PeeEyeEmPee
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dude, Messi has at least as many as Bale this season, and probably about 8 or 9 in the past year. if he "isn't anything special", then Bale most certainly isn't either...
Bale's Free-kicks
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Luka Van der Bale
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You just made that up. Messi really doesn't score many free kicks.
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Leighton Baines.
Apart from the goals, what I like most about Bales' new found skill is that I think it will make teams play differently against us. Teams will be much more wary about giving away free kicks, which will hopefully mean more chances in open play. Our horrendous corner success ratio backs up my theory, because I reckon teams think they(us) are shite at corners lets just clear the danger, don't matter where it goes just get the tackle/header in.
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@stoof - I was commenting on the guys free kick ability... Absolutely f-ing mental.
Was not commenting on Bale at all, just that youtube clip I saw.
Was not commenting on Bale at all, just that youtube clip I saw.
PeeEyeEmPee
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yeah?
the last 8 of those came within the last year. there are quite a few that hit the woodwork too. the guy is now one of the best FK takers.
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last season messi scored 3 free kicks. Bale has just scored that same amount, in a week! Don't know how many he has this season but I'm pretty sure it isn't more than that.
Don't forget that Ronaldo and messi take way more free kicks than Bale because of the dominance of their teams and the divers they have. Honestly Reus is better than those two at free kicks.
PeeEyeEmPee
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Messi has scored 8 free-kicks in the last 12 months, 5 of them this season, it's really as simple as that. Bale suddenly scoring 3 in a week doesn't change that in the slightest, and neither does it make him the best in the world.
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He would sprint back last minute. It wasn't like he positioned himself there the whole time, allowing opposition players to get position in the 6yd box. I remember him nodding 1 or 2 away.
PeeEyeEmPee
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"definitely"? I disagree strongly. he takes more free-kicks than anyone else in football, by far, and scores relatively few. when they go in, they look amazing, but more often than not they end up in the wall or in the stands.
I've always thought his technique has an element of hit-and-hope in it, as in he's not really aiming for a particular area when he hits them, the aim is to hit them as hard as he can, generating as much swerve and dip as possible, and letting the ball do the rest.
I've always thought his technique has an element of hit-and-hope in it, as in he's not really aiming for a particular area when he hits them, the aim is to hit them as hard as he can, generating as much swerve and dip as possible, and letting the ball do the rest.
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Luka Van der Bale
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I stand corrected.
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Greatest free kick taker ever (IMO) was Sinisa Mihajlovic:
But Bale is an impressive embodiment of "practice makes perfect". The lad's a machine and his dedication to his sport and the will to improve is fantastic.
But Bale is an impressive embodiment of "practice makes perfect". The lad's a machine and his dedication to his sport and the will to improve is fantastic.
