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Soccer Tactic of the week: Drop the Shoulder

If you've been watching the World Cup you might have seen players use a technique called "drop the shoulder".
how to do it:
1. lean your shoulder the way you intend NOT to go.
2. if you leaned your shoulder left [which means you want to go right] with the outside of your right foot push the soccer ball to the right side of your opponent [do the same with your left foot and right shoulder]. 

A few drop the shoulder video examples:
Shoulder Feint (Drop the Shoulder) instruction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpBGK3rIpUE

Messi's Feint Footwork
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ocvfkPA7A

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