How I Recovered from My Worst Start to a Pro Game Ever..

[@frankaziz8838]

A great way to get over a bad game is to go outside the day after and practice what you did bad at. It helps your mind feel like you have progressed while others sit at home stressing about their bad performance!

[@michas1312]

@Ball Bandars don't do it the first day after a game man...Do it 2-3 days after because if you do it the day after the match you're probably gonna burn out

[@TMunro1234]

centre mids doing you dirty that game

[@ramennoodles4331]

Tom M fr nobody was checking in for the ball

[@netking767]

Regular things from what I've seen

[@BarcaScout]

also je was panicking like he was 7 years old kid...He need to be more comfortable with ball...He lacks of dribbling

[@suipig8701]

he should have played more on the streets. He's really panicing

[@djibrilr6s]

USA football is so bad, no game vision... I mean nobody's calling for the ball or running, and Matt should be dribbling in those situation

[@braadyoneill]

Nerves and the way they can affect you have been huge for me in my time playing. The higher level you go, the more consequential your mistakes seem to be, making the nerves feel even more intense. It’s good to hear how a true pro would deal with this in a game situation and then go and have a great game!

[@ryanogrady3809]

This guy is so humble! A real role model and he deserves to be in the MLS, a great athlete and such a hard worker.

[@RObert75088]

You motivate me to not give up and to keep working harder man. Thanks matt, from the bottom of my heart. I tore my ACL last year and I thought i was never going to be the same player again. I spend weeks after surgery not wanting to know anything about soccer i fell into a really chronic depression. I hated it, But I started watching your videos and after a couple of months I started playing again and I was not the player I wanted to be .But slowly I pushed myself everyday watching your videos wrorking everyday. Im currently 22, I went to Las Vegas Light try out a couple of weeks ago and out 300 players, I finished in the last 11v11 soccer game, for the try outs. Im slowly getting my confidence back and deep down I know i will make it matt & i promise if i do ill reach out to you man to give you my thanks personally.

[@brighty2386]

I hope you get back to the player you were, my brother broke his leg and then just stopped playing. He lost all confidence and just wasn't fit anymore. I wanna start playing, I'm 13 but I don't have any experience and I'm not great so I really don't know what to do. I'm sure you'll get there man!

[@rspsEIKO]

@@brighty2386 Find a team to play for and have fun and work hard :)

[@santigarbarino5940]

Matt could you possibly bring other teammates on to talk about their game like you do?

[@maz1071]

one thing that many people underestimate is the mental side of football, confidence is often is the decider between hell and glory

[@Packy8421]

These are my favorite of your videos. Productive self-criticism is such a powerful tool for growth. Great job again.

[@myvideofun10]

The advice at 3:20 has really helped me sometimes. In a championship game, I was making mistakes, losing the ball on the dribble, and I just switched my mindset to pass first instead of dribble, and I had a really good game and got a goal.

[@shayanr88]

Your teams center mids have terrible positioning

[@sawyertargosz1396]

They’re also supposed to have the best positioning

[@beastbeast8740]

I've been in the same situation before. My club were playing the semifinals and I was the starter. I was doing horrible for the first 30 minutes because I was nervous. I was getting confident and 5 mins later I got a assist and 10 mins later I score one of the best goals that I have score.

[@LucasHxnt]

Your team has horrible mid field. They aren't even trying to help you or show for the ball. If they would have come for the ball you wouldn't have made nearly as many mistakes.

[@testpasword8474]

Hello Matt, i've been watching you for a couple of years now. I found difficult for a USA soccer player to play soccer, living in a country where Football is the national sport. Here in Greece our national sport is SOCCER. We are born with soccer and live with it, live in it. I remember myself 3 years old to kick the ball. I am impressed with all the hard work, will and determination you've been putting all these years. If i had the same work ethics when i was younger, i' have been playing in the first league now. Hard work counts, but (personal opinion) it counts only when you have talent by nature. In simple words a hard working soccer player can reach 6-7 out f 10. A talented soccer player can reach 7 by simple be in the field without hard work, and 9-10 by putting the least amount of work. So talent and physical attributes (body power, stamina, height) counts in soccer. Then comes work to inhance all these things. In the specific match you had no help from the center mids, so you need NOT to loose the ball. By keeping the ball and gain a foul, or by kicking the ball towards the side line. The other team found your weak spot which is pressure high front. The only way you can deal with pressure is talent. Talent and genius not to loose the ball by the entire team.

