From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Curl (football)
Curl (football)
Curl,
Curl in football (soccer), is spin on the ball which will the goalkeeper, hopefully luring him out for an attack-
make it swerve, or bend, when kicked. This is imparted er to pounce, or into the goalkeeper for an onrushing
largely through almost slicing across the ball, and utili- striker. A recent idea has been to curl the ball vigorously,
sation of either the inside foot or outside foot (known as sending it right back out to the edge of the penalty area,
Trivela)
a Trivela depending on which direction the ball should for an attacker to volley, or take a touch and then shoot.
bend towards. Curl is especially evident from free kicks, Curling is also used for scoring Olympic goals.
shots from outside the penalty area and crosses. Differ-
ences between balls can also affect the amount of swerve: Passing
traditional leather footballs are too heavy to curl without Less obvious, but still useful, curling can be used in pass-
great skill, whereas the modern Adidas Teamgeist bends ing. Effective through balls are often the result of a
with a much lower effort threshold. As a general rule, the curled pass around the defender, or long cross field pass-
lighter and smoother the ball the more deviation there is. es are sometimes aided by the addition of curl or back-
Making the ball curl in the air was first developed in Sh- spin.
effield during the late 1870s. At the time it was referred
to as a screw shot.
Notable Players
Nomenclature Many players have used the Trivela in their game but
most notably Franz Beckenbauer relied routinely and ex-
There is a degree of confusion surrounding the correct pertly on this skill. Other players who uses this skill no-
naming of different aspects of curl. The technique of ticeably are Nelinho, Maradona, David Beckham. In the
chanfle,
putting curl on a ball is known as chanfle from Spanish, current game, Portuguese international Ricardo Quares-
to some. The deviation from the straight path in the air ma uses it regularly, Spanish Midfielder Xavi uses it bril-
swerve;
is the actual curl or swerve however, the spin on the liantly for through balls. Aside from passing, this tech-
curl.
ball that causes this is also known as the curl Shots that nique can be used to take a shot on goal, although it is
curlers, swingers,
swerve are known as curlers swingers or, in extreme difficult to master and if not done correctly can leave a
shots.
cases, banana shots player embarrassed and could compromise the current
play. It requires balance, strength, and your body has to
Usage be leaning on a certain angle to execute power and bend
on the ball.
Free kicks Ricardo Quaresma, also scored an amazing goal
against Belgium in a match that Portugal won by 4-0, the
Free kick specialists such as Alessandro Del Piero, Cris- goal was credited as one of the best goals in the world.
tiano Ronaldo, Franck Ribéry, Juninho Pernambucano, Because of the incredible effect the ball took, it managed
Diego, David Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Deco, Didier Drog- to fool the keeper into thinking he could catch it, there
ba, Ronaldinho and John Arne Riise, Alex Rodrigo Dias da was no possible defense for the unpredictable shot.
Costa impart great amounts of spin on the ball, forcing it
to rise, bend around a wall of defending players, or fall
sharply, out of the reach of the goalkeeper. Goalkeepers Causes
usually organise walls to cover one side of the goal, and The reason that spin on a football makes it swerve is
then stand themselves on the other side. Thus, the free the Magnus effect. This causes a rotating ball to form a
kick taker has three choices; either to bend the ball inside whirlpool about itself, with one side’s air moving with
of the wall and away from the goalkeeper, outside of the the ball and the other side’s air moving against the ball.
wall bending back inside the post, or over the wall. The This creates a difference in air pressure, and the ball de-
latter is probably better suited to free kicks further from viates from its path to compensate for this.
the goal, due to the amount of time and space needed for
the ball to rise and fall.
External links
Corners • UEFA Training Ground - Quaresma’s trivela
Curling can be an effective technique when taking cor- masterclass
ners. The corner taker can either bend the ball away from • BBC Sport Academy guide on how to curl the ball.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Curl (football)
• Trivela Examples and Technique Description • What is the Trivela ?
• Trivela Definition • trivela
• Has ball technology gone too far?
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