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Fastest player in the world?

  • 31-01-2008 12:17AM
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭


    Hey folks,

    Who do ye think is currently the fastest professional footballer in the world?

    Every time I see Spurs playing I'm blown away by Aaron Lennon's pace! He's ridiculous.

    Also Shaun Wright-Philips has a bit of pace about him.

    Patrice Evra is fairly fast too. Gael Clichy also on the left.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    Ronaldo is absurdly fast, however for me in terms of raw pace, there was that Fulham guy whose name I can't remember, also Richards is amazingly fast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,714 ✭✭✭✭LuckyLloyd


    probably some guy you never heard of.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Richard Dunne, then Richards.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    Kaka for me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    Utaka from Portsmouth is very quick.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 23,139 Mod ✭✭✭✭Bounty Hunter


    personally I think Gabby is faster than all those mentioned although like LuckyLloyd says im sure its someone weve never heard of who should probably have been a sprinter instead


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Evra has phenomenal pace, I think he's the fastest at United. Lennon is also a freak in that sense...Rommedahl, Martins and Hyypia also in with a shout.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Martins was so fast, however he really doesn't exploit this.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭applehunter


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Evra has phenomenal pace, I think he's the fastest at United. Lennon is also a freak in that sense...Rommedahl, Martins and Hyypia also in with a shout.

    Hyypia was never the quickest in his prime, how do you make him out to be the fastest player in the world?:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,176 ✭✭✭Unearthly


    Shelton for Sheff Utd seems incredibly fast


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6g_BRM7wg
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HzC1QAB1YE
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veW6VjmAcVM

    He just never looks like he's even running at full speed. Look at the run for the goal against Argentina. Watch him rip after his 2nd touch of the ball.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 15,001 ✭✭✭✭Pepe LeFrits


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Ronaldo, because people are always saying he's a cheetah!! Kabumching!! :rolleyes:

    I've always wondered was the fastest player was too.
    But I suppose it's only useful if you can actually do something with the pace.

    I'd love to know how fast Henry could do a 100m in.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    terry phelan.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    A lot of the players mentioned are just small players with

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL6g_BRM7wg
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HzC1QAB1YE
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veW6VjmAcVM

    He just never looks like he's even running at full speed. Look at the run for the goal against Argentina. Watch him rip after his 2nd touch of the ball.

    Whaddya mean "just" small players? They're either fast or they're not... Being small may benefit them in terms of pace, but it's irrelevent to the question of whether or not they are in fact fast. They either are or they're not... Aaron Lennon is crazy fast.

    Kaka is v.fast too... as is Messi.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    I'd love to know how fast Henry could do a 100m in.

    A footballer never needs to run 100m at once so you're better off looking at how quick players are over 30 or 40m. If they slow down after that it makes no difference really. Some players are flyers out of the blocks and in football that's all you really need.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    Victor Obinna


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,103 ✭✭✭estebancambias


    Juan Roman Riquelme is a real speed merchant.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Xavi6 wrote: »
    A footballer never needs to run 100m at once so you're better off looking at how quick players are over 30 or 40m. If they slow down after that it makes no difference really. Some players are flyers out of the blocks and in football that's all you really need.
    You speak the sense, but that still doesn't mean that I wouldn't love to know how fast he'd do a 100m in. ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Hyypia was never the quickest in his prime, how do you make him out to be the fastest player in the world?:rolleyes:

    Whatever about being the fastest, but youre certainly not the quickest chap are you...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,077 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Actually I'm gonna go for that Odonkor lad. He's unbelievably quick, well in Pro Evo anyway. Little triangle through ball into the channel and he's gone :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,013 ✭✭✭✭eirebhoy


    DaveMcG wrote: »
    Whaddya mean "just" small players?
    I didn't actually finish that sentence as I decided to post something else. :) Anyway, it's a lot easier to look like you're running like lightning when you're as small as Shaun Wright Philips compared to the gliding run of Kaka. For example, take Messi out of that youtube video earlier and would it looks like Kaka's running so fast? Doubt it.

    Another Kaka run:
    http://www.mediafire.com/?4twdvxeb4yi


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,637 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Gabby Agbonlahor, devestating pace.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 27,856 ✭✭✭✭Dave!


    eirebhoy wrote: »
    I didn't actually finish that sentence as I decided to post something else. :) Anyway, it's a lot easier to look like you're running like lightning when you're as small as Shaun Wright Philips compared to the gliding run of Kaka. For example, take Messi out of that youtube video earlier and would it looks like Kaka's running so fast? Doubt it.

    Another Kaka run:
    http://www.mediafire.com/?4twdvxeb4yi

    I know but it's also easy to look like you're running fast when you're out-running alot of other players! :D Point taken though


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 34,404 ✭✭✭✭~Rebel~


    id go with Agbonlahor I think. Ridiculous pace.

    In all likelyhood though its probably some not famous player in another counrty or down the leagues a bit. Theres thousands and thousands of pro footballers out there without enough quality to make the top leagues, some of them are bound to be wicked fast but not much use otherwise.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,099 ✭✭✭✭WhiteWashMan


    des walker ftw


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,591 ✭✭✭✭cson


    Walcott is supposed to be the fastest Arsenal player.

    Afaik Henry said Walcott beat him over 100m. Its in a Socceram Interview iirc.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 868 ✭✭✭tdv


    Serginho is the fastest player ever.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,802 ✭✭✭thegills


    Is this fastest in the World or fastest seen on Sky Sports???
    Mark Gonzalez was the quickest on Sky Sports and Garrindinho probably the World


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,452 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    From what I've seen, Gabby Agbonlahor.


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