curving the ball is known as the magnus effect in physics, During my classes the teacher actually showed clips of a footballer called Roberto Carlos - who kind of trademarked this way of striking the ball to a certain extent - to demonstrate this effect.
Though true, the thing Roberto Carlos was most famous for that gained his reputation was a swerved free kick against France, however he admitted in recent years that it was going wide and the wind took it (which I think is quite funny)
Curling the ball always existed. Carlos became known (particularly for one particular free kick) for hitting it off the outside of his boot with extreme curl. Curling off the outside of the foot also existed but it was extreme and gained huge attention from fans and media. He was a very good player but that free kick made him more famous than he probably would’ve been otherwise.
@@Dreyno you're completely correct mate but in modern times the actual football itself has changed in shape and depending upon where you strike it the wind channels between certain patterns stitched into the ball. It's why a knuckle ball free kick now exists. Your talking about one of the greatest fullbacks of all time using a 30yr old football. But i appreciate your opinion and its not actually incorrect jist outdated
De Bruyne is unquestionably one of the geniuses of the modern game. His position is attacking midfield, providing the link from midfield to attack (sometimes referred to as the "number 10" position). If you like players who score from distance, Steven Gerrard's highlights are well worth a look, or Juninho Pernambucano.
Juninho is being a commentator on this WC, the thing he talks more its how Free Kick expects got almost extinct on football on the last 10 years, this makes him mad (but he understands why)
@@materialismohistorico1010 I've heard it said (this may be a tall tale/exaggeration) that opposing managers would tell their defenders to let attackers go past them rather than risk giving away a free kick when playing against Lyon.
A lot of how his passes work so well is that once midfielders like him and strikers play together for a while, they end up both getting such a good idea of when and where the pass needs to go that kdb can send it and more often than not a striker will have put himself in a good spot to pick it out. that dual awareness of what his teammates should be, and therefore will be doing, paired with his insanely good execution, is how it ends up working so often despite him not always actually looking
4:40 if only you knew how insanely this pass is. Only few just have the vision to see it, let alone do it as well, consistently! Its just insane. Anyone who knows/plays the sport for at least a decade knows those passes are all insane to pull off. And then consider that he does it against the best teams (premier league) in the world.. mind blowing
The best thing about this is, is that the video you reacted to is 2-3 years old, so kdb's prime isnt even in the Video, which Shows you how crazy good he is
Ah de Bruyne, best attacking mid in the game today, eyes of a sniper with a cannon for a leg. Mans a genius and a joy to watch (apart from the fact that he plays for City)
@@nickchivers9029 Its never been in a more dire state lmao. Individiual quality and creativity being surpressed and drained for strictly positional systems. The level of top players is far behind what it was 15-20 years ago
You mentioned how he should have many more assists. Well that has been sorted out this season. Manchester City sold Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, two very good players, but not on the level of Erling Haaland who replaced them two. He’s the best finisher in the world, thanked by his unbelievable positioning. He knows where and when the crosses will arrive and he’ll find himself waiting to tap home. Some people criticise him for that. But when I look at the amount of similar chances Sterling and Jesus had and missed, I can only praise him. He’s got 18 goals in 13 premier league games and 5 goals in 4 champions league games. Last season De Bruyne got 8 assists in 30 PL games, this season he’s already got 9 in 14. The best playmaker in the world + the best finisher in the world = a cheat code. Edit: the only player that I think challenges him for best finisher in the world is Mo Salah of Liverpool, the biased side of me wants to say Salah is better but this season his finishing hasn’t been as amazing as it has the last 5. Them are another two players I’d react to. Mo Salah - one season wonder (the name pokes fun at the people that labelled him that). And any Erling Haaland goal compilation will show you what I meant by his unbelievable positioning.
Thibaut Courtois is an amazing goalkeeper. He is from the same country (Belgium) as Kevin de Bruyne. A compilation of Thibaut is always worth a shot ! I love the videos, you doing great !
He doesn't look when he passes because he even said he always knows what runs his teammates make that how good of a chemistry he has with them And with the curve passes that is a technique where you generate side spin on the ball causing it to move in a curved fashion
the curve not depends on where do you hit the ball, it depends on which part of the foot you hit the ball with. you need to hit with the internal part of you foot to get that effect, its quite easy to learn how to do it, the impressive thing about KDB is the vision and accuracy when he is doing it
The other way is with the 3 fingers from the outside of your foot, you have to angle your foot in a certain way and hit the ball on the side opposite to where you want it to curve towards to. It is difficult tho but can give a stronger curve for passes like kdb’s
though yours is a practical explanation, it does end up depending MOSTLY on where you hit it and less so on the lateral friction of the motion. Certain parts of the foot are better at achieving certain effects
You kinda wrap your foot around the ball when hitting. Then you gotta follow through, not just hit and retract the leg. The follow through dictates the accuracy and speed. Top freekick takers like Messi and Neymar use this technique too
Attacking mid/central mid is his position. He scores a lot because he might have the best technique in the world when it comes to long shots. He really just has world class ball skills in general, but long passes and long shots are where he is possibly number 1 right now. It also helps that both of his legs are cannons.
Football is a fluid sport, so 'perfect' passes/crosses are a convergence of one player putting the ball in the right area and the other making the right run. DeBruyne has incredible ball striking but he also benefits from the automatisms of Pep's system.
