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"In form." Simply, it's playing above your average level of play, that's my understanding anyway. Players have described it as things just going right, passes hitting team mates perfectly in stride, receiving passes in control, scoring goals off of shins. On the other hand, being out of form means things just don't work, whether a perfectly set up shot going just wide, or passes being just that little bit too far out in front.
In my own experience playing pickup soccer, I have been what I would consider "in form" once. For someone of my skill level that means I don't turn the ball over, and score a couple goals a game (which is unheard of). It lasted for probably three weeks, and afterwards I wouldn't say I lost the talent, just returned to my normal "grit, hustle and defense" game.
I think it is partly "random," but it also has a to do with a great deal of playing/practice, self-confidence, things just feeling right. So much goes into soccer, baseball, a shot in basketball, that it can't simply be explained away with "statistical variation." Maybe luck, if by luck you mean things happening that you don't understand, or can't explain thoroughly with science or math.
Granted, soccer is far more free flowing and seems more emotional than baseball, but I think the analogy is a good one.
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