@@Peter.Parker If you need someone to turn up for an important goal, it's Cristiano. If you want someone who's full of flair and will drag a team you want Messi
You couldn’t have watched a worse Cristiano Ronaldo video lads. Missed out all his best bits, this is literally 1/10th of what he’s achieved. That’s not your fault though. Need to do Real Ronaldo (R9 Fenomeno) and Ronaldinho next.
That compilation shows that he is an incredible player but it doesn't highlight how special he is. Ronaldo is a freak of nature, his fitness and his utter dedication to the game is out of this world. Seriously no one even comes close to Ronaldo on his fitness and work ethic. Ronaldo at his peak was an absolute unstoppable monster.
To be honest a lot of these footballer compilations annoy me in the way they’re edited. You’d probably get a truer reflection of the footballers ability by watching like a “top 20 Ronaldo goals” video or something. Like sure, that wouldn’t show off all their skill, but it would take away the annoying music and editing etc 😂
For penalties then yes, the goalkeeper picks a side and guesses, as it's basically impossible to react to a competently struck penalty. The best takers also advocate choosing a side before you take the penalty and not changing your mind, as a lot of bad penalties happen through indecision, like a player deciding to switch sides halfway through the runup. The best penalty takers and GKs will do homework though to identify tendencies of their opponent and make a better informed decision.
Sometimes it’s a guess but usually the keepers have done a lot of homework on where the kickers go generally or depending on run up, angle etc. It’s a big mental game too.
Even with homework being done on the takers its still a guess, it may be a more calculated guess but still a guess as they are deciding which way to go before the ball is kicked and hoping they choose right and that that the kick isn't perfect giving them a chance
they read the players body language and eyes to give a indicator of which way the ball will b kicked, but then again the best players can feint those very movements
The guys literally deserving of athlete of the decade . Stats aside his drive and work ethic is total commitment down to his diet routines and dedication to practice the numbers speak for themselves best part is he shows love and respect to his fans and will accomodate more requests for autographs pics ect despite the inconvenience to his schedule he does it anyway hasn't forgotten where he came from either 1st class guy from what I've seen !
There are much better clips out there that really show you how good this guy is. He is the GOAT. Along with Messi of course. His goalscoring record is just mind boggling. One of my fav goals of his was for United against Porto in the Champions League. Look it up ;-)
@@makenziestancer146 Or that header for Juve when he hung in the air for about 10 minutes. That was unreal. Same as his Header for United v Roma in 2008. The man is on a different planet. Unfortunately coming to end this season judging by how he's playing. Age cathces up to everyone. Even the GOAT.
2o Years ago my husband and I were in Barcelona and we did a tour of the nou camp stadium. And we seen Ronaldo and the other players training. It was fantastic I will never forget it. The things those players can do with a football ⚽️ is out of this world.
You guys are coming on in leaps and bounds when it comes to understanding the beautiful game, well done! Ronaldo is a dream to watch and this video doesn't really do him justice. I see others have made a couple of suggestions about other videos. This was really entertaining, great work and keep it up.
You both hit the nail on the head. The goalie decides which direction to jump based on the kickers body language and the preferred style of the penalty taker.
He is a scoring machine !! The thing with football is unless you are there at the ground you just can't believe how fast they are moving, it just doesn't come across on TV !
Messi is a tactical mastermind genesis that determines the game and controls it. Ronaldo is more about pure performance and skill both players are easily the best of this era. Should watch Tested to the Limit.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best ever striker for me, Messi is the best ever player. Ronaldo has evolved a lot during his career, from being an unfinished but very technical and fun winger to being the absolute goal machine he is today. Messi is more of a "natural" footballer, his play style has pretty much stayed unchanged his whole career. Ronaldo is an absolute workaholic (ofcourse with a lot of talent), and have worked hard for every inch of his success. For me Messi is the best, the things he can do with a football is absolute unheard of, and everyone who has played football at some sort of professional or semiprofessional level would agree. Both players has ofcourse gained massively from the competition between them, and i think that have pushed them to these insane levels that we have seen the last 15 years. Both players is the absolute goats, and you have to enjoy them while you still can. Great reactions guys, would love to see a reaction of Erling Haaland or Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Cheers from Norway. :)
This vid doesn’t do him justice btw. Check out ‘cristiano ronaldo - the man who can do everything’ or ‘the greatest era of football - cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi’
yes i was a college goalie, and you need to sense the body language and commit, you would never catch it after the ball is already on the way, it is a sense of combination of body gesture and luck. you need to choose the side before the ball is already half way.
