Yes definitely in my charlton experience used to walk and run as if he had 100 quids worth of loose change in one pocket with one leg being 6 inches longer than the other
I read a report a couple of years ago and it said that some coaches reckon that if they get a big strong fast fella, who maybe has not played much football then he can be taught to play, and potentially reach a good pro standard.
I read a report a couple of years ago and it said that some coaches reckon that if they get a big strong fast fella, who maybe has not played much football then he can be taught to play, and potentially reach a good pro standard.
Always thought Ricardo Fuller had an odd way of not looking like he was in control of the ball, yet then skipping between three players and still having the ball at his feet.
Jamaican, so not West African - still black though I suppose...
A mate went to see England v Brazil years ago and have always remembered him saying that despite being World Class; Ronaldinho always looked like he was going to fall over his feet at any second whilst running
Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Christ.
Raheem Sterling runs a bit funny and El Hadji-Ba doesn't look like a footballer at all. That's all people are saying.
Do you remember the time I said this "unnecessarily complex lexis married with wild hysteria" about one of your posts. This is one of those moments.
Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Christ.
Raheem Sterling runs a bit funny and El Hadji-Ba doesn't look like a footballer at all. That's all people are saying.
Do you remember the time I said this "unnecessarily complex lexis married with wild hysteria" about one of your posts. This is one of those moments.
Also, regarding the link ... I'm not an idiot.
Fine, fine. I'm sorry if you felt patronised, but I had said 'of West African descent'. However, we don't know Ricardo Fuller's entire genealogy so it would be wrong to presume he is purely of West African extraction.
I know I sound like a complete dick here and I really don't mean to have a go at individuals but I do sincerely think that the fact that, say, Robert Pires hasn't made it but Danny Welbeck has is quite annoying.
Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Christ.
Raheem Sterling runs a bit funny and El Hadji-Ba doesn't look like a footballer at all. That's all people are saying.
Do you remember the time I said this "unnecessarily complex lexis married with wild hysteria" about one of your posts. This is one of those moments.
Also, regarding the link ... I'm not an idiot.
I know I sound like a complete dick here and I really don't mean to have a go at individuals but I do sincerely think that the fact that, say, Robert Pires hasn't made it but Danny Welbeck has is quite annoying.
Pires is a half Spanish, half Portugese, Frenchman.
Don't you think he has big enough problems without you having a pop at his gait?
Possibly, yes. I know the English way is to try to not 'see' race - and so thinking of it as 'awkward' when a player seems to have an unusual running style, regardless of race - I am by no means accusing anyone here of racism - but there is no coincidence in a lot of these 'awkward' styles belonging to a certain body type - at which point I think it best to acknowledge that this body type runs often runs differently, but no less effectively. 'Awkward' has negative or alienating connotations.
Roger Johnson, now there's an awkward looking footballer, at least when he's trying to control a ball.
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...maybe a future career as a carpark attendant
Jamaican, so not West African - still black though I suppose...
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Not having a go at you lot, just saying that physiological phenomena we might find awkward are fairly endemic and decidedly normal for certain racial types, and so describing an abnormally large number of footballers of these types as 'awkward' is a bit…problematic.
Raheem Sterling runs a bit funny and El Hadji-Ba doesn't look like a footballer at all. That's all people are saying.
Do you remember the time I said this "unnecessarily complex lexis married with wild hysteria" about one of your posts. This is one of those moments.
Also, regarding the link ... I'm not an idiot.
I know I sound like a complete dick here and I really don't mean to have a go at individuals but I do sincerely think that the fact that, say, Robert Pires hasn't made it but Danny Welbeck has is quite annoying.
I still think you're reading into things that don't need to be read in to.
Don't you think he has big enough problems without you having a pop at his gait?
Roger Johnson, now there's an awkward looking footballer, at least when he's trying to control a ball.
You drive a bus through his legs he was that bandy
..............popcorn is ready.