Spredeman's amazing performance at the Tornado Worlds

[jesusdlagarza]

ESPN 8 "THE OCHO" BRINGING the most extreme sports!

[blueshifter]

this needs a hi speed camera and LOTS of slow mo replays, cause i can't see crap.

[ghostdein1]

Pee-Wee sent me.

[dano4112]

Imagine your job is announcing these matches, thats gotta be a hard look in the mirror... Whats the first place prize for this competition? A new beer bong?

[KodiakAlpha]

Who's here because of PeeWee?

[CCMAR]

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.... Truly outstanding players... I've seen some dudes play and are impresive, but DAMN these guys are good

[fairladyz00]

haha its just so hard to believe how i grew up playing this game just for fun, and these guys take this shit so serious... deam.

[asozialette]

same trick over and over again... yawn... but cool midfield performance!

[MrJulio]

@asozialette doing the same trick over and over again consistently = performance and hard training... trust me, i'm playing for two years now and i'm light years far away from these guys...

[jeremybr2525]

Insidefoos is obviously the best videos on the net. The great camera angles and the even greater Jim Stevens make them 1st class. However I'm a bit surprised with all the boot leg movie and tv show sites out there, I haven't come across any sites that have all or a bunch of the Insidefoos videos.

[BodoHenkel]

If I do understand it correctly, that this is only the 2nd set of the game, may you plz post also the 1st and 3rd set?? That would be awesome! thx

[BodoHenkel]

I just saw that you offer them on DVD on your website. Which one is it?

[DarkOctane]

This is why I like singles better! WAY more action going on at a time than with doubles.

[Djonasz]

Hey Tony, no handshake at the end? Kind of arrogant?

[imamacyoureapc]

Tony was from the loser's bracket so he had to beat Fred twice, this was the first game Tony won, so he didn't just snub Fred :)

[citr0ne]

@Djonasz : Watch, Frederico is leaving first, it's not clearly to see, but you can see at the end he has already left the Table while Tony is still going away!

[baseball5737]

TONY!!! representing WI!!!

[2Swift4u]

spredeman is so much fun to watch!

[Sapekcz]

the style spredeman passes the ball from defense to five i amazing

[HipHopPianist]

at 0:26, he had a straight shot for at least 2 seconds, why didnt he take it

[jimblom1]

because spredeman was trying to lure him there so he could block it.

[MrBOMBARDIERDS650]

that would have been to easy this is a world tour they have to show off lol

[M1573R666]

I like the defense of Collignon.

[zigra69]

Not too impressed. They are very good, but not spectacular, and they give up possession too easily.

[Klos1ne]

Not impressed by the two of t best players that ever played duke it out? You're f--ked up. You may want to look for a polar bear riding a tricycle whilst juggling 3 flaming bowling pins. Maybe THEN you'll be impressed. BTW, I like Tonys' second goal were he steals it, passes it, pins it, and shoots it all in about 2 seconds.

[Djonasz]

Ever played agains Rico Collignon? This guy is from another planet dude. He's the only reall all round champion on every table. When this guy get's fired up, he makes you loose in awe.

[CobraNuggets]

Idiot^^

[880330145789]

huh? give up possesion too easily?

[caseman86]

no handshake ? -.-

they dont like each other very much, hugh? ^^

[zenofnow]

It was the first match of the final. Tony d'dipped Fred.

[erebosss]

Spredeman vs. Collignon

just 23000 views ?

[880330145789]

yea i know lolz.. i even came back to watch this

[880330145789]

speechless... what a great match... best match i seen so far on youtube

[jagiar]

the game of these two players is truely impressive. You can tell how dominate they are in the sport by the nuance of their respective games - the speed at which they execute passes/shots. The incredible reaction time and eye-hand coordination for pick-ups and rebounds, the split-second 'read, respond an execution' abilities; the lightening fast transition game. It's simply amazing.

[yebhx]

@jagiar Well, it still is only foosball...

[pursepartynyc]

WOW!!! Ok i suck!

[OCIRELCNU]

rico dominates everyone else on the other tables becuase he plays on the other tables. Nothing against rico its just that too much is made of it. We dont play on 10 differant tables.

[jagiar]

It's not about Tornado - it's about table soccer. Alot is made about the fact that Fred dominates on all tables because that's what the game is all about.  No matter what table you approach or what ball you're given, you know you can beat any opponent or come close to it. That's what being the best in the world is all about.

So if American's want to be considered the best, they better start playing on different tables, like the Europeans do.

[CobraNuggets]

Billy just smoked Fred at Garlando Worlds FWIW

[jagiar]

everyone can have a bad day. I hope that idiot reply isn't directed at me. Check Rico's history against Pappas.

[Vmokkp]

It seems Tony wants to catch the ball and do a fast pull kick in 1:00 but fail:(

[tekenpapier]

5.27min... beautifull moment in the game... lol

[iljusha]

I wonder is he naturally lefthanded?

TS is like Nadal to Federrer.

