| Grimes on the fastest player at the club 09:18 - Feb 10 with 1660 views | KeithHaynes |
“He’s always top of the charts when it comes to running sprint distances, high intensity and he’s our main goal-scorer. So, he’s invaluable to the team and we’re pleased to have him”
Yes, Joel Piroe. |  |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 10:06 - Feb 10 with 1603 views | Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Acceleration and sprint speed are two different things. Piroe probably never gets up to top speed on match day which is why he appears slow on the pitch.
I’ve known plenty of runners who are like a truck with flat tires over short distances but then are like lightning when they get going. |  |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 10:11 - Feb 10 with 1579 views | Dr_Parnassus |
Not much competition left for speed is there?
Anyone who has it tends to be moved on. |  |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 12:19 - Feb 10 with 1505 views | STID2017 |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 10:06 - Feb 10 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Acceleration and sprint speed are two different things. Piroe probably never gets up to top speed on match day which is why he appears slow on the pitch.
I’ve known plenty of runners who are like a truck with flat tires over short distances but then are like lightning when they get going. |
I would think Oli is pretty fast as well |  |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 14:15 - Feb 10 with 1426 views | Badlands |
The value of speed depends on the situation.
If we play break out football getting up to speed fairly quickly and maintaining it for 30 - 50 m is needed. Wing backs overlapping midfield the same.
For forwards, striker in particular, being able to put on the burners for 1 - 10 m is more useful but hammers the body (Montero).
For a player like Ntcham or Bony in his prime speed of thought and speed of reading the situation is more important. |  |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 14:26 - Feb 10 with 1418 views | nantywatcher |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 14:15 - Feb 10 by Badlands |
The value of speed depends on the situation.
If we play break out football getting up to speed fairly quickly and maintaining it for 30 - 50 m is needed. Wing backs overlapping midfield the same.
For forwards, striker in particular, being able to put on the burners for 1 - 10 m is more useful but hammers the body (Montero).
For a player like Ntcham or Bony in his prime speed of thought and speed of reading the situation is more important. |
Bony and speed of thought in the same sentence. Never thought I would ever see that! |  | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 14:28 - Feb 10 with 1418 views | STID2017 |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 14:15 - Feb 10 by Badlands |
The value of speed depends on the situation.
If we play break out football getting up to speed fairly quickly and maintaining it for 30 - 50 m is needed. Wing backs overlapping midfield the same.
For forwards, striker in particular, being able to put on the burners for 1 - 10 m is more useful but hammers the body (Montero).
For a player like Ntcham or Bony in his prime speed of thought and speed of reading the situation is more important. |
Good post | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 15:25 - Feb 10 with 1350 views | GixerJack |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 12:19 - Feb 10 by STID2017 |
I would think Oli is pretty fast as well |
Legs aren’t the longest mind |  | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 15:33 - Feb 10 with 1343 views | KeithHaynes |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 10:06 - Feb 10 by Joesus_Of_Narbereth |
Acceleration and sprint speed are two different things. Piroe probably never gets up to top speed on match day which is why he appears slow on the pitch.
I’ve known plenty of runners who are like a truck with flat tires over short distances but then are like lightning when they get going. |
A little bit of speed to get across the keeper during games would help. | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 19:18 - Feb 10 with 1182 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 15:25 - Feb 10 by GixerJack |
Legs aren’t the longest mind |
Neither are Dan James! | | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 19:46 - Feb 10 with 1156 views | KeithHaynes |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 19:18 - Feb 10 by SullutaCreturned |
Neither are Dan James! |
And there was me thinking Nathan wood had some pace. | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 20:48 - Feb 10 with 1108 views | BryanSwan |
If they are sprints of anything over 20m they are pretty useless stats as most sprints are incredibly short.
Acceleration has a much greater impact than top speed in a game. | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 20:58 - Feb 10 with 1098 views | GixerJack |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 19:18 - Feb 10 by SullutaCreturned |
Neither are Dan James! |
Nah, he just had long shorts | | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 21:36 - Feb 10 with 1077 views | KeithHaynes |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 20:48 - Feb 10 by BryanSwan |
If they are sprints of anything over 20m they are pretty useless stats as most sprints are incredibly short.
Acceleration has a much greater impact than top speed in a game. |
Well, this is what grimes was referring to. | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 00:11 - Feb 11 with 997 views | BryanSwan |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 21:36 - Feb 10 by KeithHaynes |
Well, this is what grimes was referring to. |
Jesus, if he is the quickest in the squad we are in trouble. Goes to show more how slow everyone else is. | |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 11:01 - Feb 11 with 897 views | Dr_Winston |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 00:11 - Feb 11 by BryanSwan |
Jesus, if he is the quickest in the squad we are in trouble. Goes to show more how slow everyone else is. |
Genuine pace is/was treated with suspicion by both Cooper and Martin so we've had four consecutive seasons of anyone possessing it being sidelined or moved on. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 18:16 - Feb 11 with 781 views | SullutaCreturned |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 10:11 - Feb 10 by Dr_Parnassus |
Not much competition left for speed is there?
Anyone who has it tends to be moved on. |
From what I've seen it must take him 90 yards to get up to full speed  | | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 18:31 - Feb 11 with 772 views | Treforys_Jack |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 11:01 - Feb 11 by Dr_Winston |
Genuine pace is/was treated with suspicion by both Cooper and Martin so we've had four consecutive seasons of anyone possessing it being sidelined or moved on. |
I agree, but it's weird, ask any defender what they fear most and 9 times out of 10, they'd say pace. |  | | |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 18:43 - Feb 11 with 768 views | Dr_Winston |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 18:31 - Feb 11 by Treforys_Jack |
I agree, but it's weird, ask any defender what they fear most and 9 times out of 10, they'd say pace. |
I genuinely believe that it's part and parcel of the way coaches are trained these days. Too much emphasis on percentages and not enough on flair and improvisation. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 18:51 - Feb 11 with 761 views | onehunglow |
| Grimes on the fastest player at the club on 11:01 - Feb 11 by Dr_Winston |
Genuine pace is/was treated with suspicion by both Cooper and Martin so we've had four consecutive seasons of anyone possessing it being sidelined or moved on. |
Very very true
It’s what makes us boring | |
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