Make a Karim Benzema & Cristiano Ronaldo reaction vid, there's a perfect compilation of their partnership (9 years) in the best club of the history which is Real Madrid. Your vid was fun to watch id def seeing this one if you made it ;) you wont be disappointed !
The goalie picks up on subtle clues like the angle of the foot, if they are leanning back (high shot) or is the knee over the ball if the shoot is with the inside out side of the foot or through the laces , it is the goal scorers job to disguise or beat them with swerve or power, hence why they call it the beautiful game
This particular video doesn't even do him justice. He is that remarkable. There are plenty of stuffs that can literally make your Jaw drop. Not just the best player but he is a BIG GAME player.
CR7 started has a winger, running the pitch on bith sides and giving assists as well as making goals, with age he became a scoring machine, he is now the football player with more goals ever
It's a good question Daniel,regarding the goalkeeper.Yes,the gk decides which way to go before the ball is kicked.He'll look at the run up of the penalty taker,body language etc.Gk's will also do research regarding penalty takers of teams (mostly,each team will have a designated penalty taker but not always).I used to take penalties for my teams and give the goalie 'the eyes',meaning I purposefully look at one corner of the goal,hoping the keeper's watching,and then put it the other side.Some guys,knowing the gk will dive one way or another,will simply blast it down the middle which carries its own risks.During a penalty shoot out at the end of a game ,it's been known for gk's to have a list of players on their water bottles and which side they've hit penalties in the past..keep up the good work chaps
@Andrew Mole eh???? He moved those coke bottles out of the way because they aren't paying him?? Why would the bottles BE there in the first place if they weren't paying him??
Some people didn't like him because he just took the piss out of everyone 🤣 by the time you seen the ball and tackled him the ball was already away. One big way to mock a player was to put it through their legs and he was/is good at that.
Putting the ball through someones legs is a embarrassing moment growing up in the football/soccer community, also ronaldo is 36 which is old for the sport
The difference between him and some other top players is that he is the complete package. He scores, he assists, he even defends. But first of all, he plays with his head. He is one of the most intelligent players in the history of the game.
The goal keeper does commit to a side. There are analysts in the team who calculate opponent players favorite side of the goal. There is an instance that happened during world cup where the goal keeper was given a paper with list of opponent players and their favorite sides. Before the last shot he takes out the paper from his socks(i think) and reads it and guesses the direction of the shot accurately.
As a goalie myself, I can definitely say : when the penalty taker puts the ball down and walks slowly back, you can „read „the way he stands to the ball. One direction is easier for the way he stands. Now there are mindgames…does he commit to this side or not.
The thing is about penalty kicks is; human reaction time is about the same as the travel time of the ball, struck hard, from the spot to the goal. So if a goalkeeper waits to se which way the ball is going, by the time they have started to dive in that direction it's already past them. So what they have to do is guess which way the penalty taker will shoot for, and dive just as they are about to hit it. This is why you see goalkeepers diving "the wrong way". There have been goalkeepers who stick to the "wait and see" method, They have appalling penalty save statistics. Case in point, Peter Shilton, a legendary, record-breaking goalkeeper. Holds the record for the most competitive appearances in the world, at 1,390. Ranked among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century. Played for over 30 years. A true legend. But waited to see which way the ball would be hit, and saved - in his entire career - 3 penalties. At one point he went 17 years without saving a single one. So as you can see, guessing which way it will go might look stupid to the uninitiated, but it is the best way to do it.
Keepers will study penalty takers history so they can see their history, they also read body cues and try to distract the player faking one way and diving another. Keeper isn’t allowed to move his feet now until the ball is hit
In my opinion the best video of any footballer in the world is the greatest Brazilian "Ronalddinho"you must react his skills and speed will blow your mind there's no one to touch him.
As a long term Chelsea fan, i would recommend Frank lampard - top goalscoring midfielder in premier league history, Eden Hazard - one of the most skilful players I've ever watched, who went to real madrid for over £100 million two years ago, and N'Golo Kante, the best defensive midfielder in the world currently.
Biased suggestions m8. No hate on Chelsea but players like Ronaldinho, R9, Kaká, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Henry, Zidane (for defence puyol, maldini, stam, Roberto Carlos, viera, makélélé) even Gerrard are more deserving of their own reaction video
Left him with "Twisted Blood"....best description ever when an attacker turns defender inside out so much defender falling over the place not knowing which way to turn! Hahaha..
