the final game managed to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1. One interesting thing from this match is of course the first goal scored by the mega star Lionel Messi. When it was through his solo run, Messi managed to trick 4 players Athletic Bilbao before finally releasing a hard kick into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper Iago Herrerin, Bilbao goalkeeper.
Doing solo runs, tricking a lot of players, and then scoring goals is already a routine for Lionel Messi. Incredible views when the first goal of the Copa Del Rey final yesterday was actually not a new sight for Lionel Messi. But this time Messi did very perfectly and ended with a goal that he print himself. Some circles also consider this goal to be the best goal he ever printed.
The way Messi dribbled is indeed very unique. The trick is different from Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale is full of speed. Messi's way of dribbling more filled with unexpected movements that make it very difficult to stop. When dribbling, Messi can suddenly stop or turn direction unexpectedly.
As Messi pointed out while tricking two Bilbao defenders in the Copa Del Rey final, when he paused and made the Bilbao defender misstep before finally dashed forward towards goal Bilbao. It is these movements that make the opposition defender stop the pace of Messi.
Not many players have this dribbling style. Some other Latin American players do have a similar style, but it can be said, Messi is the most perfect in this case.
If we look from a distance, Messi looks very easy to fool your opponent. There was no physical contact with the opposing player, but somehow the opponent naturally fell due to missteps. One of the most memorable victims of course Jerome Boateng when dipecundangi endless by the humble motion that looks simple from Lionel Messi.
What exactly did Messi do to his opponents?
What Messi does is actually very simple, but not many people can do it. Messi did not run as fast as Gareth Bale or use the power of Cristiano Ronaldo, which he did just change the speed and direction of motion many times.
When dribbling, he does not keep running at full speed. While soloing past defender Bilbao on the first goal in the Copa Del Rey final, maybe only 10% of them are done in full speed conditions. The rest, which Messi is doing is running and stopping abruptly and turning directions.
Sounds simple, but there are not many people who can do this. Because the muscle strength and immune needed to do this. Loh, what is the relationship with strength and endurance? Messi did not make fiss or run contacts in great distances. When goal to goal Bilbao only done in less than 10 seconds. So what to do with body endurance?
Believe it or not, Messi style dribbling as far as 10 meters will be much more tiring than you run sprint as far as 100 meters. The reason, when dribbling, Messi repeatedly make changes in speed, which means that the muscles that work must perform contractions and relaxation over and over again.
Under these conditions, the production of lactic acid in the muscles (which will give the sensation of feeling sore) will be greater so as to make someone more quickly feel tired. This is evidenced by research conducted by Thomas Reilly, a British Sports Science expert, who did research on high-intensity exercise. If you do not believe it, try to compare yourself to taste between running 100 meters sprint and running back and forth 10 times within 10 meters. Which one makes you more difficult to move after that.
This is what distinguishes Messi with other players. Messi has muscles with great endurance and strength. This power will make Messi able to perform unexpected movements much faster than other players. This will then make the opponent players left by Messi, or fell due to loss of balance when trying to follow the movement of Messi.