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How to Do a Rainbow in Soccer (6-Step Guide)

A flamboyant and flashy trick, the rainbow is sure to draw gasps of amazement and appreciation from any crowd.

Quite tough to pull off, the move involves you flicking the ball over your head and that of your opponent.

It’s the ball’s arching trajectory that lends the trick its name.

To master the move, you’ll need to spend quite a lot of time practising out on the training pitch as it demands a high level of technique as well as impeccable timing and fleet footwork.

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Direct Kick vs Indirect Kick in Soccer (Explained)

When a player commits a foul out on the soccer pitch, the opposing team is awarded a free kick.

This can either be a direct free kick or an indirect free kick, depending on the infraction.

As a player and coach, it’s important to know the difference between the two as this determines how you line up to both defend and attack each type of free kick.

Let’s first take a look to see when each kind is awarded before seeing how play resumes from both a direct free kick and an indirect free kick in soccer.

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4-1-4-1 Formation – The Ultimate Coaching Guide

The 4-1-4-1 formation affords you a great deal of tactical flexibility and fluidity in terms of how you line up and this makes it a very useful formation, particularly if you have the appropriate personnel for it.

If you’re lacking a clinical striker, however, or the right player in the holding role, then you may be better off experimenting with another setup.

To give you a better idea of whether the 4-1-4-1 suits your team, let’s now take a look at what is needed to play the formation as well as some of its strengths and weaknesses.

After that, we’ll then examine each position and look at how to defend and attack using the 4-1-4-1 formation.

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How to Do the Elastico Move in Soccer (6-Step Guide)

A fabulous feint that can both trick and confuse your opponent, the elastico move is a great skill to have in your locker.

Used by such legendary players as Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo, the elastico can help you to throw a defender off balance, send them in the wrong direction, and give you enough time to power past them.

Primarily used by offensive players in the final third, the mesmerising move demands fantastic close control, quick footwork, and lots of patience and practice to get right.

So you can dazzle and amaze out on the pitch, here are six simple steps that’ll teach you how to master the elastico move.

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5-3-2 Formation – Ultimate Coaching Guide (With Images)

The 5-3-2 formation is very defensive and can be a tough proposition for any team to face.

This is because it’s so hard to break down with five defenders sitting in front of the box and three midfielders hounding the opposition in front of them.

While it’s often used by teams hoping to sit back and snatch a win against a superior opponent, the formation can be surprisingly attack-minded. This depends on the personnel you have available to you though and the instructions you give the players.

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