The fine art of the Nutmeg.

[C-B]

Can anyone do it?
I've tried all day today, but i can't do it properly.

 

[eddy_87]

man, first i thought it's difficult....
but now after seeing players do it esp. o'shea and giggs, i try and it's easy
it's kinda luck, just kick the ball through the opponent player and u've nut megged him....
i mean, u don't need to be ready for doing it, just go in front of him, and push the ball towards him....
i'm now kinda nutmeg master
7/10 of my try are success

 

[::Jason::]

oh you are huh?

these topics again..

anyway, your own movement is the number one thing in nutmegging someone. and then comes the movement of your opponent.

 

[m3th0d]

CB, go away.

 

[C-B]

Please stay on topic, insulting just for starting a thread about a move is stupid.

Anyway, what i meant was, you guys know the New nike ads?
You see how ronaldinho can like, pretend he's running in a direction by kicking the ball lightly, then kicks it through the legs of the defender with the same foot?

Thnat's what i've been trying.

 

[eddy_87]

u can't buy skills
it's natural.

 

[ogsimon]

think of it as prying someones legs open with ur skill

u move one way, already knowing that you will knock the ball through the guys legs when he moves to try and stop you going past you

 

[bjmenge]

I was always told that it isn't a nutmeg unless you go 'round the defender and collect the ball and keep going.

 

[Frostwolf]

You lean/feint to one side, the defender follows you and there opens a gap between the legs for you to place the ball through and collect on the other side. I don't nutmeg too often myself, I don't have a reason to.

 

[Dan the monkey]

I don't nutmeg cos i dunt have the pace to collect the ball after i've knocked it thru the players legs, but i have a friend who is really good at it

 

[LaBrujita]

Since most of you (us) are probably playing at a reasonably low level.
If you actually want to nutmeg someone frequently and get away with it: tap it through there legs when they are running/jogging straight at you. Sounds like it shouldn't work, but it's the easiest way, especially if you aren't particularly quick.

Hope that helps -- if that's what you're looking for.

 

[Omi]

bah, nutmeg is easy

what im trying to master is the redondo-nutmeg. Its like semi backheel thru the opponents legs and collect the ball.

 

[Sky Reloaded]

LaBrujita your way sounds impossible, unless the people you play with jog around like cowboys with their legs wide open. When I jog or run my legs are quite close together. Your method might work if you tap it around him and run the other side.

I got nutmegged once in training, when me and another guy were fooling around. I was at a stand-off with him since I never play too rough with teammates, staring at the ball, when WHAM he taps it through my legs and darts past. His agility is really good, his physique is like Shaun Wright-Philips actually. So I think the best situation to use the nutmeg is when the defender is overfocusing his attention on the ball and is about to lunge at you (his momentum is coming towards you, makes it harder for him to turn).

 

[Stotty]

CB, if ya quickly fit in a step over, say left foot over the ball quickly to your left side of the body, they will open their legs enough so ya can pop the ball through. Works nearly everytime

 

[Frostwolf]

Yeah, the stepover then nutmeg also works.

 

[eddy_87]

Originally posted by Sky Reloaded
LaBrujita your way sounds impossible, unless the people you play with jog around like cowboys with their legs wide open. When I jog or run my legs are quite close together. Your method might work if you tap it around him and run the other side.

yup, thats the right way but to do the easy way just tap the ball towards opponent, but works like 7/10 only....
btw, look at your sig, on proffesional level and see his leg....wide open

 

[Keemo]

It's not a nutmeg unless you put it on your egg nog

 

[Frostwolf]

Keemo, that was bad.

 

[Keemo]

Originally posted by Frostwolf
Keemo, that was bad.

hmm...getting up before the sunrise to watch EPL games hurts my head

 

[C-B]

Originally posted by Stotty
CB, if ya quickly fit in a step over, say left foot over the ball quickly to your left side of the body, they will open their legs enough so ya can pop the ball through. Works nearly everytime

Ok I'll try that, thanks Nick!
Plus all of your comments have been great guys (exc. Method) and i'll try em all