How Quick Are Footballers?
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How relative are footballers fastest speeds to Olympians like Usian Bolt?
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Usain's 44.72 Km/h top speed is insane
My exact reaction imagine that going past you in real life
Sitting here doing legs at the gym like, I don't think any treadmill can go that fast.
He could get a ticket for speeding in some roads in my country. Insane.
It is insane. But track surfaces and spikes help a lot. Comparing a football player on grass in boots vs. bolt on the track is never going to be fair.
yeah duh hes juiced to the gills
Goes to show how fast bolt was back in his day
I was working in Zürich back in 2010 and he DJed at the main train station the night before an athletics meet. He still won. The guy was untouchable.
United missed a golden opportunity not signing him during the crazy years
And I genuinely think Bolt never ran as fast as he could.
Everyone said the Goat is Lebron, Messi etc. Bolt is my Goat.
@@BeeBeefy LeBron is never the goat. Jordan, Pele, Messi and Bolt.
44.72 Km/h?? That is litterally more than the speed limit here in my town (40 km/h)
so you wont have problem with top tier 100 meters sprinters doing workout in your town due to ticketing. :D :D
😂😂😂
bro is not allowed to run LMAO
what?!
in Bologna, italy, is now 30Km/h in most streets
But for a Centre-Back to run 37 kmph is crazy though
A tall and heavy one too 💀
centre backs are much faster than you think they just accelerate slower because they are usually physically bigger/heavier
@@sketchycard887van de ven is rapid tho, good acceleration aswell
It's what sets the best apart, Nesta and Cannavaro come to mind, incredibly fast
Van Djik (pre-injury) was actually faster than Salah
This is so key. A lot of people don’t quite realise how crazy the world’s best sprinters are, like no your favourite NBA player or American Football player would not beat Lyles in a 200m sprint.
They wouldn't even beat highschoolers haha
You're switching between mph and kpm which is very confusing.
Exactly
Fr
Agree
They said miles per hour once. Just don’t listen to it and observe the relevant info in km/h.
23.61mph=38km/h if you don't understand the information.
44 kmph is inhumane
Well by definition it isn't 😂
@@gurushen99pretty sure running so fast you’re the only human that has reached that speed makes it pretty inhuman
@@sebastianludviksen3959 no, if anything your point makes it barely human, but not inhuman.
@@gurushen99ever heard of hyperbole?it’s a great thing
@@imgaybut977 i disagree, hyperboles are the worst thing on Earth...
When using average speed of sprints, keep in mind that the average of a 200m sprint is higher than of 100m. That’s how much impact the start has
Usain bolt has an average to below average acceleration compared to his fellow Olympic sprinters. But his top speed is unmatched in the world. Lu would be a better footballer because of his insane acceleration.
@@mrflyingturtle9447Aren't both of those things like that, because he's like 2 meters tall?
@@mrflyingturtle9447Usain Bolt had tryouts for Dortmund though and wasn't offered a contract so obviously he wouldn't be that good of a footballer. Different ground, different shoes, different results.
So glad he did this comparison. There's a video of Ronaldo being timed against a Spanish Olympian. The difference was pretty big and the sprinter in question wasn't even all that
@@mrflyingturtle9447what are you talking about? Bolt has one of the best starts ever. He has the 2nd fastest 60m of all time and is top 3 for fastest 40m ever. This is a myth people perpetuate for some reason, it simply isn't true.
44km per hour is almost the limit of 50cc motorcycles.
that implies Usain Bolt has a 50cc engine
Usain Bolt can run 100m in 9.58 seconds, I can run 9.58m in 100 seconds
I know this is joke but walking is faster than this 😂
@@Drew_brawlstars oc, you Can do even 300m in 100s walking
Christ I think even someone without legs is faster than you
@@Chadius_Thundercock World record without legs is 4.78 seconds in 20m
Impressive
As both a sprinter and a footballer… we, as footballers, definitely underestimate how fast world class sprinters are
Thank you for stating the obvious😊 I don't know how people think, footballers are as quick as elite athletes
@@clintonibe9050 unfortunately, it is not obvious for some. They disregard the work we put in simply to become.. well, faster. The techniques, movements, stepping, etc… all of it goes into our daily routine, and we learn more as we continue to improve. Ah, I’ll stop rambling, I love both sports.
But in the same way sprinters should acknowledge how insane the stamina of footballers is.
Just look at usian bolt ge looks super tired and lays down the floor heavy breathing while only covering 100m
Footballers on other hand like boxtobox mids(no. 8s) cover avg dist of 14km every match in 90 mins
@@Bujbjjhfhhyfyvhvv true😊
But no one compares the endurance of a sprinter to a football.
