What makes James Ward-Prowse so good at free kicks?

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James Ward Prowse has joined West Ham from Southampton for a fee of £30 million. The England international was relegated to the Championship last season with the Saints, but finds himself back in Premier League football.
Ward Prowse is close to becoming the PL’s record free kick scorer following his time on the South Coast, with 17 scored he’s just one off tying David Beckham at the top.
But just why is his free kick technique so good? Jon Mackenzie is joined by Liam Tharme to take a look at just how he has mastered his craft.
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@SASMADBRUV7 9 ай бұрын

One of the reasons tifo is so good is because they do more technical videos like this. Most football analysis just focus on positioning and tactics and energy but not as much the technical footballing side

@Tsh336e 9 ай бұрын

And their game analysis before the match.

@gutika113 7 ай бұрын

Difficult thing to properly discuss, because there are so few people who actually understand it, that can also articulate it, and use the right imagery for us all to understand it sufficiently. But you’re right, these dudes do it brilliantly

@wesleymurray3634 9 ай бұрын

Past 5 seasons he’s scoring 1 in 5 that’s incredible.

@ianmurphy9955 9 ай бұрын

You know you're proper football stato when you sit and watch a 10 minute video on how a player takes his free kicks. Only on TIFO, goat content

@mirandalivermore4805 9 ай бұрын

Wait, most people don't watch 10 minute videos on one bloke's free kick? XD

@M4NA5 9 ай бұрын

He’s gonna break Beckham’s record.

@pxndaa 9 ай бұрын

Bend it like Ward-Prowse

@danzillion6037 9 ай бұрын

Whirl it like ward prowse

@kingmonde 9 ай бұрын

How far is he from Beckham. Also, what age did David leave EPL?

@supreme_zeeyus 9 ай бұрын

Whip it like Ward

@lyrixFH 9 ай бұрын

@@kingmonde he's 1 freekick goal behind beckham

@shaqtaku 9 ай бұрын

Saying JWP is not much simpler than saying James Ward-Prowse

@robovac3557 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, true that. 😂

@CheeseyMilkshakes 9 ай бұрын

It's actually harder, more syllables.

@ayrmendina8314 9 ай бұрын

If you pronounce the W as "Dub" - problem solved. haha.

@wnd9434 9 ай бұрын

JWP is like Jay-Double-You-Pee, so it is definitely longer

@shaqtaku 9 ай бұрын

@@wnd9434 only easier to write but only if you know the context

@lwandomadikizela2213 9 ай бұрын

Ward Prowse is a technical magician in dead ball situation. Not only he can score goals, he can pick a pass or deliver dangerous crosses for his teammates to benefit from. A good signing for West Ham.

@elookay-emaviwe7153 9 ай бұрын

This is great content. Football journalism should support grassroots knowledge and development. Well done 👏🏿

@joshharley5397 9 ай бұрын

Ward Prowse free kick, onto the freakishly large head of Maguire and into the net to win the Europa league for West ham 2-1. Put your bets down now lads

@craigfoulkes 9 ай бұрын

Looks like Maguire will sit on the Manchester United subs bench so session.

@MatthewGClarke 9 ай бұрын

Great to see Liam on camera - always insightful on the Athletic Football Tactics pod!

@SoulWipes 9 ай бұрын

Truly a magician

@mrrockandrollfella 9 ай бұрын

I never cared about free-kicks all that much, however this was super interesting. Fascinating to see his stats in detail and compared to average, in conjunction with the input regarding biomechanics. Really enjoyed this video.

@winstong7438 9 ай бұрын

This video just opened my eyes to a whole knew concept in football that i never really paid attention too. Thank you.❤

@tdyerwestfield 9 ай бұрын

It's strange because 5 or 6 years ago, everyone knew that JWP had great set piece delivery but it was so predictable that it never came off, but all of a sudden, they started going in.

@fredcat9080 9 ай бұрын

He stopped aiming at the inside half of the post. Started aiming for 2-3 feet inside the post and under the bar instead.

@fishyfish6510 9 ай бұрын

He's like Robben. Predictable but unstoppable.

@Chovieisin08 9 ай бұрын

Great video from the Goblin King, many thanks x

@Adrian-bx4ue 9 ай бұрын

you guys should do more biomechanics and kicking technique videos. gonna try that 8 to 2 o clock

@jackbrownio3 9 ай бұрын

This is a perfect video for aspiring free kick takers

@Nokcha25 9 ай бұрын

Why is the tifo so good at making videos?

@Iron-Bridge 9 ай бұрын

He's a modern English Juninho Pernambucano.

@weixianng 9 ай бұрын

I'd say modern Beckham. Juninho was on a different level in terms of versatility

@XPL80 9 ай бұрын

Juninho, Koeman and Mihajlovic are all 3 on another level

@PaddyMac 9 ай бұрын

Juninho was the most gifted free kick taker I’d ever seen

@jeys7n 9 ай бұрын

After watching this video, I believe he has the most optimized free kick form in history, simply from a pure striking of the ball perspective.

