Every Touch I Took Against FC Tulsa | My Full Game Analysis

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About Me
Name: Matt Sheldon
Age: 29
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170 lbs
Nationality: USA
Job: Professional Soccer Player
Current Team: Charleston Battery
Current League: USL Championship (USA 2nd Tier)
Last Team: FC Tulsa
Previous Teams: Tulsa Roughnecks, Waterside Karori FC, Saint Louis FC, Orange County Blues, SG Kinzenbach
Position: RB/LB/RM
College: UC Davis (D1)

[@luch8606]

Thank you for everything you've done, you may not realise this but you have made me a completely different person my attitude and everything, i have developed so much because of your videos thanks.

[@StepforJesus_]

Same same !!!

[@DutzCR]

good stuff

[@_Super_Hans_]

No problem, thanks.

[@ntokzindaboizin]

5:00 "Its a bold move to take it first touch.. But it's probably why I'm at the back of the line and he's in front" I'm dead😂😂

[@Will_the_thrill_]

At 8:00 I think you got carded for kicking the ball away after the call. If you look at the ref, it didn’t look like he was getting ready to book you until you kicked the ball away

[@clovisje9439]

as a RB myself, those split second decisions whether to press or run back and cover the passing lines are heavy hitters.

[@joshuabrown2134]

Why did Tulsa let you go.... Man I was so proud to have you playing in my city... Literally inspired me to keep playing because I saw it as a sign.. I watched you before you signed and when you did I thought I was lucid dreaming.. thank you so damn much for being here, ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 helped us get to the playoffs and everything.. man beyond best of luck in Charleston and wherever you go moving forward in life and thank you for inspiring me and all who follow you on KZbin.. theme still gives me goosebumps. Keep flyin g 👏🏿👏🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@zachcouch8654]

14:00 That is all I needed you to be was honest. Thank you Matt

[@japvsj5131]

Tbh this is not pushing the boundaries. This is just being a bad sportsman. The player pulled back in order to not hurt the opponent. If he didnt it is a straight red. But he did and hence that is not even a foul. This just leads to opponents trying to injur you because they know you will fall and act to force the yellow card and than they might as well try to hurt you. Pushing boundaries is ok, but this is something else.

[@zachcouch8654]

@@japvsj5131 I agree that it is bad sportsmanship.

[@fifaplayer-ve2zb]

Dude ended up getting a red card 2 games later, hopefully karma keeps biting him in the aśs for being a bïtch with all that diving.

[@plava_k3303]

@@japvsj5131 I see that you never played professional football or competitive. Its the thing you do, he didn't know that he will pull out he was prepared for the foul and when it didn't happen he automatically acted as if did. Its not something that you can really control.

[@japvsj5131]

@@plava_k3303 I do not know where you played. But in Europe that is never a yellow and not even a foul. Specially because Matts team keeps position. So even if it is a foul you would not stop the game as referee. I agree that he was going to dive before anything happened. For me, Diving is not pushing the boudnaries. It is illegal and bad sportsmanship on top of that. Specially to old collegues. It worked out this time, but builidng a reputation can be dangerous as referees in the future will know what kind of player he is...

[@circle_line]

16:14 that left footed pass was a thing of beauty. So cool to see all of your practice pay off. Man if that doesn't motivate me to practice my weak foot more

[@francishenshaw33]

Honestly Matt ..being follow you since 2015 and you have helped me a lot in improving my overall game .. You positioning and movement is worldclass You have the tactical and technical ability You need to be calmer in position .it will slow things down and better decision making .. Confidence is key you won't lose the ball for one because of footwork you will evade challenges . when you are with the ball or closest to it don't rush ,you are in advantage just be aware of surroundings(awareness).. Believe in your own abilities, you will be the best rb in usl , I know this because I believe so Much in your abilities. You need to start believing it too... Be free, no player is perfect . just flow

[@CoachXaviPerformance]

Congrats on this excellent result once again. Crazy how far you came from and now you really have a great career in the USL. I would love to see you play just one game or sign only one contract in the MLS. It would be like the cherry on the sundae💪⚽️🔥

[@kimonoooo]

As a right back this is very relatable and helpfull,i feel i learnt a lot from your videos,thank you ❣️

[@user-bu7sy4nv4w]

Honestly you don't even know how helpful this is! I've just started to play left back and its really interesting to see the way you think and move defensively!

