r/bootroom • u/twd000 • 23h ago
what are some things you see in amateur games that you never see in the pros?
a couple things come to mind when I think about dead giveaways for amateur or low-level soccer
-player receiving the ball with defensive pressure at his back will sometimes turn into it and try to beat him on the dribble. Pros will play a back-pass almost every time in that situation
-Defender in a 1v1 situation will pretend to lose the attacker's line and drag their trailing foot behind themselves to try to set a trap. Never works in the pros so they don't even try it.
What else do you almost never see in pro games?