American REACTS to Neymar Jr.

[@mrmr5580]

With Brazilians they see football as an art, it's not just about results it's about playing the game beautifully, it's why you hear the phrase in Portuguese "Jogo Bonito"

[@henry247]

Not only that but we from young age play football just to have fun... if there's no fun, there's no point in playing it.

[@esayem7734]

Explain Antony then

[@mrmr5580]

@@esayem7734 well there are exceptions I suppose 🤣

[@theemopikachu]

​@@esayem7734 Fake passport, blud is from Birmingham

[@vicenteraira]

Brazilian here, leaving abroad. And to see this clip just brought tears to my eyes. I praise Neymar, I kinda understand the hate he gets in our country due the "what could have been" issue. But he had a HELL of a career. Protagonist in a Libertadores and in a UCL as top scorer and scoring in the final. he has great number and stats, he did what he could and it is fine. The way he played was like a impressionist painting in 3D. It is as the reactor said "mesmerizing" and so, but so smooth and beautiful. It is like he was soaring in the thing air. I miss our Brazilian football identity soooo much. I don't see us winning a World Cup in the near future.

[@SpitfirinHurricane]

6:30. As a left-footer, sometimes it is advantageous for me because the touch leads to a better cohesion/link to my next step. But most of the time, it is because it looks pretty.

[@Z.A.N.E19]

The Prince who never became King

[@Peter.Parker]

*never wanted to become the king 👑

[@sheniz1337]

@@Peter.Parkerhe did want to become a King, definitely. the reason why he left barca is because he was in Messi’s shadow and he wanted to prove that he deserved to be the main guy. failed

[@henry247]

6:20 thats why it is known as "Neymar's touch" bro 😂 he came up with it but its just for style.

[@sheniz1337]

he didnt invent it lol just used to showboat

[@JoelEditz-rb5zm]

the reason why people do the backheel touch is simply because of coolness and flair (which is basicly how stylish you are when it comes to dribbling and how much skill do you use like backheel rainbow flick,advance rainbowflick,arround the wrold touch,and many more)it also means that you have a outragesly good touch to the point where you trust your self to do it because you know your good at it,hi! i am a very big fan of you and i've been a fan when you still have i think 8 thousand subscribers and i love that this channel is improving

[@snischhal]

with that touch, you position yourself upright with a low center of gravity to accelerate past the defender or flick a back pass. In contrast, the opposite defender can not come to you for a tackle as minimal contact is enough for a foul.

[@Koen030NL]

I did the backheal touch because i have a softer touch annd better control on my dominant (right) foot and my left foot is basicly kind oof useless and is just for standing on.

[@GuiSentinela]

No. Its all about angles. The angle between the ball coming and the surface that it will land. The foot in a more vertical position makes the ball stays closer to your body.

[@mrpk1719]

"The Prince that never became the King".

[@perfilgenerico8717]

Man, Neymar was something else. On top of all the praizes you may hear, he carried the burden of arguably the biggest national team since 2010 pretty much all by himself, sure he had world class along side like Marcelo, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva and many more; but when we talk about up in the attack we didn't had that many to go along, sure we had Coutinhho, Pato, Hulk, Firmino, Gabriel Jesus but none on the same level. You look back we had Rivaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Ronaldo fenômeno playing at the same time in the previous age but Neymar was all alone.

[@em1nap]

He never have a superstar partner, otherwise Brazil probably already has won the 6th world cup

[@vergueta_]

The footballers most beauty to play: 1. Ronaldinho 2. Ronaldo Nazario (brazilian, R9) 3. Neymar

[@conductorcarlos_calderon]

Actually, if you look at what foot he uses to do the back foot touch, its his dominant foot - the right. I'm not sure about this, but I think he uses uit when his body slightly behind where the ball is going to land, so instead of moving entirely, he just moves the right foot back to make the touch, it saves a couple of seconds that can be quite precious.

[@GuiSentinela]

Precisely. And the ball stays closer to you, its a matter of angles, the angle of the foot. If the ball comes vertically, the foot more vertically makes the ball lands more close to you. Its all about mathematics and physics

[@JanHejn]

Neymar in Santos especially was just something else his flair is unmatched he created new styles of skills and dribbles, but your take about his unfullfilled potential is spot on.