[@dimitriss3635]

From the Germany days , glad to see prime Matt Sheldon doing work, mls still waits in the horizon

[@leogranic3187]

Thank you men for doing these type of videos, Im also a right full back and your videos and analysis are very helpfull. Thank you a lot!

[@TheMindfulGrind]

Was looking forward to these again Matt 👍

[@therandomzier10]

Great analysis, thank yiou

[@kigglestraw4987]

I am also a right back and watching these videos have helped me improve a lot

[@magnusk.gilberg4177]

Your way of explaining things is very helpful!👌

[@lisewada]

Matt, I love your videos. My favorite are the game analysis videos.

[@israelveloz2384]

Appreciate you breaking it down and going over the cons and pros of the stuff you did. I’m a fullback too and this really helped me rethink the stuff i need to work on and plays i can create 🙏⚽️Appreciate it for real

[@nathanbordeau2782]

What’s it like playing your old team like that? Thanks for your awesome videos!

[@luisconstantini2804]

7:18 i think it was a good idea to send a through ball to the wing but if noticed that space was too crowded you had all your strikers covered, from this point of view there was a hugeeee space in the middle of the field which could've been used to switch the point of attack and surprise the opponent, they were over shifting their position and left a huge amount of space for your left back and left wing/left mid to use. I play as a right back as well so i understand how difficult some decisions are when the speed of play is quick, I like when my midfielders ask for the ball or show some movement in the middle, such as breaking the lines of the opponents formation which creates space and more depth in the play, because it can be used to switch the ball and get on a counter more efficiently. regardless, it was a great ball into space, it's unfortunate that your striker didn't get the ball. Good ball!

[@rolandoreyna90]

Amazing finish on that first goal.

[@simonwillets8431]

People think these videos only help defenders, but they are actually very helpful to CAM’s like me

[@christinepeter9624]

Thanks for this videos

[@amlan7502]

Thanks for helping me get better at my game 👍

[@wolftools]

how it's possible that both teams play so narrow, should definetly use some width especially wingers

[@dansugardude2655]

Thank you for owning up to having dove. Did you apologize to Rodrigo after the game? Was he upset that you got him sent off? What was his first yellow for?

[@repliedfob4165]

I don’t think it’s that serious and it’s more on the ref than any of the players tbf. Such a weak challenge. No reason for the card

[@jaeReborn312]

How is my boy not in the mls or the prem . This guys helps me as a cdm and he is very useful.

[@CadeBergmann]

Been watching you for years and as soon as I leave Charleston you join the battery 💀 BRO that’s awesome

[@MoHaMeDYaSiR12]

What a superb play ny yourself and voiceover 😇

[@simonbarta1244]

Great Vid! I enjoy the comenting sooo much!!!!

[@parthsawant2092]

MAN UTD should singed him!!💪🏾

[@maxmccurdy9079]

VAR Matt might have gotten a red

[@daniellombo4312]

nothing like coming home to a become elite vid

[@sushovanl]

This game I really enjoyed all the chances you created.

[@denzelgoviral]

Huge W

[@frans4238]

Good video Matt, I have always liked your way of playing, going 100% for every situation. That is why i cannot really understand this red card situation, that is not football for me. I understand what you mean with your point about this situation but this is too much, there was no absolutely no contact. Myself am playing on high level and i understand that these things can win you games but for me this is just a bad look for the sport. I understand these situations happens fast and that you actually thought his going to hit you, and once you decide to "dive" you just go for it... I don't want to be negative just wanted to give my opinion about these kind of situations But anyways im happy for you for such an great first game, especially defensively pretty much flawless game if you count out the one long ball that the wind caught. I hope you have a great season both you and the team and that you stay fit.

