Your ability is how well you are capable of doing something, talent is natural predisposition to becoming good at something. Talent alone does not mean you are good enough at something and you don't improve talent, you improve ability and if you're talented you have a better chance.
You mentioned Gladwell, that's what I initially pulled you up on. His 10,000 hour rule or whatever it is, is bollocks - that's all my point is.Thanks for the feedback.
Interesting that you identify a Barcelona player to debunk my argument. A club famous for applying excruciating attention to the most basic of skills with their daily rondo drill. Why do the planet's best set of players do something so rudimentary every day? Because that's what makes the difference - even for Messi.
Again, on a general point, you've missed the nuance of my argument. I'm not arguing that we could all make it if we worked hard or even that all professionals could achieve the same high levels of performance. However, there's no doubt that hard work and ambition to achieve real mastery (Ronaldo) - see Dan Pink - are far more important than you are suggesting. In fact, I think Dweck would regard you as having a fixed mindset...that's possibly the rudest thing I've ever said to anyone on here.
You appear to be wilfully missing the finer point of this discussion. As for your Messi remark, I don't think I've ever read anything so reductive about Messi's outrageous application. He's a testament to hard work - that's not saying he isn't talented, of course.
Fine, I've missed the argument if you say so - I don't care beyond saying that hard work and 'desire for growth' is not the 'major difference' between the winners in sport. It matters but it's no where near the top three things a player needs.
Yes.
Ok.
It seems very obvious that you need both.
he most probably won't be but I wouldn't write him off just yet, he may ace it in the fecking premier league for spurs or other team. Some may disagree but EPL will always be toughest league in the world and playing for seria A best team is a bit different story but then it's hard to compare so the initial thought was always a hyperbole. He's gonna become a bit different kind of player anyway
This.
The caf is on a purple patch of form.
Caf awards aren't that far away. Bookmark it.
Walcott is a semi-regular starter for one of the 10 biggest clubs in the world and his ability allows him to earn more than CEOs of many multinationals. It takes extreme elitism not to consider him a success.
That would have been cheating. We already had two future all time greats in Zaha and Nick Powell.
Call them out and ask them.
Tbh, don't mind his attitude. I can appreciate his competitive spirit, and we'd all love him if he played for us. Some more fire is exactly what our players need.
Pogba has won multiple league medals and has made it to a CL final. I like Alli, but steady on
Nah, I don't like to focus on individual posters as much as some do ... prefer to talk about football. And we all make silly claims from time to time.
He isn't saying Alli is better now, but better than Pogba was at the age Allis is now.
Oh. I see, carry on then @GlastonSpur
Aye, himself and Eriksen with some great woodwork target practice tonight.
Alli only turned 20 a few days ago - he's achieved more than Pogba had by the same age. That much is so obvious it's barely worth arguing. Even if your eyes deceive you, just look at the stats concerning goals scored, assists and Prem appearances.
100% have to, all three are the future of the national team. I can't stand the idea of wilshere taking the defensive role, even if henderson was fit it has to be dier. Kane always gets chances and will always score a good percentage of them. Alli I think has the highest ceiling of them all, absolutely exceptional talent, he can play centre mid or number 10 but rarely has an indifferent game. Quite often for spurs Eriksen cuts inside, so Kane tries to exploit the space created on the left and in this case Alli runs straight into the centre where you would expect a striker to be, did that tonight so effectively, nightmare for defences.
And the football tonight was quite excellent.