To curve a ball you generally have to catch the ball on it’s side and put spin on it. It’s much easier to do it accurately with the inside of the boot than the outside. What anyone that has played football will understand and appreciate probably more than anything else in the passes is the timing and getting the weight of the pass just right
I wouldn't say that there is an element of luck, moreso practice. It may look like luck, but consider the fact that they train with each other every day for years, to the highest level and are at the pinnacle of the sport. So KDB can continually play passes into goalscoring areas, where he knows his teammates will be. Simply all he has to do is rely on them getting to that point to finish it off. You probably won't ever find videos of ALMOST passes, but there are many examples of greta passes that were unfortunately not completed becasue the teammates miss/don't get into the right space to receive it. ALSO, i recommend trying to attempt an outside foot pass when you play football next week like you mentioned. I noticed that you don't really distinguish the difference between an inside and outside foot pass/shot. Try it when you play, and you will realise just how insane some of these passes are as you realise they're doing it with the outside of their boot. keep up the videos man :)
5:50 there's always an element of luck but mostly practice. And elite players don't look at their teammates when they make the passes. They look when their guys start the run, then they look down and pass it to the correct space (all practice here). If you keep looking too many times (unless you intentionally fake that look), you lose the surprise element. If a team is really well-drilled, everyone will know where to position and where to run. Then you need someone like KDB to see the run, see the space and make good passes to that space.
Hey, I just wanted to say this is actually amazing from where you started, from where you are now the knowledge you gain from football realizing he wasn’t a forward player right away before searching it up👍🏻
Coming from a sane "I love football" fan, I can assure you that yes De Bruyne is actually accurate with his passes over 90% of the time and yes he is the best player in the world right now. I've only ever seen one player like him in the history of Football and that's Zinedine Zidane who is my second best player of all time. KDB doesn't waste touches and while he's no Zissou in my book yet...he's something spectacular!
You mention that he often doesn't look to see where the player he's passing to are. Basically that's just because he knows what areas to aim at to cause maximum disruption to the defense. And strikers love playing alongside a player like KDB because they know if they get themselves in those areas then they'll have loads of goalscoring opportunities. So the strikers will always bust a gut to get into those areas, and De Bruyne is crossing just expecting a player to be there. If he waited a second to look up and see the striker, then the chance would probably already have passed them by. It's one of those traits of a well coached and confident team.
2:07 love how you're putting the one and ones together now, been following your journey :) also you're appreciation of the passing element, in a former video you talked about that podcast bashing football for scoring too few goals, when that is just one of the building blocks of this beautiful sport
It's even harder than it looks because he knows where he teammate is and his teammates know he wants to play it. When they make the run KDB puts it in the space where he thinks they will end up in miliseconds. Most miss but when they come off they are insane
If you like a lot of the technical stuff in football, goalkeeping and defending would definitely be an enjoyable watch, especially goal line clearances
He's crossing the ball into what some people call 'The Corridor of Uncertainty", which is the area in front of the goalkeeper and behind the defence where neither know for sure whether it is their job to claim or clear the ball.
There's a term in football 'put it on a plate' and it refers to the ball being passed so perfectly to a player in the box who can now score a really easy goal.... De Bruyne puts it on a plate consistently and can do it from places most can't
Speaking of passes that amaze, this guy is incredible (which I hate as a Liverpool fan) but as a football fan he is amazing to watch. You should check out Trent Alexander-Arnold. Some of his passing ability is nuts and he plays right back as well
Bro, you figuring out he's a midfielder because of the outside shots and the players in front of him in formation eas awesome. Shows how much you've actually been learning.
There’s no luck on what he does, that’s why he is one the best middle fielder in the world right now. Only few players can actually give such accurate passes in a way that neither defenders nor the goalkeeper can get but only the teammate he’s giving the ball to
DeBruyne is one of those players that can easily be passed over... and often is when talking about the very best current players of the game! That sublime ability to reach and exceed expectations at the top tier of world football is personified in Kevin DeBruyne! He is an astonishingly gifted player who has never rested on talent alone either... his elite athletic level is more than obvious whilst his technical genius can often astound everyone across the football watching world! Amazing football player! You also noticed how powerful his striking of the ball is... combined with his almost unbelievable ability to place that ball exactly where, when & how he likes is often too brilliant to fully absorb Luke... astonishing abilities even for some of his team mates by the looks of it! Simply too precise to anticipate! 'Not a selfish bone in his body' either.... as they like to say! He can and often is a game winning player! This is isn't 'Art' this is 'Technical Drawing'... we need to be a little more precise regarding the brilliance of Kevin DeBruyne! Like the way you spot all this early on Luke... watching, as in not taking your eyes off... DeBruyne all the way through a game is highly recommended... especially with your in-built 'coaching eyes' Having probably tried curving and bending your passes you will now know just how ridiculoulsy difficult it is to perfect! Crack on Luke... I missed this one!
You're like me and appreciate the passing aspect of the game a lot. You should definitely check out the player Michael Laudrup - one of the best playmakers to ever play the game and his passing game was amazing.
I legitimately love watching this journey you are on! Bro you are killing it with not only the appreciation of the game but your commitment to learning the game. Your recognition that where he was shooting from and positioning of other players and changed your opinion of his position and THEN looked it up to confirm 💪💪💪. Also I was going to "correct" you about how accurate his passes were and advise there are plenty of passes that don't go as perfectly well as he places it BUT you said it yourself later that you understood he probably misses more than he hits perfect. You are absolutely killing it my man 👏👏
Curving the ball has lots to do with what spot you hit the ball to put a spin on it, like in billiards or snooker. The key is to hit the ball off center, to right or left based on your foot. And which part of foot is also important. And if you love the community aspect of football, give Liverpool FC a look. YNWA!!
