Insane UCL Ball Conspiracy

[@astralchimp]

loosening the synthetic weave around the spot so people miss is clever but pure shit housery

[@GamerFlair]

Its 100% Simeone as well. Its an absolutely hillariously silly theory, but fuck me if it isn't most Simeone thing ever.

[@Lgx-ie4if]

@@GamerFlairmost rule respecting Argentinian footballer

[@hewstonwehaveaproblem]

I'm an Atleti fan and even I think this shithousery is 100% Simeone.

[@L_Pibe-qy7zq]

it would surprise me if this is the only thing going on with the field and the stadium, they have been kinda dominant in europe lately @@GamerFlair

[@GamerFlair]

@L_Pibe-qy7zq They are strong because they are a good team. Its very, very difficult to beat a team that plays antifootball as good as as Athletico can do when they choose to.

[@freddyw07]

Zealand you better have ran 😡😡

[@TheCommentor-]

👩🏿‍🦲

[@DudelyMachine]

Yes, run like Simeone is after you for revealing his secret. HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!

[@mephistowwww8816]

It's his planted foot that moves about 6inches of top turf. Probably due to sand or similar underneath

[@AdamCarter-go7gx]

Ya that seems so obvious to me. It’s clear what happened

[@prod.00lyt]

yea that’s exactly what i thought too

[@MrCatters.]

Nah, I'm pretty sure there was someone under the penalty spot with a stick

[@ChelseaStand0]

@@MrCatters. Nah, it’s gotta be that Jan Oblak has the ability to make micro earthquakes in specific places. That my theory, Atleast.

[@sas4az]

@@ChelseaStand0 like bro just farts and job done

[@mortiphago]

I'm 100% on board this crackpot theory, if and only if you've gone for a run

[@TheChocolatBlanc]

Big L for Zealand's therapist .

[@scpjack7856]

Fun fact: At following World Cup in 2002, another Argentina defender tried to draw a red card from David Bekham, failed and was sent off himself. His name? Mauricio Pochettino.

[@karsentube13yt]

of course Pochettino failed that miserably 💀

[@Apexseal1]

he plants his foot right next to the ball, the ball jumps. nothing weird about it at all

[@ajorngjdonaydbr]

Yep, happens a lot on very soft or poorly laid pitches

[@Weeji_420]

That is weird. Or more shady than weird. The ball jumped off the spot while taking a standard penalty. That's how you kick a ball, you plant your standing foot and use the other to strike the ball. The ball shouldn't jump up off the spot.

[@SaidBayan-bj9gi]

​@WeejixDoWx except it happens many times and has happened. Ronaldo is known to have this happen to him many times.

[@Weeji_420]

@@SaidBayan-bj9gi It's rare. Definitely shouldn't happen. And it's probably because the pitch has been laid by a shoddy workman. Or, if you want to go the Zealand direction for a fun video, on purpose, by Simeone, because he's a cheating knobhead.

[@b__c7538]

@@Weeji_420Not really, it’s happened many times before

[@DrZaius3141]

You, you would have to look at pens by Athletico to see whether they were impacted at all...

[@cormaclonerganjr9195]

first sensible reply

[@GuloGulo420]

They literally shoot from the same spot, so yeah. Let's see Atleti's kicks. Therefore this "you could prepare for this" theory wouldn't work.

[@funky.bandit]

cristiano did this as well Zealand lol, im surprised that you are surprised by this

[@Quan367]

Came here to say this. Against Juve when he was at Madrid

[@vincentmendez7150]

this guy has never played football in his life

[@MarcosGarcia-pj3pq]

@@vincentmendez7150he played college soccer

[@101AGAMES]

well there are players who do that on purpose when they plant their foot before striking the ball for a penalty or freekick , not saying Lautaro actually wanted that

[@ep9446]

It’s just cus his foot planted down into the ground and lifted the ball a bit. It happened to CR7 as well when he took a pen vs PSG in the RO16 of the ucl in 2018 as well

[@KingdomOfStars]

I want this in FM, AI will never know what hit it

[@benficademacaufan]

But ai can do it too you

[@KingdomOfStars]

@@benficademacaufan I will be wary not to give it penalties 😉

[@benficademacaufan]

