For anyone that didn't know. The Liverpool owner who had just taken over at the time believed this video was real.

I,m a middlesbrough fan and ive been watching downing for since he was just breaking through and the lad is absolutely fantastic. Adam johnson couldnt get a game for boro because of downing. While he played for us we won the carling cup (LOL) but more importantly we got to the UEFA cup final. For a small club like boro that is a monumental achievement and Downing was an integral part of the team. Hes skilful, intelligent and his passing/crossing is deadly accurate. Already got 27 caps aswell.

I agree with AVB, I can see him doing brilliantly at Liverpool. Marco Bielsa or Jurgen Klopp would be amazing but I don't think either would leave their club.

@jimbomac555

2 жыл бұрын

What a comment this was whilst Klopp was still at Dortmund!

@Kyle1996lcf

Жыл бұрын

@@jimbomac555 lol what are the lottery numbers

Randomly came across this video. The video was good but my favorite part was the comment "Time to put a trashcan on Andy Carroll's head." with 45 thumbs up at the time of me seeing it! That's funny!

Wow... amazing how he manage to shut the lid as well on all the five trash-cans, and to not knock someone over!!! He is truly amazing!!! OMG

Thumbs up for the quality work.. Wonderful editing.. Would love to learn this art ;)

I had no idea that this was fake. Thank you so much for telling me, I truly appreciate it.

it's fake, the pattern on the grass changes from stripes to no stripes

@-.__.447

5 жыл бұрын

When?

I love downing. Always have. -Dedicated Liverpool fan

amazing!

I'll re-watch the match theses days , i dont remember that :(

He had a bad season last year but ive watched him score some crackin goals in the past. Hel be much better next season hopefully.

Shadow of the ball ( or missing shadow after 10meters) tells everything. This Video was jackpot for Aston Villa. They sold loads of season tickets and also Stewart Downing with 20 mil :)

@chanceie12 Did you find the stats that he supplied more balls than anyone else? I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious :)

amazing

The camera is standing still, to make it easier to add the trashcans on the field, (yep, their not actually there). The camera movement is done in post, (in for example After Effects). In the raw-video, Downing shoots 5 balls in that direction.. and then the effects-guy only added the trashcans, (each with the effect of closing), on the place where the ball "lands". The balls who, in the raw-video, lands on the ground and bounces towards the goals are just masked away. There you go!

@SheepFailed dude, answer me. did u stick behind the previous owners?

Wao ... brilliant ...!!!

Would love to see Heskey's video for trying to get clubs to buy him !!!

Kenny bought him because he saw this video which is unreal

You can see the split (chroma key) in the cut of the grass. The bins are in an area that differs from the area he's kicking from

@supareds "There was some footage of Stewart where he was, from 30 yards away, kicking a football into five different trash cans and it was brilliant," Werner is quoted as saying in the Liverpool Echo. "[Liverpool owner] John [Henry] and I said: 'Oh my God, this player is brilliant, we've got to figure out a way to make a deal with him'."

Processed. it's actually 5 different videos combined. He tried a lot of times to actually find each target. AV made this video public so they could bring more spectators in.

Downing played brilliant against City on Wednesday and looked the 20m player Liverpool were looking for,,Pace, control, crossing, closing down, sharp passing..If he continues to play like that fof the rest of the season he'll be well worth the money..I think he just needed time to settle in he's only been here a few months look at all the top players that had a terrible first season and then lit up the premier league the following season..

@SkillzMB Werner: "I explained in that interview back in August we knew the footage had been doctored but I guess that detail doesn't really help stand up the story. "The amount of people involved and the work that goes into a signing a player is huge so the suggestion that we'd buy someone on the back of one doctored video is ridiculous."

When Beckham tried that in a commercial video, they had to edit it.

Welcome Home!

Now I'm sure the ad from Beckham is real.

Just seen somethging in the Brum Mail that says Liverpool bought Downing upon the back of this footage. Fucking brilliant

That probably took a LOT of digital enhancement. I'd be surprised if he actually made contact with all five balls.

I know :) I'll rewatch the match because i'm a videomaker , and next days i'll do a new video about CFC , a long one about the Abramovich Era , a big compliation of our best moments from 2003 to Drogba's header , its a project that i really want to do it and publish it on KZread, i have some time these days , i have to download some matches , and re-watch some of them to have the best clips :)

Stewart Downing was picked for the England squad on the back of a season where he contributed no goals and no assists in the Premier League.....now there is one player who can look back on the Euros and say he has performed to his full potential.

awesome ;D

@xInsanePanda well said

Talented enough to...miss a penalty against ROSS TURNBULL. You're right, this is sooo real! I said back in December he wouldn't score in the league and I was right!

