What makes a nutmeg?

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Putting the ball through the keeper's legs is not a nutmeg. For it to be a nutmeg you have to get the ball back.
 
Bobski said:
As a defender I back that opinion. Only counts as a nutmeg in a dribble move if you keep the ball. Should not be used for a shot.
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I'm a defender too :lol: Not sure how that makes your opinion more valid?

Point me in the direction of a definition of a nutmeg that says the player has to retain possession? So a pass between a players legs to another player isn't a nutmeg either?
 
Zebs said:
I'm a defender too :lol: Not sure how that makes your opinion more valid?

Point me in the direction of a definition of a nutmeg that says the player has to retain possession? So a pass between a players legs to another player isn't a nutmeg either?
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No, someone nutmegs you but loses the ball, what is the point? A pass through your legs, fine, if it reaches the target but I would consider that a lower level nutmeg. I would be happily be nutmegged 20 times a game if I get the ball before the attacker.

You may have guessed I have been nutmegged on numerous occasions, we defenders have to fight against this perception. Nutmeg politics are convoluted.
 
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I'm a defender too, if someone puts the ball through your legs you got megged
 
It's obviously counts when the intended result comes off and not just skilling on a player, whether that be scoring, passing to another player through the opponents legs, or taking them on with a nutmeg.
 
Not sure on the footballing terms but I'm pretty sure it's nutmeg that if you ingest too much of it it can cause you to trip balls.

Edit: just looked it up, yes you can get high off it but it doesn't sound like a good experience especially the eating of pure nutmeg.
 
I've never heard a commentator call it a nutmeg. They usually say "Sticks it through the keeper's legs" or words to that effect.
 
I wonder if anyone remembers it but one of my all time favourites was a Utd v Leeds game when Giggs did a double meg on Danny Mills, inside with a meg, then back outside with a meg?
 
Keeps It tidy said:
Putting the ball through the keeper's legs is not a nutmeg. For it to be a nutmeg you have to get the ball back.
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I just think it needs to go through the legs and not get lost, so it makes a pass to a team mate, it crosses the line for a goal, you retrieve it back yourself. All nutmegs.

Kick it through the legs and then lose the ball, no nutmeg.
 
Don't know what the definition is but,
A. It has to be intentional .
B. It could be a shot or a pass .
C. If it's a dribble, the attacker must retain possession .
 
One thing’s for certain, it’s not a nutmeg unless you shout “MEGGED”
 
As long as you put it through opponent's legs, you win, it's a nutmeg.

In Noggie speak we call it tunnel.
If you pass it to a teammate, score a goal, or get it back yourself, it's still a tunnel/nutmeg as long as it's between opponent's legs. And if you do it to a mate, it's worth more than a goal.
 
Almost all defenders say that you need to get the ball on the other side to count has a nutmeg. That's a way they invented to not feel that humiliated
 
'Megged the keeper' was a common term when playing football as a kid. So you're wrong.
 
Bruno Marques said:
Almost all defenders say that you need to get the ball on the other side to count has a nutmeg. That's a way they invented to not feel that humiliated
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It is true, but another truth is a nutmeg is not very hard to do. Give it an Ole when you pull one off, then lose the ball, is the defender supposed to feel embarrassed?
 
You've to get the ball. It doesn't count if you put it through someone's leg and lose it. In fact, I will happily let you nutmeg me in that manner, if I'm getting the ball back. But with passes/shots you're pushing it.
 
I'm an attacker and never considered hitting under the keeper's legs a nutmeg. It's an instinct usually hit with power, a skill yeah but not a nutmeg. You need to collect the ball again, this is not a fact but just my opinion. Anybody that says they nutmeged the keeper by scoring, I automatically think douche.
 
The word arose because of a sharp practice used in nutmeg exports between America and England. "Nutmegs were such a valuable commodity that unscrupulous exporters were wont to pull a fast one by mixing a helping of wooden replicas into the sacks being shipped to England," writes Seddon. "Being nutmegged soon came to imply stupidity on the part of the duped victim and cleverness on the part of the trickster."
 
You have to retain possesion after its gone through the opponents legs. So no, shots don't count.

Heres a bunch of examples of nutmegs. The top 2 results on Youtube have it right.

 
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