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Touch on the ball - Van Persie v Socceroos


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By Damo Baresi - 30 May 2013 9:37 PM

Being brought up in Australian soccer, with a "get rid of it" mentality and no protection at all from Australian referees. Little wonder the players couldn't dribble the Oman defenders.

Can you imagine any socceroos with this skill level? Maybe only Tom Rogic.

Here is the beauty of small sided games or futsal.


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x10cr6w_van-persio-shows-off-freestyle-skills_sport#.Uac3VdJmh8E




Futsal breeds this ball control.



Edited by Damo Baresi: 30/5/2013 10:20:03 PM
By dirkvanadidas - 5 Jun 2013 8:43 PM

Aus needs a few more to play futsal to catch up with

16 million – registered Futsal players in Iran alone (source: AFC)
9 million - 20% of the Spanish population who play Futsal (47m – 2011)
(source: LNFS (Liga Nacional Futbol Sala))
4 million + – registered Futsal players in Italy (1.1million in football: source FIGC 2010)