Ah, football dribbles. The salt and pepper of the game, the play that drives the fans crazy, the club jerseys are sold and the defenders mourn. It is no wonder that some of the players who are considered the best today are heavy dribblers. Just look at players like Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Zlatan Ibrahimovici or Lionel Messi. They all built their careers and their image as spectacular soccer players on some dribbling moves. Today, we will cover some of the soccer dribbling moves that were scored by these players. Feel free to try copying them 🙂
Cruyff soccer dribbling move
This move, marked by Dutch superstar Johan Cruyff, is easy enough to reproduce, but that doesn’t mean it’s less effective. It is actually one of the most effective movements to perform on the edge of the area, or within it by faking a shot, or even on the wings, faking a cross. I am sure that many of Cruyff’s former adversaries will recognize the effectiveness of this move. This is how you do it:
1. Push the ball forward slightly, as if preparing to kick.
2. Plant your base foot (not the one you are falsely kicking with) just slightly in front of the ball
3. When your fake kicking foot hits the ball, instead of shooting, cut it below your body, behind your base leg.
Zizou Soccer 360 Dribbling Movement
One of the soccer dribbling drills that is probably the easiest to control from a technical point of view. However, knowing how to perform a 360 is not the difficult part, knowing WHEN to do it is. Here’s how to do it:
1. Push the ball slightly forward, giving your direct opponent the impression that you can reach it.
2. Extend your left foot and place your sole on the ball.
3. Push the ball, floating in the air for a second.
4. Place your left foot on the ground and pull the ball under you with your right foot.
Ronaldinho elastic soccer dribbling movement
Ronaldinho has some of the best soccer dribbling skills in today’s game and this move that was rated by him just goes to show that. It’s a pretty difficult soccer dribbling move to master, but if you can get it right it’s a killer. Defenders will mourn the day they encountered an attacker who can pull off a quality Elastico, because their rapid change of direction is so difficult to defend against. Is that how it works:
1. With the ball close to you, push it slightly forward and to the side with the outside of your foot.
2. Quickly cut it in the opposite direction with the same foot, but with the inside
Soccer Dribble Movement V by Puskas
This soccer dribble is called a V move because you “draw” a V on the ground with the ball. Puskas used it intensively while playing for Real Madrid, which is why this play is often attributed to him, although many players use it occasionally today. The basic principles behind it:
1. When an opponent is close to you, quickly remove the ball.
2. Place your base foot in front of and to the sides of the ball.
3. Push the ball in a lateral direction opposite to your base foot, drawing a V with the help of the imaginary line in which you pulled the ball back.
Soccer dribbling movement with Ronaldo’s Stepover
This one is a bit of fun, because you can attest with equal rights to two players named Ronaldo: Ronaldo Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian striker and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese winger. Both players make intensive use of this move, although it is the Brazilian who first became famous for it. The step is not easy to master, but a few days of soccer dribbling exercises should get you going:
1. With the ball close to you, move your leg over the ball, pretending to move it sideways.
2. Plant your floating feet next to the ball.
3. You can now perform a double step, using the other leg as explained above, or you can cut the ball with this leg and accelerate past your opponent.