The Official "How the hell did he do that?!?!" showboat/skills thread.

Seaneh · 09-01-2011 11:52pm #1

ok, I have seen some pretty amazing pieces of skill this year that seem to have gone unnoticed or just unreported here so I thought I'd start a thread where we could share the insanity we see with each other.

I will start with two ridiculous pieces of skill from Palermo's Josip Ilicic.
signed from Maribor this summer he was pretty much unknown and not a lot was expected from him but dear lord the boy has some balls, he pulls off the impossible week in, week out and manages to make simple things look special.

Just to get the ball rolling.

How the hell did he do this?!?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qnWEa9m9no

or this?!?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVuC41TIU2A

Mars Bar · 10-01-2011 12:00am

Here's a few recent ones. I'm particularly impressed with Taarabt but Jay Emmanuel Thomas's fairly neat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPDcRHlU2c

The_Kew_Tour · 10-01-2011 12:03am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNfgibZO5o

Seaneh · 10-01-2011 12:05am

adrian280582 wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNfgibZO5o

bit old...

The_Kew_Tour · 10-01-2011 12:10am

Seaneh wrote: »

bit old...

sorry should read your post.

apoligies

Seaneh · 10-01-2011 12:12am

haha, It's a great goal.
I picked it as my favourite goal of the last decade!

OPENROAD · 10-01-2011 12:14am

Seaneh wrote: »

bit old...

always worth a post though

bazual · 10-01-2011 12:42am

OPENROAD wrote: »

always worth a post though

Not if your a toon fan or your name is Nikos Dabizas. lol

shano_88 · 10-01-2011 12:54am

bazual wrote: »

Not if your a toon fan or your name is Nikos Dabizas. lol

Im sure even Dabidaz can look back and appreciate that goal!

Xavi6 · 10-01-2011 12:58am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4fsLeCjB4s

Mikeyt086 · 10-01-2011 1:02am

Great thread Seaneh.

Ibrahim Afellay, SKILLS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK47GWP9CrY

Pinturicchio · 10-01-2011 1:06am

At 1:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKD9uvORYZY#t=1m40s

Gonzovision · 10-01-2011 1:08am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2O9qRkXIyU

The_Kew_Tour · 10-01-2011 1:18am

Been short listed for goal the year by FIFA.

Prob seen already, but still worth look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzAZTdyOXcA

everdead.ie · 10-01-2011 1:32am

I posted this earlier in Spurs thread it's brilliant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USfAuoFcfE

CR 7 · 10-01-2011 2:01am

I love the subtle showboating, like Anderson at 1.20, and Taarabt at 2.07. This episode seems devoted to Taarabt, but in general it's the only watchable part of soccer am these days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJMQNA6DnFM

eagle eye · 10-01-2011 2:08am

The commentary on the Best goal makes it, the George Weah one is excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMR0Srd-axc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt49QZwpru4

flahavaj · 10-01-2011 2:11am

Does Taarabt have any substance to him or is he purely just a showboater?

eagle eye · 10-01-2011 2:20am

flahavaj wrote: »

Does Taarabt have any substance to him or is he purely just a showboater?

He certainly is doing it at Championship level. We'll see for sure how good he is next season.

Peyton Manning · 10-01-2011 2:23am

everdead.ie wrote: »

I posted this earlier in Spurs thread it's brilliant

That's a fake viral video dude.

CR 7 · 10-01-2011 2:34am

flahavaj wrote: »

Does Taarabt have any substance to him or is he purely just a showboater?

I've only seen a few games the past two seasons but he's been the best on the pitch each time. If he can do the same in the PL he'll be a real star.

everdead.ie · 10-01-2011 2:35am

Tom_Brady wrote: »

That's a fake viral video dude.

I know it's CGI but I think it's class :P

Jax Teller · 10-01-2011 2:40am

Park Ji Sung wrote: »

I've only seen a few games the past two seasons but he's been the best on the pitch each time. If he can do the same in the PL he'll be a real star.

