#3 Andres Iniesta – La Croqueta
Andres Iniesta is one of the best midfielders in the world today. Known for his inch-perfect passing, composure and dribbling, a move that he executes on a regular basis to get past defenders is the La Croqueta. This move was also extensively used by Michael Laudrup, whom Iniesta considers as his footballing hero.
In order to perform the La Croqueta, the player plays the ball across the body with the inside of one foot and then plays it forward with the other foot. A famous instance of when it was used includes Real Madrid’s winner against Atletico Madrid in the 2014 Champions League when Di Maria executed it to get past two defenders and his deflected shot was headed into goal by Gareth Bale.
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