• daboatfromupnorth@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Screw a loan back to Europe, If a 4 months break due to MLS offseason is what he needs so he can stay fresh then so be it. I’m trynna watch this guy forever lol

  • KidGoku1@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Could you imagine Mbappe doing this for a teammate? Just the thought of it made me lol.

    Props to Julian Alvarez. Football is beautiful because of unselfish players like him. At least for me.

  • hammertown87@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m convinced he sold his soul to the devil to be the worlds best footballer ever.

    The catch is he always has to play or he will die.

    Why else is he bothering going to MLS or playing fucking Peru when he’s won the World Cup and should let the next gen get playing minutes.

  • repsaj33@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Messi has scored this goal with that exact shot from that same spot so many times and it’s just as good every time

      • Jack_of_all-shades@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I just saw the top comment and the world same , I knew which kind of goal it would be. No matter who the player assisting, Messi scores

    • Boemelz@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I didnt watch it yet: sounds like moving from right to left, shot into left corner?

    • mdg-ign@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Seriously, how is every keeper still late to make the save, did he ever shoot it into the other corner from that position?

      • lipek90@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Go watch Onana and you’ll soon get an answer to why keepers shouldn’t be doing what you’re suggesting

      • Marlboro_tr909@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Didn’t his first goal in this game end with him finishing into the far top corner, from a similar build up??

      • jujuismynamekinda@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Do you know how wide a football goal is? :D
        With that speed and precision he would have to move beforehand, which would leave the other side completely open and would look beyond stupid since Messi of course can shoot to the other side too (which he often did).

        Its not that Messi and Robben and others always do the same move and every opposition is dumb for not defending. Its the precision and speed that makes it undefendable.

        • plartoo@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          Based on my amateur goalkeeping experience, diving close to the ground is harder than in the air. That’s why Messi’s shots like this—especially when they are on target—are very difficult to save.

        • PsychologicalFan7749@alien.topBEnglish
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          1 year ago

          also the goalkeepers weight is usually on his left foot as he is naturally moving towards that direction as the play comes from wide to central. really clever by messi and really hard to get a good sharp dive to your right side.

          • jujuismynamekinda@alien.topBEnglish
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            1 year ago

            yessss, thats very important. Great analysis! Same reason why they teach you to head against the direction the goalie is coming from. You catch them on the wrong foot, meaning they have to take an extra step

      • ToasterRouble@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        This one was incredibly difficult to react to. It looked like the first guy would shoot (can’t see who it is in this clip), then it looked like Alvarez would shoot but he left it with a dummy, then Messi pulls the trigger in a split second from a position right next to Alvarez. No chance for the keeper to read that play.