He has scored the most international goals of all time with 109 goals in 177 games for Portugal. Messi is the best at dribbling with the ball, but Ronaldo is the most complete player ever.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Top goal scorer of all time(803), top international scorer of all time(115) most hatricks ever (58), most header goals ever(140), he scored 4 goals in a match 8 times and 5 goals in a match 2 times. Ronaldo holds the record for most goals and assists in the UEFA Champions League (140 and 42 respectively), and the record for most goals in the UEFA European Championship (14), its qualification stage (31), and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17). GOD of soccer 🙌
With penalties a goal keeper usually commits to a side there going to dive towards. Some goalies do there research before a match that may involve a penalty shootout to see where penalty takers usually place there spot kicks.
2:20 - Yeah, most of the time goalies have to pick a side to dive and commit to it. But also they do watch compilations of their opponents penalties to see if they favour shooting to the left or to the right more et cetera. Players can sometimes give away which way they're going to shoot with their body language. But they can also fake out the goalie with it too.
For penalties, top-level goalkeepers often do a lot of work studying their opponents, watching footage and trying to understand what direction they go most commonly. They also do tend to try a lot of psychological games on the line, like talking to the penalty-taker or gesturing in a certain direction to try to make them second-guess which way to go. But there is a lot of luck in it for a keeper. They do their research, they try to get the psychological edge, but ultimately they need to make a decision and commit to it. There's also a trend in modern-players to do stuttery little run-ups to penalties in the hope the keeper will dive before the ball's hit, allowing them to just slot it in the other side.
Much as it pains me to recommend this considering the outcome, you might want to watch the penalty shoot out from the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Two good goalkeeping performances, some good penalties and some terrible ones. Pickford repeating "no problem, no problem" to himself before saving Jorginho's penalty is particularly entertaining, and perhaps an example of how much of it is psychological.
Good example of a keeper getting the edge over the penalty taker is Jerzy Dudek against Shevchenko in the 2005 Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan. On average 15% of penalties are saved (UK stats). In EPL history keepers with the best ratios include Rob Green and Heurelho Gomes
Goalies usually do try to anticipate which direction the attacker will shoot, however hitting it in the top corners is very risky and hard to pull off so they usually stand more chance and most people go low to the left or right.
goal keepers can do some of the following for penalty : 1) they watch the kickers eyes to get a direction 2) they can watch the run up to the ball, a player who's runs up has more curve in the runup stage will tend to go to keepers right most probably. 3) good goal keepers will have re-searched and watched loads hours of previous games play of the teams kickers and their trends in direction. 4) last thing keepers can do is almost like dance moves to distract the player. In a Pen-shoot out the game of bluff come to play as well. kickers should score 9/10 penalty
at 2:27 there are times when a player looks like they will shoot in one direction based on their body language, and that's why some goalies end up defending the wrong side. It's kinda like a fake-out though some aren't intentionally faking.
Hey guys, I'm having fun working through your back catalogue 😉 Good question about football goalkeepers - do they choose a side or simply react? Well, I'm thinking we're talking about a penalty situation here. In football, the penalty spot is 12 yards from the goal line. Some goalies will commit to covering as much of part of the goal as possible, some will wait and see if they can read the penalty taker's intention. It's very much a psychological thing as well as a physical thing. Loving your work, keep going. Best wishes.
That compilation has let you down massively hes a lot better than that video shows, you should see some of his long range goals and free kicks, there's a lot more tricks not shown as well. I'm very annoyed at this lol
Goalkeepers tend to do their homework on opposing strikers in the event they may have to defend a penalty, most of the time they will commit to the strikers favoured side. They will also try to pick up on tells as the striker approaches the ball. but it 90% guess work
A GK on a penalty will usually choose side by looking at the body movement leading up to the shot, the shooters eye-direction, leading foot, because right footed players tend to shoot left and left footed to the right, because the way your body turns, when you shoot, .. and then on top of that, GK's study up on potential penalty takers, on where they usually shoot and etc etc etc ... there's a lot going in to it .. and in the end it is completely depending on which kind of GK you are.. :)
There is art, philosophy, science .. and then there is the goalkeeper and the zen of goalkeeping, it is a special force and only they know which way they will dive 🤣
To answer your penalty kick question about the goalkeeper: it depends. If you know the player who's shooting, you know his stats, you go when he's most likely to shot. If you don't know him you try to read him based on where he's looking, how's his run, what position is his body in. If you fail any of those, you pick a corner and hope for the best. You'd notice jumping for a high corner is a more unique than rare thing, that's because shots at the high corners are basically unblockable, and most players will shot low because it's easier to control the ball, you only have to worry about the horizontal plane, not if it's too high.