De Bruyne is the perfect modern playmaker, unmatched vision and passing range, incredible shooting technique and power, strong mentality and football iq, and on top of all that he never stops running, fantastic defensive work rate for an attacking midfielder, he can do everything. This is important, because most "classic" playmakers offered very little defensively, they were responsible for creativity and attacking so that's all they did, leaving other players to pick up their defensive slack. This led to the role falling out of favor, as most modern teams want every player on the field to press and contribute defensively. De Bruyne has shown that it is possible to do all of that running and defending whilst still being one of the most creative geniuses the game has ever seen. An incredibly complete skillset, and a player who I think will be recognized as the Premier League's best ever midfielder by the time he retires.
It's about team play. When a team truly becomes a team, you instinctively know where your other teammates are, or should be, even without looking - and they know where they should , also instinctively - and based on playing together for a good while. I remember once, I just looked at one of my teammates, who was at the other end, and on the other side, of the field, and once our eyes met, he started running, and I passed it to him "in advance", so that the ball fell 20 meters away, but just where he ended up after he started running. We never talked, we never practiced this, but we understood each other - he knew me, and I knew what he would do / or had to do. This is why I would recommend this video of team plays, which illustrates what I am talking about - sort of under the microscope /watch?v=1o8C8n4XUwU
De Bruyne is my absolute favorite player to watch. Post 2014 World Cup I wanted to watch the premier league and find a team to support. Kevin joined Man City and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. Best midfielder in the 🌎
Please check out a Paul Scholes passing compilation! Absolutely phenomenal passer of the ball, who had players like Xavi, Pirlo, Zidane and Ronaldinho all praising his ability (they were all midfield legends)
KDB is just ridiculous in so many ways. I’ve been a fan of City since 2006, and KDB was one of the signings where I was really convinced the moment he signed he’d be a legend at the club when everything is all said and done. It’s looking like I’m going to be right. The other two times were back in 2011 with Sergio Aguero, and recently with Erling Haaland
Their passes are ridiculous, I want you to check some unbelievable stuffs (like legendary) happened in football . It was difficult for me to believe it happened in real life
it's not luck he gets it into that area. the strikers know he'll put it there, they drill it. so it's trained anticipatory teamwork. but he's really skilled to get it right
Love your video Luke! De Bruyne doesn't look when he passes the ball because he has already determined the striker's running direction and free space. Creator midfielders like Kevin De Bruyne tend to play with their head rather than their body. I suggest you check out Arjen Robben's highlights. He has a playing style so simple that anyone can do it, but it's amazingly effective.
A lot of comments are saying he knows where his teammates will be: that's right, but that's not because of chemistry. The best players do quick scans of the pitch almost every second. In KDB's case he does the cans before he receive the ball.
I know I'm just a subscriber but you need to watch a video of showing all of Juninho's free kick goals. He is another Brazilian legend, although a bit underrated by younger audiences. Most free kick goals scored with 74. Only three other players have at least 50, including Ronaldinho and Messi.
De Bruyne isn't much of a compilation player. Compilations work well with skills and things like that. De Bruyne is just a metronome. A wonder of a midfielder who can find the craziest passes and has an insane vision. And he can shoot and score as well.
One other thing that people who don't play the sport won't appreciate is that he is hitting both passes and long shots very well, not only with his right foot, but also with his left as well. The next time you kick a ball, try to do a shot or pass with the foot that you naturally use, then try to do the same thing with your weaker foot that you don't normally use. Then you will understand what I am talking about. It's kind of analogous to being able to write or throw just as well with both your right hand and your left. Very few people can do this.
Little trick when you watch highlights videos, if you see a ball with stars on it like the one at 1:28, it means it's a Champions League game and the level and the stakes are most likely very high. Edit: the kind of passes that you dig are technically called "through passes" in english
his vision and control are extraordinary. His passing accuracy is through the roof, he rarely loses a ball. And his long distance shots are brutal, more of a matter of accuracy than power. Backspin = hitting below the middle. Same for any curveball, just adjust the point of contact. Easier if you go on a pitch and try it out really. Players like KDB are rarer than top strikers, yet somehow worth less most of the time. Rare like Zidane or Dinho, though KDB was less notorious and is in the last few years of his career. This is actually my favorite type of player, they command the field, create opportunities that weren't visible to anyone else and build a cohesive team dynamic.
i would really recommned some of the big official documentariess, based off enjoying welcome to wrexham you should love these: - all or nothing arsenal (amazon prime) - all or nothing man city (amazon prime) - Sunderland til i die (netflix) - the 4 year plan (youtube) - all or nothing tottenham (amazon prime - take us home: leeds united (amazon prime) - maradonna (netflix) - anything on the old firm derby rangers vs celtic - 'it's shite being scottish (Copa 90 stories on youtube) - anything else on the copa 90 stories (trust me, they are so good i used half of them as inspiration for university dissertation)
The thing is, KDB is famous for his extreme accuracy in long range and awareness of the pitch and where all other players are. He is basically the master at passes. His level of perfectly measured curves and accurate speeds are actually not Normal. And that's why he is considered as the best mid fielder in current world football
So most of the time midfielders especially the wide midfield are also excellent at shooting I suppose what they lack in comparison to an all out striker is strength and attacking positioning
To make the ball travel like that you have make it spin really quick, that will make the trajectory of the ball curve like that. One of the ways to do it is called "três dedos" or "trivela" here in Brazil, witch means "three fingers", that is when you kick the ball with the outside part of your feet (the last "three fingers") - altough you can do it with the inside part too, depending on where you are on the field, witch foot is your dominant foot, and where you want the ball to travel. Watch the second goal of Brazil v. Serbia this worldcup, where Vini Jr. pass the ball to Richarlison with this technique, on the replay they show a real close take of his foot and you can see how excatly he hit the ball. I believe that what KDB is doing, but I think he does it with the inside part of his foot too.