[@zeo4481]

6:05 None at all. It's all for style points.

[@MixedUpColors]

I always considered Neymar top 3 player in the world during his prime

[@GuiSentinela]

O propósito prático do domínio de letra (back foot) são na verdade dois. 1 - A bola fica mais próxima do seu corpo. 2 - Dominar bolas que as vezes vêm um pouco distantes da sua linha corporal. Sem esse artifício muitas vezes a bola escapa para muito longe no domínio quando a bola vem em uma linha muito vertical.

[@victorpresti]

It's no surprise that he resembles Ronaldinho, he himself said he was a big fan of Ronaldinho. And the cycle continues, just as he mirrored himself in the way the likes of Ronaldinho played, players nowadays mirror themselves in the way Neymar played.

[@LeonardoPostacchini]

Pelé was the goat, he was the one that started most if not all those skills, he was the one who consolidated the « Jogo bonito », he was the one that made the nbr 10 iconic, he was good in every position, even as a goalkeeper, where he played a number of times for the goalkeeper was out of the game and there was no substitutions, he never took a goal.

[@Suzz78]

But he will never be as cool as Socrates. A physical specimen with hair who could glide through the game. Whilst also becoming a doctor. And beginning a national revolution

[@LeonardoPostacchini]

@@Suzz78 I give you that. Just another player overlooked by the myopic view of the social media.

[@VillaFanDan92]

There is an interesting HITC Sevens video about Neymar. I have a bit of sympathy for him, because he can't decide what other people expected of him. If you judge it on his own merits, he's had an elite career: Copa Libertadores, Champions League, multiple league titles, all time top scorer for his country...

[@Willi-sg6og]

The back foot touch is mostly for flare and to show off It can also have a practical use for example Neymar is right footed so if the ball comes to his left foot he can use "the back touch" to bring it down. (But it is mostly just to show off😂)

[@GuiSentinela]

Não, cara. É sobre espaço. Deixar a bola mais perto de si. Usa-se muito o domínio de coxa para a bola não escapar e também o domínio de joelho pra baixo se ver que a bola vai quicar no chão. Mas acho que isso seria muito para o seu entendimento.

[@GuiSentinela]

Para nós brasileiros não basta ganhar. Ganhar é o mais importante para nós mas se não se ganha jogando bonito será lembrado. Por exemplo na copa de 1994 o Brasil não jogava bonito, são lembrados como lendas pois ganharam, mas certamente a seleção de 1982 será também lembrada, mesmo não ganhando, porque jogava um futebol mais bonito.

[@itsnotdio9911]

Tbh, he is one of the most talented player of all time. And I say that not only because of dribbling, I'm also talking about the "smaller" little things he does in the games; His understanding, his pass, movement, etc. He is one of the few true "Geniuses" of the sport and even tho he did throw a part of his career away, he is still young enough to be able to impact football in the future. If he does, it would probably be in the National team.

[@rema51095]

His game is definitely more beautiful to watch than messi and all other members ❤

[@ianshoemaker117]

In my opinion it’s sad watching football nowadays without the likes of players like Neymar or ronaldinho. People care more about straight athleticism in players now rather than beauty or art. I can see their point of view, but it takes something special out of the game.

[@philipg6579]

With Brazilians they’d we football as many in the comment sections have said an art form and man it’s beautiful to watch that’s why I love to watch Brazilians and especially Neymar I know he stabbed a lot of fans in back especially Barca fans but didn’t take his career seriously sadly

[@yourfriend9503]

You were right though, he just went partying a lot and didn't maintain enough discipline just like when ronaldinho became a professional gambler and did football as a side gig.