Most pro gks will do their research about what side the penalty taker prefers to shoot and will dive that way. Either way it is still hard to save a shot as a gk
you are 2 smarts men. I really like your reactions. As you said, the goalkeepers are trained to read body languages because the ball moves way too fast. you can jump after the hit..you will never ever catch the ball. you read the body language and also penalty most of the time like to shoot in theirr comfort spot. so.....
With penalties, a lot of it is guesswork from the keeper, but nowadays they tend to study if the taker prefers a certain area/side of the goal, and some might have a tell. But as it’s such a short distance between the penalty spot and the goal (12 yards), you’ve got to decide beforehand which way you’re diving or you won’t get there in time
Btw. Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first ever footballer to be the top goal scorer in four different league which is Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia). Then, Cristiano Ronaldo is the first ever Manchester United player to debut for the club not once but twice & then he moved to Saudi Arabia in January 2023 after parting ways with Manchester United after a rather distasteful second stint. Oh. One last thing. Cristiano Ronaldo earn 4.1 million dollars per week & 200 million dollars per season/. What a legend. This record will never ever be broken.
On penalty kicks the goalie commit to a side before the ball is hit, because the shot is taken so close to him. If he waits to commit after the shoot is taken, it's too late. that why u see goalies pick the wrong side sometimes on penalty kicks.
Well that video doesn’t do him justice. The guy is a machine! Check out a greatest goals compilation or something! Him and Messi greatest by far of this generation. Still don’t understand why proper football isn’t popular in the U.S🤷♂️
@MDBD I quite like a bit of NBA but I just don’t understand NFL it’s far 2 much stop and start for me. Different cultures and different preferences I suppose.
we say "goalkeeper", and yes most of times is about luck, some goalkeepers read the body language in that 1 second before hit the ball and other goalkeepers are prepared before game starts, the coach tell them or they personaly watch statistics whats the favorite spot of every player from that team
in the penalty kick that you did the question if you commit or not it depends. i was a semi proffessional goallie , and half the times you can read them where they are gonna hit it or not, from where they focus their eyes or the posture , but if i knew a guy doesnt have a great shooting power or couldnt read it i would probably wait and react , cause i had pretty fast reactions so it was helping me
That compilation doesn’t even do him justice, need to watch some more of his goals
or his skills in general
Is he a goalscorer? Yeah kinda. Just has one of the highest goal tallies in football history😂
Don't worry that little magician will destroy your cute tallies 🐐
@@Peter.Parker Lmao I don't care about your childish debates
If you need a vital goal in a big game - there’s nobody better than him. He lives for the big occasions and thrives under pressure.
@@SHlV because you know I'm talking about the reality 😂😂😂😂
@@Peter.Parker If you need someone to turn up for an important goal, it's Cristiano. If you want someone who's full of flair and will drag a team you want Messi
Watch Cristiano Ronaldo the man who can do everything.
This video is gay. Everyone recomends but it doesn't show Ronaldo's best moments. Annoying video.
Wasn’t a good compilation of him needs more of his goals
Like when he domintated Sweden in the World Cup qualifier 2014. We would have won that game if it wasn't for Ronaldo...
i dont think that compilation done him justice
You couldn’t have watched a worse Cristiano Ronaldo video lads. Missed out all his best bits, this is literally 1/10th of what he’s achieved. That’s not your fault though. Need to do Real Ronaldo (R9 Fenomeno) and Ronaldinho next.
That compilation shows that he is an incredible player but it doesn't highlight how special he is. Ronaldo is a freak of nature, his fitness and his utter dedication to the game is out of this world. Seriously no one even comes close to Ronaldo on his fitness and work ethic. Ronaldo at his peak was an absolute unstoppable monster.
Ronaldinho next! Such a fun player
Absolutely, he makes people fall in love with football as he can do things that no one else would dare in a pro game
Yup! The Gaucho clip
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Yes!!
To be honest a lot of these footballer compilations annoy me in the way they’re edited. You’d probably get a truer reflection of the footballers ability by watching like a “top 20 Ronaldo goals” video or something. Like sure, that wouldn’t show off all their skill, but it would take away the annoying music and editing etc 😂
For penalties then yes, the goalkeeper picks a side and guesses, as it's basically impossible to react to a competently struck penalty. The best takers also advocate choosing a side before you take the penalty and not changing your mind, as a lot of bad penalties happen through indecision, like a player deciding to switch sides halfway through the runup. The best penalty takers and GKs will do homework though to identify tendencies of their opponent and make a better informed decision.
The don't know Zlatan do they...lawd they are in for a ride!
You need more and best compilations. Ronaldo is insane. Thanks guys
The scary thing is ! That's not even some of his best moments
Sometimes it’s a guess but usually the keepers have done a lot of homework on where the kickers go generally or depending on run up, angle etc. It’s a big mental game too.
