Flip flap (association football)

In football is meant by a Elastico a feint, which should lead to the confusion of the opposing player. This is to be misled about the direction to the ball carrier, with the aim to circumvent him in a 1:1 situation.

Content

Here, the ball carrier brings his foot under the ball, and in a way that it leads him essentially with the outside of his foot. Then the ball is pushed in one direction, the enemy to believe that the ball carrier will move in this direction. The foot is carried out under the ball, that the ball is finally located on the inside of the foot. Then the ball Leading abruptly changes the direction and pulls the opponent in the new direction taken over. The proper implementation of this trick requires very good coordination and a high speed. Because of the risk of losing the ball, he should only be used deep in the attacking half.

Origin

The Brazilian star Roberto Rivelino the invention of the Elastico was imputed. However, he stressed that he had copied the trick for Sergio Echigo - a Brazilian player with Japanese roots. In the 80s we saw this trick rarely. The Brazilian international Júnior showed it at the 1982 World Cup in the match against Scotland. Known and perfected this technique of Ronaldinho mid-1990s was. Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos had shown him previously. In English, we also speak of the flip flap.