[@em1nap]

If you watch the Copa American final 2021 you'll see what it takes to stop a pure talent like Neymar, even Messi has to beat him up. You don't want a guy like him get angry

[@Suzz78]

The back heel sometimes has a practical purpose, but mainly it's just fun; it's a game, after all. This is perhaps the stereotypical view of Brazilian football, that it is fun, and an "I do it because I can" attitude. (See also the general sadness when Klose took the Real Ronaldo's world cup goalscoring record). N.b. the above does not apply to any Brazil team Dunga was involved with, as a player or manager

[@asdfgasdfgasdfgq]

6:15 looks good, its tecnically more challengin and its and adicional resource not everybody has that could in some situations allow you to control and take the ball more easily.

[@thacoonnn8492]

is the football manager series official not going to proceed ?

[@lukessportsacademy]

No, I plan to make FM content still. Just had to stop, the videos are really difficult to edit with my current gaming setup. I’m hopefully going to be buying a computer to play the PC version and start livestreaming instead of making film style videos

[@user-vb3bm8gv1e]

purpose back foot touch is just beutiful looks like

[@Koen030NL]

Neymar just lost his hunger after leaving Barca. He got a bit heavier and lost some of his razor sharp acceleration and movement. It looked like he realised after his first season at PSG he was never going to win anything other than the Ligue1 title.

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

6:26 Lets say the ball comes in at an angle thats not easy to control. For me because i played on the right side, if i touch it with my left i can boost off with my right the moment it lands again. i dont have to reposition my body in a way where it might need more control and lose vision. And flair of course🤣🤣🤣

[@yoxyox6434]

Neymar will go down in history. Some of the greatest players ever are forgotten because they did not bring something truly unique to the table, but Neymar will never be forgotten. Despite him not reaching the heights we all know he could, he will forever be one of the first names anyone from this generation will mention if you ask them about the greatest players ever.

[@Edge-of-Reason]

Been enjoying watching your journey into to footy. Players like neymar are at times a joy to watch but it's not them or their overly flamboyant tricks that win games. It's players like Toni kroos, Pirlo, scholes and rodri that dominate games. They just make it look simple so go unnoticed.

[@tevlar]

Brazil has a tradition of players that rtuins their careers with partying, drinking and drugs. Garrincha, Adriano, Ronaldinho, Neymar and so on.

[@marciormariano]

The deal about neymar is that the Barça era (which many say was Neymar prime) was not the actual prime. If you want to see his best, watch him at Santos 2011 and 2012.

[@Ml10101]

Bachell touch,is just being pretty as you said. It look's cool, and it's not easy✌️

[@valbrend9819]

Neymar jr could have been the best if he only he had a mentality like Cr7 or Messi. Right after he left Barca his Career kind went downhill from there. He’s a prince never been crown

[@Gaboxxy96]

Your take wasn't controversial at all, Neymar won almost every major trophie a footballer could win and people (me included) still believe he could've achieved so much more. You'll even hear many argentinians, as prideful as they are, talk about how Neymar is probably the greatest talent they've seen and how he was the one with the biggest chance to achieve GOAT status besides obviously Messi and CR7.

[@user-vb9ki2zv4w]

you should react to motta's bologna tactics they are crazy

[@Abene55]

You gotta react to pogba

[@user-wb2sz1yi8j]

Neymar retiring to ligue 1 at the height of his career was such a travesty.

[@Z.A.N.E19]

3:20 yeah he was more flashy than Messi, he has that proper "Brazilian flair"

[@zeeo3147]

yes best way to describe it

[@jonnyso1]

Neymar is an interesting case, his career didn't turn out what it could have been, some of it is his fault but a lot of it isn't, he takes a lot of unfair criticism in my opinion despite his many flaws. He was for consecutive seasons the must fauled player in Europe, yet somehow people think his injuries were his fault. On League 1 I lost count of how many times I saw players specifically targeting his ancle, on purpose, they'd just try to take him off the game.

[@philip4588]

Waiting for you to react to Juninho Pernampucano freekicks, world best free kick taker.

[@simonfinnigan5395]

I was lucky/unlucky enough to see Neymar live multiple times. One minute he does something I’d never seen before. Next he would dive and roll and wave imaginary cards. Not a footballer for the purist

[@sachinjakhwadiya1290]

Please react to cricket beadly bouncer bowling 🫣🤕 Love from india 🇮🇳 ♥️

[@GuiSentinela]

Outra coisa: Neymar é destro, ou seja, na verdade ele está dominando com o pé bom uma bola que vem pelo lado esquerdo do corpo.

