The path to perfection à la Messi

Lionel Messi sits behind the base line on the floor, legs stretched out, the corners of the mouth pulled up. He looks in the direction of the grandstand. And as the ranks of the Barça Fans by turning, for the nearly 95'000 there is no stopping. Seconds earlier, the 31-year-old Superstar from Rosario has shot his FC Barcelona with a picture-book free kick for 3:0 lead against FC Liverpool – from 28 meters, it is unsustainable in the angle.

Meanwhile, Messi is one of the best free kick of the planet. However, this was not always so. As a young player at Barcelona, he was not allowed to shoot the rest of the balls, told a former team-mate of the online platform "Spox". In General, the free-kick-training played in the Catalan talent factory is not a big role. Technique and game understanding are Central. The Argentine put in years of extra shifts, and again the processes are repeated again and again, practicing the technique. 42 direct free kicks of the previous wage are transformed.

experts agree

you can Also use other free specialist shock to say: The Basis is hard work. So Andrea Pirlo, the great Italian Director describes in his biography how he practiced day-to-day, alone on the training ground free kicks. For a long time without success. He shot so many balls over the fence, that the witness were to speak to him. His free-kick on the model Juninho was. A gifted shooter, long in the service of Olympique Lyon. 75 of his 100 career goals the Brazilian scored with a directly converted Free kick.

"In Essence, it is about to hit the Ball from below with the first three toes."Andrea Pirlo

After much Tinkering, it was Pirlo aware of: "It's about how the Ball is kicked, not where." Pirlo reveals Juninhos secret: "In Essence, it is about to hit the Ball from below with the first three toes. You have to keep the foot first, as stiff as possible and then let loose. So the Ball is not spinning in the air, it falls with great speed in the direction of the gate. Only then he starts to rotate." This is in addition to the hard work and diligence, just another step on the way to the perfect free kick.

Because focal length and angle play a role. Not more than four steps, starting at an angle of 90 to 45 degrees to the direction of the weft, the three specialists Willian (Chelsea), Pjanic (Juventus) and Calhanoglu (Milan) opposite the "Football Magazine". Also the leg you are of one mind: it shows the direction of the gate, is placed next to the Ball and stays for as long as possible stretched.

physics the magic formula

For each of the free kick position and the wall provides, in any weather, at any height position by using the physics and mathematics of the perfect free-kick on the charge. So not much time remains, in practice, of course. Nevertheless, the Amateur footballer Diego Schaad discussed in his diploma thesis entitled at the sport gymnasium in Bern with the theme. He calculated various models: without air resistance, with air resistance, and with a Twist.

The key to success is a lot of Twist combined with a high speed.

the results show: The Twist is a shock, an important factor on the way to perfect Free. In the case of simulations with Swirl, the shot speed increased massively. With Swerve the Ball to the wall over shoot. That means that the shooter can kick the Ball harder and therefore reduces the time that remains, the Goalie for the reaction. The shot from 30 metres, the flight time of the ball with a Swerve to the net for only three-quarters of the original time.

The key to success is a lot of combined Swirl at a high speed. The basics are well known, and now her hard work is required. (tzi)

Created: 03.05.2019, 11:32 PM