A dinky question for those that actually play football

stilladdicted

Can't help but notice that our Bradley doesn't do dinks which is a pity. Watching Nani and his dink yesterday, it struck me that a player doesn't actually get very much time to decide between a kick or a dink over. I would like to know whether doing dinks is something that can be taught and practised, or is it one of those things that is basically instinctive and a player has either got it or not got it?

AdTheAddicK

All about confidence, you got a lot of confidence anything can happen.

tangoflash

Don't play anymore but always found that practicing little tricks helps with the execution but usually if you have time to think about doing it, you normally end up looking like a plumb. It has to become instinctive, which may come in time. Many times this season, BWP has been one-on-one with the keeper and I've thought to myself "if he'd have chipped it over the on-rushing keeper, he'd have scored". Seems he doesn't have this in his bag..................................

Huskaris

Definitely can be taught. Football intelligence is a lot harder to teach however. If you were to some league one or even league 2 players alongside some premiership greats and tell them to take a shot from 20 yards, with some players it wouldn't be easy to tell the difference. What really sets players apart is the ability to know where to be, and what to do in these situations. BWP seems to have a consistent idea of "blast it at the keeper" although to be fair the one time he tried to go round the keeper he got brought down horrifically and didn't get the PK!

AddickedAthletic

Can definitly be coached, practised and then used in a match situation what ever level you play at. Be surprised if this is not worked on in training

Redskin

BWP really should practise this more. I doubt there's a poster on here who,one on one with the keeper at The Valley in front of the Covered End, couldn't dink the keeper rather than soil himself,fall flat on his face and make an utter fool of himself.

Melrose

Used to play with a player like that. Never ever got the Dinks in!

Covered End

BWP has said that his priority is to get the ball on target, as opposed to slide it wide I suppose.
I would estimate that he's had about 10 chances this season, with only the keeper to beat & scored about 3.
These went under the goalie & the others were all saved.
Agreed, he would score a lot more if he could add this to his game.

Karim_myBagheri

the few times ive done it i always have to be going at a reassembly slow pace so i can get the direction and the power right. also i have to make sure i get my foot underneath the ball.

i love it when it works. though most of the time the keeper still manages to save it or kick it away before it crosses the line.

Northern_Monkey

For me it's that precise moment, the picture your brain sees. I've never had that many chances to think and instinct kicks in. If I've scored 1 already then dinks come off more sucessfully. Must be confidence and a feel for the ball?!

Addickted4life

He should his Dad to train him, he finished many 1 on 1's in his career.

smiffyboy

It's all about composer and confidence and 9 times out of ten the keeper will go to ground so a little chip makes sense

swords_alive

Dinking it is fine but BWP needs to master a more simple technique when he's one on one. It involves making an angle with the keeper. That's what he fails to do- twice on saturday and once at Carlisle. The keeper relies on knowing where his goal is. Some are totally obsessed by it and rightly so. A striker needs to draw the keepr to a position where he loses his bearings, i.e. doesn't know where the corners of his net are behind him- then slot it in.

addick16

dink shots are only useful when the keeper is closing down the shooter. once the keeper has a good angle and collects himself to save the shot, the dink is very difficult. but if the forward is going full speed and the goalie is charging full speed, i a little dink shot is a very effective way to score. sometimes you can see rooney and messi do the dink/chip shot from range and that is just all skill!

Redskin

Dinking it is fine but BWP needs to master a more simple technique when he's one on one. It involves making an angle with the keeper. That's what he fails to do- twice on saturday and once at Carlisle. The keeper relies on knowing where his goal is. Some are totally obsessed by it and rightly so. A striker needs to draw the keepr to a position where he loses his bearings, i.e. doesn't know where the corners of his net are behind him- then slot it in.

That's it,it's simple!

CafcCrazy

It's a mixture of both and how much composure and form you have going into the match.

Addick90

definitely know yann would do it when one on one - he love sa chip. Would be interesting how hed have done when one on one - i reckon hed score 8/10 - definitely a ricky lambert type finisher one on one i reckon.