Fastest player in the world?

Dave! · 31-01-2008 12:17am #1

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.

PHB · 31-01-2008 12:20am

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.

LuckyLloyd · 31-01-2008 12:21am

probably some guy you never heard of.

Xavi6 · 31-01-2008 12:22am

Richard Dunne, then Richards.

eirebhoy · 31-01-2008 12:23am

Kaka for me.

applehunter · 31-01-2008 12:23am

Utaka from Portsmouth is very quick.

Bounty Hunter · 31-01-2008 12:23am

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

Peyton Manning · 31-01-2008 12:23am

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.

estebancambias · 31-01-2008 12:24am

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

applehunter · 31-01-2008 12:30am

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:

Unearthly · 31-01-2008 12:31am

Shelton for Sheff Utd seems incredibly fast

eirebhoy · 31-01-2008 12:35am

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.

Pepe LeFrits · 31-01-2008 12:37am

Surian Di Nasylimenski

BaZmO* · 31-01-2008 12:39am

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.

homerjay2005 · 31-01-2008 12:46am

terry phelan.

Dave! · 31-01-2008 12:46am

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.

Xavi6 · 31-01-2008 12:49am

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.

Bubs101 · 31-01-2008 12:53am

Victor Obinna

estebancambias · 31-01-2008 12:54am

Juan Roman Riquelme is a real speed merchant.

BaZmO* · 31-01-2008 12:55am

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.

Peyton Manning · 31-01-2008 12:56am

applehunter wrote: »

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...

Xavi6 · 31-01-2008 12:56am

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

eirebhoy · 31-01-2008 1:00am

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

artanevilla · 31-01-2008 1:08am

Gabby Agbonlahor, devestating pace.

Dave! · 31-01-2008 1:10am

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!

Point taken though

~Rebel~ · 31-01-2008 1:16am

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.

WhiteWashMan · 31-01-2008 1:18am

des walker ftw

cson · 31-01-2008 1:18am

Walcott is supposed to be the fastest Arsenal player.

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

tdv · 31-01-2008 1:20am

Serginho is the fastest player ever.

thegills · 31-01-2008 1:22am

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

Dont be at yourself · 31-01-2008 7:46am

From what I've seen, Gabby Agbonlahor.

keltoms · 31-01-2008 3:46pm

that guy rommedahl who used to play for charlton was unbelievebly quick. was faster than henry aswell

MrJoeSoap · 31-01-2008 3:52pm

Theo could do 100m in 11.5 at age 14 in school. Thats pretty darn fast.

smackbunnybaby · 31-01-2008 3:53pm

keltoms wrote: »

that guy rommedahl who used to play for charlton was unbelievebly quick. was faster than henry aswell

rommedahl was clocked in around the 10.5 sec mark for the 100 metres.

julius agahowa!

Melion · 31-01-2008 4:04pm

Agbonlahor has to be up there, did anyone else see him absolutely rip part Ryan Babel last Monday night. Left Babel yards behind, strange sight.

Vokes · 31-01-2008 4:05pm

Bubs101 wrote: »

Victor Obinna

Nigerian guy, right? They're all insanely fast (well, except for Kanu, obviously).

One of Portsmouth's guys too .....Utaka, I think? Very, very quick.

PHB · 31-01-2008 5:04pm

Rommedahl was the one I was talking about. He was nuts!

herbieflowers · 31-01-2008 5:05pm

Melion wrote: »

Agbonlahor has to be up there, did anyone else see him absolutely rip part Ryan Babel last Monday night. Left Babel yards behind, strange sight.

that's saying something as Babel's no slouch...

ErinGoBrath · 31-01-2008 5:18pm

Walcotts fast but I'd hesistate before classing him as a footballer.

He's muck.

Mr. Presentable · 31-01-2008 5:28pm

Johann Smith of Bolton is recorded at 10.50 for the 100m, officially.

pd101 · 31-01-2008 5:34pm

Does anyone remember the winger who played for Latvia in Euro 2004. I think his name is Rubin or something like that. I remember being in shock when I saw how quick he was.

Fastest player in the world?

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