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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 9:23:39 GMT
Ive heard people say Bojan might find it difficult in the PL being small...... what load of rubbish, most of the best ever have been small?
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Post by metalhead on Jul 24, 2014 9:33:17 GMT
Ive heard people say Bojan might find it difficult in the PL being small...... what load of rubbish, most of the best ever have been small? It's complete bollocks. All these supposed experts say this every time a good player comes over. They said the same about Modric and a year later they were saying he's the best central midfielder in the Prem and he was linked with Real Madrid. Just rubbish. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jul 24, 2014 9:35:06 GMT
Ive heard people say Bojan might find it difficult in the PL being small...... what load of rubbish, most of the best ever have been small? I wouldn't say most of the best ever have been small. Some of the best ever have been huge. John Charles and Duncan Edwards from my youth were big powerful men and both remarkably mobile for their size. I do think it is dangerous to generalise. A big player should be able to "look after himself but a smaller player will possibly be more mobile and, if he is an attacker, will probably be at an advantage if he can "turn" a big defender. One thing that is true, is that these days, smaller players get much more protection from referees than they did when I was a boy. |
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Post by ruts66 on Jul 24, 2014 9:36:40 GMT
He'll need to man up, no doubt, but it didn't stop Zola and Owen from running rings around the big boys...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 10:03:55 GMT
When i started the thread i was particularly thinking of
Best
Charlton
Law
Pele
Maradonna
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Post by viewfromthecrowsnest on Jul 24, 2014 10:20:58 GMT
Yes but my impression is in the UK, coaches always plump for physical size, regardless of ability. My 9 yr lad, at 4ft 3", is lucky he has a coach who sees him for ability. Most coaches didn't even look at him. He's just been named north staffs junior league player of the year.
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Post by robwahlmann on Jul 24, 2014 10:28:24 GMT
I remember us having a player called Small, but I don't remember his size! I remember Short was tall though!  |
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Post by droz on Jul 24, 2014 10:32:04 GMT
They said it about Gianfranco Zola who remains one of the best players to ever play in 'the best league in the world'.
They also said Cristiano Ronaldo was too lightweight and he had silly string for hair (one of these things was true).
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Post by Block 22 on Jul 24, 2014 10:38:05 GMT
Luca Modric
Nathan Dyer
Santi Cazorla
Aaron Lennon
Leon Britton
Vurnon Anita
Emanuele Giaccherini
AND plenty of other proven premier league players. It's all a myth.
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Post by lordb on Jul 24, 2014 11:20:37 GMT
I feel obliged to mention former SCFC legend & slayer of Hull City Cliff Carr at this point.
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Post by redwhite on Jul 24, 2014 11:27:03 GMT
Assaidi is too lightweight to ever make it in the Prem as well I seem to remember.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2014 11:39:58 GMT
We have struggled most against small agile skillful players
george best had to put weight on and gain strength when he first signed for man utd
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