They’re not as easy as they look 😅
Even with homework being done on the takers its still a guess, it may be a more calculated guess but still a guess as they are deciding which way to go before the ball is kicked and hoping they choose right and that that the kick isn't perfect giving them a chance
Ronaldinho was even more of a freak on the pitch.
Ronaldo & Messi are hands down the 2 greatest players to grace a football pitch
they read the players body language and eyes to give a indicator of which way the ball will b kicked, but then again the best players can feint those very movements
That compilation wasn't the best. You need one that includes his bicycle kick against Juventus and his 40 yard screamer against Porto
The guys literally deserving of athlete of the decade . Stats aside his drive and work ethic is total commitment down to his diet routines and dedication to practice the numbers speak for themselves best part is he shows love and respect to his fans and will accomodate more requests for autographs pics ect despite the inconvenience to his schedule he does it anyway hasn't forgotten where he came from either 1st class guy from what I've seen !
There are much better clips out there that really show you how good this guy is. He is the GOAT. Along with Messi of course. His goalscoring record is just mind boggling. One of my fav goals of his was for United against Porto in the Champions League. Look it up ;-)
His bicycle kick vs juventus was peek
@@makenziestancer146 Or that header for Juve when he hung in the air for about 10 minutes. That was unreal. Same as his Header for United v Roma in 2008. The man is on a different planet. Unfortunately coming to end this season judging by how he's playing. Age cathces up to everyone. Even the GOAT.
@@sagan666 his headers are always amazing i mean he can just about 1m to reach 2.8m in the airhead nearly scored a header this week
2o Years ago my husband and I were in Barcelona and we did a tour of the nou camp stadium. And we seen Ronaldo and the other players training. It was fantastic I will never forget it. The things those players can do with a football ⚽️ is out of this world.
You guys are coming on in leaps and bounds when it comes to understanding the beautiful game, well done! Ronaldo is a dream to watch and this video doesn't really do him justice. I see others have made a couple of suggestions about other videos.
This was really entertaining, great work and keep it up.
You both hit the nail on the head. The goalie decides which direction to jump based on the kickers body language and the preferred style of the penalty taker.
Eric Cantona is one of the greatest to play for Manchester United.
King Eric
You damn right
Eric the Kung Fu Kid.
That was so funny. He had a very nasty side.
He is a scoring machine !! The thing with football is unless you are there at the ground you just can't believe how fast they are moving, it just doesn't come across on TV !
Messi is a tactical mastermind genesis that determines the game and controls it.
Ronaldo is more about pure performance and skill both players are easily the best of this era.
Should watch Tested to the Limit.
Hes also a single dad,and a very good one,and with his charity work,just a thoroughly nice man
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best ever striker for me, Messi is the best ever player. Ronaldo has evolved a lot during his career, from being an unfinished but very technical and fun winger to being the absolute goal machine he is today. Messi is more of a "natural" footballer, his play style has pretty much stayed unchanged his whole career. Ronaldo is an absolute workaholic (ofcourse with a lot of talent), and have worked hard for every inch of his success.
For me Messi is the best, the things he can do with a football is absolute unheard of, and everyone who has played football at some sort of professional or semiprofessional level would agree.
Both players has ofcourse gained massively from the competition between them, and i think that have pushed them to these insane levels that we have seen the last 15 years. Both players is the absolute goats, and you have to enjoy them while you still can.
Great reactions guys, would love to see a reaction of Erling Haaland or Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Cheers from Norway. :)
This vid doesn’t do him justice btw. Check out ‘cristiano ronaldo - the man who can do everything’ or ‘the greatest era of football - cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi’
yes i was a college goalie, and you need to sense the body language and commit, you would never catch it after the ball is already on the way, it is a sense of combination of body gesture and luck. you need to choose the side before the ball is already half way.
He can do anything no one can imagine of. There are so many goats but legends born in one piece only.
Make a Karim Benzema & Cristiano Ronaldo reaction vid, there's a perfect compilation of their partnership (9 years) in the best club of the history which is Real Madrid. Your vid was fun to watch id def seeing this one if you made it ;) you wont be disappointed !
watch zlatan, i forget the name of the video but its class
Zlatan Ibrahimovic greatest skills and impossible goals
The goalie picks up on subtle clues like the angle of the foot, if they are leanning back (high shot) or is the knee over the ball if the shoot is with the inside out side of the foot or through the laces , it is the goal scorers job to disguise or beat them with swerve or power, hence why they call it the beautiful game
This particular video doesn't even do him justice. He is that remarkable. There are plenty of stuffs that can literally make your Jaw drop. Not just the best player but he is a BIG GAME player.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic next! "20 ibrahimovic goals that shocked the world" is a good start. Also his interviews are really funny.