KDB is a great passer. His vision and execution is one of the best in the world atm. Similar passing type to Trent Alexandre-Arnold for Liverpool and Pogba (but he's more inconsistent). Disguised passes are also a pleasure to watch - someone like Ozil is a good player to watch for those types of passes. Watch Odegaard aswell, he's another creative player.
You are looking for a lot of the best attacking plays and players, but since you look like you watch the game, you should react to what some of the best defending looks like, maybe see some defense compilations, or even the best saves of some goalkeppers like Buffon or manuel neuer. You will surely enjoy it
Hey man, i have been a football fan my whole life and i love to how you’re trying to understand the sport but you should watch: where ultras were first forged: AC Milan’s Curva Sud. This is a really good video for you to understand some of the fans cultures
Like a quarterback but with feet - left and right! To curve the ball you need to hit it on the right spot with the right force but the thing is, that spot and force changes depending on the distance the ball needs to travel and the medium it needs to travel on (air or grass). You also need to compensate for wind and density/humidity of the pitch. There’s no American sport that requires the same level of sheer skill, coordination, speed and endurance in my opinion: - You need Track & Field levels of sprinting speed. - The balance and strength of a gymnast. - the coordination skills of a circus juggler. - the endurance of a triathlete. The average pro player runs 90 minutes non stop with just a 15 minute break at half time and covers an average of 7 miles of running per game, It’s great to see Americans finally understanding football.
Bro if you apreciate the sport so much al ready,if you go to play it you are going to apreciate it even more because that things are soooo hard to do,only few players have the vision and his skill
It's actually really easy to make a ball curve. The hard bit is making it go where you want it to go, and with enough speed behind it. All you do is put some spin on the ball. Hit it with the inside of your right foot, and it'll curve left.
If you never kicked a ball before, it will most likely spin and curve on your first attempt. Making the ball curve is way easier than you think. The hard thing is hit the target. Even if you practice and become a master on controlling the ball trajectory, the passing skill is not all about it. The hardest thing is having the vision, the perception, the intelligence, the fast thinking, speed, strength and stamina to be accurate the whole game. This game is much more about the intelligence than people realize.
Yea, KDB is one of the most valuable player nowadays. You were mentioning, whether it is luck or done on purpose to place the ball right where the striker is. It's not. A player who takes the cross usually puts it in an open zone, and a striker's job is to be there to finish it. That's it. On the highest level of football these things are done instinctively. The other thing is accuracy of your passes or shooting. That's just thousands of hours of practice. Curves or stuff become second nature when you work with the ball thatuch time. That's from personal experience.
to curve a football is just about the way you hit the ball. We don't hit the the center of the ball in the same way every time. Each type of efect on the ball requires a diferent type of hit
If you want amazing passing (golas and dribbles too) look at luka modric highlights. One of the best midfielders in history. Over 10 years in real madrid, one of their key players. Still going hard at 37 years old.
5:50 He looks, without thinking because he has done in 200000 times, he aces the pass to his forward. Seconds, milliseconds. That's why you train Second nature
Americans always find it hard for us to hit a ball to find x small space with our feet. Remember Coming to America, yeah we use our feet because it is more of a challenge Easy mode is with hands
curving the ball is known as the magnus effect in physics, During my classes the teacher actually showed clips of a footballer called Roberto Carlos - who kind of trademarked this way of striking the ball to a certain extent - to demonstrate this effect.
Though true, the thing Roberto Carlos was most famous for that gained his reputation was a swerved free kick against France, however he admitted in recent years that it was going wide and the wind took it (which I think is quite funny)
@@hartshaped shut up pls…. Don’t ruin it for us😢
You missed a trick buddy look at Ronaldo tested by catarol
Curling the ball always existed. Carlos became known (particularly for one particular free kick) for hitting it off the outside of his boot with extreme curl. Curling off the outside of the foot also existed but it was extreme and gained huge attention from fans and media. He was a very good player but that free kick made him more famous than he probably would’ve been otherwise.
@@Dreyno you're completely correct mate but in modern times the actual football itself has changed in shape and depending upon where you strike it the wind channels between certain patterns stitched into the ball. It's why a knuckle ball free kick now exists. Your talking about one of the greatest fullbacks of all time using a 30yr old football. But i appreciate your opinion and its not actually incorrect jist outdated
De Bruyne is unquestionably one of the geniuses of the modern game. His position is attacking midfield, providing the link from midfield to attack (sometimes referred to as the "number 10" position).
If you like players who score from distance, Steven Gerrard's highlights are well worth a look, or Juninho Pernambucano.
Juninho is being a commentator on this WC, the thing he talks more its how Free Kick expects got almost extinct on football on the last 10 years, this makes him mad (but he understands why)
@@materialismohistorico1010 I've heard it said (this may be a tall tale/exaggeration) that opposing managers would tell their defenders to let attackers go past them rather than risk giving away a free kick when playing against Lyon.