[@igormoreno6850]

Back touch, just have fun

[@slothlmao1421]

Messi is the greatest ever but I always wanted to play like Neymar

[@ManolitoRequeson]

Bro react to MSN (Messi, Suárez and Neymar)

[@thales8153]

you have to watch him when he was at Santos, there's a good video called "favelas won't forget Neymar at Santos"

[@deafinki]

I get what you were going for with your comparisons to Ronaldinho, Luke, but really, not even close. Ronaldinho "is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or". Neymar doesn't even come close to Dinho. Dinho's career was cut a bit short because of his lack of discipline and partying, but he still managed to win all those major awards, unlike Neymar.

[@teojimenezlepe4685]

This is a mathy/comical video on footballs that you might find interesting and quite different to the typical videos that you react to: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZSknWZ8obaNb7Mfeature=shared Cheers.

[@jeffyn777]

React neymar santos

[@SpitfirinHurricane]

Watch Suarez Please

[@Cavamiva8]

at 6:07 the back foot touch has no practical use, it is literally just to show off.

[@Cati-ws7ei]

one of my favorite players of all time

[@sehu1291]

I really love your channel. I hope you keep at it and keep going with KZbin and your fitness ❤

[@SenseiAgot]

Yeah, he had the talent, but yeah he made some questionable career choices

[@henry247]

One of my fav players ever

[@tobiasengstrm5118]

It's absolutely insane that we had a side that was Messi, Suarez, Neymar = MSN up top and then Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets in the midfield and a back line of Jordi Alba, Puyol, pique and Dani Alves with Pep Guardiola as the manager ahaha WTF that team was insane

[@washingtonwall]

You’re mixing 2 eras together bro Pep never managed Neymar, Suarez, or Jordi. That would have been insane to see though

[@jonnyso1]

@@washingtonwall Yep. Also Xavi played only on Neymar's first season.

[@Jonathan-gl3tf]

Yeah but thatt backline is far from being so good and so legendary as the frontline.

[@thales8153]

@@jonnyso1 it was actually two seasons that Xavi and Neymar played together, the 13/14 and 14/15

[@elmo929]

Dude, was there a prepping for euro 2024 video released a couple of days ago or have I been smoking waaaaaay too much 👀😅

[@Peter.Parker]

"The prince that never b̶e̶c̶a̶m̶e̶ wanted to be the king!"

[@kayvee6444]

The back foot touch is purely for aesthetics there's 0 practicality to it

[@Z.A.N.E19]

It has practical use imo but only at extreme situations (where you've to act quickly) when you do not able to use your strong foot, just like "RABONA" skill But in this video its done just for show-off

[@libo_j]

​@@Z.A.N.E19 _but those chances are less than 0.0000000001%. It is usually much more safer to re-adjust or use your weak._ *_Im only talking about the pro game were there is no room for error._*

[@leofiachra]

Ginga, this is what I call his football.Pure instinct, raw talent. That's why when you keep hi happy, he performs. Motivate him and he will deliver. He always did.

[@zeeo3147]

3:14 you described how I feel how watching neymar perfectly !!!. The game looks so easy for neymar almost effortless the way he dribbles and moves with the ball. So much elegance it’s a beauty to see such an entertaining player whilst also providing stats

[@mphozotwa4363]

2 reasons why players (including myself😏) sometimes control the ball with the back foot: 1: It looks really cool 2: Sometimes the ball is coming on to the leg on which most of your weight is on.(that could be because you were running or u just happened to take a step with that leg) so it just becomes easier to use the other foot to control the ball rather than adjusting your step. But it does take skill and 'balls' to actually do it and pull it off

[@Arsenalkid1214]

Not to mention it's kinda unpredictable for opponents to read..

