Ted Hughes wrote:I mentioned, I think in the 'favourite player' thread, how that kind of thing stops Silva, imo, from being in the absolute top level of players. He usually misses those, even on his favourite foot, & if he's a bit further out, he'll pass it rather than finish it.
For a player of his incredible talent, it's a bit odd really. Not as if he can't shoot, because he can, but he rarely does, & rarely gets it right when he does.
If the Count could fix that like he has some of Nasri's faults, what a player we would have.
He should learn Karate , or KungFu.
I'm about Silva's size & build, & I could always pass , but not shoot very well.
But when you do combat sports - it enormously improves the power, co-ordination and timing of your kicks , and this is something you can apply to football too . You learn to get what little weight you have behind the ball at exactly the right instant and the f*er flies like a damn rocket exactly where you want it, and I shot with more confidence and scored far more frequently from then on. Does anyone remember Dai Phillips (Plym. Arg -> City c. '84) scoring some bloody thunderbolts from outside the box - he was only about Silvas size too , but his timing was superb
(listening, Dave??)
