Gonzalez is the new...

[scully]

how do i delete a post <scully i look forward to your reply>

Well, in my world you pick up a flamethrower and aim it at the screen.

[Bob]

Well, in my world you pick up a flamethrower and aim it at the screen.

Been round at KopDan's lately per chance...?

[SouthAfricaRed]

Ah - I see a familiar pattern forming.

1. Start thread with a ridiculous statement based on a few pre-season friendlies.

2. Counter this with a few 'Give the lad a chance' replies.

3. Descend into name calling and petty arguments with both parties trying to take the moral high ground.


This may be a forum, but posts like this are not really open for discussion. They're statements that the original poster is going to defend - everyone else may as well not have the ability to reply, because it's not like there's going to be some sort of reasoned debate on the subject. Better to start a poll: -

Option 1 - tick here if you like Mark Gonzalez
or
Option 2 - tick here if you don't

Then you could see how many agree with you (or otherwise) without calling each other names and getting involved in petty arguments.

Just use the "Ignore User" Button. I just wish people would stop Quoting Him

[kopdan]

so basically from this thread we have learnt

1. Footballers cannot run for 90mins
2. Speedy needs time
3. Ryan is a ****

[disco]

so basically from this thread we have learnt

1. Footballers cannot run for 90mins
2. Speedy needs time
3. Kopdan is a ****

[El Jefecito]

Well it's not physically impossible but it is very difficult. There are 2 types of muscle fibres, red fibres and white fibres and they have different functions. The white fibres are mainly for slow movements and are also involved in posture. These fibres are extremely difficult to tire.
The red fibres are mainly involved in explosive rapid movements and tire very quickly. Marathon runners when they train will develop lots of white muscle fibres hence the phrase 'if you're going to run a marathon you don't train to run a sprint'. Sprinters will develop red fibres when they train as they need the explosive rapid movements.
Ever seen a sprinter at the end of a race? They are usually panting like a dog and hyperventillating to repay 'the oxygen debt' incurred during their 10 second run. Does Ryan think these sprinters aren't fit because they can't run for 10 seconds without getting out of breath?
Contrast a marathon runner at the end of a 2 HOUR race. Usually they just collapse with fatigue, they are rarely hyperventillating unless they've had a sprint finish.

So what I'm trying to say is : Mark Gonzalez has explosive pace. He has developed more RED muscle fibres than white muscle fibres so he can run fast. They pay off from this is that he will tire much quicker than someone who has developed more white muscle fibres. So if we want him to be able to run at full tilt for 90 minutes, he will lose the explosive pace which makes him so effective as a winger.

G_man thanks for explaining the difference. I didn't fully appreciate the distinction before.

[Le Chacal]

so basically from this thread we have learnt

1. Footballers cannot run for 90mins
2. Speedy needs time
3. Ryan is a ****

that deserves a strike...

[kopdan]

We're on strike

We're on strike

Dunk in a wig

Katie is a man

[montymole]

... Vladimir Smicer.

All hype, zero product (well apart from the copious amounts of it in his barnet).

Good feet, looks the part, lovely touch, 'amazing in training'... Gives the ball away 9 times outta ten.

He'll produce 10 woefully anonymous perfromances in a row and then knock one in the top corner in some meaningless Carling Cup tie, which will be sufficent for all those who've vehemently backed him to tell us all that "I told you he'll come good blah blah blah"

He's gonna frustrate the fcuk out of us all season, every season.

And you realised this after a whole two preseason games :whatever:

How trigger happy are you?

[montymole]

Rafa made a decision on Gonzalez after he'd played about a dozen games for Albacete.

What does that say about him ?

I know, he must be absolute muck at recognising player potential, how much did Gonzalez cost again?? I mean in light of Ryan's rant about him being rubbish after two preseason games?

[montymole]

Was that the same game in which Richard bloody Dunne gave him a 5 yard headstart down the wing, caught him, brushed him aside, and meandered away with the ball?

You really do talk absolute muck. Steven Gerrard once got outplayed in midfield by David fcuking Batty, I guesss the writing was on the wall then eh?

[Ryan]

That's repetition of the word 'Muck' there Monty. Get a thesaurus son.

[Peter Delvechio]

N.B. That's not a kind of dinosaur.

[Ryan]

Ha Ha!

[kopdan]

Ryan

Just to point out to you and the mods that my calling you a **** was meant in jest as shown by the at the end of my post.

sorry if you took this attempt at banter the wrong way.