[@Bam_Bam0]

That ball control is one of neymar’s signature move neymar is known for using both legs but he’s a right footed player and most right footed winger plays in left wing while left footed plays in the right wing it’s easier for you to trap the ball like neymar did in that video if the ball is coming from the same direction of the leg u use better. If you are right footed and the ball is coming from the right u can easily trap the ball putting ur right foot behind ur left leg and same goes for left leg too. I hope this helps😊

[@human0_0skull]

4:00 I wish you could have watched the Europa final yesterday. You'd fall in love with Atlanta's style of play.

[@vincentkm5379]

Its Flair...just like a rainbow flick to pass an opponent.It looks cool.

[@mphozotwa4363]

The prince who never became a king

[@joules_sw]

Not just him and Messi also Suarez. They were the msn (messi, suarez, neymar) vs the bbc(bale, benzema, cristiano) the best offensive tridents ever watched in football playing on the same league with two or more clasicos per year

[@Sylla402]

The backfoot touch is just stylish, a fancy way of controlling the ball. The player definitely loses a second or two when he does that so its not that common, usually only flair players do it.

[@dovah2167]

Neymar really has his unique style of dribbling I think you should react to Neymar at Santos, he lost his scoring abilities at PSG and become a complete playmaker but never forget that he scored a Puskas award when he was still in Brazil

[@AllLivezmatter]

Besides the skills Neymar makes football look elegant

[@danielaguiar7756]

The dance-like quality you’re identifying in Brazilian players is called ginga (pronounced zhinga). In the original sense it is the dance like footwork from capoeira (a martial art/dance) but that idea of rhythm/fluidity/effortlessness is applicable throughout Brazilian culture, especially football and samba. To say someone has the ginga is to say they’re in sync with what they’re doing and they look cool/effortless doing it.

[@Ken_King]

6:15 its more of a flair move...but it does allow you to control the ball much more precisely with your more dominant foot when its in a position that you'd have been more likely to have a more awkward touch with your weaker foot...

[@Bright259]

If you want to react to a footballer who played street football at the highest level you gatta react to jay jay okocha, it's like watching an artist perform on stage

[@user-kv9qy1vi7l]

in the case of neymar its is only cause it look pretty. It is some fancy you add to the game. I do as well in my amateur games. I think it is easier to kill the ball but at first it was fancy stuff.

[@richhatserey2992]

Luke, u know what, why footballers nowadays don't dribble much in the game? Because they will end up injured like Neymar. So play quick passes as much as possible.

[@henry247]

Vini Jr = 😈

[@montxogandia]

There is no practical reason other than using his right foot instead of the "bad" one to control the ball.

[@TheManavk]

you're really articulate man. gg

[@thales8153]

yeah it's because it's pretty bro hahaha football to us brazilians is also entertainment

[@haikelareff]

the back foot is because he want to touch the ball with his right as the ball reach his left

[@dovah2167]

At first i didn't especially liked Neymar but tbh when i got back to football and that i learned more about his career and all, i also learned to like him and respect him, yes the man got his bad sides, but if his career didn't went as high as expected, it's mostly because of others: he is not the "physically strong" kind of player, defenders kept targeting him, fouling him and everything, like they did with Messi and "funny" enough not to CR7, R9 or Ronaldinho ; which he always tried to overcome fairly with using rules and trying to get fouls (unfortunately he's bad at flopping x) ) and by getting better on the pitch, problems are: 1, he became the player everyone point their finger at and used as reason for some people to say things like "this is why i don't like football" "it was better before" and etc ... , 2: playing fair wasn't a solution because refs weren't on his side and never took him seriously which led to many fouls not being called and to someting it's the only tome i saw that in sports EVER, being given a yellow card for dribbling normally and fairly a defender because it was "provoking them" (Also i think PSG isn't totally innocent but it's more their "identity" or rather the identity/history/legitimacy they lack)

[@Cafenoir_]

Neymar's vista isn't mentionned enough. Whether he is in or out of shape, it's a weapon he can always use. Able to use both his feet to give the ball from any angle. Sometimes it was hard to watch him insisting on dribbling while being out shape (injuries, overweight,...). Because his eyes are just as deadly but he didn't want to use it.

[@CaptainFirefred]

Using the heel is just another skill to control and move the ball. It's frowned upon, if done for show, but beloved by fans, if executed successfully. Compare it to a behind the back pass in Basketball.