@Fly2theSora how old are carroll and henderson? 23 and 21 how old are torres and downing? 27 each So which club is playing for the future? LIVERPOOL

@hatah4 I went on to check it as soon as I read that line... brilliant =D

How do they make these kind of movies?

@mlclau not just a texture, also shadow of a ball disappears on half way xD

Ok , where are you on the PL table , i cant see you from top ?

This is professional footballer

Hes the only wide player in the EPL that has end product. Tops the most completions list every season

Lol at the people who think they bought him on this video .. I watched the interview Werner did about Downing a few days before the sunderland game in august and what he said was : we saw the video of downing hitting ball in bins and thought we have to get him , then we were made to look silly by being told it was faked , he said that in august befor everyone jumping on the stupid media finding something because a player is in bad form.

There are many players that can do amazing things when they are the only ones on the pitch and they have all the time in the world. I can even name another one. Jordan Henderson, who beat Luis Suarez in a skills challenge on the TRAINING GROUND. But who whould you rather have on the pitch when there are 11 opponents in the way and chasing your ass?

he should come to liverpool for a long time ago..we want him badly since middlesbrough relegated

Oh the Irony...

Stats:Downing v Bale 10/11 | Total crosses 324-250, Accurate crosses 79-60, Goal asissts 7-1, Chances created 77-48

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@lostprophets123 Ever heard of Lassi Hurskainen?

Idk why everyone thinks this is fake...when we watch them play they're under pressure. This man is just chillin with nothing but green grass to defend.

If he goes to the Euro's, I'll personally beg Harry myself, to be our manager.

@avfc85 and u believed it, you are even more brilliant

and the strips of the grass..

andy carroll is the bin downing with the cross, andy carrol heads it with the forehead and bang its in

Why is everyone saying he hasn't scored?? he has ffs! He got us 2 wembley!

Sarcasm , u must love it :)

@simon250505 haha yeah just watched it... didnt know he was a DJ aswell

if only he could do this in a game.

@ilzdilz Actually it was £20m, which is about $31m.

@pricey367 Really? Who he score against? :p

I'm talking about Tom Werner and John Henry, Liverpool owners.

@Fahim159 Thanks :D

@TheA7xskating wheres your video they could do it blindfolded ? it shows hes got create accuracy and just imagine them bins are Carroll in the box !

cause this is when he played for aston villa, and he has scored btw

@MASterG369 hows aston villa doin

He has a point. No goals or assists in the League is shocking for £20mil.

@itaintrite We couldn't of got Mata cause were not playing in the Champions League.That's why we couldn't attract big name players to liverpool,apart from suarez.

@resilienceman its the way the pitch is cut yu sap! have you ever watched a football match before lol?

One Handed Fist Pump Yeah FTW!

@NaStRaDaMuS2006 You were right. :)

Somehow this guy made the Euro squad... Feel for Rio

Funny stuff.

The charges were dropped, it doesn't mean he didn't do it. Also he might celebrate but it doesn't mean he puts in enough effort.

The pitch pattern just happens to suddenly end where the bins are trolllol

@Benziiish ahahahaaha i'm crying man!!! hahahaha crazy

We had a bad season in the league , because of Villas Boas for me , it is something that happens , but we've won the FA Cup and Champions League , two very prestigious trophies that more than saved our season.09-10 ? Yeah i remeber , Drogba's goal at Old Trafford was offside , but Macheda's one was with his hand :))) 2 Pens ? at Old Trafford ?

But can he find a ponytailed guy in a red shirt in the box? Any person wearing red in the box? Just the box? Can he cross it into the box and not have it go for a throw in?

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follow the shadow of all 5 balls.. when they're next to the basket, they disapear.. and the last basket is closed all time!

in trainers too!

i cant beleive weve lost all the players that made one of these videos

@seafisherman80 I agree and I'm a Scouser.

No one told Dalglish this is just a promo video

@chanceie12 oh you can tell that to espnsoccernet. i was quoting.

they must've worked really hard to make this! it doesnt look fake..

can someone please explain to me whats fake about it?

jeeazzzzzz

Class left foot, and anyway with the amount of money professional footballers get paid, they should be able to do that!

0 goals, 0 assists in a whole Premier League season. Everton's goalkeeper has outscored him.

Top claws soccer player

@FritzlsLongLostSon this guy knows a lot about football.......NAWT

@RJinks87 Liverpool should trade Carroll and £20M for one of those bins.

I wonder how many tries it took him

@frusciante349 he scored against oldham

the greens are different !! ahaha

Dagbladet, noen?

olha a diferença na grama e no muro bem no meio

@iamasau0 dagbladet hva?

This was digitally enhanced.

i bet the liverpool scouts saw this vid before they decided to sign him