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As we all know, free kicks are not the easiest of skills to master. But if you can tweak your talent enough then you will be able to consistently take a good free kick, which is one of the best feelings in the world. Just being able to cleanly strike a ball from range with power and accuracy is still extremely good. The video is basically every football players’ heaven, being able to smash a selection of footballs at a decent goalkeeper on a good surface without the worry of hitting cars or the danger of losing the ball. If you ask me, there’s nothing I’d rather do.

A player that springs to mind when I think about who can produce some world class strikes is Burkina Faso international, Alain Traore. Perhaps not as unknown as Eric Hassli but equal in terms of some of the stunning goals the two of them have produced.

A stunning goal on your league debut is one of the best ways to win over your new fans, something which Willian obviously realised as he entered the pitch for Chelsea at Carrow Road.

Ashley Young used to be one of the hottest players in the country, so where did it all go wrong for the 28-year-old?

Football hooliganism has, thankfully, not been a problem in our country for some years now. Unfortunately, there is still the odd occasion (Milwall at last year’s FA Cup semi-final, for example) but on the whole it is generally quite a safe experience going to a football match these days.

Antonio Di Natale, a 35-year-old Italian striker, currently playing for Italian top-flight team Udinese Calcio, has made his Serie A debut at the age of 24 after his former club’s promotion and has later developed into one of the most prolific goal-scorers of the league.

One of the players I mentioned yesterday definitely made some of you look at the name and think, who is that? Well, the avid followers of youth football and La Liga will understand the hype that surrounds the player. A sensational talent that is just 18 years old and has potential like no other player I’ve seen in a long time. Spain are very lucky to have this player lurking amongst their youth ranks.

As a continuation of my articles this week about the attacking midfielders and the ‘number 10’ role in particular, I will focus my attention on Isco – the Spaniard who can become one of the best attacking midfielders of the modern age.