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It seems that Robinho is the fastest player at City, and Sol Campbell is faster than Anelka!!

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WALCOTT 22.72 mph

CAMPBELL 22.50 mph

DROGBA 22.27 mph

TORRES 22.27 mph

ANELKA 22.05 mph

FABREGAS 22.05 mph

A COLE 22.05 mph

CLICHY 21.82 mph

ROONEY 21.82 mph

GERRARD 21.60 mph

ROBINHO 21.60 mph

What's this, where's it come from?

If it's suggesting that; it's complete utter codswallop.

Ted Hughes wrote:What's this, where's it come from?

There is a link in my post mate.

After watching Ade yesterday? and he`s not on it!

King Kev wrote:

Ted Hughes wrote:What's this, where's it come from?

There is a link in my post mate.

Ahh! Cheers. Obviously they've taken data from moments in games & not bothered doing it with everyone!


Ned would wipe the floor with everyone on that list.

That is absolute garbage. I think I could probaly name at least 10 players at City alone who are faster than Robinho.

Gerrard and Rooney similar pace? hahaha, Drogba is a donkey, a strong donkey, but not a fast one.

Which Campbell is it? cant be Sol!!

Yes its Sol Campbell, 2nd fastest player in the league over the last 2 seasons, that is utter fucking bullshit

If you look in a toilet, theres a good chance you'll find shit.

razor400 wrote:If you look in a toilet, theres a good chance you'll find shit.

i just wanted to thank you for your new avatar. that's all.

cheers

simon12 wrote:After watching Ade yesterday? and he`s not on it!

He took 2 strides yesterday to close a defender down and covered half the pitch !! Grease lightning !

If they are measuring dribbing with the ball over a set distance then it may be right. SWP leaves the ball behind him at least twice on a 10 yard run so it would hamper his timings quite badly having to run back and get it!

Crappy stuff, no way Robinho is faster than SWP.

Max speed reached during a football game is only one measure of deciding whether a player is fast.

There are a few surprises there but I have to admit to being suspicious of the methodology (which isn't explained fully). The vast majority of these players are Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. The prem has never been short of speedsters who aren't necessarily that good in other areas. Why isn't there a single one on that list? What about guys like Agbonlahor and Petrov?

I'm surprised by that gobbet of data. If Robson has a weak point whilst attacking, it's that he doesn't race away from defenders. He beats players with skill rather than pace.
If he were really quick he would be unplayable.

Farcical story in The Currant Bun?

Whoda thunkit......?

I thought Ned was meant to be a speed demon. Doesnt he run 100 meters in 10 seconds or something ridiculous?

I would love to watch Sol Campbell, Fernando Torres, and Gabriel Agbonlohor in a 100m race, and then see Sol sitting at the finish line waiting for the others to cross the line.

Put a ball at their feet and see who's quicker.

Didn't Ned do 11seconds flat over 100m back in school? I thought he was our quickest runner.