CR7 started has a winger, running the pitch on bith sides and giving assists as well as making goals, with age he became a scoring machine, he is now the football player with more goals ever
On penalties you're trying to read the run up of the guy, but most of the time you pick a side and go for it if you can't read him
Ronaldo is considered better because he has done it in 3 major leagues. England spain Italy where Messi only played in spain
It's a good question Daniel,regarding the goalkeeper.Yes,the gk decides which way to go before the ball is kicked.He'll look at the run up of the penalty taker,body language etc.Gk's will also do research regarding penalty takers of teams (mostly,each team will have a designated penalty taker but not always).I used to take penalties for my teams and give the goalie 'the eyes',meaning I purposefully look at one corner of the goal,hoping the keeper's watching,and then put it the other side.Some guys,knowing the gk will dive one way or another,will simply blast it down the middle which carries its own risks.During a penalty shoot out at the end of a game ,it's been known for gk's to have a list of players on their water bottles and which side they've hit penalties in the past..keep up the good work chaps
He makes art, exactly! That's why he couldn't bear Coca Cola slapping their logo in front of him, this is his LIFE
@Andrew Mole but no more 🤔
Lool we all know he made millions from Coca Cola
@Andrew Mole eh???? He moved those coke bottles out of the way because they aren't paying him?? Why would the bottles BE there in the first place if they weren't paying him??
Some people didn't like him because he just took the piss out of everyone 🤣 by the time you seen the ball and tackled him the ball was already away. One big way to mock a player was to put it through their legs and he was/is good at that.
Putting the ball through someones legs is a embarrassing moment growing up in the football/soccer community, also ronaldo is 36 which is old for the sport
@@oh2one2 yes, one of the best athletes in the world
Mess and Ronaldo are both amazing players, but nobody compares to Ronaldinho
The difference between him and some other top players is that he is the complete package. He scores, he assists, he even defends. But first of all, he plays with his head. He is one of the most intelligent players in the history of the game.
Forward/Goalscorer, though he does play with the team sometimes, usually the team plays for him.
The goal keeper does commit to a side. There are analysts in the team who calculate opponent players favorite side of the goal.
There is an instance that happened during world cup where the goal keeper was given a paper with list of opponent players and their favorite sides. Before the last shot he takes out the paper from his socks(i think) and reads it and guesses the direction of the shot accurately.
That compilation doesn't even do him justice. He is the highest scorer in proffesional football history
As a goalie myself, I can definitely say : when the penalty taker puts the ball down and walks slowly back, you can
„read „the way he stands to the ball. One direction is easier for the way he stands. Now there are mindgames…does he commit to this side or not.
You only need to see one video of Cristiano to see it all.
Cristiano: The Man Who can do Everything.
The thing is about penalty kicks is; human reaction time is about the same as the travel time of the ball, struck hard, from the spot to the goal. So if a goalkeeper waits to se which way the ball is going, by the time they have started to dive in that direction it's already past them. So what they have to do is guess which way the penalty taker will shoot for, and dive just as they are about to hit it. This is why you see goalkeepers diving "the wrong way".
There have been goalkeepers who stick to the "wait and see" method, They have appalling penalty save statistics. Case in point, Peter Shilton, a legendary, record-breaking goalkeeper. Holds the record for the most competitive appearances in the world, at 1,390. Ranked among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century. Played for over 30 years. A true legend.
But waited to see which way the ball would be hit, and saved - in his entire career - 3 penalties. At one point he went 17 years without saving a single one. So as you can see, guessing which way it will go might look stupid to the uninitiated, but it is the best way to do it.
He is the top scorer of all time 👑
... He is complete ...the man can do everything ...
Keepers will study penalty takers history so they can see their history, they also read body cues and try to distract the player faking one way and diving another. Keeper isn’t allowed to move his feet now until the ball is hit
Definitely Ronaldinho, and also Ibrahimovic.
Nooo Ronaldo R9 😃
Best bit is that ain't even the best video
Enjoying your guys reactions and opinions. You should see how high he can jump
In my opinion the best video of any footballer in the world is the greatest Brazilian "Ronalddinho"you must react his skills and speed will blow your mind there's no one to touch him.
As a long term Chelsea fan, i would recommend Frank lampard - top goalscoring midfielder in premier league history, Eden Hazard - one of the most skilful players I've ever watched, who went to real madrid for over £100 million two years ago, and N'Golo Kante, the best defensive midfielder in the world currently.
