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Fernando Jose Torres Sanz is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Torres is not a born talent, but his passion for the game and his hard work makes him one of the best players in the world.
Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals. He was named in the FIFA World XI in 2008 and 2009. Torres joined Chelsea in 2011 for a British record transfer fee of £50 million, which made him the most expensive Spanish player in history. In his first full season at Chelsea, Torres won the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The following season, he scored in the final of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, helping Chelsea to win the competition for the first time.
Internationally Torres has been capped over 100 times and is his country’s third-highest goalscorer of all-time. With Spain, he has participated in six major tournaments: UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup, Euro 2012, and the 2014 World Cup. Spain won the three tournaments from 2008 to 2012, with Torres scoring in the finals of both Euro 2008 and Euro 2012. He scored the winning goal in the 2008 European Championship, and won the Golden Boot for highest goalscorer in 2012.
Torres is considered to be a great player with his excellence in every aspect of the game.
Space Recognition: Torres is so good with recognizing space to make a run and dash towards the goal.
Finding Space b/w Defenders: Torres scores lots of goals by making runs in between the defenders.
Awareness: Torres is aware of his surroundings, he checks his shoulders to keep eye on opponents, his teammates and free space. He also tracks down the position and movement of opponents.
Creating Space inside the Box: Torres creates space inside the box by making quick runs in the opposite direction of the defense. He looks for the space inside the box to get an opening.
The Free Kick Taker: He is 1st choice of the team for taking free kicks. His Knuckle ball technique of taking free kicks is quite sexy and the movement of the ball is so good that if the ball goes in the net , then it’s an exquisite goal. Knuckle ball technique is used by very few players.
Diagonal Runs: Torres makes diagonal runs to free himself from the defenders. This technique makes it very difficult for the defenders to either mark him or tackle him.
Insane Dribbling Skills: Torres is arguably one of the best in the world when it comes to dribbling and one-on-one take-ons. Because of his dribbling skills, he was called show pony at Manchester United.
Torres is overall a great player.
Fernando Torres is a complete attacking monster. But his defensive contribution is on the weak side. He plays forward and very rarely comes back for defence.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaucho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and ambassador for Barcelona. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a forward or a winger. Often considered one of the best players of his generation and regarded by many as one of the greatest of all time. He was renowned for his technical skills and creativity; due to his agility, pace and dribbling ability, as well as his use of tricks, feints, overhead kicks, no-look passes and accuracy from free-kicks.
Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d’Or. In his second season with Barcelona, he won his first FIFA World Player of the Year award, as Barcelona won the 2003–04 La Liga title. The season that followed is considered one of the best in his career as he was integral in Barcelona winning the UEFA Champions League, their first in fourteen years, as well as another La Liga title, giving Ronaldinho his first career double. After scoring two spectacular solo goals in the first 2005-06 El Clasico, Ronaldinho became the second Barcelona player, after Diego Maradona in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu. Ronaldinho also received his second FIFA World Player of the Year award, as well as the Ballon d’Or.
Ronaldinho accumulated numerous other individual awards in his career. He was included in the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA World XI three times, named UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 2006 and the South American Footballer of the Year in 2013, and was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the world’s greatest living players compiled by Pelé.
Ronaldinho was an integral part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning team in Korea and Japan, starring alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo in an attacking trio, and being named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team. As captain, he led Brazil to their second FIFA Confederations Cup title in 2005 and was named Man of the Match in the final.
Ronaldinho’s excellence in game doesn’t need any analysis yet let’s talk about it;
Delayed Runs from Midfield: Ronaldinho scores lots of his goals by using this technique where he delays his runs from the midfield and allows the defenders to take their positions. And once the defenders are settled around other players, he makes late runs inside the box to score goals.
Space Recognition: Ronaldinho’s awareness of not only space but the opponent’s defenders also is amazing. He recognizes spaces quickly and also keeps checking his surroundings to see the movements of the opponents defenders.
Creating spaces for teammates: Ronaldinho is biggest weapon. The opposition only tries to stop Ronaldinho when he has the ball which leaves his teammates unmarked and so it creates lots of chances to score as he passes the ball.
The Free Kick Taker: Ronaldinho is team’s 1st choice for taking free kicks and why he wouldn’t be. He is so good in converting the dead ball into the goal.
