04/04/2026
Most players boot it. These ones didn't. Man City today, under pressure in their own corner... watch closely.
Dribbling out of pressure. Triangles. Ball control. Drawing opponents in and playing through them. All the way up the pitch to Liverpool's box. Goal.
Youth football drills it into you — you're in trouble, get rid of it. But this is what separates good players from elite ones. Foden is an English kid, brought up in the academy system, and even he trusted his technique over the easy clearance.
It wasn't one moment of quality. It was every single element of the game working together in one play, under pressure, in their own corner.
At what age do we stop teaching kids to hoof it and start building players who can actually do this? 👇
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