Biased suggestions m8. No hate on Chelsea but players like Ronaldinho, R9, Kaká, Ibrahimovic, Neymar, Henry, Zidane (for defence puyol, maldini, stam, Roberto Carlos, viera, makélélé) even Gerrard are more deserving of their own reaction video
I couldn't support a team that is owned by a terrorist. He has given 100's of millions of pounds to kill Palestinians. Disgusting person.
Left him with "Twisted Blood"....best description ever when an attacker turns defender inside out so much defender falling over the place not knowing which way to turn! Hahaha..
He has scored the most international goals of all time with 109 goals in 177 games for Portugal. Messi is the best at dribbling with the ball, but Ronaldo is the most complete player ever.
Cristiano Ronaldo is Top goal scorer of all time(803), top international scorer of all time(115) most hatricks ever (58), most header goals ever(140), he scored 4 goals in a match 8 times and 5 goals in a match 2 times. Ronaldo holds the record for most goals and assists in the UEFA Champions League (140 and 42 respectively), and the record for most goals in the UEFA European Championship (14), its qualification stage (31), and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17).
GOD of soccer 🙌
With penalties a goal keeper usually commits to a side there going to dive towards. Some goalies do there research before a match that may involve a penalty shootout to see where penalty takers usually place there spot kicks.
he is the goal scorer, messi is the assist machine, he is the first person to reach that many pro goals in history.
2:20 - Yeah, most of the time goalies have to pick a side to dive and commit to it. But also they do watch compilations of their opponents penalties to see if they favour shooting to the left or to the right more et cetera. Players can sometimes give away which way they're going to shoot with their body language. But they can also fake out the goalie with it too.
For penalties, top-level goalkeepers often do a lot of work studying their opponents, watching footage and trying to understand what direction they go most commonly. They also do tend to try a lot of psychological games on the line, like talking to the penalty-taker or gesturing in a certain direction to try to make them second-guess which way to go.
But there is a lot of luck in it for a keeper. They do their research, they try to get the psychological edge, but ultimately they need to make a decision and commit to it.
There's also a trend in modern-players to do stuttery little run-ups to penalties in the hope the keeper will dive before the ball's hit, allowing them to just slot it in the other side.
Much as it pains me to recommend this considering the outcome, you might want to watch the penalty shoot out from the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy. Two good goalkeeping performances, some good penalties and some terrible ones.
Pickford repeating "no problem, no problem" to himself before saving Jorginho's penalty is particularly entertaining, and perhaps an example of how much of it is psychological.
Good example of a keeper getting the edge over the penalty taker is Jerzy Dudek against Shevchenko in the 2005 Champions League Final between Liverpool and AC Milan. On average 15% of penalties are saved (UK stats). In EPL history keepers with the best ratios include Rob Green and Heurelho Gomes
Goalies usually do try to anticipate which direction the attacker will shoot, however hitting it in the top corners is very risky and hard to pull off so they usually stand more chance and most people go low to the left or right.
goal keepers can do some of the following for penalty : 1) they watch the kickers eyes to get a direction 2) they can watch the run up to the ball, a player who's runs up has more curve in the runup stage will tend to go to keepers right most probably. 3) good goal keepers will have re-searched and watched loads hours of previous games play of the teams kickers and their trends in direction. 4) last thing keepers can do is almost like dance moves to distract the player.
In a Pen-shoot out the game of bluff come to play as well. kickers should score 9/10 penalty
at 2:27 there are times when a player looks like they will shoot in one direction based on their body language, and that's why some goalies end up defending the wrong side. It's kinda like a fake-out though some aren't intentionally faking.
The goalkeeper must has super human reflexes , be ruthless and have solid hands
Hey guys, I'm having fun working through your back catalogue 😉
Good question about football goalkeepers - do they choose a side or simply react? Well, I'm thinking we're talking about a penalty situation here. In football, the penalty spot is 12 yards from the goal line. Some goalies will commit to covering as much of part of the goal as possible, some will wait and see if they can read the penalty taker's intention. It's very much a psychological thing as well as a physical thing.
Loving your work, keep going. Best wishes.
Great vid once again 👋
Goalies do their home work on which side someone usually shoots the penalty, they try and read the run up to decide which way to dive too.
That compilation has let you down massively hes a lot better than that video shows, you should see some of his long range goals and free kicks, there's a lot more tricks not shown as well. I'm very annoyed at this lol
Goalkeepers tend to do their homework on opposing strikers in the event they may have to defend a penalty, most of the time they will commit to the strikers favoured side.