A lot of how his passes work so well is that once midfielders like him and strikers play together for a while, they end up both getting such a good idea of when and where the pass needs to go that kdb can send it and more often than not a striker will have put himself in a good spot to pick it out. that dual awareness of what his teammates should be, and therefore will be doing, paired with his insanely good execution, is how it ends up working so often despite him not always actually looking
4:40 if only you knew how insanely this pass is. Only few just have the vision to see it, let alone do it as well, consistently! Its just insane. Anyone who knows/plays the sport for at least a decade knows those passes are all insane to pull off. And then consider that he does it against the best teams (premier league) in the world.. mind blowing
The best thing about this is, is that the video you reacted to is 2-3 years old, so kdb's prime isnt even in the Video, which Shows you how crazy good he is
Ah de Bruyne, best attacking mid in the game today, eyes of a sniper with a cannon for a leg. Mans a genius and a joy to watch (apart from the fact that he plays for City)
Except for this wc, Belgium’s attitude as a whole was just not there
Players like him being described as a "genius" and a "joy to watch" is probably why football is in the state it is today.
@@44nkk he kinda is at city, mans holding haaland’s career rn
@@44nkk if by state you mean more entertaining with higher quality play then ever then yeah.
@@nickchivers9029 Its never been in a more dire state lmao. Individiual quality and creativity being surpressed and drained for strictly positional systems. The level of top players is far behind what it was 15-20 years ago
You mentioned how he should have many more assists. Well that has been sorted out this season. Manchester City sold Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus, two very good players, but not on the level of Erling Haaland who replaced them two. He’s the best finisher in the world, thanked by his unbelievable positioning. He knows where and when the crosses will arrive and he’ll find himself waiting to tap home. Some people criticise him for that. But when I look at the amount of similar chances Sterling and Jesus had and missed, I can only praise him. He’s got 18 goals in 13 premier league games and 5 goals in 4 champions league games. Last season De Bruyne got 8 assists in 30 PL games, this season he’s already got 9 in 14. The best playmaker in the world + the best finisher in the world = a cheat code.
Edit: the only player that I think challenges him for best finisher in the world is Mo Salah of Liverpool, the biased side of me wants to say Salah is better but this season his finishing hasn’t been as amazing as it has the last 5. Them are another two players I’d react to. Mo Salah - one season wonder (the name pokes fun at the people that labelled him that). And any Erling Haaland goal compilation will show you what I meant by his unbelievable positioning.
Thibaut Courtois is an amazing goalkeeper. He is from the same country (Belgium) as Kevin de Bruyne. A compilation of Thibaut is always worth a shot !
I love the videos, you doing great !
He doesn't look when he passes because he even said he always knows what runs his teammates make that how good of a chemistry he has with them
And with the curve passes that is a technique where you generate side spin on the ball causing it to move in a curved fashion
the curve not depends on where do you hit the ball, it depends on which part of the foot you hit the ball with. you need to hit with the internal part of you foot to get that effect, its quite easy to learn how to do it, the impressive thing about KDB is the vision and accuracy when he is doing it
The other way is with the 3 fingers from the outside of your foot, you have to angle your foot in a certain way and hit the ball on the side opposite to where you want it to curve towards to. It is difficult tho but can give a stronger curve for passes like kdb’s
though yours is a practical explanation, it does end up depending MOSTLY on where you hit it and less so on the lateral friction of the motion. Certain parts of the foot are better at achieving certain effects
I think the outside of the foot
You kinda wrap your foot around the ball when hitting. Then you gotta follow through, not just hit and retract the leg. The follow through dictates the accuracy and speed. Top freekick takers like Messi and Neymar use this technique too
Attacking mid/central mid is his position. He scores a lot because he might have the best technique in the world when it comes to long shots. He really just has world class ball skills in general, but long passes and long shots are where he is possibly number 1 right now. It also helps that both of his legs are cannons.
Football is a fluid sport, so 'perfect' passes/crosses are a convergence of one player putting the ball in the right area and the other making the right run. DeBruyne has incredible ball striking but he also benefits from the automatisms of Pep's system.
To curve a ball you generally have to catch the ball on it’s side and put spin on it. It’s much easier to do it accurately with the inside of the boot than the outside.
What anyone that has played football will understand and appreciate probably more than anything else in the passes is the timing and getting the weight of the pass just right
I wouldn't say that there is an element of luck, moreso practice. It may look like luck, but consider the fact that they train with each other every day for years, to the highest level and are at the pinnacle of the sport. So KDB can continually play passes into goalscoring areas, where he knows his teammates will be. Simply all he has to do is rely on them getting to that point to finish it off. You probably won't ever find videos of ALMOST passes, but there are many examples of greta passes that were unfortunately not completed becasue the teammates miss/don't get into the right space to receive it.
ALSO, i recommend trying to attempt an outside foot pass when you play football next week like you mentioned. I noticed that you don't really distinguish the difference between an inside and outside foot pass/shot. Try it when you play, and you will realise just how insane some of these passes are as you realise they're doing it with the outside of their boot.
keep up the videos man :)
5:50 there's always an element of luck but mostly practice. And elite players don't look at their teammates when they make the passes. They look when their guys start the run, then they look down and pass it to the correct space (all practice here). If you keep looking too many times (unless you intentionally fake that look), you lose the surprise element. If a team is really well-drilled, everyone will know where to position and where to run. Then you need someone like KDB to see the run, see the space and make good passes to that space.
