Best first touches you've seen
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5:22 Love the way he kills the ball and plays the pass
this is the one i was referring to in my compilation of his touches. the little hand on the defender's face makes it look so much extra disrespectful
This is why I couldn't be a defender, the level of disrespect they're shown is just..
Thread about 1st touch... has a handful of posts about Ronaldinho?
With more mobility the guy would have been one of the best
True! Perhaps an underrated player, but I've seen a lot of Barcelona in my younger days and I liked the first touches of Ronald de Boer. Awesome technique.
Never seen anything like Baggio’s Brescia goal, which I still rate as the best goal I’ve ever seen.
Certainly under-appreciated. I think he's the only player I've seen who took and scored an overhead (bicycle) kick on their weaker foot because the ball came across him from the other side.
What a player Salas was. One of the greatest chilean talents, able to do this ridiculous goal
Controlling a high speed ball with your thigh, and shooting before anyone expect it is something not many would dream of achieving
Controlling a high speed ball with your thigh, and shooting before anyone expect it is something not many would dream of achieving
I have seen some crazy first touch from Ronaldo, Messi and Ronaldinho throughout the years, but none of them impressed me more than Berbatov.
Denis Law used to say something similar.
In my opinion you just posted it. That's amazing!
Berbatov has the best first touch I've seen. Although his gangly frame makes it look better, I doubt it is actually any better than Messi, Mata or Silva.
Can someone post the video on ruud van nistelrooy's touch. It's called ruud van nistelrooy ball control skills. Amazing control. What a player. Love Ruuuuud!
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Gazza on a train to Durham
Famous and brilliant goal but i have always thought that first touch was more luck than judgement. It looks like he was trying to bring it onto his left foot in between the defenders but got a lucky bounce off a miscontrol.
Move starts @ 2:27. RvN's touch of his chest was absolutely perfect there.
Every Mata's touch
And Forlan's inexplicable open goal miss at 6:58
even the ball boys at the back can't believe it Context though: it was in the final minutes of a World Cup quarter-final. Pulling that off in that situation is rather brilliant.
Isn't it? Randomly came across that goal and decided such touches are worth a thread
Another one from Messi:
And a brillant skill from Thiago:
And a brillant skill from Thiago:
A past prime Davor Suker producing a moment of magic.
I am not a fan of Raheem Sterling but his first touch is superb.
A lot of players have it, I don't find it that special.
Three pages and you see 30 different names have been mentioned.
A lot of players have it, I don't find it that special.
Three pages and you see 30 different names have been mentioned.
It is. I'm pretty obsessed with good first touches, but I now believe the zenith of first touches was reached whenever it was that Bagio did that. You see Suarez, Bergkamp, Messi are all excellent efforts, but second touches were involved after taking an assured first touch. With this example, it's all one move! Incredible!Isn't it? Randomly came across that goal and decided such touches are worth a thread
Thing is he can easily control while running too. Not over exaggerated, it's just a fact that is his main strength.
Sancho's first touch for his assist vs Leverkusen last season was pretty awesome. Controlled a long pass with the side of his foot perfectly while running at speed. Watch from 0.50 seconds onwards.
Yup.
I’m not allowed to embed media but if someone can post a video from YouTube of Ronaldo vs liverpool 04/05 season.
Ronaldo at 6:03
Ronaldo at 6:03
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Edmundo vs United in 2000