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For all those who doubt the necessity of top pace or have a problem judging same (particularly Jangle on thinking of relative merits of pace Paul Scholes had)...
I hope you have been watching this match.
- First, My GUNNERS' backline looks stronger without The Big German. We have been able to react and match ManCity's breaks and breaks on counter-attack for the most part.
There was one huge breakdown when the speedy but not fastest of attackers, Dezko, broke through on the right side of our defense and left our covering center-back, Chambers (waaay faster than Mertesacker) for dead. However other covering players came back and covered beautifully.
Second - Jangle: Who do think in a match-up would have the faster first 5 steps...covered the first 10 yards swifter - Paul Scholes or Dzeko?
Still think Scholes a slow-poke? ...or only when compared with the fastest of players?
You ideally wish for your entire squad to be comprised of players with blazing speed...but that is within consideration of all considered top of the world skill set and mental agility factors.
...mmmm???? Now Alexis Sanchez's movement and touches shows he is TOP OF THE WORLD while we recognize that in the just concluded 1st half all his final passes have been, to say the least, not ideal...but using his use of that final pass as example, if a player had all the necessary skill set but his mental ability always produced final passes such as Sanchez's first-half display then blazing speed would be a wasted. - Saying all that to return to the Paul Scholes debate: He was quick enough...he had more than enough pace to live with and most often take care of TOP OF THE WORLD opponents. In assessing Scholes the verdict must be he was not slow. (...and certainly that when compared with players a tad below top of the world pace.
I hope you have been watching this match.
- First, My GUNNERS' backline looks stronger without The Big German. We have been able to react and match ManCity's breaks and breaks on counter-attack for the most part.
There was one huge breakdown when the speedy but not fastest of attackers, Dezko, broke through on the right side of our defense and left our covering center-back, Chambers (waaay faster than Mertesacker) for dead. However other covering players came back and covered beautifully.
Second - Jangle: Who do think in a match-up would have the faster first 5 steps...covered the first 10 yards swifter - Paul Scholes or Dzeko?
Still think Scholes a slow-poke? ...or only when compared with the fastest of players?
You ideally wish for your entire squad to be comprised of players with blazing speed...but that is within consideration of all considered top of the world skill set and mental agility factors.
...mmmm???? Now Alexis Sanchez's movement and touches shows he is TOP OF THE WORLD while we recognize that in the just concluded 1st half all his final passes have been, to say the least, not ideal...but using his use of that final pass as example, if a player had all the necessary skill set but his mental ability always produced final passes such as Sanchez's first-half display then blazing speed would be a wasted. - Saying all that to return to the Paul Scholes debate: He was quick enough...he had more than enough pace to live with and most often take care of TOP OF THE WORLD opponents. In assessing Scholes the verdict must be he was not slow.
(...and certainly that when compared with players a tad below top of the world pace.
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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