@looptimelapse 9 ай бұрын

Juninho? Bekham? just asking

@nickyheart 9 ай бұрын

@@looptimelapseoptimized? no

@bohansenboh 9 ай бұрын

Juninho Pernambucano is the greatest free kick taker of all time. It's not even a debate.

@looptimelapse 9 ай бұрын

@@bohansenboh whoever ends their statement with "it's not even a debate" just telling to the world how much of a karen he/she is..

@scorchinsun6586 9 ай бұрын

Beckham was way better than JWP at set pieces

@stuffbyaaron1811 9 ай бұрын

Was the conclusion really "the more you hit it on target, the more likely you are to score"

@samueldikwata3309 9 ай бұрын

What is the distance between the ball and the planting foot

@ashutoshmallick9532 9 ай бұрын

Even pep said he is the best in taking free kicks

@Ovenman940 9 ай бұрын

brave

@juuglord8509 9 ай бұрын

Did you need Pep to tell you that though? Everybody knows this.

@juuglord8509 9 ай бұрын

@hfc3696 good point. I forgot about those guys 😅

@PermanentMerka 8 ай бұрын

I swear you missed the most important bit bowlers who can hit over 80mph in cricket do so with a flick of the wrist which times with the momentum of arm. Looks to me like he slightly flicks his ankle in a similar way. Slight upwards clockwise rotation. I bet he could show you next level mobility with it probably in how quick he can make it move.

@robertmccormack1208 9 ай бұрын

maybe it is free kicks that are good at james ward-prowse

@tompettman7124 9 ай бұрын

Excited to see what he how he does at West Ham ⚒️⚒️⚒️

@Red13093 9 ай бұрын

Reminds me of that guy Liverpool signed once.. didn't work out too well.

@collinmoeller1345 9 ай бұрын

So basically JWP’s plant leg is dummy thick ?

@FiBNd 9 ай бұрын

Lol imagine losing your head and then having the ability to decide to hit it top bins form a freekick.

@Daniel-ny3vq 9 ай бұрын

gorgeous napoli sweater. where can i cop one?

@brothatisfunny 9 ай бұрын

Manchester United should've brought him instead of Mount, he would be a great partner to Casemiro

@TheDarkKnightRacist 9 ай бұрын

because he trains.

@bungaIowbill 9 ай бұрын

definitely the only player who does

@turkeyman631 9 ай бұрын

Practice makes perfect.

@thehearingaid 9 ай бұрын

nice, it would be interesting to compare against Juninho Pernambucano.

@tyrellking6332 9 ай бұрын

there is really no comparison

@thehearingaid 9 ай бұрын

I mean, yeah :D But more the technical differences.@@tyrellking6332

@kushalrakhecha12 9 ай бұрын

Already gave two assist in his first match for west ham

@XPL80 9 ай бұрын

That's Ronaldinho's technique perfected

@ramseywilliams2617 9 ай бұрын

❤

@brazy1892 9 ай бұрын

Do this for Juninho Pernambucano, the real

@thztan7492 9 ай бұрын

Great FK taker

@domedwards6996 9 ай бұрын

Hopefully he scores a few for West Ham

@the_luggage 9 ай бұрын

"There aren't many footballers who can claim to do something better than Lional Messi on a football pitch..." Ummm, defenders and goalkeepers? 😅

@parmaman8551 9 ай бұрын

May sound mad, but is it worth not having a wall when he's on a free kick?

@excalibur4366 9 ай бұрын

Everton tried to do something similar with one of their players running back to the goal line to clear it. Might've worked if they hadn't cocked up their timings lol

@manke7830 9 ай бұрын

This what i always tell everyone: focus on your inside shot, go back to the basics. Stop all that hitting it on the instep or on the bone nonsense. You are not Juninho or Ronaldo and even they mastered the basics first.

@ravbruh6357 9 ай бұрын

Footballs fade away

@stefanatanasov7883 9 ай бұрын

Change the "Why" in the title to "How"! I don't care exactly why, i care how, because I want to replicate that

@sevenhenson3926 9 ай бұрын

Y is he not good enough for top clubs?

@erickjulyanto5292 8 ай бұрын

still baffle me when southgate choose henderson over him. in tournament like World cup and Euro, u need a specialist FK like JWP.

@vaibhavsharma6872 9 ай бұрын

All those Messi fan channels would tell you something different

@conor-m 9 ай бұрын

How does Messi do it?

@futurebrilliantteam8851 9 ай бұрын

very similar but with bent plant leg. He varies his upper body. The strong similarity is the rolling of the plant leg ankle after kicking it. This commentator was wrong about the forces on the leg after kicking - at this moment he is effectively weightless so no issues on the body. We are meant to rotate. If you don't roll the ankle you put stress on the hip and knee. Messi's plant leg is at a similar angle, only with more bend at the knee. Occassionally his plant leg flares up out of the way like JWP but not every time. Bending the leg allows messi to do paneka free kicks because you can adjust the amount of spin you put on the ball vs the amount of direct force, whereas a straight plant leg is more consistent.

