{"id":9609,"date":"2015-09-15T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T08:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/muninsports.com\/5-drills-for-the-striker-2\/"},"modified":"2016-01-13T11:28:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T10:28:13","slug":"5-drills-for-the-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/5-drills-for-the-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"5 drills for the striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a striker it\u2019s vital to be able to score goals, outrun opposition players and confuse defenders with amazing dribbling skills. <!--more-->The <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/online-shop\/m-station-rebounder\/\">Munin m-station<\/a> helps you with improving your skills through various soccer drills that you can do on your own in your yard\u00a0or at the local soccer pitch. In this article we\u2019ll describe a few well-chosen drills that will improve some of those skills that are important for the modern day striker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drill no. 1: Fast Feet<br \/>\n<\/strong>Fast feet are fundamental for the modern day striker. Look at strikers as Lionel Messi, Sergio Ag\u00fcero and Alexis Sanchez. All these players use pace and speed as key attributes when challenging defenders. With this drill, you can improve your explosiveness, which gives you an advantage against the defender in the next game. This drill can be combined with other speed-drills shortly after the warm-up.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PS1J5cGrm8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drill no. 2: Pass &amp; Move Instep Finish<\/strong><br \/>\nAs a striker it\u2019s truly important that you\u2019re able to score goals with first time-finishes. With the <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/online-shop\/m-station-rebounder\/\">Munin m-station<\/a> you can practice just that. No teammates are required\u2013 just the m<a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/product\/m-station-talent\/\">-station<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/product\/munin-strive-2\/\">goal<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/product\/m-station-talent\/\">m-station<\/a> acts as your teammate from whom you receive the ball before scoring a brilliant goal with the instep finish.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m09zZAn8Wpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drill no. 3: Finish With Header<\/strong><br \/>\nRegardless of whether you\u2019re short or tall, you\u2019ll have quite a few finishes with the head during a season. Thus, a player like Harry Kane scored 4 out of his 19 season goals with the head during the 2014\/2015 season, while 14 out of Christian Benteke\u2019s 49 career goals for Aston Villa have been scored with headers. But even shorter players as Wayne Rooney (176 cm) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (180 cm) are on the top 10 list of most headed goals by active players in the Premier League. Therefore, it\u2019s important that any striker practices this drill making you a better header. Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/product\/m-station-talent\/\">m-station<\/a> and try different variations of heading the ball.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/khnr1s6SoEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drill no. 4: Cruyff Turn<\/strong><br \/>\nJohan Cruyff is one of the best soccer players this world has ever seen. The dribbling Dutchman was known for his deadly finishes, his quick-thinking and his innovative dribbles. Now, you can practice the moves of the former Barcelona-forward with the <a href=\"https:\/\/old.muninsports.com\/us\/online-shop\/m-station-rebounder\/\">m-station<\/a>. The drill will teach you and improve your Cruyff Turn making you able to change the direction of the play and confusing defenders with rapid turns.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O5Z_FTJiJbY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drill no. 5: Two-footed Control<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen having the ball in tights areas in the box, it\u2019s absolute key that you\u2019reable to control the ball with both feet in awkward situations. 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