@@KingdomOfStars “ease off tackles” 😂

[@KingdomOfStars]

@@benficademacaufan 😂

[@chrismeeks809]

in the US there’s a similar thing in basketball culture with dead spots. a lot of really competitive high schools will have dead spots in the floor where the ball doesn’t bounce back up when you dribble. a even more devious one is putting a dot or nail (that’s usually put at the free throw line for players to line up w the point of their toe and the line so they’re lined up perfectly) 2 inches off so opponents shoot wide. you’d think it would be meaningless, but when one team knows and the other doesn’t those things can add up

[@knightseason]

I have a conspiracy theory too, the reason Zealand got sick is because he doesn't run.

[@5minutemovies977]

A conspiracy theory is an insane hypothesis based a little to no tangible fact. What you give us here is straight solid science

[@knightseason]

@@5minutemovies977 it's not that deep dude.

[@deinemudder3066]

where is the analysis of the shots taken by atletico?

[@benficademacaufan]

Theory kind of reminds me of the old Celtics court having a dead spot that they used to their advantage

[@pedrotorresboreli9708]

I saw a pundit here on Brazil that said that Atleti plays like a Libertadores' club on the Champions League, I saw it on my FYP on insta, so I can't recall who said that. But well, in this lens, I totally buy that this tactic would be employed.

[@wesrew82]

run, mf, run

[@MontyESA]

Well, I hate Inter. Also the movement of the pitch can be explained by rain water under the gras. Often the gras is laid out like carpet and not realy connected to the ground. In the penalty boxes they may have fixed damaged turf by putting in new one. If someone steps on this patch of gras the water under it makes it wave like a water bed.

[@xander7551]

my only explanation is the turf not being properly applied or patches of water under it that made the turf under the ball lift up bc of the impact of the run up

[@MJDoctor]

It would be even easier if you prepare both spots, but make one end bad for right footed takers and the other for left footed takers. The opposition wouldn't know which is which, but you can choose your takers based on footedness for easier penalties.

[@harrys6343]

Unfortunately the captain doesn’t choose the end kicks are taken at - LOTG gets the ref to decide - the referee will give one end as ‘heads’ and the other as ‘tails’ unless there is a specific problem with one end.

[@Diogo-d1r]

You have to search for the CRonaldo penalty against PSG 6-7 years ago, the ball also jump and higher, but makes no difference to him

[@CarlosRojas-hr6ms]

You have a fever??? There’s only one cure for that… more cowbell!!!!

[@lmfsilva3000]

Likely more accidental than anything, but every opponent is now going to Slow-mo Guys penalties on each end on their day-before stadium practice.

[@enidtaric3679]

When he steps next to the ball, he did it with his left foot. It may be unusual with the pitches we have today, but it does happen.

[@RespecterAlexander]

Very authoritative Z in the background

[@theoneandonlygus1]

Ok, I'm a old guy and i'm not wise about football pitches but here's a thought, I would of thought they are quite soft and springy these days because of the groundsmen looking after the pitch, tech like undersoil heating, etc, I don't know really but it looks like a natural bounce as the player hits the ground with force with his leading foot. just my thinking. 🙂

[@dusty2399]

Run homie RUUUN NOWWWWW Zealand just run run run do some running you have to run don’t forget to run you have to run JUST RUN

[@JRavelo]

Yes Zealand, the ball indeed jumped... and now you have to run.

[@reboniak1966]

It's obvious what happens: when you plant your opposite leg to shoot at goal, you move the piece of grass next to you, elevating or displacing the ball just when they are going to hit it. What is incredible is that those who threw the following times did not realize it and continued doing it the same way

[@flameofthegame]

Its rare but it can happend if the surface is softer or just over wattered before the match ,it usually happends if a player goes really close with the planting foot to the ball or just by pressing harder on the ground than the average player .

[@ferrousallotrope]

You should watch the atletico guys taking their pens to compare the ball movement

[@A_T_F_]

As a massive Dark Lord Diego fan, I'm absolutely 100% on board with this conspiracy. This sounds exactly like something Diego would be on.

[@christopherjarrett9067]

lol, This is a conspiracy theory I WANT to believe.

