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Usain Bolt in Man U testimonial

A-R-T-H-U-R
A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
edited July 2013 in Other Football and Sports
From twittersphere
He has been saying for some time that he believes he is good enough to play for Manchester United, but Usain Bolt is a man that is confident in his ability to do most things.

The fastest man in the world has continuously said that he wants to play for the side that he supports, and now it seems that he will get his chance.

The Jamaican sprinter has been invited to play in United’s match against Sevilla, Rio Ferdinand’s testimonial game.

Clearly the move is something of a publicity generator, but it does promise to be interesting to see if pace alone is enough to make a footballer. Theo Walcott has certainly been trying to show that.

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,592
    sure he can run 100m in sub 10 seconds, but can he do it with the ball at his feet, in boots, on grass, with defenders hassling him?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,181
    I reckon he's terrible
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    I think he fancies himself as a bit of a cricketer as well.
  • A-R-T-H-U-R
    A-R-T-H-U-R Posts: 7,678
    But think how tall he is!
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,194
    Brian Lara was playing for Man Utd in some charity nonsense in Barbados that's being show on Sky Sports at the moment.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    sam3110 said:

    sure he can run 100m in sub 10 seconds, but can he do it with the ball at his feet, in boots, on grass, with defenders hassling him?

    What defenders can keep up?
    Is supposed to be a handy cricketer.

  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,949
    Absurdistan said:

    sam3110 said:

    sure he can run 100m in sub 10 seconds, but can he do it with the ball at his feet, in boots, on grass, with defenders hassling him?

    What defenders can keep up?
    Is supposed to be a handy cricketer.

    Can he produce that pace over and over again for 90minutes when he needs to?
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    But can he do it on a cold Tuesday night at Stoke?
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,824
    se9addick said:

    Brian Lara was playing for Man Utd in some charity nonsense in Barbados that's being show on Sky Sports at the moment.

    Why is it 'charity nonsense' ?
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,396
    Of course he would never be able to be a pro, but he does actually have quite a bit of footballing skill for a non-player.

    Saw him on TV doing keepy-uppies with a tennis ball and looked like he knew what he was doing!

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