Reyes fastest player in Europe

[Great Gunman]

I said before Henry is very fast, but Reyes is like a bullet and no one believes me, some Gooners think I'm talking out of my a**e, now read and enjoy, trust me I've been watching LaLiga and that guy is explosive, my here is proof

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Sto ... 47,00.html

 

[quattro]

so is arsenal now the fastest team in europe?

 

[patrick42uk]

emphasize 'with ball at feet'. i agree with that. in a straight 100m race with say henry, he'd get smoked

 

[Mark]

i'll believe it when i see it.

 

[lewdikris]

Well, who knows right? He's smoking with the ball at feet, which is what counts. Hell, if it didn't Dwain Chambers woulda been playing for us! What's for sure is that when it's him and Henry together any aging defender, or fat git a la Richard Dunne, is gonna crap themselves.

Like Henry, Reyes is brilliant in picking up the ball at the halfway line and eating up the turf to get to the box. I always thought Wenger might have wanted someone who could keep up when Henry breaks, rather than forcing Titi to turn back and play in Bobby or Freddie- this kid can...

 

[lewdikris]

O, and this article also kinda explains the learning disabilities thang we were talking about before. He'll be ok.

 

[gypped]

I'm so excited to see him play! I just can't wait!

 

[SydneyGunnerFan]

well the article said he was a good player and has been nearly his whole life and now with his pace and great scoring ability lets see how well he can play for the gunners

 

[Exiled In Newcastle]

I thought Rio avoiding a drugs test was the fastest...

 

[Adam]

Simon Talbot knows his Reyes well.

Reyes has also been doing some of Arsenes famed sprint tests. He has impressed.

 

[lodi]

Simon Talbot knows his Reyes well.

Reyes has also been doing some of Arsenes famed sprint tests. He has impressed.

do you have more info about that,,any stats??

 

[Adam]

Simon Talbot knows his Reyes well.

Reyes has also been doing some of Arsenes famed sprint tests. He has impressed.

do you have more info about that,,any stats??

I'd love stats, but unfortunately none were given. David Dein just said Reyes impressed Arsène in the sprint tests. Freddie might fear for his record!

He wont be the fastest player at Arsenal - Clichy, Toure, and Henry may just be ahead of him (or at least equal with the first two).

 

[Feis-al]

Well, Lets see how He can run in the premier, I would though prefer him do a Henry-Carragher sprint on Rio or Wes Brown

 

[Anonymous]

Good to hear all that about him being a party animal was rubbish. It is going to take him time to settle in, and im not expecting him to be world class straight away. I think signing him now will allow him to become used to England, and fully ready for the start of next season. That imo is when we will see the best of him.

 

[bobbypires]

I thought Rio avoiding a drugs test was the fastest...

 

[lewdikris]

The party animal thing was always gonna be bollocks. Arsène doesn't sign people with social lives ... hence no Kluivert, ever.

 

[Andrew]

I think Reyes will fit in fine. Yeah, he can't speak English. He is obsessed with his football which sounds a lot like Henry. He is a similar player to Henry so I think they will find the same wavelength. After all, as Wenger said he lets the football do the communicating.

 

[GoonerGurjit]

He's never looked the quickest when I've seen him play. Pace is something our game relies on heavily and he'll make us even quicker and more dangerous on the break.

 

[Gooner83]

Hes younger so i think he will be faster than Henry later on.

Henry seems to have a higher top speed... but Reyes has the best acceleration.

 

[JGooner]

I've never really noticed his pace when i've seen him on Sky's Spanish football show, but all the quotes about him from the Spanish press have stressed this quality. Clearly, pace is the central criteria of the Wenger Doctrine, which is why all of his known targets recently have been grease lightning - Eto'o, Kewell, RvP, Defoe, etc. Wenger would not have bought him unless he had the necessary speed to suit our play. If he plays as a withdrawn striker, then he'll be the first person we have had in that position for a long time who actually possesses true pace. Kanu doesn't. Bergkamp used to be quick, but is obviously slower now.