[@Dr_Dirk_Diggler]

In golf Laturo did what we call fatting it, where the club hits the ground before the ball (which is bad) rather than after the ball (which is good generally) causing the to swing up through the ball rather than down and level with the ball. I think the ball was always going high

[@Yaravae]

Diego simeone doing rituals on each penalty box before every UCL game 😂

[@Aeolus_ca]

With each consecutive pk the grass takes more damage causing the roots to losses up. That’s why the grass moved the most for lautaro

[@L_Pibe-qy7zq]

this man will be uncovering the secrets of high level football without leaving his chair in the US

[@dio_333]

i think i have a better theory, martinez just simply pulled a martinez and doesnt show up during an important game

[@its_me_tg7120]

Honestly thought Zealand was gonna go "rubber room crazy"on us in the intro😂😂

[@asserfatani3581]

it was the some for ronaldo though i dont remember but it was in the UCL and the ball jumped too but he scored it

[@suzuyj]

It was a freekick in the saudi league pretty early on, but i do not think he did it on purpose, the fans said it was on purpose but i doubt it

[@jmmoraz193]

@@suzuyj I think he's done it several times (or it has happened to him, if it's unintentional), at least that's what I heard when that free kick happened, so that may be why ppl said it was on purpose

[@CruzOST]

​@@suzuyjit was a penalty against psg in 2018. Although he could have done it the saudi league but im not 100% on that

[@richardnewton648]

This is common from a spot kick when the planted foot hits the ground it bounces the ball slightly so if you go for power and hight and slam standing foot down to a stationary ball its like a volly. They should've gone low and corners. Nothing more

[@boofus8332]

We aint making it out the psychiatric hospital wit this one 🗣 🗣

[@benjaminguzman3428]

Definitely caused by a targeted EMP burst. Inter the new K-State

[@mclark8857]

the ball jumps because of the force that lautaro uses with his other foot to plant. it jumps at the exact moment he puts his planting foot down.

[@thestamsvideoproduction7427]

Diego Simeone definitely has the "competitive streak" 💀💀

[@muhammadryanelyeddari8631]

The pitch likely had water under it from a few days ago. Water logged pitches with relatively new turf have a tendency to act like that. Edit: It definitely is, You can literally see the water when he kicks it. 7:50

[@bobheyotue9850]

This is the clearly the work of Bdubs they used the same sprinkler tactic in an America football game.😂😂

[@molfaila]

It's official,slowly but surely he is losing his mind 😂😂

[@danf4180]

Hey, this is actually crazy. And you know what with my super cynical mindset this makes perfect sense too… you can limit the circle to just 3 people really. Yourself, the grounds man and one coach that teaches the players penalty technique (you don’t necessarily have to tell anyone why either). Make sure every player (unbeknownst to the exploit) takes penalties correctly. Honestly. Wow… this video opens up so many ideas and a completely new way of thinking. Thank you

[@mtbman2479]

Home field advantage is a real thing but... It's like knowing how the puck will bounce off the end boards in hockey...a real thing but mostly because players know their home pitch down to individual blades of grass. A good opposition team should have piles of scouting reports to prepare their team for conditions at these away stadiums for players and trainers to do their homework. At this level, doing your homework is the difference between winning and losing.

[@sync232]

Nah, when he steps with his left foot a piece of the grass moves up.

[@ganaed]

This happened for CR in UCL. I think in his last season with Madrid

[@viniciusguimaraes5674]

bro, somebody forgot to take his pills

[@kieronparr3403]

Don't go for a run

[@nicolasvelez8500]

Plastic sheeting under the turf will do that. No friction underneath

[@crunchthisnot]

That what you call “home advantage”… Athletico newly laid lawn to give them an advantage 😗

[@OracleIllumis]

The ball jumped because Lautaro creates pleasure with his left foot on the carpet

[@jon-michaelharris5840]

Love the Orlando City jersey

[@rucdoc]

Run hard bro

[@Bagster321]

Zealand is gonna use tall grass as an excuse for why he's not done a run

[@tonyd7185]

Uri Geller at it again

[@Stelau]

This has to be a shitpost right 😂

[@Aeolus_ca]

His plant foot is too firm causing the pitch to move

[@tunktsty.mp7531]

Least clinically ill Interist trying to find a way to not lose 💀

[@turkeyman631]

And whenever someone looks at the ground after a penalty, everyone laughs and says 'dont blame the ground.' Hmmmmm

[@dueric1]

Do we have the same angles from Atletico’s penalties?

