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Kid looks like he has intelligence. Very Toby-esque
Rare to see that from such a young player. Most young CB's, good ones, would still look to have gone long or back to keeper when put under pressure.
Soteldo is an intriguing player given he's only 5'3''.
No I didn't. I wasn't even in the pub!
If we sign Foyth and he turns out to be good for us, then it gives me a whole lot of faith in our scouts/transfer committee.
We're almost uniquely positioned at the top of the premier league as a team willing to give young players a fair crack of the whip (if good enough). If it comes to raw spending on good players, then we can't win that fight - but finding gems and coaching them into flourishing is definitely something we can do.
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Gibbsy don't want no tiny dancers.
As someone who's tiny myself, I find this height thing baffling.
The best player in the world right now was born with dwarfism and is only around 5'5. Maradona was 5'4. Pirlo was 5'8. Aguero is 5'6. Xavi was 5'5. Modric was 5'7. Ribbery is 5'6. Lahm is 5'6. Fuck, even Sanchez is only 5'5. There are hundreds more.
A small player with a burst of pace and balance has shown time and time again to be able to cope in football.
Please fuck off with this "But he's small" shit, this isn't basketball and this isn't the 90's, where English coaches instantly dismissed anyone below average height.
Ok, that was a decent pun.
Point taken, they're all short fuckers. I just find it amusing that after double-checking those height figures it seems that you managed to get every single one of them wrong.
Messi is 5'7"
Maradona was 5'5"
Pirlo is 5'10"
Augero is 5'8"
Xavi is 5'7"
Modric is 5'9"
Ribery is 5'7"
Lahm is 5'7"
Sanchez is 5'7"
Although I doubt they're as short as
Jayc1
suggested they are, most athletes heights are exaggerated to be fair
In the WWE Messi would be billed as 235 lbs, 6'10" tall, hailing from "Parts Unknown".Although I doubt they're as short as
He'd probably have a sick luchador-style face mask as well.
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I actually like the look of him. He's a scrapper. I would prefer him to Max Meyer.
To be fair, he said "was" about some of them, which is probably correct. I'm about 6'0'', but I WAS 5'4'' way too many years ago.
Also Maradona, Xavi, Modric and Pirlo are still alive.
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