But people like comparing the speed of sprinters with footballers.
That's the difference😊
@@Bujbjjhfhhyfyvhvv Hey, I mean this in a good way. I don’t think you understand what it’s like to sprint at full speed for 100M, 200M… especially when competing against other world class sprinters.
Yes, we do have stamina and might not get tired easily. We get used to playing for 90 minutes, depends on the level, but it’s usually something we always work on regardless. It also highly depends on what position you play.
And somehow, gold VVD would still catch Usain Bolt if he was a player in EAFC24
LOL on his famous cruise control?
Bolt actually tried playing professional football and the track speed didn't translate well.
@@inker_G he is 37 blud, some football player is already retired at 33
Why would you keep using miles and kilometres in the same video just convert them to one thing so we could actually tell the difference
Fr 🤦♂️
He started with kph and ended with kph, you ok?
@@seemymobot4987 "23 miles per hour"
@@seemymobot4987no they listed Bolt’s speed in mph
@@seemymobot4987 Did you fall asleep in the middle bit where they switched to mph and then back again?
No, footballers are not more explosive over short distance. Sprinters both have higher top speed and far better acceleration.
@BlondeCapuchin64 not true tho. In straight line, sprinters are faster in any distance. The only way footballers maybe be faster is in horizontal movements e.g. zig zag lines. Recently, there is an american footballer (hand-egger?) who claimed he could outrun Lyles in a 60 meter dash. The race has not happened, but people have gone through all the data and the hand-egger seems so much slower in any split.
Bolt will be the deadliest zombie in the zombie apocalypse
considering the fact your body would start decomposing, hed be just as slow as other zombies, but it depends on what type of zombie, realisticly if there was a zombie virus sure he would be the fastest but not the deadliest
Football also isn't just lateral running and a lot more stamina-heavy. So yea like you said, a whole lot different. They for sure can't replicate bolt on the track field, but as was evident with bolt trying to play professional football, he can't do what they can either. Apples and oranges.
Sprinting with studs is also much harder than sprinting in running shoes.
pretty sure sprinter sprint with studded shoes too
Sprinter use spikes shoes
Spikes@@duyanhng8430
Plus the turf holds you down and boots collect dirt making them a little heavier
Sprinters use spikes in a rubber track. There’s a video of a sprinter running against Ronaldo for Sports Center and he ran SIGNIFICANTLY slower than his usual 100m speed because there isn’t as much to push off of.
VDV is a joy to watch. Even if you get behind Spurs, he chases you down.
Great at timing tackles too.
It's amazing to think that players like Mbappe are only women sprinters level. Olympic sprinters are truly insane
He's not even that
You guys really have to stop comparing sprinting on grass with football shoes and sprinting on a rubber track with spiked shoes they are not the same. Mbappe would smoke any women in a 100m sprint.
@@kh3ddy376no he wouldn’t he would get smoked himself against the top women sprinters. But he’s be able to compete for sure. And against Olympic men sprinters mbappe would look so slow he would be memed in comparison to them
@@tunnelvision7906 Mbappe would smoke any women sprinter, period. His sprinting form is already good. If he prepared a little for a sprint with spiked shoes on rubber track, he could complete 100m in less than 10.5secs (which still is not very fast for male sprinters, but already world record for females).
@@coronateststation241 no he couldn’t 😂 your undestimating how fast that time is for even people you consider “quick” his sprinting form isn’t good at all he’s naturally fast for sure but his form is horrible. Not trying to hate but put respect on these sprinters even the female ones
Tbf the only position that utilise sprinting in stright line most of the time are the fullbacks/wing backs IMO.
It's quick vs fast
I have heard there’s a guy from a small town in Pennsylvania who clocked 30mph. Some regional manager of a local company. 30 mph can you believe? Insane
Let's see how many people get it...
Rocky Balboa
i heard he also donated to many charities aswell, what a great man.
best boss. passionate lover. owns a condo.
31's his number. Beat it!
I'd like to these so called fast footballers (Walker, Mudryk etc) actually have a sprint race without a ball and see who is the fastest. I don't play at their level but I know someone running with a ball has a disadvantage to someone without.
Most of the forwards and wingers are going to be blistering - sub 11 second 100 meter times.
@randomlyfactual1943 with sprint training probably, cause their forms would be all over the place, you ain't getting 10s with that
@@Mr.Playlists Yeah sub ten seconds is sprinter territory. You touched on technique, but throw diet, workouts and repetition training in there too.