[@netking767]

16:08 -- BRILLIANT cross man. Great run too. For your worst start you're really doing all the right things at the end.

[@lewisprice8459]

The number 8s movement is absolutely shocking

[@Jorgem1010]

You’re a pro man. Studying how you play and how you can become better that’s dedication. Props for that

[@vicmend13]

Great content man. I played 3rd division myself in Mexico but I just didn't have the discipline to make it further. Having 2 retired 1st division players in the family was a priviliege but big pressure also, but I can definitely confirm from them that the most important skill to make it big is discipline. You will get better over time eventually, but the most important things are being disciplined, commited and of course FIT, which you seem to be covering. Good luck with your journey and keep updating us! Btw, those CM's in your team were really screwing you up not being open to pass most of the time. I also played LB and LMF I can really identify being presurred against the line with almost no passing options. Good recovery on second half though.

[@jedriglar]

Great break down. It’s always the little things that can turn a game for an individual, first touch, first pass, first couple of tackles. Being able to bounce back with the positive self talk is helpful and a really good tool. Love the video, great message 👍🏻

[@netking767]

I like that you're noting where your support should be. Your analysis for the first half is on point.

[@dondonoplimo]

great job mentoring yourself throughout the game, especially on the first 30mins! picking yourself up before halftime means you go into the dugout with more confidence, and that usually translates into an excellent second half.

[@benjig6640]

Baffles me how this is professional, you get some Sunday league teams playing like this

[@ferdinandschwenger6592]

I am div 6 Germany and our game is way faster

[@aubreymbewe212]

i play in your position and i literally scored in my own goal from the center line with a bad back pass to the keeper three days ago , i still cant sleep

[@netking767]

15:45 -- I've watched most of your analyses this season, and I've never seen you play your CM, yet today you've done it TWICE! Bravo Matt, bravo!

[@netking767]

19:00 - And AGAIN! You're my new hero, Matt!

[@CreativeFoodgamingyoutube]

these videos are so helpful I swear, it makes me realize so much more that happens in the game

[@trulygains]

Matt: This game I wanna start out playing terribly and pick up my game in the 2nd half... man this is gonna be great content!

[@joellmacias5134]

It was his plan all along for a new video 😂😂

[@FIFAtoddie32]

Tbh, finally. A good video with nice commentary and analytical viewpoint of a wide back RB/LB and not just "Do this and that to improve skills on the ball"

[@tijnherbermann8090]

Everybody is whining about the CMs, but the level of this game is honestly just looking like some Sunday League football so it should not be that surprising

[@edgartopete7802]

Tijn Herbermann hi 👋

[@edgartopete7802]

Marques Santiago agree people criticize MLS and The US so much when they literally wouldn’t even get a spot on the bench there

[@theblessedone.]

@@edgartopete7802 lol no even my former sunday league team plays better than this (I'm at an academy now)

[@renxi_11]

BL_ESSED mhm

[@bryanlmd5547]

People in national league (5th english tier) are better than this team

[@netking767]

16:25 -- That was supposed to be a goal man! Great play!

[@josevillanueva9705]

These game analytics are sublime. Thank you Sheldon.

[@magsmilly4363]

Amazing video , I think some people underestimate the importance and impact having a positive and strong mental attitude Can have over you inside those 90mins .... I will do this a lot more whenever I’m not playing to my potential 👌💪

[@henning14]

These dates are on my regular meal plan since several years. Love them.... great video

[@cleaninseattle1551]

Impressive recovery! You remind me to reinforce positive self talk with my son; he also plays right back for club and high school. Do you use the De Jong feint? I realize Frenkie De Jong is a midfielder, but he's incredibly effective with that skill all over the pitch, and it seems like any player could use it.

[@bethegreatest4976]

Love your analysis!! 💯⚽

[@noahtraoree]

Remember ,,Hard work,beats Talent“!!!

[@Juanitoo_10]

Noah Zollner only when talent doesn’t work

[@Checkfins]

Eh

[@tonydamiani8029]

Great video, as usual. Awesome job taking ahold of your own development by owning your mistakes! Don’t be too hard on yourself, the movement and positioning of your midfielders was very poor in the first half as well.

