how can i be more selfish

[new star]

hi friends iam new here.
i have a big problem :mad: it is that, iam good with a ball, and i can many different moves with a ball, but iam afraid to use my tallent when i play against others, and play matches. friends pls tell me how can i become more selfish.

[Ese_Guy]

Ummm, you're good, but only when you're not playing a game?

[new star]

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[Rema]

You'll never know if the moves you say you can do will work if you don't try them. And you'll also never get any confidence if you don't try things out during practice, pickup, or actual matches. I really don't know what to tell ya if you aren't gonna suck it up and go try out these moves.

Editing to add: If you ARE going to try a move during match play, make sure you do it in the offensive third of the field.

[Hollister_13]

Just Do It... (hehe, wasn't that Nike's motto for a while?) When I try a new move during a game, I do kind of feel nervous, but I do it anyways. The other day at a tournament, I finally had the chance to do a Bicycle Kick, so I did one. (but I barely hit the ball and our team lost control of it) And the day before, I got up the courage to try a Maradona, but again, I messed up and the other team took control of the ball. :D :D :D But you won't get better unless you try it. It isn't that hard. NOW GO DO A RAINBOW!!! ;)

[Dizzee Wahil]

I really disagree Hollister, I think you need to find an arena to try out all your moves until you're completely confident with them, whether it be at training, by yourself on the street or in a non-competetive match with friends.

When I was at school we used to play a game on the basketball courts every lunch time. This is where I'd just try and use tricks. Sometimes I'd even set myself, 'okay, I'm only going to do this move ALL match'.

But still, you hafta be so good and confident with your skill to be able to use it. I know when I'm playing at the highest levels I've played, it would be very unusual for me to use a step-over even. Whereas when I go back to and play club soccer with friends, this stuff just comes naturally. That's why i think it's all about being ABOVE THE LEVEL YOU'RE PLAYING if you want to dominate

[rio_georgio]

just try out ur moves at practice against ur own team. that way, if u do screw up, then it won't make much of a difference. thats wut i always do. if i see a nice move on tv or a freestyle video, i'll try it out on my team mates, and if i can do it on them consistently, then i'd probaly be able to do it in a game.

[Hollister_13]

Well, Dizzee Wahil, new star said that he/she could do the moves. They just needed to do them in games. My best advice is to do them in games. But, you are right about that practice with your friends thing. That is where I usually practice. Thanks, I forgot about that part... :silly: But, still, if you CAN do the moves by yourself, the best thing to do is try them in a real game.

[Dizzee Wahil]

Yes, but there is a difference between thinking you can do the moves, ie. being able to do them in your living room, and really being able to do them on the big stage. Doing moves which you aren't fully versed in, in a competetive match, is just doing wrong by the rest of your team-mates. I'm not tryin to eat you out Hollister, but it is a lesson everyone needs 2 learn

[smithxi]

I really disagree Hollister, I think you need to find an arena to try out all your moves until you're completely confident with them


yeah, the field?

[Rema]

Yes, but there is a difference between thinking you can do the moves, ie. being able to do them in your living room, and really being able to do them on the big stage. Doing moves which you aren't fully versed in, in a competetive match, is just doing wrong by the rest of your team-mates. I'm not tryin to eat you out Hollister, but it is a lesson everyone needs 2 learn

I agree. It's very different to do a move around say, a cone, a lamp in your house, or a tree then it is to do a move around an aggresive defender during match play.

[new star]

thanks friends its like i get more power when u all saying just do it. thanks:)
if ya have any more tips then tell me

[SiN]

u idoit..the key is to be less selfish and play more as a team..tactically and in team spirit...i guess u dont kno netin about that then...

[ARBANITAI]

thanks friends its like i get more power when u all saying just do it. thanks:)
if ya have any more tips then tell me


WEldone now Go and Do it remember all that what we said to you feel free to say YES and move on..:thumbsup:

[Ese_Guy]

The more confident you become with your skills, the less you'll think about it when playing.

A shot like a bicycle kick can only be performed when the situation presents itself and you are prepared for it. Otherwise you will never think about perfroming a bicycle kick - you'll think of something else.

