The speed is considered desirable in most sports at the highest level, but the story has shown that a Usain-Bolt-like ability to move is not a prerequisite for footballers.
If this were the case, Bolt himself may have enjoyed a more frequent career than the one that he briefly introduced after conquering the sprint world.
Some of the sizes of sport were undeniable, and it made numerous physical shortcomings with their ability to process information and make decisions without missing a beat. Sometimes, however, slowing down is required.
English football has long been worshiped because of its harsh intensity up to the days of kick-and-rush rush, but the foreign influence in contemporary times has made it possible to compensate for cultures to compensate for the country’s football identity.
It is no longer celebrated a lot and to do it quickly, as it was once on English shores. The race may not be slow and stable, but you can certainly survive in the Premier League without having lightning speed.
Here are the five slowest players in the Premier League 2024/25, based on their top speeds, which were recorded by Opta.
player | team | Top speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|
Bernardo Silva | Mannstadt | 29.4 |
Craig Dawson | Wolve | 29.6 |
Mikel Merino | arsenal | 29.8 |
Casemiro | Man utd | 30.2 |
Tomas Soucek | West Ham | 30.2 |
Opta Define 25 km/h as a “sprint”, and the slowest player in the Premier League this season, Bernd Leno, has only reached a top speed of 23.6 km/h, even though she played every minute between the sticks for Fulham. The German strolls only when he races from his line.
When we rule out goalkeepers, Bernardo Silva, the multi -year Premier League winner and so often a man who praised his work rate, has the slowest top speed in the division. His highlight of 29.4 km/h is 7.7 km/h slower than the top speed of the fastest man in the Premier League, Micky van de Ven.
While age played a role in Bernardo’s physical decline and Pep Guardiola’s unwillingness to offer him a break in the first half of the season, he was never a man who relies on speed, although he spent a large part of his career in a position in which a speed is supposedly a work expectation.
Of the five slowest Premier League players this season, everyone is at least 30 years old. Craig Dawson (a top speed of 29.6 km/h) still has 34, but did not play much football at all, while Casemiro and Tomas Soucek (both 30.2 km/h) occurred regularly, especially the latter. Soucek is not only the common four height in the division, but is also covered with jogging (140.8 km) and has the second most common distance per 90 minutes (12.2 km).
The Czech midfielder goes through a lot of work, but rarely thinks the speed is necessary.
The only man who has injured 30 is Arsenal’s summer arrival Mikel Merino who has a top speed of 29.8 km/h. The Spaniard has been used as a provisional center forward in the past few weeks, but Mikel Areta does not ask Merino to run Merino. He carries out a target man function and has proven to be a rather practical operator in the opposition’s box.