[@انت-صلي-عالنبي-بس]

Very instructive Really thank you pal 😘💚

[@arannblanchfield3963]

0:50 I tried to x out an ad

[@miguelrodrigues4719]

why when people shoot change your back to the ball?

[@ihejietopascal8457]

you're good, you'll be fine... this video is good it's encouraging. 💪👍

[@Yelyk]

👏👏! Always giving good tips, wish I had the editing skills like you. But it will all come with practice👍

[@user-jw1cx2lr6d]

Thank you for the informative video analysis.

[@fdgfdg2055]

Same with me Im playing for a team in Barcelona and the first half I was decent but messed up and was nervous and in the beginning of the second half I got anxious and missed an open goal as I had lost concentration. Then I started doing really good dribbles and plays and ended scoring 2 goals

[@santiagograndas3414]

What team?

[@KendonHD]

Yeah what team? I’m in Barcelona now!

[@mr._unchained]

4:46 is the best🙏🏾

[@hermannliang4765]

I am just thinking because you have loads of video analysis, every winger who gonna play you next could have just watched this can try to find your weaknesses. You essentially let your opposition's coaching staffs having less analysis work to do. But regardless that still is a good attitude that you are not afraid of exposing your weakness and essentially push yourself to be a better player

[@netking767]

First game of yours that I didn't feel to pull my hair out. Besides the offside trap mistake on your part, you played a blinder, mate. Great game!

[@bengoman3447]

lets go matt love to see it

[@saravanajogan1221]

If an elite player like you has done the same mistakes and shows to come back up. Then I am going to work hard and improve myself even if i do the mistakes with positive self talk and completing passes.

[@nashdash327]

I just watched your video because I’ve been having bad practices (I play basketball in college I’m a point guard) obviously different sports but literally same concept I’m heading to practice in a hour imma come back with a update

[@safthapa]

Thank you Matt🙏

[@AdaptedStudios]

Great analysis of your mistakes. How come your 11s pitch is much smaller than the usual ones ?

[@olavklausen7131]

Your team needs new CM's. It just doesn't look like they want the ball when they're playing.

[@tluqies5273]

Is the usl hard to get into? i play npl in North Carolina right now and I want to play football for a living

[@netking767]

Yes, because they value athletes more than tactics and technical skill. Also there is no promotion-relegation so players comfortably stay at the same level no matter their performance and that makes it harder for teams to progress and new players to join the leagues.

[@tluqies5273]

NT 767 Germany 6th division it is then

[@netking767]

@@tluqies5273 Actually not a bad place to gain experience I suspect

[@akashkantthakur]

Time: 19:30. You could pass center and the right wing and centre could have made a play and a possible goal

[@netking767]

13:39 -- Correct. Before you headed it I (and I bet a lot of other people) saw that as your only option. Better a deflected goal than a thumping world class header of an OG lol

[@youandmebountytv8276]

Have you already met 7mlc

[@rubenchavez7488]

Matt although that was a bad game you still inspire me to go pro and hopefully I can make it to lv lights and play you someday

[@aidannottelling9619]

Hi become elite GREAT VIDEO! I am a 14 year old soccer player and I’m playing d3 and a center back. Would you recommend anything for a center back to get up to a d1 level. My goal is to play JV in high school

[@kirbykids9764]

Go Sacramento!

[@mattt__9260]

Being a defender and messing up just gets to you and you continue to try to make up for it and get hot headed and than you are pretty much fucked but if you have a good coach or if you are not a type to be proud you can chill yourself out

[@pradeepmalvade6478]

Sir can u analyse more players of europe league or top defenders to get better options

[@nordenlashangderpalama8876]

that left back for sacramento republic man.too aggressive.

[@lils2968]

_mistakes are a part of life...there is no one who is perfect in this world_ . *see mistakes as an opportunity to get better* -as long as u learn from them- ! also think even messi amd ronaldo make mistakes which is absolutely fine considering their level

[@canas18]

man your center backs worssstt :D lol they playing like new kid.

[@acctsupsvc6454]

Good game Matt but that last few crosses, one he headed over the cross bar, he should have hit the target

[@nordenlashangderpalama8876]

matt vs begiv, rivalry

[@KatRation]

Rectifying your mistakes can only help you improve

[@ati_guy7]

Very nice video 👍

[@audricmupenzi4658]

Can you please make more away travelling with the team thank you

[@chickyblack5385]

I like these videos but could you analyze more off ball movement please?