[@rneto1451]

As you seem to be a fan of both Neymar and Ronaldinho, my tip to you would be look foor a match played bewteen Santos and Flamengo in 2011... Both are brazilian teams... Santos is the club in which Neymar was forged and is nothing more than Pelé's club Flamengo is known as the club with largest fan base in Americas (around 42 mi of fans) and is also Zico's club (if you never heard about Zico, then I suggest you do a quick search about him) About the match between them... Neymar was playing by Santos and Ronaldinho by Flamengo... This match ended Santos 3 vs 4 Flamengo... Being the first half ended with a 3 x 0 for Santos (if I'm not wrong)... One of Neymar's goals in this match won the Puskas prize and Ronaldinho scored one goal from a free kick that is also amazing...

[@TheManavk]

along with harry Kane, Neymar is one of my fav players. I just love how Brazilians play football. Kane and Neymar have contrasting styles but I love both of them

[@callumfrizzell1117]

6:26 showboating that is the purpose, the kinda thing that makes you love the game. Also quite funny if a player does it and fails 🤣

[@churchofpetrol]

Messi-Suarez-Neymar was truly the best front line of all time. And I'm just as big of a Messi stan than anyone, but there was an incredible beauty and entertainment factor of prime Neymar. It's unfortunate some of the best dribblers ever like Neymar or Hazard end up riddled with injuries in their early 30s. It also goes to show you just how fortunate we've been to see Messi at such a high level for so long.

[@21stpilot3]

5:54 It just looks pretty There’s no practical reason *in some extremely rare occasions it may be easier to get into that body position if the ball is coming at you quickly, but none of the examples in this video

[@GtrMmorpg]

Please react to "exactly how good was Ronaldo Nazario" an amazing video on one of the big ifs of football, how good he could have been if his body didnt fail him.

[@ChampionMan10]

react to Luis suarez

[@joules_sw]

You use the backside because you trick everyone. Nobody expects it on that direction. On most cases you can react quickly and also you can touch the ball on compromised positions, sometimes its not comforable otherwise. Football is a whole body sport (except arms) so you gotta learn to touch with all of your body because those are resources. Also the footy is about the tricks on the mind and the unexpected plays that take advantage of the lack of awareness

[@BrianChalamet]

Now react to Suarez too

[@eduardoantonio6563]

Yo, Luke, check out "OS 100 GOLS MAIS BONITOS DA HISTÓRIA" from "Futebol Nacional", beautiful moments from brazilian football.

[@mem5860]

If you want beautifull plays, ronaldo nazario and jay jay okochs arenypur players

[@georgesamuels3402]

Putting the ball exactly where you want it... It's not as you put it a "back foot" touch. It's just a "touch" dude.As long as we keep our eye on the ball, most of us footy players can take a ball down clean... I'm 48... only ever played local league football.. I'm gonna head over to my local 5's pitch and record me doing a few footy moves. Its weird, and beautiful, how much you love the game. Growing up playing footy is kinda different to US sports. Our objective from being a kid, is to start, and play any game you're involved in. This kinda results in everyone that wants to play football, can play football. Usually in most positions. We just grow up being able to control a ball with our feet. Ironically, the best "tricksters" "tekkas" guys are usually what we call "garden -(yard)" footballers. A bunch of skills and tricks, but useless at actually playing the game for real. As in 11 a side...

[@fpivi]

Luke, we love yours insights about what happens inside the pitch, but if you want to really understand football, you need to learn about whats happens outside the pitch. It's all about the culture, the identity, the geography and the history. It's not just a sport. In the US a team can change its home city. In Europe and in South America it would NEVER happen! Check "Copa90 Stories", I recomend "900 Years of Hate | Derby Days Lombardia | Brescia Calcio v Atalanta B.C." or ""My City Could Beat Up Your City" | Derby Days South Coast | Portsmouth v Southampton". That's a good glimpse in what football is really about

[@collinsmugodo380]

the back heal touch is pure showboating. I suppose it's practical for the types of players that view enjoyment as an essential aspect of their game. it's how they get in the "zone".