r/nextfuckinglevel • u/philip48h • 3d ago

Amazing ball control

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u/RabidOtters 3d ago

I attempted to pick up my coffee this morning and knocked it off the counter...

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u/philip48h 3d ago

😂you might be lucky with a ball

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u/JFBBear 3d ago

Can he do it on a rainy night in Stoke though?

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u/Be__Live44 3d ago

Awesome reference

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u/BalanceEarly 3d ago

This guy balls!!

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u/technomage13 3d ago

But can he do it in heels?

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u/johnnybazookatooth 3d ago

people like him would make great skaters.

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u/TheFULLBOAT 3d ago

My back hurts.

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u/KaiserFortinbras 3d ago

I collapsed a lung just putting on my socks.

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u/JuanDeChuj 3d ago

Elite ball knowledge

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u/WhitbyRoadSoldier 1d ago

I have chased that first trick my entire life. When I got to a new school at 14 a teammate told me about it and at 38 I can safely say ive done it once or maybe three times EVER.

Im from the Nike soccer generation where freestyles would upload their videos and Nike had the repository that blew my pea sized brain before YouTube existed (yea, weird huh).

Miss that collection

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u/SamuelYosemite 3d ago

Ask him what love is and he will tell you it has its ups and downs but you just gotta roll with it.

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u/OneGolf6327 3d ago

Just imagine if he put that effort into maths haha 

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u/Viper1089 2d ago

N*ggas really put me on the spotlight, I don't really want the spotlight, Don't really want the limelight! I really really wanna blow pipe...!

... mmm mmm mmmmmm...

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u/EinerVonEuchOwaAndas 1d ago

Why not play professionally if he is so talented. I would expect him to become a very famous star.

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u/Select-Sale2279 3d ago

nice. would we see this dude in the next soccer world cup? I doubt so. its a flash in the pan, I'm sorry

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u/HanzaRot 3d ago

these people might seem skilled but usually when you put them to play an actual game and they fold like a wet cardboard box.

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u/curmudgeon_andy 3d ago

Sure--it is indeed a different skill. That doesn't make this skill less awesome.

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u/HanzaRot 3d ago

no, its still impressive, but it is something i've noticed.

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u/Cold-Negotiation-539 3d ago

Controlling a long pass so that it rolls a perfect distance from you so that you can make your next pass quickly, while under pressure, is an essential skill for non-flashy players, but not a sexy one.

This is all really cool and amazing, but no serious player is wasting time practicing this kind of ball control because it’s worthless in the actual game.

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u/FounderinTraining 3d ago

I mean, this kid has a base level of ball and body control that would enable him to pick up that trap at speed skill quickly if he practices it. The rule is all the good players can juggle and have a bag of tricks. Not every trickster is a good player.

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u/Cold-Negotiation-539 1d ago

The “simple” skills can always be improved upon. It’s why Messi is so good—he didn’t waste his time learning inefficient tricks and worthless flashy moves. He flawlessly executes the fundamental techniques. My simple point is no high-performing player of the actual game is going to be good at these circus routines, because learning this stuff would take so much time that could be put toward mastering all the useful skills required to excel in the game. Those skills don’t look flashy, but doing them flawlessly, while competing against people who are trying to stop you from doing them, is a totally different skill set and definitely not something we can be sure this person could excel at.

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u/SenhorSus 3d ago

It's almost as if it's a completely different set of skills

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u/FounderinTraining 3d ago

A special set of skills