Vision/Creativity: Roaldinho’s vision of the game, pitch , teammates and opponents is so good. He looks for the chance and creates creative passes.
King of Dribbling: Ronaldinho is the king of dribbling. His ball control is so good. His dribble ratio is far beyond the reach of any other player. His dribbling skill helps him a lot in moving the ball up.
There’s a lot to talk about Ronaldinho !
Ronaldinho’s height is a factor in his weakness. Due to his short height, he is not so good with headers. Even though he jumps, but his conversion rate is not so good. He is also not very good with crosses. And he is also physically weak.
Despite all his weaknesses, Ronaldinho’s performance is always top class. And his weaknesses don’t affect the results.
Philipp Lahm is a German retired professional footballer who played as a right back or defensive midfielder and spent much of his early career playing left back. Although Lahm is right-footed, he is able to play on both sides of the pitch, due to his tactical intelligence and versatility. He often cut from the flank to the inside of the pitch to either shoot and/or pass. In particular, he is renowned for his pace, technique, stamina, and precise tackling abilities, as well as his small stature, which earned him the nickname the “Magic Dwarf”. Lahm is considered by many to be one of the best defenders of his generation and one of the greatest defenders of all time
Lahm was included in the World Cup team of the tournament in 2006, 2010, and 2014, and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in 2008 and 2012 and in the UEFA Team of the Year 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Lahm was the captain of Bayern Munich, having led them to numerous honors including the 2013 UEFA Champions League as part of the Treble. He was also a former captain of his national team, which he led to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, before retiring from international football.
On 8 December 2017, Lahm was named honorary ambassador for Germany’s bid to host the UEFA Euro 2024.
The German King of defenders is regarded as one of the best defenders of the world. Following of his attributes combine to make him such an exquisite player.
Deep Playmaker: Because of his excellent range of passing, Lahm also plays the role of a deep playmaker for his team. He has the vision to recognize spaces and movements and passing range to pick his man from deep. He plays a perfect ball behind the opposition’s defensive line to pick his player, with perfect assumption of the movement and timing of the player.
Breaking the lines: Lahm’s biggest strength is his control on the ball and he uses it effectively to break the opposition lines. Lahm is very confident on the ball and that’s why he is never afraid to move out from his line and carry the ball up.
Defensive Cover: As a defender, you always should be a pessimist and you should always expect the worst and be ready to face it. You can only provide defensive cover if u are a pessimist. A CB should always expect the worst and should be ready to provide the cover to his FBs.
Resisting the Press: Lahm always used his excellent control to resist the opponent press. He so calmly plays the ball even the opponent player is right over him.
Threat in the Opposition Box: Lahm is a great threat in the opposition goal box because of his aerial strength and control.
Philipp Lahm’s excellent control, passing range and reading of the game makes him one of the best centre backs in the world.
Lahm’s height is a factor in his weakness. Due to his short height, he is not so good with headers. Even though he jumps, but his conversion rate is not so good. He is also not very good with crosses. And he is also physically weak.
Andrea Pirlo is an Italian former professional footballer. Pirlo was usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker in midfield for both his club and national teams and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever exponents of this position due to his vision, ball control, technique, creativity and passing ability, as well as for being a free-kick specialist.
Andrea Pirlo won a plethora of trophies, including two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, two Serie A titles, a FIFA Club World Cup, a Supercoppa Italiana, and a Coppa Italia. After joining Juventus on a free transfer in 2011, who had gone trophyless since 2003, he added four more Serie A titles, which he won consecutively, as well as two Supercoppa Italiana titles, and a Coppa Italia.
Pirlo is the fifth-most capped player in the history of the Italian national team with 116 caps between 2002 and 2015. He played for the Italian youth teams at U15, U18 and U21 level, captaining and leading the latter to victory in the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship as the Golden Player and Top Scorer of the tournament. He joined the Italian senior team in September 2002 and captained the Olympic team to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Later, he was instrumental in the senior team’s victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was named Man of the Match three times, including the final, more than any other player in the tournament, and ultimately won the Bronze Ball (awarded to the third best player of the tournament) also being elected to the Team of the Tournament. He was also elected as part of the UEFA Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament after leading Italy to the final, winning three Man of the Match awards in the process, the most of any player along with Andrés Iniesta. He has also represented the Italian senior team at the 2004 and 2008 UEFA European Championships, the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups and the 2009 and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cups, finishing third in the latter edition in Brazil, where he was also elected to the Team of the Tournament.
