Originally posted by Mosiah
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You do not necessarily have to be able to run fast over loooooooooong distances. You must be able to produce that electrifying burst 0 through most often 10 yards...but having it to go 20 yards is great! ...and you must be able to produce those necessary burst at will throughout a game!!!!
Speed across ground to me in a real sense stops at 20 yards...after 20, e.g on a break-away = an example, on the counter it is 'catch me if you can and that must be before the player is able to do 'damage' with the ball!!! Just about an impossible task if the player is also 'fast of mind'. Forget a Sanchez...think Messi and Suarez types.
Look? Pirlo is slow across ground...but his combination of mind and pace across ground gets him the necessary space and time to do 'damage'. So in terms of 'the game' he is fast!!! He gets to the ball first most often...and when he does he does 'good things'='damage'!!!
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