Captain of Qpr at 21 scored 12 goals in the league in 26 appearances so far . Only seen him A few times but he looks to be real good , maybe he just found his level at the championship ?. Hopefully we see a lot more of him next season if they get promoted

M5 · 10-01-2011 10:40am

bazual wrote: »

Not if your a toon fan or your name is Nikos Dabizas. lol

Thats not quite true, Bergkamp got quite an ovation for that goal from the toon fans IIRC. You cant really complain if you concede a goal like that

Dolph Starbeam · 10-01-2011 11:47am

Pinturicchio wrote: »

At 1:40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKD9uvORYZY#t=1m40s

Was that Iarflaith Davoren?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE_bdgAeWHg

M5 · 10-01-2011 1:06pm

MOG7 wrote: »

Was that Iarflaith Davoren?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE_bdgAeWHg

Whats with the stupid enforced pause:mad:

Nice skills tho

Necronomicon · 10-01-2011 1:20pm

This has probably been viewed to death but it still mesmerises me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJNqxQBLeQk

tolosenc · 10-01-2011 6:46pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRakZYuy_g4

Something special that kid.

BOHtox · 10-01-2011 6:57pm

57 seconds in

DOC09UNAM · 10-01-2011 7:08pm

Fantastic thread idea, opening two clips are astounding, I could watch that second one all day.

Juan Mata during training, NUTS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTw0nwdv4E

And Calvente's ludicrous penalty has to be there aswell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lXnoQdEunE

kippy · 10-01-2011 7:08pm

I dunno why we get so caught up in some of these "amazing" pieces of skill.
I mean the majority of these guys have nothing to do all day but play soccer and a good gang of them get very well paid for it.

I'd be more amazed at a player who can consistently land a dead ball on the same spot ever time, or use both his feet with equal quality. Far more useful skills on a pitch and far more becoming of a professional footballer.

Yep, all nice to see the skillz and adds to the entertainment, but lets not go over the top.

DOC09UNAM · 10-01-2011 7:44pm

kippy wrote: »

I dunno why we get so caught up in some of these "amazing" pieces of skill.

Because they're amazing.

kippy wrote:

Far more useful skills

In the OPs post he posted two tricks from Ilicic.

The first one created a goalscoring oppurtunity for someone else, and the second for himself, I don't see how that's not incredibly useful on the football pitch.

Most of the links put up so far have led to people scoring goals while using there "amazing" skillfullness to get past people and create said chances.

Don't get ahead of yourself writing it off, just because it looks "fancy".

Pinturicchio · 10-01-2011 7:47pm

MOG7 wrote: »

Was that Iarflaith Davoren?

Yeah

The_Kew_Tour · 10-01-2011 7:49pm

kippy wrote: »

I dunno why we get so caught up in some of these "amazing" pieces of skill.
I mean the majority of these guys have nothing to do all day but play soccer and a good gang of them get very well paid for it.

I'd be more amazed at a player who can consistently land a dead ball on the same spot ever time, or use both his feet with equal quality. Far more useful skills on a pitch and far more becoming of a professional footballer.

Yep, all nice to see the skillz and adds to the entertainment, but lets not go over the top.

Dolph Starbeam · 10-01-2011 7:50pm

Pinturicchio wrote: »

Yeah

Nice one, he used to live only across the road from me, was in my class in school too. I was talking to him over christmas and he was saying how the stuff that Ndo does in training are out of this world, nice bit of skill from Davoren in that piece though.

kippy · 10-01-2011 7:51pm

DOC09UNAM wrote: »

Because they're amazing.

In the OPs post he posted two tricks from Ilicic.

The first one created a goalscoring oppurtunity for someone else, and the second for himself, I don't see how that's not incredibly useful on the football pitch.

Most of the links put up so far have led to people scoring goals while using there "amazing" skillfullness to get past people and create said chances.

Don't get ahead of yourself writing it off, just because it looks "fancy".

Because for every one you see linked to there are another three to five (at least) that dont come off or look incredibly stupid. Yep, they have a place on the football pitch, but its the least you would expect that a professional would be able to do something that joe soap wouldnt be able to do with a ball.
The issues for me are that a lot of these professionals cant place a dead ball (corners, free kicks) or indeed use both feet, which we should expect to be the bare minimum for a professional, not an "amazingly gifted" player.

kippy · 10-01-2011 7:52pm

adrian280582 wrote: »

Epic picture.

