictable
to take a defender on successful is because after the first one or two times
have taken the same defender on they're gonna start knowing what you can have in
your mind so if you keep doing step overs all the time they're gonna know
where you're gonna go so if I did one step over I know what you're gonna do so
maybe you'll try instead of taking them on well maybe you'll pass it a few times maybe
you'll lay it back a few times or maybe you'll try some different skills are
trying if you're going on the outside all the time maybe you try coming on the
inside or if you're going on the inside all the time maybe try going on my outside
so try and be unpredictable as possible because that's
how you catch your defender out
our view they'll become unpredictable as a player would you say it's through a
lot of practice practice and a lot of different using a lot of different
skills rather than your basic stuff basic scissors your basic step over as
you basic inside outside and try and learn different skills so maybe it's
more to incorporate more Street stuff into it so like your V's, la croquetas
your maradonna roulettes let's, so try and use all different skills so
it's basically a lot of self practice solo practice on your own and then a lot
of practicing games and just find things
so what's your third tip and I well I think I think I know what you're gonna
say here but what was the third ones a lot a lot to do with your confidence as
well but the main thing is don't be afraid to make a mistake I'll lose the
ball because I'm actually on the way you'll learn you need two skills like
you learn on the training ground you need to try in a match because that's
the only way that you'll ever get better at taking defenders on so if you lose
the ball just go and win it back so if I get tackled recover quick and try and
win the ball back work out to get it back as soon as you lose it so there's
nothing wrong with making a mistake especially on the final third it's the
best position to lose a ball because you're the furthest away from the goal
so go out and express yourself when you're in that final third so don't be
afraid to lose a ball I think that's important one especially for kids that
are learning to play the game don't be afraid to make mistakes you've got to
make mistakes to get right you're not gonna learn a skill in one go are you
not going to become a master of skill in one go you've got to practice it a few
times in your garden in your training space you've got practice it then in
your training matches and then you go on practice it in the game that's the only
way you're going to get good executing skills and that's the fundamental thing
is practice and what Silas is basically saying is be confident to practice
things in the game as well if you lose the ball go back work hard and win it
back because that's still showing them that from getting something wrong that
you prepare to learn from that mistake and you're prepared to fight for the
team basically, yeah
thanks guys for watching these were my tips on how to beat a defender I hope you can
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