ejs1111 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago I think its safe to say what also helps Youri is the fact that he has tree trunks for legs. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 8 hours ago, Andy_10 said: At the age of 38. Has he been as good as he was when he was running down the wing at speed, etc for the past 7 or 8 years? No, of course not. Was he still a top player in the world at the age of 36-ish? Probably. And that was down to how he adapted to losing his speed. Obviously he has been on a downward spiral for a few years, but he is nearly 40 years old. He adapted after his knee injury to be a world class number 9. But even at age 34/35 he just wasn't that good as a player. He could score goals for days but the rest of his game was so poor that he hardly contributed to team success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_10 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 2 hours ago, lexicon said: No, he wasn't - because he didn't adapt his game and tried to be the same player he was in years gone by. We disagree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_10 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 6 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: He adapted after his knee injury to be a world class number 9. But even at age 34/35 he just wasn't that good as a player. He could score goals for days but the rest of his game was so poor that he hardly contributed to team success. Im sure that there are many team who would love a world class number 9 who scores loads & does pretty much nothing else. Don't get me wrong, Im not saying that I love the player, because I don't, & I do understand & mentioned that his overall game isn't as it was when he was younger, but I recognise that he adapted his game along with his physical limitations, partially due to his age, to become a successful player when he was older. More successful than quite a few in the world, even when he was at that ripe old age. And then he went off to retire in a Scrooge McDuck swimming pool of golden coins with his own face on them in Saudi Arabia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 18/09/2024 at 09:43, abdulaziz1 said: To be honest, his improvement is unbelievable. A lot of us doubted him and he earn an apology from us. Hoping to build on from there. Never underestimate the Unai factor… it’s what he does and we’ve seen it many times. Proud of Youri, he is thriving and a compete class act. Vanquished any concerns. Supreme technical player. Unai always knows… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MotoMkali Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 hours ago, Andy_10 said: Im sure that there are many team who would love a world class number 9 who scores loads & does pretty much nothing else. Don't get me wrong, Im not saying that I love the player, because I don't, & I do understand & mentioned that his overall game isn't as it was when he was younger, but I recognise that he adapted his game along with his physical limitations, partially due to his age, to become a successful player when he was older. More successful than quite a few in the world, even when he was at that ripe old age. And then he went off to retire in a Scrooge McDuck swimming pool of golden coins with his own face on them in Saudi Arabia. Sure for teams that are not very good. But you can't be a world class player and not be a value add to the 10 best teams in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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