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A dazzling individual goal by 20-year Brazilian Matheus Cunha of Hertha Berlin, plus strikes by Erling Haaland and Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia
Dortmund), Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), Pierre Kunde Malong (Mainz), rank in the Top 5 goals from the Bundesliga's behind closed doors return to action.
The Cruyff turn was successful not because of its execution but because the defender over committed and didn't use his right foot to fully block the ball's path going in reverse, which the same reason Cruyff had beaten the Swedish defender....
As far as the execution goes, his plant foot was 90degrees wrong which forces the players to push the ball too far away from him...Cruyff was able ,after the exection, without having to run and chase after the ball for his next touch. In other words you need to keep the ball close to you after the move for control.....
The Cruyff turn was successful not because of its execution but because the defender over committed and didn't use his right foot to fully block the ball's path going in reverse, which the same reason Cruyff had beaten the Swedish defender....
As far as the execution goes, his plant foot was 90degrees wrong which forces the players to push the ball too far away from him...Cruyff was able ,after the exection, without having to run and chase after the ball for his next touch. In other words you need to keep the ball close to you after the move for control.....