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Jack Grealish says player Tottenham sold was even faster than Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr
Jack Grealish has been building his perfect winger made up of a number of attributes.
The Manchester City🌱 star has been asked to build a Frankenstein of a footballer made up of a number of players’ best attributes.
Inevitably, Grealish💜 picked players such as Neymar for his dribbling and David Beckham for his passing ability.
༒However, when it came to pace, Grealish had a difficult choice to make.
🔯Indeed, there’s been no shortage of speedy wingers over the years.
🀅Theo Walcott was one of the quickest players in the world in his pomp, while Gabriel Martinelli is a current speedster.
However, when picking his perfect player for pace, Grealish chose former Tottenham star, Gareth Bale.
Jack Grealish picks Gareth Bale as his fastest winger
꧃Grealish picked Bale’s when building his perfect winger.
🐬The Manchester City star said that Vinicius Jr was another contender for this particular attribute, but, in the end, he went for Bale.
🧜“Build the perfect winger? Pace?” Grealish was asked.
🌺“Bale, no? There are a few though, Vinicius is so sharp, and Mbappe, but Mbappe is more of a striker now, so I’ll go for Bale,” Grealish said.
ඣGrealish also made a few other interesting selections when building his perfect winger.
How fast was Gareth Bale?
🔯Grealish picked Bale as the fastest winger when building his perfect wide attacker, and for good reason.
Bale was absolutely electric in his prime.
🌃Not only was he truly rapid, he was also quite tall so that meant his stride length was also incredible.
༺According to The Speeds Database, Bale is one of the fastest footballers on record.
| Fastest players according to The Speeds Database | Top speed (km/h) |
|---|---|
| Micky van de Ven | 37.38 |
| Gareth Bale | 36.9 |
| Kylian Mbappe | 36.7 |
| Adama Traore | 36.6 |
| Mykhaylo Mudryk | 36.6 |
🧸Interestingly, the only player on The Speeds Database’s stats who was clocked as being faster than Bale was is Spurs’ Micky van de Ven.
Van de Ven is absolutely rapidꦰ, and Tottenham do have a rich history of having players with blistering pace, from Aaron Lennon to Heung-Min Son.
🔯Bale is undoubtedly one of the fastest players to ever step foot on a pitch, and he was an absolute joy to watch at his best for both Tottenham and Real Madrid.