Hey, I just wanted to say this is actually amazing from where you started, from where you are now the knowledge you gain from football realizing he wasn’t a forward player right away before searching it up👍🏻
Coming from a sane "I love football" fan, I can assure you that yes De Bruyne is actually accurate with his passes over 90% of the time and yes he is the best player in the world right now. I've only ever seen one player like him in the history of Football and that's Zinedine Zidane who is my second best player of all time. KDB doesn't waste touches and while he's no Zissou in my book yet...he's something spectacular!
Its not luck its a mix of his Instincts (that he got from so many years playing) plus Game IQ, Insane Vision and Technique
You mention that he often doesn't look to see where the player he's passing to are. Basically that's just because he knows what areas to aim at to cause maximum disruption to the defense. And strikers love playing alongside a player like KDB because they know if they get themselves in those areas then they'll have loads of goalscoring opportunities.
So the strikers will always bust a gut to get into those areas, and De Bruyne is crossing just expecting a player to be there. If he waited a second to look up and see the striker, then the chance would probably already have passed them by.
It's one of those traits of a well coached and confident team.
2:07 love how you're putting the one and ones together now, been following your journey :) also you're appreciation of the passing element, in a former video you talked about that podcast bashing football for scoring too few goals, when that is just one of the building blocks of this beautiful sport
It's even harder than it looks because he knows where he teammate is and his teammates know he wants to play it. When they make the run KDB puts it in the space where he thinks they will end up in miliseconds. Most miss but when they come off they are insane
If you like a lot of the technical stuff in football, goalkeeping and defending would definitely be an enjoyable watch, especially goal line clearances
He's crossing the ball into what some people call 'The Corridor of Uncertainty", which is the area in front of the goalkeeper and behind the defence where neither know for sure whether it is their job to claim or clear the ball.
There's a term in football 'put it on a plate' and it refers to the ball being passed so perfectly to a player in the box who can now score a really easy goal.... De Bruyne puts it on a plate consistently and can do it from places most can't
Speaking of passes that amaze, this guy is incredible (which I hate as a Liverpool fan) but as a football fan he is amazing to watch. You should check out Trent Alexander-Arnold. Some of his passing ability is nuts and he plays right back as well
Man, K De Bruyne is about excellence in passing the ball. Period.
Bro, you figuring out he's a midfielder because of the outside shots and the players in front of him in formation eas awesome. Shows how much you've actually been learning.
There’s no luck on what he does, that’s why he is one the best middle fielder in the world right now. Only few players can actually give such accurate passes in a way that neither defenders nor the goalkeeper can get but only the teammate he’s giving the ball to
DeBruyne is one of those players that can easily be passed over... and often is when talking about the very best current players of the game! That sublime ability to reach and exceed expectations at the top tier of world football is personified in Kevin DeBruyne! He is an astonishingly gifted player who has never rested on talent alone either... his elite athletic level is more than obvious whilst his technical genius can often astound everyone across the football watching world! Amazing football player!
You also noticed how powerful his striking of the ball is... combined with his almost unbelievable ability to place that ball exactly where, when & how he likes is often too brilliant to fully absorb Luke... astonishing abilities even for some of his team mates by the looks of it! Simply too precise to anticipate! 'Not a selfish bone in his body' either.... as they like to say! He can and often is a game winning player!
This is isn't 'Art' this is 'Technical Drawing'... we need to be a little more precise regarding the brilliance of Kevin DeBruyne!
Like the way you spot all this early on Luke... watching, as in not taking your eyes off... DeBruyne all the way through a game is highly recommended... especially with your in-built 'coaching eyes' Having probably tried curving and bending your passes you will now know just how ridiculoulsy difficult it is to perfect! Crack on Luke... I missed this one!
He knows where hes aiming and where the attacker should be.
It's even more impressive once you realize he's equally good with both feet
If you want to see crazy long passes and vision, watch andrea pirlo, the maestro, the architect.
You're like me and appreciate the passing aspect of the game a lot. You should definitely check out the player Michael Laudrup - one of the best playmakers to ever play the game and his passing game was amazing.
if you like passes then an andre pirlo reaction is a must, the italian maestro
I legitimately love watching this journey you are on! Bro you are killing it with not only the appreciation of the game but your commitment to learning the game. Your recognition that where he was shooting from and positioning of other players and changed your opinion of his position and THEN looked it up to confirm 💪💪💪. Also I was going to "correct" you about how accurate his passes were and advise there are plenty of passes that don't go as perfectly well as he places it BUT you said it yourself later that you understood he probably misses more than he hits perfect.
You are absolutely killing it my man 👏👏
Curving the ball has lots to do with what spot you hit the ball to put a spin on it, like in billiards or snooker. The key is to hit the ball off center, to right or left based on your foot. And which part of foot is also important.
And if you love the community aspect of football, give Liverpool FC a look. YNWA!!
De Bruyne is the perfect modern playmaker, unmatched vision and passing range, incredible shooting technique and power, strong mentality and football iq, and on top of all that he never stops running, fantastic defensive work rate for an attacking midfielder, he can do everything.
