Quote (fender @ 3 Sep 2015 23:02)
hope you're not talking about alaba. he's fast. on xabi i agree, he will get raped by a good quick striker without a doubt. if the ref's not asleep a 2nd yellow before half time is a likely scenario for him...
boateng is one of the fastest players around. due to his size he's ofc not as agile as a player like douglas costa or messi but in terms of speed no problem at all...
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boateng has incredible maximum speed
xabi is no option there on cl level, but in general he played there far better than in midfield
he goes short ways for clearences and alaba sweeps behind
Quote (B4al @ 3 Sep 2015 23:14)
I was talking about the players ampoo mentioned : javi, slow even before injury, he used to dominate midfield through positioning and cleverness. And badstuber.
And alaba yes, can play winger any given time.
Xabi was past it since his late madrid days, perhaps last 1-2 years in madrid. Now he had a glimmer of brilliance at the start of the season, making us think he still got it, but then crumbled into countless mistakes in crucial games : vs city, vs barcelona etc
badstuber truly is slow, javi is still alright imo
This post was edited by ampoo on Sep 3 2015 03:15pm