Practice ball-control, 1st touches, etc. so that when it's time to play, you'll be a more capable, confident player.

[Rickster]

ya practicing tricks on cones n against sum1 wen messing bout is different. theres a different feeling than using yur tricks in game situation. the speed in the game, the aggressiveness of the defenders, the atmosphere in game situations make u feel more nervous than juz using trciks against cones or pracitsing by yurself or messin bout wif frends.

but then again if u start dribblin all the time dunt b so selfish distribute the ball aswell.

[Rema]

u idoit..the key is to be less selfish and play more as a team..tactically and in team spirit...i guess u dont kno netin about that then...

S/he's an idiot because s/he wants to be more selfish?? Well, I do understand where you're coming from with that - nobody should REALLY be a ball hog and it's extremely important to play as a team/be a team player. But as a striker I believe there is a certain degree of selfish-ness (is that a word :p?) that any good striker should have. I would NEVER discourage a player from being selfish in the offensive third of the field. I would hope that if they saw everything right for a 1v1 opportunity (ie: space in behind the defender), that they would take it. But as I said before, there is a certain degree - if you can try 1v1, do it. If you have the opportunity to shoot, SHOOT. But if you see a player who has a clear shot (like, 80%+ that it will be on target), it's obvious to pass it off. No point on passing away a ball if you have a slight chance to take shot though. I'm a striker and my priorities are as follows: 1) shoot, 2) pass, 3) dribble.

[Dizzee Wahil]

Yeah definitely there are times when players need to be more selfish...
BUT


thanks friends its like i get more power when u all saying just do it. thanks:)
if ya have any more tips then tell me

You're missing the whole point! Unless, of course, your "i get more power when u all saying just do it" refers to getting power to go and pracitce. The point is, you only get the confidence to do moves in the game by being so good at them that they come naturally.

[Rickster]

Ronaldo is selfish, n hes admitted he is selfish, its the only way strikers are goin to score.

[SaberWolf]

I would just try them at your house or something until they're fluid, and when they are do them in a game. I love tricks, but I started learning them during the END of the season, so I only got to use a few in games bu tthey all worked, so from now on I'm trying them all.

[smithxi]

being a forward i gotta make a move around someone to get in position for that perfect shot.

[nachi88]

ok.. here's what our coach used to do when players lacked confidence.

Play with an age groups smaller than yours and try your tricks there. After say 1-2 games, you'll see that you've become very fluent in those tricks. This will give you the necessary confidence to try the same tricks with people of your same age group. ur coach always had us try nw tactics on smaller age groupteams first. He called it 'climbing the ladder step by step training'.

[Mexi]

ok.. here's what our coach used to do when players lacked confidence.

Play with an age groups smaller than yours and try your tricks there. After say 1-2 games, you'll see that you've become very fluent in those tricks. This will give you the necessary confidence to try the same tricks with people of your same age group. ur coach always had us try nw tactics on smaller age groupteams first. He called it 'climbing the ladder step by step training'.
are you serious?! did they ever end up crying or getting hurt? i hope they weren't little kids and then moving up to older kids. but either way it should help with the confidence thing. :thumbsup:

[SaberWolf]

I don't think he ment THAT little. ;)

[Dizzee Wahil]

The great Hungarian side led by Puskas used to go around playing village teams and smashing them 7-nil and more, they had the theory that if they could play quality football against shit teams and keep the ball, then there'd b no reason why they couldnt against the best.

Personally, I dont know... but its pretty cool

[Rickster]

ok.. here's what our coach used to do when players lacked confidence.

Play with an age groups smaller than yours and try your tricks there. After say 1-2 games, you'll see that you've become very fluent in those tricks. This will give you the necessary confidence to try the same tricks with people of your same age group. ur coach always had us try nw tactics on smaller age groupteams first. He called it 'climbing the ladder step by step training'.

its stil different... younger players r slower n not as strong n not as aggressive so u can pull of trciks more easily

[SaberWolf]

I think its more of you being in a game, and there being people playing and stuff...Just to get the feel of you doing tricks in a game, and being able to pull them off under stress against opponents.