Would probably lose their place in the football team tho 😔
but bolt played a half for a match in the a-leage in australia, for central coast mariners so tecnically bolt is the fastest football player as well
and if you think about it, other Olympian sprinters are only a fraction of a second behind Bolt, they are not too much slower than Bolt. and any of them could easily break the record Micky set.
Bolt's true top speed using his actual splits to 1/1000s instead of the rounded up figures is actually 44.93km/h.
Assuming bolt's average speed is faster than van der ven's average speed by a similar percentage, if they both took off in a game from the edge of the box on a break, by the time bolt reached the edge of the other box he would be 16 metres ahead of van der ven.
44km per hour is so insane, that is even hard to imagine someone running this speed... crazy!
Why the random switch to MPH? That's misleading if anything
Bolt is unreal and Van der ven is a centre back 🤯
Fun fact Usain Bolt played football/soccer professionally for a little while
This is a distinction between speed and quickness.
Imagine playing Mario Kart on 50cc and randomly see Usain Bolt running past you with a Star😂
I used to call him "insane bolt"😂
till i realized his name was "Usain"
Are u sane brother?
You seriously thought his parents named him insane?
@@JozefEtienne honestly
@@gvngbvngiggy no, bro I'm not
Well, you weren't wrong.
What that man was able to do was bloody insane.
Bolt genuinely has the title as the fastest human to ever live
Meanwhile Traffic Police in my city : Mr. Bolt, you have been booked for overspeeding. That will cost you 50 Bucks😂
Van Der Ven is probably the fastest center back since Nesta, Nesta and Cannavaro had otherworldly pace, Chiellini as well, remember Chiellini started off as a rapid Left Wing Back before making his way to center back
Lets make it fair. Footballers must be complete athletes nowadays, they must accelerate quickly and vice versa, kick, jump, slide, bump and etc they are literaly fighting for space every second of a match, while trying to control a ball on a boot with studs. It's one of, if not the one, the most exhausting sports, dozens of players died on the pitch. Not to mention that these sprints don't happen on the beggining of a match, which is even more striking.
sign board: 30kmh on a school zone
usain bolt: and i took that personally
They have this same conversation in the U.S. with American Football.
Everyone wants to be as fast as a track athlete, but nobody wants to run track. *shrug*
That's 12.42 meters/second if anyone wanna know
I'm close to Usain Bolt. I can run 41km/h and play football and hope to make money with it soon.
You were lied to
Not to forget shin pads and socks. Football shoes are certainly heavier. That makes all the difference at the tip of the legs for those that know about moments of inertia.
Helpful. But would be good if you could actually quantify the difference in terms of what actual distance the speed is kept at.
bolts top speed was like 28 miles per hour if im correct
Thanks for explaining!😅
I'm actually more surprised back then when I learned that Bolt is like six foot two, just under 190cm. A guy that tall that runs that quick is quite a scary combination.
I don’t know if you made a mistake or not.
But 6’5 is 1m96-97cm so Usain Bolt is taller and heavier than that football player.
Making a video to explain all but not explain that grass and tracks that helps running are waaaaaay different it really shows the mind of an American
And with that Usain Bolt is also technically the fastest football player ever
10.44 meters per second is INSANE
Thank you for this video, people will compare mbappe with bolt due to the top speed and average speed confusion 😭
when you watch van de ven in real life you realize how fast he is. he comes out of nowhere like a bullet
Love this and I love VDV, .... these vids are the BEST ...no one can beat the BOLT
Jamaica land we love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10 metres per second is also INSANEEEEEE..like dayum, but also WTH IS 44 KM PER HOUR!!! MAN IS FASTER THAN A SCOOTER
I always think this when Haaland pulls away, I feel like I’m watching a professional sprinter. Interesting video 👍
The speed of footballers should be respected more. They don’t train sprinting, don’t run on a surface or wear footwear that is conducive to speed. Modern footballers are phenomenal athletes
Yeah exactly. Video never said anything about running on a field vs track
Who says footballers don't train sprinting? And the mayority of footballers is not that fast, there are few, like Vinicius, Mbappé, Haaland, etc, but running more than 33 km/h is not that common
@@danielnunez2525 Actually it is more common than you think
@@bossyboots6890 yeah maybe I exagerated with 33, but 35 km/h is super rare
@@danielnunez2525 "Who says footballers don't train sprinting?" they do but not like sprinters, sprinters optimize all their training sessions for speed,, for footballists, speed doesn't matter above a certain level. We are talking about professional athletes in both cases, but their sport is very different, while running is only about speed, football is about technique, game intelligence, accuracy, team play, etc. Therefore, they are obviously slower when it comes to just the sprint.
bolt was 12.42m/ per sec btw ,2m more
9.58s included his final 30meters deceleration, imagine if he go all out and didn't celebrate
i didn't celebrate in the 9.58 race, however, he might have ran eever so slightly faster if someone was pushing him in the last meters of the race, but we all know that didn't happen
why switching between km/h and miles?