Proving that FC CAN be outplayed by skill - no tby pure luck

And it actually to the benefit of FC too - there's someone to compete with on regular basis)

[jagiar]

Tony may be the better Tornado player, but only on Tornado. Rico dominates not only Tony but everyone else on everything else (but now a 17 year old wondakid is giving Rico a hard time on Garlando and Loewen).

US players may be top ranked in Tornado standings but there are usually no more than 2 in the world rankings. They need to start playing on other types of tables if they want to be deemed as 'the best'.

[Djonasz]

You mean Kevin Hundsturfer? The 17 year old kid? Well Rico Collignon always comes up with something new, some style from outer space, from a distant planet.... Kevin maybe, one day, will be just a good.

[spooncvc]

That kid is hella good!

[OCIRELCNU]

TONY plays even better in the second match

[zekefooser]

You really need to watch all 7 games to get a feel for Tony's dominant performance. It was unbelievable watching this live.

-zeke

[macflyfighter]

Awesome players!!2 ways of playing the game!

Impressive tic tac!!

Wow!!

[teeyew12]

farking awesome!!!..another spredeman vid!!..woot woot..

i love the way spredeman plays when he would just explodes..his 5 bar skills is amazing to watch..and he is definitely one of the most exciting players to watch..tic tac 5 bar stick pass..really good vid..

[plugexpert]

I watched this match live through netfoos, RIDICULOUS FOOSBALL, have to get me the dvd soon :-)

[jagiar]

Do you have to pay for that or is it free?

[Djonasz]

Free.

[mainlinefoos]

Seems like you can hear the action on the table (pinning, catching passes, goals, etc) much better on this video compared to other InsideFoos foos videos.  Have they changed how they mic the matches? I really like it.

[jagiar]

And kudos to Inside Foos. They really bring an aura of professionalism to this game. They're doing a bang-up job and let's hope they keep it up.

[spooncvc]

Sick-ass pass on 3:40. I couldn't see it!

[jagiar]

I have an application that allows me to play YT vids at 1/8 the speed (great for foosball vids). And I had to use it for that pass. And I still almost couldn't make out where he hit the ball. But from what I could tell it was a chip lane pass with the ball hit right on the corner of the man.

When I first saw it my jaw dropped.

[vancanfoos]

At that speed I don't think even Tony could hit an accurate chip, against the direction of the ball. It looked and sounded to me like a lightning bounce pass - pinning Rico defensively to the wall. That's how Jim called it, too. Wow.

[vancanfoos]

(in response to spoon & jag)

[spooncvc]

yeah, it's a bounce pass at crazy speed!

[spooncvc]

Tony's record on Tornado vs Rico is pretty good....better than Billy's record. But Billy has Tony's number tho. Did Billy get third on Open Singles?

[jagiar]

Loffredo did apparently.  Billy got 5th.

[spooncvc]

No way! I wonder if he's getting burned out? He's been playing since he was a lil kid. Maybe he's getting bored?

[jagiar]

I don't know. Honestly (and I mean no disrespect to Billy) but I think he isn't as driven as he use to be. I read in the forums that he's into Guitar-something-or-other computer games and poker and stuff like that. So yeah, maybe he is getting bored. It's too bad. LOTS of potential at such a young age.

You can't stand still in this game. Too many players always getting hooked and looking to get better.

[pokeryfoosy]

ya he is more interested in guitar hero these days

[spooncvc]

i guess it would go vice-versa with other ppl. i'm more into foosball than guitar-hero. haha

[spooncvc]

Heard Tony destroyed Todd in the Loser's Final.

[jagiar]

Wow. Some of the best foosball I've ever seen.

I still think Collignon is the best all around player, but I also think Spredeman has the best 5 bar in the game. Problem with his 5-bar technique is that it's not so applicable on other tables. Maybe that's why Tony isn't beating Rico regularly on other tables.

But Tony is beating him on a regular basis on Tornados these days. Should be an interesting couple of years coming up on the tours.

[spooncvc]

Rico is always intimidated by him on Tornado for his 5-bar. But his game is so effective on all tables. A brush and chip pass, front pin, and 2-5 pass can work on all tables. But Tony's unique 5-bar can't really be applied on Euro tables due to the shape of the men, he'll def lose the ball. I heard he uses a near-side brush series. IMO, Tony should go far wall brush on the other tables since he's superior in reading defense on the far wall. A far wall stick option series could work, right?

[jagiar]

I agree with "he'll def lose the ball". I mainly play on Garlando WC and for the life of me I can't get it to tic-tac like that on the 5 man. And I've TRIED. And I think far wall would work simply because most players are use to defending THEIR far wall and not their near wall. And Tony seems to have the far wall mastered. But I also think the visual is better when you defend your near.

Stick or brush, I think either would work with higher percentages than the tic-tac on Euro tables

[Djonasz]

Oh my God, the way Spredeman handles that five bar. If that ball was a person, it would be vomiting all of the table. And his snake-shot, in just one word, DAMN!!!! Lots of respect for Tony. As a super rookie, it's my dream to beat Collignon on the Eurosoccer (Jupiter) table. (There's nothing wrong with dreaming, is there.)

[professorcomedy]

Nice comment!