They will also try to pick up on tells as the striker approaches the ball. but it 90% guess work
Reading a lot of comments here and none about Ronaldinho. Check him out. He was a master on laughing while humiliating his adversaries. A true legend.
A GK on a penalty will usually choose side by looking at the body movement leading up to the shot, the shooters eye-direction, leading foot, because right footed players tend to shoot left and left footed to the right, because the way your body turns, when you shoot, .. and then on top of that, GK's study up on potential penalty takers, on where they usually shoot and etc etc etc ... there's a lot going in to it .. and in the end it is completely depending on which kind of GK you are.. :)
He is it all
There is art, philosophy, science .. and then there is the goalkeeper and the zen of goalkeeping, it is a special force and only they know which way they will dive 🤣
To answer your penalty kick question about the goalkeeper: it depends. If you know the player who's shooting, you know his stats, you go when he's most likely to shot. If you don't know him you try to read him based on where he's looking, how's his run, what position is his body in. If you fail any of those, you pick a corner and hope for the best.
You'd notice jumping for a high corner is a more unique than rare thing, that's because shots at the high corners are basically unblockable, and most players will shot low because it's easier to control the ball, you only have to worry about the horizontal plane, not if it's too high.
Should have a look at Ronaldinho next , some player
at this time this guy is the all time top scorer with more than 800 goals in official matches
This video ddnt do much justice...guys he's a goal scoring machine
He is a score machine. I really enjoyed your video though. Would like to watch more of Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi's Video.
To answering the question at 2:27. Yes,thats exactally how it works!! Btw we call it keeper not goalie.
Most pro gks will do their research about what side the penalty taker prefers to shoot and will dive that way. Either way it is still hard to save a shot as a gk
you are 2 smarts men. I really like your reactions. As you said, the goalkeepers are trained to read body languages because the ball moves way too fast. you can jump after the hit..you will never ever catch the ball.
you read the body language and also penalty most of the time like to shoot in theirr comfort spot. so.....
With penalties, a lot of it is guesswork from the keeper, but nowadays they tend to study if the taker prefers a certain area/side of the goal, and some might have a tell. But as it’s such a short distance between the penalty spot and the goal (12 yards), you’ve got to decide beforehand which way you’re diving or you won’t get there in time
Must see the man who can do anything of cristiano
Btw. Cristiano Ronaldo becomes first ever footballer to be the top goal scorer in four different league which is Premier League (England), La Liga (Spain), Serie A (Italy), Saudi Pro League (Saudi Arabia). Then, Cristiano Ronaldo is the first ever Manchester United player to debut for the club not once but twice & then he moved to Saudi Arabia in January 2023 after parting ways with Manchester United after a rather distasteful second stint. Oh. One last thing. Cristiano Ronaldo earn 4.1 million dollars per week & 200 million dollars per season/. What a legend. This record will never ever be broken.
Penalty takers normally have a fav side, so if a keeper does his homework on the next pen taker he’s facing it might just help.
Messi, Ronaldo and Rhonaldino are the 3 best when it comes to feinting and fooling other players with their crazy fast and nimble footwork.
He's pretty decent. 678 goals and 195 assists in after #929 games.
Ronaldo is a Ball carrier, Assister and Goal Scorer.
On penalty kicks the goalie commit to a side before the ball is hit, because the shot is taken so close to him.
If he waits to commit after the shoot is taken, it's too late. that why u see goalies pick the wrong side sometimes on penalty kicks.
Well that video doesn’t do him justice. The guy is a machine! Check out a greatest goals compilation or something! Him and Messi greatest by far of this generation. Still don’t understand why proper football isn’t popular in the U.S🤷♂️
@MDBD I quite like a bit of NBA but I just don’t understand NFL it’s far 2 much stop and start for me. Different cultures and different preferences I suppose.
4:54 he was "trickster" in man united, but he changed his playing style in Madrid to be more direct and to score more goals
we say "goalkeeper", and yes most of times is about luck, some goalkeepers read the body language in that 1 second before hit the ball and other goalkeepers are prepared before game starts, the coach tell them or they personaly watch statistics whats the favorite spot of every player from that team
in the penalty kick that you did the question if you commit or not it depends. i was a semi proffessional goallie , and half the times you can read them where they are gonna hit it or not, from where they focus their eyes or the posture , but if i knew a guy doesnt have a great shooting power or couldnt read it i would probably wait and react , cause i had pretty fast reactions so it was helping me
Great Work guys. Ronaldinho next please. You won't be disappointed. Pure magic
he is both, he just made the world record for most goals of all times :)