Time for Some Free-Kick Magic

By: Marco P. | November 11th, 2008

There are three primary techniques used with direct free kicks. First, the player taking the direct free kick may blast the ball as hard as he can, usually with the laces of the boot. This method is used by Roberto Carlos and Robin Van Persie. Alternatively, some players try to curl the ball around the keeper, with the inside of the boot. Free kick specialists such as Juninho Pernambucano, Ronaldinho and David Beckham employ this method. Curling the ball is a hard skill to learn but when executed, can be the most effective way of scoring in a match. Additionally, certain free kick specialists will choose to kick the ball with minimal spin, making the ball behave unpredictably in the air. Juninho Pernambucano and Cristiano Ronaldo utilize this method regularly. Free kick takers may also attempt to cross the ball to their centre backs or strikers in order to get a header on goal, especially if the position of the free kick is close to the wings.

Source: Wikipedia

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They don’t mention ADP in there, but they bloody well should. Since the season started, our beloved captain has scored five goals on set-pieces, and one more beautiful than the next. Such deadly free-kick scoring efficiency has been the trademark of very few players in football history, a rare breed in the lines of Zico, Sinisa Mihaijlovic and Juninho Pernambucano.

So just because I’m such a nice guy, here a 5 x 5 gallery of all those goals: 5 goals, 5 beautiful pictures for each, and nice little video to summarize everything.

Enjoy! :]

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JUVENTUS VS. ZENIT

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JUVENTUS VS. PALERMO

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JUVENTUS VS. ROMA

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REAL MADRID VS. JUVENTUS

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CHIEVO VS. JUVENTUS

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ALL 5 GOALS COMPILED:

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Category: Alessandro Del Piero, Free-Kicks, Juventus, Serie A, UEFA Champions League

Tags: Alessandro Del Piero, Chievo, Free-kick, Free-Kicks, Juventus, Palermo, Real Madrid, Roma, Serie A, UEFA Champions League, Zenit

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• Mat |  November 11th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

  
  
  

  Wow… The first two ones were from so far off, maybe 30-35 yards….and yet still it looked so gracious to the eye..not like one of those thumps Ronaldo puts on when the ball is that far off ..

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• Mat |  November 11th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

  
  
  

  first and third kicks sorry… thanks for those Marco!

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• Al |  November 11th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

  
  
  

  Awesome post. ADP is probably nowhere near done with producing magic this season.

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• alessio |  November 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

  
  
  

  He’s got plenty of time left….

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• A |  November 12th, 2008 at 3:27 am

  
  
  

  The ones against Roma and Chievo were pure. The other three had some elements of luck like methodical hit and hopes and bad defending.

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• Grazie perche tu sei Del Piero |  November 13th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

  
  
  

  He is simply the best!!!

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• hant00 |  November 14th, 2008 at 2:05 am

  
  
  

  Marco wrote:
  They don’t mention ADP in there, but they bloody well should.

  well, i’ve just edited the wikipedia article and added ADP. don’t know how long it will last, though.

  i’m not very good at words so i just slipped ADP’s name alongside Juninho etc. in the sentence about curling free kicks.

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• Marco P. |  November 14th, 2008 at 8:06 am

  
  
  

  Ahah nicely done hant00. Won’t be too long before Andrea Pirlo and Francesco Totti make it in there as well.

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• Metin |  December 16th, 2008 at 4:20 am

  
  
  

  i haven’t any thinks ,becouse u LEGEND in your time!!!

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• Rinor |  December 29th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

  
  
  

  Thanks for these photos. , He’s the best ever

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