Trivela

Trivela is a football technique that involves a player hitting the ball with the outside of his/her foot. The benefit of using this skill is that the bend created by using the outside of the foot usually catches the opponent off guard. It's also useful for a player not confident enough to cross the ball with his/her weaker foot.

Many players have used the Trivela in their game but most notably Franz Beckenbauer relied routinely and expertly on this skill. In the current game, Ricardo Quaresma, a Portuguese player of Internazionale, uses it regularly. Aside from passing, this technique can be used to take a shot on goal, although it is difficult to master and if not done correctly can leave a player embarrassed and could compromise the current play. It requires balance, strength, and your body has to be leaning on a certain angle to execute power and bend on the ball.

Roberto Carlos of Fenerbahce and formerly of Brazil and Real Madrid scored an amazing goal with an angle of less than one degree to shoot from, using the trivela. Ricardo Quaresma also scored an amazing goal against Belgium in a match that Portugal won by 4-0, the goal was credited as one of the best goals in the world. Because of the incredible effect the ball took, it managed to fool the keeper into thinking he could catch it, there was no possible defense for the unpredictable shot. Ricardo Quaresma also scored his first goal on his professional debut for Internazionale against Catania using his trademark Trivela trick

External links

• How To Execute the Trivela howtodothings.com