I think it probably helps he was already a million miles ahead of the rest of the team! You can't shift like he does if you don't have some serious fitness levels.
Isn't 23-27 your peak physical years?
Not surprised in the slightest, how many injury prone players have we on our books?
He said he was faster than himself at a similar age as well. A Norwegian football pundit who follows the Championship saumys he's the fastest he ever saw in the Championship as well. Definitely faster than prime Bale. Mbappe I'm not sure, but Traore looks lightening. Prime Valencia was also rapid, but I think James is faster.
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Pressing machine we hope!
Valencia was rapid as feck, especially before he started piling on the muscle. He’d definitely compete with them in his prime.
David Beckham could apparently complete the test also
Amazing. First time since Becks we’ve had a bleep test king.
Remember article on Kagawa.
Madness. I was never fit enough for them. I could play 90 minutes of football easily and still sprint easily near the end, but a bleep test always killed me. Obviously not comparing myself to professional footballers, but feck I had nightmares about them
He only got ‘near’ according to that. Shame Kagawa didn’t work out, he had a lot of attributes.
Yeah, when these stats are posted I always remember Kagawa. Was so much hyped when we finally signed attacking mid.
This is good. He is fired up and motivated.
I'm not 100% sure if James can play LW, but if he can, Martial may find himself as the 2nd choice LW, behind James, who has come from the Championship. I think that would be highly embarrassing for Martial.
Is this test consistent across all leagues/sports? Or do we have modified versions?
Unfortunately he doesn't look to have anywhere near half of Martial's natural ability.
I thought that. I'm not even sure what kind of athlete would be suited to completing it. Cyclists and long distance runners would have the highest aerobic capacity, but neither are set up to run a bleep test optimally.
Apparently Martial returned to training early to get fitter so let’s hope he’s bringing a different attitude this season.
Not sure. It seems elite level is 14-17 from the article.
Yeah, it says Beckham reached 16 which is considered as exceptional. Thanks for the article.
I'm sure he is actually predominantly a LW. He's not a RW at all by the sounds of it as he likes to cut in onto his right foot.
We'll see. I reckon he's not as silky on the ball, but the added pace can make a huge difference. Lucas Moura has proven to be a useful player for Spurs, for example, and I'd say he's nowhere near as talented as Martial.
He absolutely needs to. All the coaches will push for James to be given chances if he continues to impress in training and shows the right attitude.
Yeah, 'maxed out' sounds like a load of bollocks.
Guy I went to school with got to 17 whilst at school. He's a Team GB Level Rower though. Was surreal to watch.
fecking hell. that's unreal. I think I got to like 5 or 6, and nearly died.
Long distance runners are a good shout - I do think where they would suffer is toward the higher levels of the test when it speeds way up and it becomes more of a fast run/slow sprint. On my college soccer team we had to hit level 12 by the end of pre-season to be declared fit enough to be included in the matchday squad. We had one kid run 14 and he was obliterated. I can't imagine someone getting all the way to level 16 like Beckham allegedly did.
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That doesn't sound right.
I love this lad already. It's good that McTominay has taken him under his wing and made him feel as welcome as possible.
What???
What is the point of this needless negativity?