This is important, because most "classic" playmakers offered very little defensively, they were responsible for creativity and attacking so that's all they did, leaving other players to pick up their defensive slack. This led to the role falling out of favor, as most modern teams want every player on the field to press and contribute defensively. De Bruyne has shown that it is possible to do all of that running and defending whilst still being one of the most creative geniuses the game has ever seen. An incredibly complete skillset, and a player who I think will be recognized as the Premier League's best ever midfielder by the time he retires.
It's about team play. When a team truly becomes a team, you instinctively know where your other teammates are, or should be, even without looking - and they know where they should , also instinctively - and based on playing together for a good while. I remember once, I just looked at one of my teammates, who was at the other end, and on the other side, of the field, and once our eyes met, he started running, and I passed it to him "in advance", so that the ball fell 20 meters away, but just where he ended up after he started running. We never talked, we never practiced this, but we understood each other - he knew me, and I knew what he would do / or had to do.
This is why I would recommend this video of team plays, which illustrates what I am talking about - sort of under the microscope /watch?v=1o8C8n4XUwU
The difficulty level rises when you realize that He sees all these from ground level
I recommend you react to Iniesta. Greetings from Spain!! What a player.
My man is learning quick. He clocked KDBs position like a pro
De Bruyne is my absolute favorite player to watch. Post 2014 World Cup I wanted to watch the premier league and find a team to support. Kevin joined Man City and I’ve been a huge fan ever since. Best midfielder in the 🌎
NICE ONE
Please check out a Paul Scholes passing compilation! Absolutely phenomenal passer of the ball, who had players like Xavi, Pirlo, Zidane and Ronaldinho all praising his ability (they were all midfield legends)
I'd recommend highlight compilations from the 2014 world cup, that one was out of this world
KDB is just ridiculous in so many ways. I’ve been a fan of City since 2006, and KDB was one of the signings where I was really convinced the moment he signed he’d be a legend at the club when everything is all said and done. It’s looking like I’m going to be right. The other two times were back in 2011 with Sergio Aguero, and recently with Erling Haaland
Their passes are ridiculous, I want you to check some unbelievable stuffs (like legendary) happened in football . It was difficult for me to believe it happened in real life
it's not luck he gets it into that area. the strikers know he'll put it there, they drill it. so it's trained anticipatory teamwork. but he's really skilled to get it right
Love your video Luke! De Bruyne doesn't look when he passes the ball because he has already determined the striker's running direction and free space. Creator midfielders like Kevin De Bruyne tend to play with their head rather than their body. I suggest you check out Arjen Robben's highlights. He has a playing style so simple that anyone can do it, but it's amazingly effective.
Ooooh kevin de bruyne
He is a midfield player, one of the greatest in the world!
A lot of comments are saying he knows where his teammates will be: that's right, but that's not because of chemistry. The best players do quick scans of the pitch almost every second. In KDB's case he does the cans before he receive the ball.
I know I'm just a subscriber but you need to watch a video of showing all of Juninho's free kick goals. He is another Brazilian legend, although a bit underrated by younger audiences. Most free kick goals scored with 74. Only three other players have at least 50, including Ronaldinho and Messi.
De Bruyne isn't much of a compilation player. Compilations work well with skills and things like that. De Bruyne is just a metronome. A wonder of a midfielder who can find the craziest passes and has an insane vision. And he can shoot and score as well.
One other thing that people who don't play the sport won't appreciate is that he is hitting both passes and long shots very well, not only with his right foot, but also with his left as well. The next time you kick a ball, try to do a shot or pass with the foot that you naturally use, then try to do the same thing with your weaker foot that you don't normally use. Then you will understand what I am talking about. It's kind of analogous to being able to write or throw just as well with both your right hand and your left. Very few people can do this.
Little trick when you watch highlights videos, if you see a ball with stars on it like the one at 1:28, it means it's a Champions League game and the level and the stakes are most likely very high.
Edit: the kind of passes that you dig are technically called "through passes" in english
his vision and control are extraordinary. His passing accuracy is through the roof, he rarely loses a ball. And his long distance shots are brutal, more of a matter of accuracy than power. Backspin = hitting below the middle. Same for any curveball, just adjust the point of contact. Easier if you go on a pitch and try it out really.
Players like KDB are rarer than top strikers, yet somehow worth less most of the time. Rare like Zidane or Dinho, though KDB was less notorious and is in the last few years of his career. This is actually my favorite type of player, they command the field, create opportunities that weren't visible to anyone else and build a cohesive team dynamic.
i would really recommned some of the big official documentariess, based off enjoying welcome to wrexham you should love these:
- all or nothing arsenal (amazon prime)
- all or nothing man city (amazon prime)
- Sunderland til i die (netflix)
- the 4 year plan (youtube)
- all or nothing tottenham (amazon prime
- take us home: leeds united (amazon prime)
- maradonna (netflix)
- anything on the old firm derby rangers vs celtic
- 'it's shite being scottish (Copa 90 stories on youtube)
- anything else on the copa 90 stories (trust me, they are so good i used half of them as inspiration for university dissertation)
The thing is, KDB is famous for his extreme accuracy in long range and awareness of the pitch and where all other players are.
