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quietbadger34 said:Most pro players have an insane amount of technical skill with the ball, it’s just that they don't show it—and honestly, they can't even pull it off—once they're facing other pros.
Take someone like Hrvoje Veić, for example. If you watch him out on a massive pitch during a high-stakes, legitimate match, you might walk away thinking he barely has any real ability on the ball at all.
But then, the second he steps onto a small turf field to play some pickup games with the local crew, he looks like prime Zidane.
It is practically impossible to strip the ball from him; he’ll nutmeg you whenever he feels like it and spin you around like a damn coin.
And I'm not talking about him bullying some random amateurs who couldn't kick a can; I mean he does this against guys who actually know what they're doing or used to play at a pretty serious level.
But man, being able to pull that off against other professionals? That is a completely different beast. Very few people can actually do that, and that’s exactly why they’re considered legends.
I couldn't agree more, as I've experienced this exact same phenomenon firsthand with Agice...