Mars Bar · 10-01-2011 7:54pm

kippy wrote: »

Because for every one you see linked to there are another three to five (at least) that dont come off or look incredibly stupid. Yep, they have a place on the football pitch, but its the least you would expect that a professional would be able to do something that joe soap wouldnt be able to do with a ball.
The issues for me are that a lot of these professionals cant place a dead ball (corners, free kicks) or indeed use both feet, which we should expect to be the bare minimum for a professional, not an "amazingly gifted" player.

The title of the thread isn't "Are fancy tricks useful on the pitch and should players practice more dead ball pieces instead?".

It's about showboating and it's class to watch and kinda funny when it fails.

Let's try and keep this thread to the showboating videos.

DOC09UNAM · 10-01-2011 7:58pm

kippy wrote: »

Because for every one you see linked to there are another three to five (at least) that dont come off or look incredibly stupid. Yep, they have a place on the football pitch, but its the least you would expect that a professional would be able to do something that joe soap wouldnt be able to do with a ball.
The issues for me are that a lot of these professionals cant place a dead ball (corners, free kicks) or indeed use both feet, which we should expect to be the bare minimum for a professional, not an "amazingly gifted" player.

But we're not creaming ourselves over the ones that don't work.

We're creaming ourselves over the ones that do.

As Mars Bar said, we should leave the thread to the videos, as that's the purpose.

CR 7 · 10-01-2011 8:00pm

It's like the argument of why buy a Ferrari when a Fiat Uno does the same job. And it's the same answer: Because it's cooler.:cool:

Footballers are being paid to entertain us, and most players don't have the skills or confidence to try these tricks when they could get fired(sold) if they consistently mess it up, so when they do try it, we should be allowed to be interested by it.

Love this goal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijR1WX2bLIo

He could very easily have just hit it first time into the corner, but he embarrassed one of the best defenders in the world, entertained the crowd, and hit it into the corner. I know which version I'd prefer every time.

kippy · 10-01-2011 8:01pm

mars bar wrote: »

The title of the thread isn't "Are fancy tricks useful on the pitch and should players practice more dead ball pieces instead?".

It's about showboating and it's class to watch and kinda funny when it fails.

Let's try and keep this thread to the showboating videos.

The title of the thread is "The Official "how the hell did he do that?!?!" showboat/skills thread."
I've been discussing how they did that, ie they majority are professional players, they have nothing else to do but practice then hope for the best that it comes off when the require it.
For me its not that amazing as to "how the hell did they do that"

That being said if you want to end this thread now there is NO better showboater in the world than C Ronaldo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SErccTTAu28

cson · 10-01-2011 8:03pm

Back on topic;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiXMsrJkKCM

cson · 10-01-2011 8:04pm

kippy wrote: »

The title of the thread is "The Official "how the hell did he do that?!?!" showboat/skills thread."
I've been discussing how they did that, ie they majority are professional players, they have nothing else to do but practice then hope for the best that it comes off when the require it.
For me its not that amazing as to "how the hell did they do that".

Yeah but you've still single handedly dragged the thread into the realm of a debate that no one in here really wants to have. We just want to see Skillz that pay the Billz

kippy · 10-01-2011 8:09pm

cson wrote: »

Yeah but you've still single handedly dragged the thread into the realm of a debate that no one in here really wants to have. We just want to see Skillz that pay the Billz

The head over to youtube, jaysus.

Seaneh · 10-01-2011 8:48pm

kippy wrote: »

That being said if you want to end this thread now there is NO better showboater in the world than C Ronaldo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SErccTTAu28

There are many, many, many more skilful players than Cris. Ronaldo.

Seaneh · 10-01-2011 8:48pm

kippy wrote: »

The head over to youtube, jaysus.

Why don't you head over to pointlessdebate.com and have a moan there?

kippy · 10-01-2011 8:51pm

Seaneh wrote: »

Why don't you head over to pointlessdebate.com and have a moan there?

You've not really grasped the concept of a forum with a tag line of "now ye're talking" have you?

Right, bowing out of this particular "converstation".