The dragback

The dragback is a very useful skill in my opinion. This is because it can be used to cause other players to lose balance. If used properly it can be used to take players out of the game as they travel with the ball one way and when the dragback is used their balance has already shifted one way so it is hard for them to recover.

I have seen many players pull this off successfully such as Ferenc Puskás whose technique was faultless at this skill. His managed to totally lose players from using his dragback. Once he used the dragback to lose one player and then took a shot into the top of the net. If perfected this skill is therefore very useful.

I suggest people who play football practice this skill frequently as it could become useful. In addition to this it may also improve your own balance, as it takes a lot of balance to perfect this technique.

To do the dragback you will need to place your foot on top of the ball when a player on the opposition is moving towards the ball then pull it back with your foot in the opposite direction. I have found that the quicker this is done the more successful it can be.

I have found using this skill very useful and in football sometimes you need to use skills such as this to lose players, which has been shown by professionals time and time again.