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stu_the_red wrote:the fitter he gets, the faster he'll become

Bollox.

Is that why marathon runners are faster than sprinters

The only way he will get faster is by getting stronger.

stu_the_red wrote:Look at Gerrard now to when he first came through. When he came through he was average paced and average acceleration, he's now very quick and off the mark he's even quicker. He certainly wasn't the quickest as a kid either.

I had a mate called Gary, he was fat untill he was 17 then he became a fitness freak, he was always a decent player on the ball and intelligence wise but he was never excellent at it, he could outsmart the average sunday league player... Now he's probably the same still in this area but he's now got unbelievable fitness levels and he's become about a yard and a half quicker, he's alot harder to beat for pace, he's also become physically stronger and its given him the confidence to know if he decides to make a run he knows he's now got the fitness to get back if he's needed.

Its not bollox, its common sense.