@jamesrowland2002 9 ай бұрын

what's the rest of him like as a footballer? Not watched southampton play, 3-4 goals a season is nice but doesn't make you a starter. People only ever talk about his free kicks.

@nickfenn 9 ай бұрын

He also takes corners 😅

@shawn-ln4cr 9 ай бұрын

he,s a good player.he has been among the best chance creators in the prem from open play the last couple of yrs😂

@silverhost9782 9 ай бұрын

He's a decent, premier league quality midfielder with world class set pieces.

@ILLALLU 9 ай бұрын

Besides his set piece ability, his stamina/fitness is also a big asset of his game. Not only does he not stop running, but he also rarely misses a game.

@Febreeze_Odor_Eliminator 9 ай бұрын

Has been the Captain, heart and soul of Southampton for several years

@jeez3k 9 ай бұрын

In what degree is biomechanics teachable?

@benk7849 9 ай бұрын

But even he, as one of the best free kick takers in the world, is only scoring 2-4 FKs every season. Is it really worth having someone like that or better to put your cash into a better all-round player, creator or even, as in a previous Athletic video, someone who can throw the ball into dangerous positions?

@user-ed7et3pb4o 9 ай бұрын

Well, it’s not like he’s not also contributing assists in regular play

@benk7849 9 ай бұрын

@@user-ed7et3pb4o yes true he made me look daft with his corners against Chelsea

@CreamC0rn 9 ай бұрын

Jon looks different face on, feels very uncanny valley

@regacc3594 9 ай бұрын

come on Tifo i am fond of your videos and analyses but, i believe this one gone too far >>> mechanics and teaching it to future generations !!! come on people, there is TALENT and there is practice not much to be taught

@jonathanbayley1551 9 ай бұрын

Deadball OCD specialist

@azalikmar2 9 ай бұрын

Why didnt you guys use the skeleton? Missed opportunity here

@az-rule84 9 ай бұрын

Similar like beckhams technique

@EffectiveFootball 9 ай бұрын

It's really not

@bradley4706 9 ай бұрын

Puke, biomechanics was awful in my first year of uni.

@honestarsenalfan7038 9 ай бұрын

why can't he whip it like Trent or KDB from the RHS in open play though? everything about this video suggests a player with more or less perfect technique.

@elvindejesus8584 9 ай бұрын

Because he practices a lot. It’s actually very simple. 😊

@kamado459 9 ай бұрын

why dont you do it then

@SulliverYT 9 ай бұрын

He said in a video with ChrisMD that he only takes 5 or 6 per day, both to not wear himself out, and to kind of replicate the pressure you get in a game.

@SulliverYT 9 ай бұрын

@@MagicMikey1 It was a free kick challenge video, naturally haha, so yes. Joy to watch JWP in there, can recommend!

@brandonstephens2644 9 ай бұрын

I reckon I could do better than him if the free kick competition was missing the goal

@chinaman1 9 ай бұрын

I don't understand the hype for him. He's good, yes but he's not that good. I agree though 40M for him is an OK amount. I would've tried for lower cause this guy is a one trick pony. His assists for Southampton last season is only 5 across all competitions. He scored 11 goals, and his completion rate is only 85%. For a guy that is supposed to be very good at passing and crossing that's not high enough.

@rushilkaul 9 ай бұрын

No one says he's a world class midfielder overall. He's a mid table Prem level CM perhaps, but his set piece delivery is world class

@dster345 9 ай бұрын

That's the danger of looking at stats out of context though and not taking into account the player's role in the team. As a midfielder who is relied on to create chances a completion rate of 85% would actually be very good. In the same way Lindelof's pass completion of 93% does not make him the Premier League's best passer, Kevin De Bruyne's (perhaps the best passer all things considered) 73% does not make him a terrible passer.

@rushilkaul 9 ай бұрын

@@dster345 yeah that's probably another reason. The more creative midfielders take more risks when passing, which leads to a lowering of pass success rates

@LordSeth-hf8ew 9 ай бұрын

played for southampton what do you expect from the other players quality

@chinaman1 9 ай бұрын

Alright, the I digress. But there was another video I saw comparing JWP and Beckham like who was better. And people are saying JWP is better? Come on

@GGrindelwald-iv2qn 9 ай бұрын

you are making the wrong quetion! why now day player are so bad at freekick! back then we so many freekick taker and more scary the today player! i remember back then for esample at ac milan they have ronaldinho, pirlo, seedorf and beckham ready to take freekick, and any one know that was gol and the team and the keeper was pissing on his pant! now days know one is scare to take gol from freekick unless is james ward-prowse taking on it! understand what i mean?

@eoghangreene8749 9 ай бұрын

Answer: because he practices a lot.

@__dane__ 9 ай бұрын

Shame he’s in the championship

@YevOnegin 9 ай бұрын

grown men shocked to learn if you practice something daily for two decades, you'll become really good at it. Then surprised again to learn that studying your opponents reveals things about them you can use to your advantage. There, saved you 9 minutes.