Advanced skills can be a great way to get past defenders and into space. However, they only work when executed correctly. Below are some easy step-by-step tutorials to help you master advanced skills!
The Rainbow
Flick the ball over the defender to get past them!
The roulette is a great skill that is perfect in keeping your momentum and allowing you to change directions.
Instructions:
- Roll one foot straight over the ball and plant it on the other side
- With your one foot planted, spin one way
- With your other foot, pull the ball towards you in the same motion
Roulette (Maradona)
Spin around the defender to get into space!
The roulette is a great skill that is perfect in keeping your momentum and allowing you to change directions.
Instructions:
- Roll one foot straight over the ball and plant it on the other side
- With your one foot planted, spin one way
- With your other foot, pull the ball towards you in the same motion
The Neymar
Add a rabona to a roll, stepover!
Named after Neymar, this skill just sounds like a flashy, complicated skill that Neymar will try in game. However, despite being a bit complicated, this skill is great for beating defenders and you can even learn it too!
Normal Instructions:
- Roll the ball from one side to the other
- Stepover the ball as it comes across your body
- Cross the foot over your heel (This foot that you use should be the farthest foot from the ball)
- When your foot crosses your back heel on the other foot, flick the ball back around to the side it originally started on
Advanced Instructions:
- Roll the ball from one side to the other
- Stepover the ball as it comes across your body
- Cross the foot over your heel (This foot that you use should be the farthest foot from the ball)
- When your foot crosses your back heel on the other foot, flick the ball back around to the side it originally started on
- As the ball is coming across, use your standing foot to tap the ball back to the side you did the rabona
- Accelerate into space