[@christiandm1041]

Really cool channel. Look forward to your videos now. Go Battery & your career. Go USMNT tonight too. Stay safe and healthy sir. ⚽️🤙😎....think I saw you are from Washington. Originally from the Edmonds area myself.

[@curlifryz6970]

Were do you get your soccer cleats from?

[@carminica2846]

Hey Matt love the videos ! I got a quick question for you though, been practicing and conditioning for about a month straight doing aerobic and anaerobic workout mixed in with some strength training usually in the form of calisthenics. Problem is I’m not feeling nor seeing much of an increase in my overall fitness… I get the ball sprint around for a bit then I feel gassed and my lungs feel like they’re on fire?? What to do ? Am I training the wrong things for stamina and endurance or should I mix it up.

[@alexanderconti521]

One month is nothing. Do it for three months and you'll start reaping the rewards.

[@alwinzacharia4402]

Try doing doing shuttle run with high intensity for like 2 months and you'll see the difference

[@David-gg9kv]

You should try lifting heavy weights too not just calisthenics

[@petarjevremovic7497]

Can’t wait for Atlanta United ll !

[@robertoandres2984]

Hi I am 14 years old and I play forward but to be honest the only critique I have is that when u get the chance to dribble forward and look for a cross it would help get more opportunities and if anything happens you have the speed to get back on defense.

[@Theone-sy9kj]

Never ever a second yellow @14:00

[@ramos1453]

Shoutout my boy Tristan Weber. Let’s go battery!!!!!

[@abdulbasithbasith7311]

KBFC 💛💛

[@Calivacation200]

Why did you switch teams ?

[@takahashi5383]

One question here. I saw you went up the half line a lot. When I used to play left back, I’d always been told by coach and other defenders (my team was shitty tho) to always stay on the same line with them and never cross with midfielders. Can you plz explain the reason behind your move? Thanks a lot! 😊

[@CoachOlali]

I'm not Matt obvioiusly but at the end of the day tactics vary from team to team and it depends on what our coach says. Everybody has different philosphies in the game and you can easily see in the teams that are consistently successful their coaches tend to be offensive minded. There are always exceptions. On Liverpool and Manchester with Klopp and Guardiola, their outside backs go forward a lot and they win a lot. But also keep in mind that they have top outside backs.

[@Kufrii]

Why is your team so compact on offense? Is this part of the team’s strategy or a counter to Tulsa’s style?

[@therisingballer13]

First. Nice game Matt!

[@northmediaa]

Sometimes when you try to make a pass and fail you insist in the same guy you were trying to play to, that makes you predictable over time in the game for the opponent. But good game overall and I'm no Pro,. far from that so don't take my thought to serious haha but as a RB I try to compare my vision with yours. Defensively you were on point! Congrats!

[@shantiescovedo4361]

I watched this game as well as the Atlanta 2 game. I am a Matt Sheldon fan, but it is going to be hard to watch Charleston this year. Their direct style just looks sloppy. They have a pass completion rate of under 70%. I watched San Diego vs Phoenix and it was such a better game.

[@manelmarti8613]

I agree with you. It isn't very fun to watch to see them just boot it up and go press. But I'm sure Matt will recover from the red card and adapt to the new team.

[@stantonpietersen1601]

Pls analysis philipp lahm you can learn alot from him.

[@kaidenmoore8147]

Drop the Atlanta United video

[@farid9965]

He said my team Charleston. It sounded weird

[@bachvutuyetvoi3789]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@marcusyoung24117]

Tell the PES soccer game makers to increase your heading rating. Based on this video seems like you won over %90. 👏🏿😁

[@user-dr4ld8jn2z]

No chance, this is not second yellow card... Unbelievable... This is not foul even...

[@coltenwerlinger8616]

I feel like both teams were very bunched up at times and not using the space wisely

[@antoniosalameh5094]

Why do you have to get goal-side at 9:44? Not saying it's wrong, but just trying to understand that versus just staying where you were because if he played him through, you would have still been able to force him down the line. You do the same at 9:54 and it just looks like if he plays a good through ball around you .. the attacker could put his body in front of yours and draw a foul or be on goal.

