That footy skills dude on Britain's got talent

[Jennings]

Firstly let's not turn this into a debate on the exploitative utter ****e that is Britain's got talent.

However there was this dude who was doing amazing keepy-ups and making it into a kind of cross between break dancing and footy skillz. The lad clearly has bags of skill. He tried to make it as a footballer but was released by Arsenal.

My question is this. Ruling out injury - how can someone be so good and yet not make it?

Is it a poor work ethic? Lack of agression? Lack of appreciation?

[Harv]

Firstly let's not turn this into a debate on the exploitative utter ****e that is Britain's got talent.

However there was this dude who was doing amazing keepy-ups and making it into a kind of cross between break dancing and footy skillz. The lad clearly has bags of skill. He tried to make it as a footballer but was released by Arsenal.

My question is this. Ruling out injury - how can someone be so good and yet not make it?

Is it a poor work ethic? Lack of agression? Lack of appreciation?

lack of a general football brain. Tricks and flicks may look good when you are standing on your own. But try doing them when you have 3 players trying to tackle you. I doesnt work

i hate these fancy pants little upstarts that think they can play football because they can play keepy uppy and balance the ball on their head.

Its all about positioning, having a good first touch and a football brain

[Shaggy]

Not sure what all those tricks and stuff actually have to do with football.

He could balance on it his head all day but can he pass a ball? Can he tackle?

[Paul.S]

Exactly as above, he may be a ****ing superstar when it comes to balancing the ball etc, but may be total dire when it comes to running with the thing.

[Harv]

Not sure what all those tricks and stuff actually have to do with football.

He could balance on it his head all day but can he pass a ball? Can he tackle?

i'd hazard a guess and say that he couldnt tackle to save himself

Its amazing how many people cant pass. There's a couple of guys i play indoor with that can dribble through crowds of people....yet **** the pass up every single time. I get so frustrated with them. You lay of a simple through ball to them, run to the middle wanting the ball back for an easy shot....and they pass to where you were, not where you are going

[fah-q]

Ball juggling is for the circus and soccer AM.

[Shanks]

Nobody likes a smart arse.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LYlqql38XkY

[Hass]

Firstly let's not turn this into a debate on the exploitative utter ****e that is Britain's got talent.

However there was this dude who was doing amazing keepy-ups and making it into a kind of cross between break dancing and footy skillz. The lad clearly has bags of skill. He tried to make it as a footballer but was released by Arsenal.

My question is this. Ruling out injury - how can someone be so good and yet not make it?

Is it a poor work ethic? Lack of agression? Lack of appreciation?

One name: Sonny Pike

Sonny who I hear you say?

Sonny Pike was a brillaint footballer about 18 years ago, could do all the tricks and keepy ups. He had a host of massive clubs scrambling to sign him up. He eventually went to the famous Ajax academy where he trained. They realeased after it turned out that he was in fact **** and could only do tricks.

[Dessy]

Still pretty impressive to see someone with such good ball control and silky skills.

[Darth Marty]

He was impressive, as a fairly decent "ball juggler" myself I appreciate just how ****ing hard that routine was.
Piers is a cock with no appeciation of what the lad was doing, I can almost guarantee that not a single pro footballer in the world would have been able to do that whole routine without spiling the bal at least once.

That said I completely agree with the opinion that a good skillster does not make a good footballer.

[Vermilion]

But is this guy actually saying he can play football, or could it be that he has realised/knows he can't, so is trying to put what skill he has with a ball to some use, to make a living. I didn't see it, so don't know how he came across, he could well have been a smart arse show off.

But if i could do this sort of stuff at that level, i have to admit i'd find it hard not to show off just a little now & again.

[Tee]

He was in that film - In the Hands of the Gods

[Guest]

One name: Sonny Pike

Sonny who I hear you say?

Sonny Pike was a brillaint footballer about 18 years ago, could do all the tricks and keepy ups. He had a host of massive clubs scrambling to sign him up. He eventually went to the famous Ajax academy where he trained. They realeased after it turned out that he was in fact **** and could only do tricks.

El Hadji Diouf has brilliant skills too.

[Vermilion]

El Hadji Diouf has brilliant skills too.

point proven. Smart arse show off it is.

[PTP]

But is this guy actually saying he can play football, or could it be that he has realised/knows he can't, so is trying to put what skill he has with a ball to some use, to make a living.

He can play football - he was at arsenal for a while and he is probably good enough to be a top class amateur if has spent a few years there.

He is obv very talented and it was immense skill and he prob knows that he won't make it as a pro but is looking to maybe make something using his skills.

For what it's worth tho imo the majority of these "tricksters" are wank at football - there is one lad in particular i kinda know from our area who is pretty well known in the football skills world, he is a ****ing ******, full of **** and he was wank at football - he signed for the team i play for on a saturday and he got laughed off the pitch. But to be fair to him tho he has made a pretty decent career using his skills and is doing something he enjoys.

I don't want to give him the satisfaction off going on about him tho because he is a little ****ing gob****e (Most people on here will of heard of him or have some idea who he is tho)