Carlos once said in an interview that in terms of free kicks, if his Brazilian compatriot Junior is second, then no one dares to say first, and neither himself nor David Beckham. He said that he and David Beckham are only prominent in one side of the free kick, like Beckham is a super curved ball, and he is a strong shot, but Junior is different, whether it is a curved ball, a powerful shot, an elevator ball, a falling leaf ball, an S-shaped shot.
Indeed, such an all-round free kick master as Juniño is really a once-in-a-century genius, as long as he enters the 40-meter area from the goal, he enters the range of Juniño, and the opponent's goalkeeper's heart is also half cold, even directing teammates to line up the wall, it seems to be going through the process, and the final result is only to watch the ball into the net. Like the former lion king Kahn, Barça gate god Valdés, etc. have become the revenants under the sword of Juniño, even this level of goalkeepers have no way to do anything about him, and the movements when saving are very embarrassing.
When it comes to Carlos, what comes to mind is his powerful bang, thick thighs, long running distance, and large leg swing, so that Carlos' free kicks feel terrifying visually, in fact, his free kicks basically no player dares to block head-on, otherwise it may ruin his career. Not only that, Carlos' free-kick line is also very weird, and the goal around the wall in violation of the theorems of physics at the 97 French Four Nations Tournament stunned the opposing goalkeeper Batez: obviously it was kicked in the corner flag area, how did it turn back. Also during the Real Madrid period, Carlos hit the goal at a near-zero angle near the baseline, which made everyone's jaws drop and made people understand a truth, it turns out that in the bottom line, not only can cross, but also shoot.
Beckham's free kick is very dependent on the arc, his body twists at a very large angle, the shooting speed is extremely fast, the arc is very exaggerated, sometimes it is obviously more suitable for the position of the left-footed player, he can still let the ball obediently drill into the net, and has a precise cross, in that era, everyone thought that Beckham would only cross, but now I know that only Xiaobei will cross. Xiao Bei's high appearance also hides his real strength, you know, he is a midfielder who runs more than 10,000 meters a game, and even in his 30s can single defend Messi, now look, the players of that era are thinking about football, and their attitude towards football is still very professional.
Junior's free kick is a masterpiece, both Beckham's curved ball, Pirlo's elevator ball, Baggio's fallen leaves, and Carlos' powerful goal, just as the so-called art does not press, Junior is an "all-round artist", it is worth mentioning that in the 2006 World Cup, Junior's long-range shot directly broke Kawaguchi's ten finger barrier, helping Brazil reverse Japan. In addition to free kicks, Junior is also a very good midfielder, leading Lyon to 7 Ligue 1 titles, is the core of the team, but his shortcomings are also very obvious, as a classic midfielder, the whole team needs to build him as the core, the manager's formation will be affected by it.
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