[@انت-صلي-عالنبي-بس]

There are 2 defects 👇🏻 ⭕️ 1- you should have raised your head more to see the field widely in order to choose the best decision. ⭕️ 2- Your teammates should have shown and created passing-lines for you. They were horribly static and shy to proceed in spaces 👎🏻

[@cremedelacremex8]

Looks like very skillful soccer. Hadn’t thought that 2-3 years ago.

[@JT-vm5ww]

Bro, you normally have a balanced right and left foot if I’m right?

[@jackyz3101]

I havent seen Matt switch the ball to the LB/LW once in any game

[@shahir1395]

usually these usl team presses from the front. they don't get too compact so the opposite wings aren't left with too much space. and matt likes to combine with the winger in front of him and overlap

[@seancampbell831]

In the 65 th minute do you think if you curled a shot you could've scored cause the keeper was out

[@sulimanmustafa69]

Great comeback from a bad game

[@zach.amschl5837]

I don’t understand why u don’t attack the space soemtimes in stead of just saying why u want something to be in that open space like I get u can’t always just dribble the ball but still

[@davoythomas6907]

just seen your tiktok aha brilliant 😅

[@fionnstroud9826]

What division and league is this

[@priyashawasthi5314]

Matt can you give advice to any 14 year old

[@firasab9707]

RESPECT

[@harrykauf3741]

buy Palestinian grapes

[@lionperformance4777]

Can you make a video about balancing dating life and soccer including long distance and how you do it? Maybe on your podcast?. I think it’s a very interesting topic

[@fifaplayer-ve2zb]

Matt advertisement Sheldon

[@raj8294]

Switch play to the other side

[@mrputthatoneverything8058]

did they feel like you were the weak spot in the defence? since they seemed to go so much down your side

[@brandonherrera6723]

18:59 could have had a shot there would definitely have caught the keeper off guard

[@bobjoe1804]

Ehhh too far out for mats left foot. The run he made mightv created a chance but playing to the winger was safer option.

[@danielpowers2191]

felix zenit This isn’t FIFA.

[@brandonherrera6723]

@@danielpowers2191 plenty of players have scored from farther out

[@netking767]

Maybe, but he was being closed down so it would have been hard with his right foot and he wasn't shaped correctly for his left (which isn't his strong foot). Plus, distance.

[@lin-nw7cd]

7：22 how to get over mistakes

[@mustafhatraore4193]

i should have watched this yesterday...

[@ttrinix]

could have shot at 16:11?

[@gezisrael5076]

*Dark chocolate and Cranberry Juice* help you calm your nerves and keep a cool mind in my opinion 👍

[@joselizarraga8647]

Your center mids should be playing Sunday league bro 😂

[@bobjoe1804]

Lol my boy forgot the third dot LOL 😂

[@MRA-jh4nu]

Palestine*

[@АзХашми]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@JVerde853]

🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

[@xyliu925]

A bit heavy legs?

[@kassemomar4860]

12:15 Disappointed with this plug here Matt... I understand it’s necessary for you to have sponsors for your videos, but you should stay away from political potholes. There has been a lot of accusation lately that Israel is hijacking aspects of native Palestinian culture in an attempt to re-affirm their identity as the rightful owners of the land. “Dates grown on Israeli land” is a perfect example of this. Dates have huge cultural and religious significance for the Palestinian people.. I love your videos, but this was very frustrating to see from you. As someone who hopes to move up into bigger leagues such as the MLS you should understand that you will have more and more eyes on you. You need to be more responsible when choosing who and what to endorse.

[@dansugardude2655]

Are there equivalents to this channel in other sports? From USA, Canada or abroad elsewhere? Any language as well, for example, a French person trying to play or currently playing pro in any sport.

[@messinhofcb]

The level of this promatch is actually not that high compared to dutch amateur football

[@SammtheVann]

European football is just better quality than American in general man

[@messinhofcb]

SammtheVann yeah i have heard that before but i am shocked by the huge difference

[@Giggity341]

"Offsides" is just wrong, it's an offside trap to put the player into an offside position.

[@Tiger35T]

You have a link to the dates you're selling? You make them sound good and I want to support you

[@Mat..379]

Hey matt