[@patrickmcgowan696]

Totally believable that, if not all of Atletico's staff are in on planning this, they at least are aware of it. MLB grounds crews for decades have manipulated infield dirt and grass to affect the way the ball rolls. Genius move, everyone should do it.

[@djlsfc]

Fun fact: Lautaro was the one that chose to shoot the penalties on this spot and not the other

[@PibeGarcia]

Some Bilardo tactics going on here

[@brocephus1107]

I think there's a difference between Simeone instructing the grounds crew to disturb the penalty spot, and Simeone knowing that work was being done (for some necessary reason) and planning for it. First one is a problem for me - that's cheating. The second one is just being a great manager. There's a thin, but defined line between the two.

[@dislexyc]

If this was Boca vs Independiente, I would believe this without a second thought

[@house382]

This works at either end if their takers are right footed and yours are left.

[@TheHubGames1]

Zealand, you should look into the cluster going on at Blackburn Rovers, currently struggling for funding due to the Indian Court System and a purchase made in the UK, might be a nice video for you, if you can dig up everything. Will also reveal why the fans are losing their heads over it and all that stuff. Similarish situation as what is going on with Reading.

[@idkkkkkkkk_]

home field advantage 🔥🔥🔥

[@notcontentwithlosing]

With Klaassens penalty you see the whole penalty spot moving

[@loduca16]

This happens a lot

[@Alphoric]

Basically the pitch is able to move when the standing foot hits the ground. It’s not supposed to and that’s the conspiracy.

[@robbiestrong6398]

Zealand is losing his mind because he hasn’t gone on a run

[@TonyAnthonyprod]

Thats why jorghinho and Bruno jump so they dont bounce the ball up… Genius

[@zachoo7765]

It's not, it's to be harder to be ''read'' by the goalkeeper and also giving them a split second to ''read'' the keeper last second as well, besides you plant your foot even harder when you jump so that doesn't make sense at all...I hate this penalty so much though...

[@gugga2745]

i havent seen this and im only at lautaros pen in this video, WEVE LITERALLY SEEN THIS IS POSSIBLE BEFORE. this has been documented to happen on some ronaldo penalties. the one i remember is he did it against psg in the 2018 ucl

[@ArtoriaPendragon-t8m]

Looks to me like the turf slipped.

[@samuels3916]

Ronaldo scored against PSG on Bernabeu with the ball bouncing. They do it deliberately. Allows their players to shoot from a volley, and the opposition has to test the penalty spot during warm-up to be aware of it.

[@logica_ly]

The grass moved when he stpped next to the ball nothin weird here plus the grass is wet...

[@harshmarsh23]

how many pen takers for Madrid were left footed? hmmm

[@zuffin1864]

they gotta make this shit not move is it so crazy to have grass do that

[@bony1487]

bro is actually crazy

[@konstus]

hes finally lost it

[@marquesgoncalves]

this happens all the time but cool story bro

[@wagwanbennydj6003]

It happens look at the penalty spot its water logged it's happened to Harry kane it's like popping a water balloon!

[@zinematicgamingrpg]

Conspiracy? I'm in

[@santandersepulveda]

thrss a see saw !! it's a see-saw structure. Possible only for R foot's only 0.0 hww thtas dirtyyyy

[@abhinavkumar4824]

boss that is very normal its the force of planted foot , see any ronaldo penalty from that angle the ball bounces a bit due to ground force

[@rodrymcf]

Ronaldo made that happen "on purpose" while playing for Madrid against PSG. It's just the force of the support foot on the ground. Back then, people said he was a genius for doing that

[@pilothaha]

Love the kit 😉💜

[@1KHC]

One day everyone will look back at Simeone and realise that he was actually the good guy

[@robhugo3900]

It would have helped if we could see similar footage of Athletico Madrid taking their penalties.

[@DrHydroxide]

You should have shown us how Atleti players took their penalties too

[@opanawalkman8246]

Ronaldo did this in 2018 against psg. He did it so he could volley it and get more power. My thought is that martinez did this unintentionally which messed his shot up