Roulette (soccer)
The Roulette or Mare turn , the 360 , the MarEdona is a feint in football that is supposed to confuse the opposing player. This should be deceived about the direction of the ball-bearing player to take, with the aim of circumventing him in a 1: 1 situation. The trick was very rare in the 1980s and was occasionally shown by Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona . For this reason the name MarEdona is occasionally used. During the 1998 World Cup in France , the star of the French team Zinedine Zidane applied it. The trick is probably also known as the Marseille turn (English) or Ruleta marsellesa (Spanish) because Zidane learned to play football on the streets of Marseille. Other names are Rolie Polie or Piromare. Other players who used the trick are Nenad Marcetic, Alessandro Del Piero , Lionel Messi , Ronaldinho , Cristiano Ronaldo , Thierry Henry , Kaká , Karim Bellarabi or Ronaldo .
execution
Roulette essentially consists of three steps: the advance with the shooting leg, the body rotation and the continuation with the standing leg. The trick can be performed while standing or while running. Some players also start the trick with their main leg.
Template with the shooting leg
The player is approximately one step away from the ball. The player steps slightly on the ball and pulls the ball in his own direction with his foot, while both legs have left the ground. The foot may only have contact with the ball for a brief moment.
Body rotation
Turning the body and moving the ball in your own direction must be done at the same time, if this happens the player has turned 180 °.
Continuation with the main leg
The player now completes the rotation (i.e. a total of 360 °). His standing leg touches the ground again and the player pulls the ball further in his direction with his shooting leg. Ideally, he has left the opponent one or two steps behind.
Application and effectiveness
The trick is to confuse and overcome the opponent. Like most feints, it is advisable to do this well into the opponent's half.
If the performer is able to perform this trick at high speed, it is almost impossible for the opponent to catch up with the performer. During the execution, the opponent can try to unbalance the executor by tough tackling. One of the reasons Zidane and Maradona were able to perform the trick was because they were extremely well balanced.
variants
Franck Ribéry and Aiden McGeady used slight variations of the trick, with the ball being pulled further forward in the first phase. The third phase is limited to taking the ball.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul Doyle: Do you speak soccer? , Guardian Unlimited . March 8, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ The Global Game: Left Wing (Crossing soccer with life) 'Clases de baile': Zidane's dance class takes final turn , theglobalgame.com . April 27, 2006. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ^ The 360 Spin , Expert Football.com . 2004-2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
- ↑ Ribery and Aiden Mcgeady skill spin compilation , Youtube . September 4, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