He placed fourth in the 2012 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and seventh in the 2015 edition. He placed seventh in the 2007 FIFA World Player, fifth in the 2007 Ballon d’Or and seventh in the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or award. He was also named as part of the 2006 FIFPro World XI and the 2012 UEFA Team of the Year. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Pirlo was also elected as Serie A Footballer of the Year and was also named as part of the Serie A team of the Year.
Let’s talk about the tactical gameplay of the Italian legend, he is considered one of the top players because of his impact on and off the pitch, with and without the ball.
Off the ball movement: Pirlo is one of those few palyers who can create a big impact without even touching the ball. He created open space for his teammates to make a run for the goal and created all sorts of issues for opposition full back.
SCANNING SPACE: He played with the presence of mind and always scanned the pitch and continuously looked for the gaps between the opposition defensive line. Thus looking for an opening to attack the opposition goal. He scanned his surroundings and know the positins of the opponents and estimated the time he’ll have on the ball.
Creating passing lanes: One of the strongest qualities of Pirlo is the ability to create passing lanes in tight spaces and making himself available for the pass.
Ball Retention: Pirlo is one of the best when it comes to retaining the ball and resisting the press. He had a magnetic control over the ball and could dribble pass 3,4 players at a time.
Pirlo’s physical attributes are not remarkable, although what he lacks in pace, strength and height, he makes up for in intelligence and guile.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a professional Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. He is often considered the best player in the word and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Ronaldo is not a born talent, but his passion for the game and his hard work makes him the best player in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won 5 Ballon d’Or awards and 4 European Golden Shoes. He has won 29 major trophies in his career, including 6 league titles and 5 UEFA Champions League, one UEFA European Championship and one UEFA Nations League. He has most recorded hat-tricks in history (56), joint -most hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League (8). He has the most international goals by an active player (99), and the joint-most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship (9). He is the only player to score more than 60 goals in all competitions in 4 consecutive seasons. He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.
At aged 18 he signed for Manchester United from his old club Sporting CP. After winning the FA Cup in his 1st season, he helped United win 3 successive Premiere League titles, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. In 2009, he signed for REAL MADRID in a transfer worth €94 million. Ronaldo won 15 trophies with Real Madrid. He is the top goal scorer of Real Madrid’s history. In 2018, he signed for Juventus, in a transfer worth an initial €100 million, the highest ever paid by an Italian club and the highest ever paid for a player over 30 years old. He won League title with Juventus in his debut season, of which he played an integral role.
With national team, Ronaldo is the county’s all time top goal scorer. He led Portugal to their first-ever triumph in a major tournament by winnig UEFA Euro 2016, and received the Silver boot as the 2nd highest goal scorer of the tournament.
One of the most marketable and famous athletes in the world, Ronaldo was ranked the world’s highest paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017 and the world’s most famous athlete by ESPN from 2016-2019.
Ronaldo is considered to be a complete player with his excellence in every aspect of the game.
Space Recognition: Ronaldo is so good with recognizing space to make a run and dash towards the goal.
Finding Space b/w Defenders: Ronaldo scores lots of goals by making runs in between the defenders.
Awareness: Ronaldo is aware of his surroundings, he checks his shoulders to keep eye on opponents, his teammates and free space. He also tracks down the position and movement of opponents.
Creating Space inside the Box: Ronaldo creates space inside the box by making quick runs in the opposite direction of the defense. He looks for the space inside the box to get an opening.
The Free Kick Taker: He is 1st choice of the team for taking free kicks. His Knuckle ball technique of taking free kicks is quite sexy and the movement of the ball is so good that if the ball goes in the net , then it’s an exquisite goal. Knuckle ball technique is used by very few players.
Diagonal Runs: Ronaldo makes diagonal runs to free himself from the defenders. This technique makes it very difficult for the defenders to either mark him or tackle him.
Insane Dribbling Skills: Ronaldo is arguably one of the best in the world when it comes to dribbling and one-on-one take-ons. Because of his dribbling skills, he was called show pony at Manchester United.
Ronaldo is overall a complete player.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a complete attacking monster. But his defensive contribution is on the weak side. He plays forward and very rarely comes back for defence.
But overall he’s a goal scoring machine and a great player.
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