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    #46
    Heading the ball is always my downfall.

    I'm fine if it's out of the keepers hands up to halfway and you just have to head it back where it came from, but if we're defending a corner, i'll be first to jump on the front/back post because i can't direct the ball off my head to save my life.
    On the Ning Nang Nong
    Where the Cows go Bong!
    And the Monkeys all say Boo!
    There's a Nong Nang Ning
    Where the trees go Ping!
    And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
    On the Nong Ning Nang
    All the mice go Clang!
    And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
    So it's Ning Nang Nong!
    Cows go Bong!
    Nong Nang Ning!
    Trees go Ping!
    Nong Ning Nang!
    The mice go clang!
    What a noisy place to belong,
    Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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      #47
      Originally posted by tommyg View Post
      For me it would have to be the ability to beat a player 1v1, from a dead-ball. I mean sure if you've already got some pace its not hard to wrong-step the opponent but dribbling from a deadball around a player is tough for me
      that is tough, im lucky that ive got a deceptive burst of pace. Much like Kaka. He doesnt look quick..but he is.

      I dont like doing tricks and stuff though, i use my body to shield the ball, battering ram style. Im very hard to knock of the ball.
      "When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah

      "looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." Nicey

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        #48
        Originally posted by Harveybirdman View Post
        ive got a deceptive burst of pace. Much like Kaka. He doesnt look quick..but he is.

        Im very hard to knock of the ball.
        Don't blow your own trumpet or anything.
        On the Ning Nang Nong
        Where the Cows go Bong!
        And the Monkeys all say Boo!
        There's a Nong Nang Ning
        Where the trees go Ping!
        And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
        On the Nong Ning Nang
        All the mice go Clang!
        And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
        So it's Ning Nang Nong!
        Cows go Bong!
        Nong Nang Ning!
        Trees go Ping!
        Nong Ning Nang!
        The mice go clang!
        What a noisy place to belong,
        Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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          #49
          Originally posted by ningnangnong View Post
          Don't blow your own trumpet or anything.


          im not comparing myself to Kaka skills wise, only in the change of pace.
          "When a man insults my country I insult him, by taking his woman" Tony Yeboah

          "looking through your posts since 2007 and what you have consistently written about my football team I have come to the conclusion that if you had 1 more brain cell you would be a plant .. your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elder berries, I fart in your general direction ..." Nicey

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            #50
            Originally posted by ningnangnong View Post
            Heading the ball is always my downfall.

            I'm fine if it's out of the keepers hands up to halfway and you just have to head it back where it came from, but if we're defending a corner, i'll be first to jump on the front/back post because i can't direct the ball off my head to save my life.
            Are you sure you're not closing your eyes as you make contact?
            .
            Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



            May the Lord bless this post.

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              #51
              Its got to be the dive. Its come under so much scrutiny recently you have to be really good at it to get decisions nowadays.
              I'm playing all the right notes. Not necessarily in the right order. I'll give you that, sunshine.

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                #52
                Originally posted by mersey86 View Post
                Its got to be the dive. Its come under so much scrutiny recently you have to be really good at it to get decisions nowadays.
                "These stories have as much relation to the truth as an egg to a chestnut." - Racing Santander President Francisco Pernia

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                  #53
                  Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                  Are you sure you're not closing your eyes as you make contact?
                  Yes i always do that, i can't help it though. It's somewhat of a reflex.
                  On the Ning Nang Nong
                  Where the Cows go Bong!
                  And the Monkeys all say Boo!
                  There's a Nong Nang Ning
                  Where the trees go Ping!
                  And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
                  On the Nong Ning Nang
                  All the mice go Clang!
                  And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
                  So it's Ning Nang Nong!
                  Cows go Bong!
                  Nong Nang Ning!
                  Trees go Ping!
                  Nong Ning Nang!
                  The mice go clang!
                  What a noisy place to belong,
                  Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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                    #54
                    Originally posted by ningnangnong View Post
                    Yes i always do that, i can't help it though. It's somewhat of a reflex.
                    It may be ingrained but like all habits you can stop doing it with practice.

                    I suggest you start off by holding the ball in your hands and heading it (without letting go of the ball), making sure you're keeping your eyes open all the time. Really stare at the ball, get used to seeing it coming towards your face.

                    Then, once you can do this without thinking, start throwing the ball in the air, stare at it like a maniac and head it, making sure your eyes are open all the time. Look for where the brand name is as you head it - that way you make sure your eyes are open.

                    Then graduate to the next level - get a mate to throw the ball towards you and, then after a while, to start crossing the ball for you to head.

                    As for direction, you need to move your head in the direction you want the ball to go so it is all a question of timing. Go through the same procedures as above only moving your head to the ball and deflecting it at the angle you want it to take.

                    It's a lot easier to direct the ball how you want and time your header properly if you can see what you're doing. Also, the ball is far less likely to hit your nose or the top of your head if you keep your eyes open.

                    Ten minutes a day and I reckon you'll be heading it much better within a week.
                    .
                    Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



                    May the Lord bless this post.

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                      #55
                      Originally posted by Neil Young View Post
                      It may be ingrained but like all habits you can stop doing it with practice.

                      I suggest you start off by holding the ball in your hands and heading it (without letting go of the ball), making sure you're keeping your eyes open all the time. Really stare at the ball, get used to seeing it coming towards your face.

                      Then, once you can do this without thinking, start throwing the ball in the air, stare at it like a maniac and head it, making sure your eyes are open all the time. Look for where the brand name is as you head it - that way you make sure your eyes are open.

                      Then graduate to the next level - get a mate to throw the ball towards you and, then after a while, to start crossing the ball for you to head.

                      As for direction, you need to move your head in the direction you want the ball to go so it is all a question of timing. Go through the same procedures as above only moving your head to the ball and deflecting it at the angle you want it to take.

                      It's a lot easier to direct the ball how you want and time your header properly if you can see what you're doing. Also, the ball is far less likely to hit your nose or the top of your head if you keep your eyes open.

                      Ten minutes a day and I reckon you'll be heading it much better within a week.
                      Shall give it a go.

                      I wear glasses when i play though, if that has anything to do with.
                      On the Ning Nang Nong
                      Where the Cows go Bong!
                      And the Monkeys all say Boo!
                      There's a Nong Nang Ning
                      Where the trees go Ping!
                      And the tea pots Jibber Jabber Joo.
                      On the Nong Ning Nang
                      All the mice go Clang!
                      And you just can't catch 'em when they do!
                      So it's Ning Nang Nong!
                      Cows go Bong!
                      Nong Nang Ning!
                      Trees go Ping!
                      Nong Ning Nang!
                      The mice go clang!
                      What a noisy place to belong,
                      Is the Ning Nang Ning Nang Nong!!

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                        #56
                        Originally posted by ningnangnong View Post
                        Shall give it a go.

                        I wear glasses when i play though, if that has anything to do with.
                        Sounds like you might be concerned you're going to break your glasses in which case I'd say it has got something to do with your current heading prowess.

                        Same exercises still apply - you're much more likely to break your glasses heading the ball with your eyes closed.

                        Good luck - hope it goes well.

                        .
                        Suppose you have a physicist and a sociologist standing at the side of a field, observing a set of events unfolding on the field. The physicist does [describes] it using the terminology of mass and velocity and frequency of radiation and the rest. And the sociologist does it by describing it as a rugby match.



                        May the Lord bless this post.

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