He is basically the master at passes. His level of perfectly measured curves and accurate speeds are actually not Normal. And that's why he is considered as the best mid fielder in current world football
So most of the time midfielders especially the wide midfield are also excellent at shooting I suppose what they lack in comparison to an all out striker is strength and attacking positioning
To make the ball travel like that you have make it spin really quick, that will make the trajectory of the ball curve like that. One of the ways to do it is called "três dedos" or "trivela" here in Brazil, witch means "three fingers", that is when you kick the ball with the outside part of your feet (the last "three fingers") - altough you can do it with the inside part too, depending on where you are on the field, witch foot is your dominant foot, and where you want the ball to travel. Watch the second goal of Brazil v. Serbia this worldcup, where Vini Jr. pass the ball to Richarlison with this technique, on the replay they show a real close take of his foot and you can see how excatly he hit the ball. I believe that what KDB is doing, but I think he does it with the inside part of his foot too.
Most of that shoot and pass already patched in his body memory so when he look, he calculated other players positions, decide , then boom
You can watch any manchester city vs liverpool game in the last several years and it is pretty much always a very exciting game.
De Bruyne with Haaland is DIFFERENT
KDB is a great passer. His vision and execution is one of the best in the world atm. Similar passing type to Trent Alexandre-Arnold for Liverpool and Pogba (but he's more inconsistent).
Disguised passes are also a pleasure to watch - someone like Ozil is a good player to watch for those types of passes.
Watch Odegaard aswell, he's another creative player.
You are looking for a lot of the best attacking plays and players, but since you look like you watch the game, you should react to what some of the best defending looks like, maybe see some defense compilations, or even the best saves of some goalkeppers like Buffon or manuel neuer. You will surely enjoy it
When you place the ball behind the defense as he does so well, it's almost not possible to defend against it.
Hey man, i have been a football fan my whole life and i love to how you’re trying to understand the sport but you should watch: where ultras were first forged: AC Milan’s Curva Sud. This is a really good video for you to understand some of the fans cultures
loving the videos
Neymar Jr. - The hard way is good video too, Neymar is one of the best player from this gen. He played with Messi too in Barca and plays now in PSG.
And he can do it with both feet!
let me talk. let me talk LET ME TALK. hes an awesome player but this comes always to my mind when i see him
8:02 Actually what i want to hear haha..😂
Aye good reaction though, keep it up!
KDB gives a master class in master pass :D
Like a quarterback but with feet - left and right!
To curve the ball you need to hit it on the right spot with the right force but the thing is, that spot and force changes depending on the distance the ball needs to travel and the medium it needs to travel on (air or grass). You also need to compensate for wind and density/humidity of the pitch.
There’s no American sport that requires the same level of sheer skill, coordination, speed and endurance in my opinion:
- You need Track & Field levels of sprinting speed.
- The balance and strength of a gymnast.
- the coordination skills of a circus juggler.
- the endurance of a triathlete. The average pro player runs 90 minutes non stop with just a 15 minute break at half time and covers an average of 7 miles of running per game,
It’s great to see Americans finally understanding football.
You ll love Messi pass against nederland yesterday
Bro if you apreciate the sport so much al ready,if you go to play it you are going to apreciate it even more because that things are soooo hard to do,only few players have the vision and his skill
It's actually really easy to make a ball curve. The hard bit is making it go where you want it to go, and with enough speed behind it.
All you do is put some spin on the ball. Hit it with the inside of your right foot, and it'll curve left.
If you like passing look for some Xabi Alonso video, he was a master of crazy long passing.
pls don't cut out audio of the original video!...these videos are meant for reacting so dont have to worry about copyright!
if you like passing, I think you would love to react to "Jorge Valdivia".
React to Marco Verratti when Football become art he is a incredible midfielder
He is an attacking midfielder
React to "Steven Gerrard the ultimate midfielder"
If you never kicked a ball before, it will most likely spin and curve on your first attempt. Making the ball curve is way easier than you think. The hard thing is hit the target. Even if you practice and become a master on controlling the ball trajectory, the passing skill is not all about it. The hardest thing is having the vision, the perception, the intelligence, the fast thinking, speed, strength and stamina to be accurate the whole game. This game is much more about the intelligence than people realize.
keep it up man
Women's champions league happening right now live on TH-cam (hoping see this after vídeo posted)
Yea, KDB is one of the most valuable player nowadays. You were mentioning, whether it is luck or done on purpose to place the ball right where the striker is.
It's not. A player who takes the cross usually puts it in an open zone, and a striker's job is to be there to finish it. That's it. On the highest level of football these things are done instinctively.
The other thing is accuracy of your passes or shooting. That's just thousands of hours of practice. Curves or stuff become second nature when you work with the ball thatuch time. That's from personal experience.
KDB has an 80% pass completion rate.
passes per match with a pass completion rate of 79%
to curve a football is just about the way you hit the ball. We don't hit the the center of the ball in the same way every time. Each type of efect on the ball requires a diferent type of hit
Football all about passing and practice, practice, practice to perfect the techniques required. Most of De Bruyne's goals are passes into the net.
If you want amazing passing (golas and dribbles too) look at luka modric highlights. One of the best midfielders in history. Over 10 years in real madrid, one of their key players. Still going hard at 37 years old.
I enjoyed this
Just wait till this man hears about Haaland and de Bruyne together
Very few can be as accurate with passes, but even 8 year olds can curve balls
W video once again
5:50 He looks, without thinking because he has done in 200000 times, he aces the pass to his forward. Seconds, milliseconds. That's why you train Second nature
Americans always find it hard for us to hit a ball to find x small space with our feet. Remember Coming to America, yeah we use our feet because it is more of a challenge
Easy mode is with hands
KDB can also shoot with both of his feet
Mans got shotguns for feet.
You should watch a video of quaresma and his trivela shot/pas since you seemed to find the curve impressive.