2 | Kyle Walker - 2023/24

[waspish]

His burner has slowed down still fast though Walker

 

[Keeper!]

Looked like the old warrior he is today.

Second half Mitomo ripped him apart, time to give me a rest and recharge his batteries.

 

[Middedon]

I value him highly, but he seems like he’s at the age where he shouldn’t be starting every game. To ensure both his longevity and injury prevention and to ensure he can crush anyone he is up against on his day. And to start working someone in as a back up in that role.

Eta - I don’t think he’s any slower than usual. It’s just I think he’s someone that might benefit from some rest now and again - it feels like he’s playing more this season than last. And we’ll need his legs at the end.

 

[kaz7]

Off day but come on , he is not suddenly old in a week, lol and being captain has been the making of him

 

[Manchester_lalala]

This forum makes me piss. Same old shit written about Walker season after season. Three years ago I was reading on here that he’s lost his pace, then proves everyone wrong by out pacing every winger he comes across. Caught up to Vinicius Jr last season despite being caught flat footed and gave him a head start.

Mitoma is class, he’d cause problems for any fullback.

 

[TrentGrisham]

This forum makes me piss. Same old shit written about Walker season after season. Three years ago I was reading on here that he’s lost his pace, then proves everyone wrong by out pacing every winger he comes across. Caught up to Vinicius Jr last season despite being caught flat footed and gave him a head start.

Mitoma is class, he’d cause problems for any fullback.

I feel like I've seen him get done for pace more already this season than any previously.

Rico Lewis would have likely gotten skinned by Mitoma as Walker did too... but at least he'd contribute something to us in the attacking third.

 

[super_city_si]

This forum makes me piss. Same old shit written about Walker season after season. Three years ago I was reading on here that he’s lost his pace, then proves everyone wrong by out pacing every winger he comes across. Caught up to Vinicius Jr last season despite being caught flat footed and gave him a head start.

Mitoma is class, he’d cause problems for any fullback.

Walker is still fast as fuck. Pace isnt his problem, i think stamina is though but hes not the only one. A lot of the team seem to drop off after 70 mins. Its pretty common for us in the first period of the season, were always a little undercooked by design.

i think kyle just needs managing a little better.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

I feel like I've seen him get done for pace more already this season than any previously.

Rico Lewis would have likely gotten skinned by Mitoma as Walker did too... but at least he'd contribute something to us in the attacking third.

Wingers only get ahead of him due to their acceleration, which Mitoma did at the weekend. Anything under 10 yards they’ve got a chance, this has always been the case with Kyle.

 

[SouthernPlastic]

I feel like I've seen him get done for pace more already this season than any previously.

Rico Lewis would have likely gotten skinned by Mitoma as Walker did too... but at least he'd contribute something to us in the attacking third.

Difference is Rico would have been skinned more often during the match.

 

[Dirty Harry]

Walker is still fast as fuck. Pace isnt his problem, i think stamina is though but hes not the only one. A lot of the team seem to drop off after 70 mins. Its pretty common for us in the first period of the season, were always a little undercooked by design.

i think kyle just needs managing a little better.

That’s not too far off mate, two things that go first in athletes around/after 30, acceleration/reaction times/reflexes (Linford Christie referred to it as ‘the B of the Bang, which is a good way of putting it), Mitoma’s stop/start style very much tested Kyles reflexes rather than his top speed.

Plus your ability to recover, as the saying goes in sports “it’s not what you can still do, it’s what you can recover from”, don’t think Kyle’s quite at the stage he needs a weeks recovery, he’s an elite world class athlete (the only footballer I’ve seen come close is Sylvan Distin) his top speed is probably not far off in his prime either once he gets going, a few years ago, he could sprint up and down that right side full throttle 10 times and still be pretty fresh, it’s been noticeable to me 18 months ago that he was struggling after a few and needed a breather.

He’s still he’s a phenomenal athlete though.