{"id":32265,"date":"2020-01-19T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/?p=32265"},"modified":"2020-01-19T09:47:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T01:47:36","slug":"the-top-5-slickest-evasive-football-maneuvers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/2020\/01\/19\/the-top-5-slickest-evasive-football-maneuvers-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 Slickest Evasive Football Maneuvers of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the many reasons that we watch football are the jaw-droppingly brilliant displays of footwork that we\u2019re sometimes treated to. Even though these moments may seem like showboating to some (we\u2019re talking about Ney-haters), we decided to highlight five of the slickest dribbles and evasions that we\u2019ve seen, illustrated in animated GIFs for your viewing pleasure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Nutmeg<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barcelona forward Luis Su\u00e1rez applies split-second decision-making and nutmegs Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz not once, but twice\u2014scoring both times during the first leg of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32267 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize.gif 250w, https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-140x79.gif 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beautiful balance of simplicity and effectiveness that is the Nutmeg is demonstrated in slow-motion by Lionel Messi during the 2016 centennial Copa Am\u00e9rica\u2014with the cherry on top being the Bolivian goalkeeper and team captain, Carlos Lampe, failing to scoop the ball up as Messi neatly threads it between hands as well as legs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"149\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>The Flip Flap<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First introduced to the world by Roberto Rivellino during the 1970 FIFA World Cup, and popularised by the likes of Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, the Flip Flap has taken on many different names and spawned numerous variations around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32269 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Elia-Feyenoord-Elastico-Panna-On-Arias-PSV-cropped.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"215\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pictured here is Feyenoord midfielder Eljero Elia demonstrating the Elastico Panna\u2014one part Ronaldinho\u2019s Elastico combined with the Dutch Nutmeg\u2014on PSV Eindhoven\u2019s defender Santiago Arias in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And of course, we simply can\u2019t list evasive football maneuvers without at least one mention of CR7 thrown in\u2014so here is one delicious Elastico Panna served up by the Sultan of the Stepover.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Stepover<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having mentioned CR7, we\u2019re obviously obliged to bring up the Stepover, aka the Scissors, first popularised by that other Ronaldo and demonstrated here with Honduran forward Alberth Elis bowling defenders over for Houston Dynamo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32271 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just to underline the idea that the Stepover is a Brazilian thing, here is Brazil\u2019s forward Cristiane dancing her way past Australian defender Laura Alleway and forward Caitlin Foord at the 2015 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32272 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Cruyff Turn<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First performed in front of a global audience during the 1974 World Cup match between Sweden and the Netherlands, Johan Cruyff pulled a feint to get past Swedish defender Jan Olsson. The move would eventually bear his name and represent a signature of sorts for Dutch players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32273 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/Cruyff-Turn-cropped.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The symbolism for Dutch nationals is reinforced with Lieke Martens pulling the Cruyff Turn on Catherine Bott during the first minute of the group stage match between New Zealand and the Netherlands at the 2019 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32274 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"339\" height=\"207\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Euro 2016 group stage match against Italy, Irish goalkeeper Darren Randolph came out of hiding to demonstrate the Cruyff Turn\u2014leaving the befuddled Italian forward Simone Zaza to correct his trajectory out of frame.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"358\" height=\"171\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, despite being a goalkeeper, Randolph ended up performing more dribbles during the Euro 2016 than some of the other teams\u2019 midfielders and forwards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Rainbow Flick<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neymar J\u00fanior demonstrates why he is among the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/2019\/12\/29\/top-10-highest-earning-footballers-in-2019\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">highest-earning footballers of 2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with his most iconic (and contentious) evasive maneuver, the Rainbow Flick\u2014chained with a seal dribble and payback served to Strasbourg midfielder Moataz Zemzemi for kicking him in the legs during the 2019 French Cup Round of 32 match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and RC Strasbourg Alsace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-8.gif 178w, https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/01\/ezgif.com-resize-8-140x79.gif 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you seen a display of evasion worthy of this list? Let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Kevin Eichenberger\u2019s signature evasive maneuver is called the \u201cLook Over There\u201d\u2014and it\u2019s even worked once.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the many reasons that we watch football are the jaw-droppingly brilliant displays of footwork that we\u2019re sometimes treated to. Even though these moments may seem like showboating to some (we\u2019re talking about Ney-haters), we decided to highlight five of the slickest dribbles and evasions that we\u2019ve seen, illustrated in animated GIFs for your viewing pleasure. The Nutmeg Barcelona forward Luis Su\u00e1rez applies split-second decision-making and nutmegs Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz not once, but twice\u2014scoring both times during the first leg of the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. The beautiful balance of simplicity and effectiveness that is the Nutmeg is demonstrated in slow-motion by Lionel Messi during the 2016 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/2020\/01\/19\/the-top-5-slickest-evasive-football-maneuvers-of-all-time\/\" class=\"tribe-more-link\">Continue reading &#8220;The Top 5 Slickest Evasive Football Maneuvers of All Time&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":32277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2665,3261],"tags":[252,3360],"class_list":["post-32265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english","category-history","tag-slider","tag-the-top-5-slickest-evasive-football-maneuvers-of-all-time"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Top 5 Slickest Evasive Football Maneuvers of All Time - Football Tribe Malaysia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/malaysia\/2020\/01\/19\/the-top-5-slickest-evasive-football-maneuvers-of-all-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ms_MY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Top 5 Slickest Evasive Football Maneuvers of All Time - Football Tribe Malaysia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Among the many reasons that we watch football are the jaw-droppingly brilliant displays of footwork that we\u2019re sometimes treated to. 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