[@bestreviewouthere6438]

He explained why he had to get goal side there. It’s is the right thing to do because it’s less dangerous to press a players that see a side of the goal rather than the full goal. If you watch that clip, just imagine Sheldon stayed wide and that guy got the through ball, now picture how he’d run and where he’ll put his body(it’s way more dangerous)

[@Ramincol]

It sucks that u got a red v Atlanta

[@twhiteofrd_1102]

take a shot every time Matt says embellish

[@AlexB_yolo]

Hey, people criticising your embellishments never played football with a referee. If you don’t embellish the ref doesn’t call the foul, and you’re there on the ground like a fool as the game goes on. It may even get to a point where you get hurt. The problem that leads to embellishment is poor refereeing, refs not protecting people who want to play football from people that want to play rugby.

[@josuerojas8327]

I think Matt got a yellow cuz he kicked the ball away after

[@JM-zg2lg]

I get that players make contact look worse than it actually is but IMO it's usually very obvious when a player is doing that. What I don't understand is why referees fall for it every single time.

[@aminkeng4soccer]

longball fc

[@WZRD_MACHIN3]

Atlanta United 2 game?

[@yashondowski9488]

Playing against your former club

[@ProdSKC]

Are there any other field players that are KZbinrs that play pro? Let me know. I watch Conor O’Keefe and Ben Foster and you.

[@cyber289]

Oggi is your buddy

[@dansugardude2655]

And then Sheldon got sent off for two yellows against ATL2. Gotta love how the game evens itself out 👍

[@anthonylong9067]

Spoiler alert much?

[@dansugardude2655]

@@anthonylong9067 Well it was in the highlight reel of the match so it was already there to be seen!

[@qriz5]

Calling that blatant dive “embellishment” is kind of rich

[@pep1679]

Why are you always booting it up? Just settle the ball down and play around smart. That's the difference between the elite players vs the good ones.

[@trvswst]

What you call "embellishment"--and everyone else calls diving--is ruining soccer for everyone; however, you should hold yourself to a higher standard since you are on KZbin professing to be a role model and mentor for younger players.

[@mahadduale5958]

no every pro does this and it's apart of the game. it's showing the referee there was indeed a foul in an exaggerated way. now if there was no foul it would be a different story

[@CoachOlali]

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you because as a player I do not fake. However, I have played for coaches in Germany and many times, I have had an opportunity to dive and get a penalty but I did not go down. And after the game or half, the players were emphasizing that I should go down because at the end of the day the job is to win the game. This is very encouraged among a number of coaches I would presume as many coaches and even players are ok with it and even encourage it in tough games when points are on the line. I wouldn't necessarily say I hold myself to a higher standard but I was just raised to never fall down

[@kunhamu]

Say a simple midfielder whom we can understand easily

[@adrixnmtz]

suwooo

[@ibsETA10]

99 interceptions

[@ibrahimtaylor1261]

so close to first comment

[@subhojitroy8067]

Work on your crosses more.

[@kingmartin6192]

First

[@abelregassa8396]

Jesus is comming soon repent from your sins God loves you all ✝️❤️

[@luga4460]

a blatant dive saying how its 'apart of the professional game' is just an excuse. Thats the worse thing about professional football, you should of got carded for how blatently you dove

[@CoachOlali]

I'm not saying you're wrong but when your coach and you as a player are being paid and that is your livelohood then you will do what it takes to win. There is pressure from coaches and players alike to win at all costs and diving is a part of it. At this level, nobody cares about being the nicest team, winning is all that matters. In the last World Cup, if i'm not mistaken, Japan won the fair play award but who cares, they lost. Italy won the last Euros and France won the last World Cup, neither of who are known for their fair play but they will go down in history. Japan will not

[@ItsDalan]

Love how honest you are about everything, been following your page for years now. Can’t believe you just moved to Charleston so I’ll be able to watch you play in person, best of luck on Friday against Vegas! You’re killing it man 👍🏼

[@oring5884]

pretty sure he's suspended