Lionel Messi does a lot of things exceptionally well and in today's video
we can identify three key elements of Messi's game there you can learn as well
and I'm gonna do that of course rocking his brand new message signature color
way off the equally new nemesis 19.1 and you know very well where you can buy it
right now
first up is the shoulder drop a classic move where you fake going one direction
by dropping your shoulder to that side to get the defender to react to try and
block your path going that way only for you to quickly change directions and run
away to the other side a Messi is whatever master this because
he understands that the movement needs to be so quick that one's to defend the
lunges when you're basically already gone in the other direction like this
another thing Messi does which is gonna stand the light and a defenders is this
absolutely frightening change of pace where he's gonna get the defenders to
slow down and speed and stand a little bit on the back heel all the way and all
of a sudden to explode away leaving them in the dirt now this means that the
defender always has to react and is that's gonna be a few steps behind Messi
or in this case you and this also means that the defender is gonna be on the
back foot and since he has to turn around in order to really chase after
you and gives you a major advantage so as long as you're a little bit fast it's
gonna be no problem just remember to run at the defender
only at a speed where you know you have an extra game of acceleration so you
always have that little extra something to explode when you get close to him
like this
lastly Messi is the undisputed king of the quick first steps because not only
does this allow him to have a quick change of pace but it also means that
he's extremely agile because this automatically keeps him running on his
toes and if you do this combined with his dumi they're pretty awesome
technique and touch on the ball it really allows him to react very quickly
in small areas and weave through defenses making it a lot easier than if
he did big chunky and clumsy touches you don't want none of that but one thing is
knowing how Messi does it another thing is how to Train it so you can actually
become better now the shoulder drop is thankfully fairly easy because it's all
about practice and familiarization here you can take an obstacle could be a
friend your trip but a cone will also do and all you have to do is simply
approach the cone very slowly and once you reach it you then do a shoulder drop
we actually have to make it look like you want to take a touch to that side
but quickly after actually dropping your shoulder you change the weight of your
body and accelerate away in the other direction and then it's all about trying
and trying and trying until you feel comfortable and get speed the whole
thing up now the change of pace and direction is a bit more difficult
because in order to be really effective you need to obtain a low center of
gravity but to do that thankfully you can focus on really bending down in your
knees a little bit more when you dribble because this is gonna bring you closer
to the ground and make you a little bit more agile so you can make the whole
sexy weaving dribbles in between defenders now you can also think about
strengthening those leg muscles because doing so it's gonna make you a little
bit more explosive when you finally decide to ignite the engine and burst
away finally there are no quick steps to learning the quick steps you have to
work with this over time to really improve or what you can do here is to
bring in a friend and make a small obstacle course for yourself where you
basically run around with a lot of little quick first steps always trying
to stay on your toes to really help you improve and learn this part and if you
do this over time it's going to work wonders I promise
so there you have it guys three skills the Lionel Messi does a whole lot which
you should totally learn to adapt to your game as well but what should we
teach you next well as always you should let us know in the comment section or
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