as mentioned below, for a striker it's all about acceleration

how quickly you can reach top speed. Players like Aguero and Messi can do it really quickly and their sharpness over ten yards is what makes them so lethal. But they would probably get beaten in a 100m race by someone like Jerome who has a higher top speed but takes much longer to get up to it.

How often in football is a striker involved in even a 40m or 50m sprint to win the ball? It's all about explosivity to get goalside of the defender or to break through an offside trap.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on November 13th 2015 at 13:35:04

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Hmmm. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 13, 09:29:45
- I cant read French. Is it top10 pikey cunts in the Prem? (NCFC) - Pit, Nov 13, 09:58:16
- Poor old Jerome - if that stat gets out to the crowd he'll be (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 13, 09:52:32
  - wrong kind of speed for foootball (NCFC) - asics_kit, Nov 13, 10:29:19
    - as mentioned below, for a striker it's all about acceleration (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Nov 13, 13:35:04
    - The yanks call it speed vs quickness. Very relevant depending on playing style. Not (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 13, 11:28:47
    - No, it's absolutely true (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 13, 11:28:30
      - Depends on the sport but yes. We test for 20, 40 and shuttle and cone drills in (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 13, 11:32:57
        
        I was about to post "we need Schteve here!" (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 13, 11:36:08
    - Rob Newman had the wrong kind of speed for football (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 13, 11:12:12
      - Terrific chin though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 13, 11:25:31
        
        oops, that's not him, is it? Here he is (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 13, 11:26:24
- c'est magnifique (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Nov 13, 09:31:17

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