QuoteIf you were to list all the premier league strikers, I'd be pretty sure he'd be in the slowest 33% for top speed and slowest 25% for acceleration.Originally Posted by Razors left peg
A fully fit Ferguson is quick. He might not be Obafemi but hes a lot quicker than you'd expect
Its really not that complicated!!!
If you were to list all the premier league strikers, I'd be pretty sure he'd be in the slowest 33% for top speed and slowest 25% for acceleration.
I'd like to see the stats on that, I've always thought he's fairly fast
Its really not that complicated!!!
He's definitely no slouch and has a good short sprint without doubt - but i reckon speed/pace comes middle of the pack when it comes to the attributes that will (i believe) make him a great striker. Obafemi, Connolly, Szmodics all faster, i'd say. Him and Idah probably similar (edge to Ferguson).
I like high energy football. A little bit rock and roll. Many finishes instead of waiting for the perfect one.
I've more or less given up on Obafemi. This season looks like another write off - that's three in a row. He'll be 25 and in League 1 at best next year unless he has a massive last three months of the season.
I suspect everyone's pretty fast these days though. The real speed merchants might stand out but the rest are no slouches at all
Yeah me too, he's basically only ever been good for 1 half of a season
Its really not that complicated!!!
Off the top of my head, thinking of the team’s obvious number 9s, the following lads are incredibly fast:
Liverpool - Nunez
Newcastle - Isak
Man City - Haaland
Aston Villa - Watkins
Spurs - Solanke
Then, in the very fast tier, you’ve got:
Everton - Calvert Lewin
Chelsea - Jackson
Southampton - Archer
Man Utd - Hjolund
Visibly well above average:
Wolves - Hwang
Leicester - Vardy
Brentford - Wissa
Ipswich - Delap
Arsenal - Havertz
The rest:
Brighton - Wellbeck
Fulham - Jiminez
Forest - Woods
Palace - Mateta
West Ham - Fullkrug
Bournemouth - Evanilson (haven’t seen enough of him)
I reckon Evan is probably about middle of the back in the rest column. That would put him 17th or 18th overall if you replaced him with Fullkreug as West Ham’s striker. And I wouldn’t ever describe him as slow
I remember seeing him play against Liverpool 23s back in 2021 and he looked quick enough and I also watched an Ireland 21s game back around the same time with David Okagbue (either 2021 or 2022) who was in the same underage team as him and he remarked how much faster he had gotten - but at senior level, I can’t remember ever thinking he showed real pace ever. Centre backs are generally so fast in the premier league these days that an average lad looks nearly sluggish…
Idah is significantly faster than Ferguson and is also faster than Szmodics and Connolly
Here’s how Idah compares to Europe’s elite strikers this season in the champions league:
(Source uefa website)
Haaland 36.56
Mbappe 35.67
Gyorkes 34.55
Nunez 34.31
Alvarez 34.29
Idah 34.25
Sesko 33.84
Watkins 33.00
Pavlidis 32.91
Boniface 32.28
Havertz 32.25
Guirassy 32.12
Lewandowski 32.09
L Martinez 30.66
Kane 30.35
Interesting take. Is there any way to validate that? In relation to Szmodics and Connolly and others?
This is one of the reasons why I can't put a ceiling on what Idah could do. I'm not saying he's destined to be a top striker but he has a lot of raw materials and he shows glimpses. He could get bombed out of Celtic and wander around the Championship or elsewhere. He could be their number 9 for a long time. He could light it up and attract a Premiership fee. I'm hoping the outcome is positive but those barren spells dampen the expectations.
You won't convince me Hojlund is faster than Ferguson, I watch him every week and there's times I think I could give him a race
Its really not that complicated!!!
Hjolund was clocked at 35.5 during the euros and was United’s fastest player at 35.45 last season. You do wish the premier league would publish every players data, like uefa do for the champions league and the euros.You won't convince me Hojlund is faster than Ferguson, I watch him every week and there's times I think I could give him a race
Have also never seen Evan do anything at all like this: https://youtu.be/DLbT9PLmhyM?si=iCgMqFpUxwpIIDkG
After eliminating Galatasaray tonight, he'll either be returning to Spurs in the last 16, or playing at Old Trafford.
From UEFA:
Parrott has had an incredible game and was a thorn in the Galatasaray side all night as he's being substituted after 87 mins
Here they come! It’s the charge of the “Thanks” Brigade!
Sure Galatasary are nobodies, not sure they even have professional footballers in their league... and he didn't even score. He's obviously sh1te
Its really not that complicated!!!
Sounds like he's really pushing on...hopfully stays injury free between now and end of season, and Spurs in next round to look forward to.
One of your regular cringey call-outs. Parrott is scoring goals at a reasonable level and as such deserves strong consideration to start against Bulgarian. When he wasn’t meeting that criteria, which was nearly always, he shouldn’t have been so rewarded. He has 26 caps which is probably 15 too many. Please don’t start your hallmark ranting, I have a headache.
Go Coillte Mach rachad / ní stopfaidh me choíche /
Go seasfaidh mé síos / i lár Chondae Mhaigh Eo.
Ah in fairness I think that was sarcasm!
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