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The Caf's Roy Keane.
https://www.goal.com/en-ae/news/mes...ick-technique-as-he/8dq3tms5hnqd106ozguezh6va
Some interesting quotes from Messi on free-kicks
Some interesting quotes from Messi on free-kicks
and"Before, I got comfortable and took them for the sake of it. I tried, of course, to get it over the wall and put it into the net, but I did it without thinking," Messi told La Liga on DAZN .
"That was until I practiced them, picking up habits with my positioning, my steps, how I hit the ball, and trying to use my foot in different ways and seeing how it worked out."
"Before I didn’t [study the goalkeeper]. I was hindered when it came to have to shoot or a one-on-one situation.
"There were situations in which things you’ve seen come to mind, and it makes you have doubts. Doubts make you go wrong.
"Recently I’ve looked at it again, above all looking at free-kicks to see if there is movement before, if I should take a step or not, how to react, how the wall blocks. Now I study it a little more."
"I watch free-kick takers," the 32-year-old said. "But I think that each player has their own way of taking them and it’s very difficult to copy someone else.
"I think that each player has to do it their way, and try what they feel is best. It’s very difficult to look and copy. You have to train to see what is best for each player."
Although he's speaking about penalties in that last quote it may ring true for free-kicks as well."Goalkeepers are much faster than before, much better prepared, have much more strength in their legs, and that means that it is more difficult to take penalties."