Even more blowing your mind is Micky Van De Ven is a central back 🤯🤯🤯 I just discovered it
ye but 37 km is crazy to and the fact that he can do beter in a actuly run and not runing spontantli for 90 mins + pre 2-30 mins wich yh
impresive
44kmh is insane, I remember watching it live.
As a sprinter and a footballer I find it really hard stamina wise eventually I learnt jog around the pitch unless you are on the attack or defence if its playing in the middle you can jog and pass
Ima 100m sprinter and a CM
Perfect explanation ✅
Bolt was just respectful to the speed limit
showing this to my friends.
Bolt is like a Veyron, takes a bit of time to build boost in his quad turbos.
Maybe do a comparison with other somewhat comparable sports - rugby, American football, hockey, Aussie rules
Like comparing VDV to Cheslin Kolbe or something.
I've always doubted the accuracy of these top recorded speed stats ever since Per Mertesacker recorded the fastest top speed at the 2010 World Cup
Why can't they just keep stats in simplest form. Who's the fastest from point a to point b. Simple mate!
maybe include some nfl's fastest players for the comparisons
And on a football pitch with football shoes even bolt would be slower. So some footballers are actually crazy fast (but still far from bolt)
Using Metre per second, miles per hour AND kilometre per hour in one video is insane. how are we supposed to compare?
A better comparison no offence would be a top flight sprinter and a top flight Rugby winger
Now look at speeds in ice hockey, so much fun to watch
in short, agility is footballers and track or sprint athletes are speed.
I will still rate footballers higher bcz they don't have to run for 100-400m only. Having said that sprinters also run VERY QUICK for a longer period
Bolt is indeed a human phonomenon
Usain Bolt it the fastest footballer because he played for CENTRAL COAST
MARINERS in Australia for trials but couldn’t get a contract.
Wouldnt really count that, one it was trials, two he never reached that same speed he once had.
To put it in perspective, quick footballers are about as quick as pro middle distance runners
HUGE DIFFERENCE
Thank you for finally clearing this up for some people 😂
Not trying to say that footballers are faster than sprinters, but the huge difference also comes from sprinters actually having 100 meters to accelerate. The top speed of football players usually happens after a 15-30 meter acceleration and then they slow down again so they would be ready for a pass or something
Sprinters starts at absolutely 0 km/h and in a start position... the footballer can be moving at 20 km/h and just acelerate to 35 km/h for example. Bolt has to do this from 0
@@danielnunez2525 Bro, It's easier to start from a standstill. It's much easier to start from a starting position, that's why they do it that way, you think too simply, "you start from 20, so it's easier to get to 35" but it doesn't work that way, 100m sprint built on the most optimal conditions to make athletes focus only on speed the starting station is just there so you can kick off and reach top speed as quickly as possible, because this is the best way, the most optimal.
Thank you
THANK YOU ‼️
Are these times done on track with spikes or field with boots. Cos if they guy ran that fast with boots in a field imagine his time with spikes
Props to van de ven tbh, any comparison with Usain Bolt just seems unfair
TF IS A KELOMITER 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
I think he could exceed that speed if he tried hard enough or if he trained for it specifically
He can’t beat the world record lol but us dutch guys are basically the africans of europe we won gold at the 4x 400m the only white people 😂
3:32 oblivion'a atılan ilk kickout diye biliyorum yanlış da olabilirim
And Usain is very slow to accelerate.
Long legs
Compared with elite sprinters yes, compared with Mbappé... no
But you forget that running with football shoes on grass slows you down, he should try running on runnig track with runnig shoes
ronaldos 11.111 metres per second was insane
funfact, footballers don't have free space to sprint, they have to usually run with a ball between their legs (to maneuver it would be hard while sprinting) and they also have other players blocking their path
Even in the same conditions Bolt wins jogging
Still you do realise they Bolt would win either way right hes the fastest man alive
@@danielnunez2525 i am not saying bolt is not impressive or he would lose to a footballer without a ball btw !
@@mummuler yes but with a ball between his legs the footballer would win
Imagine running 44km/h in 30 zone and getting stopped by the police XD
Bolt is running on a different surface without extra weight on his legs. He doesn't have to do it more than once too.
Even if you put 1 kg in each of Bolt's legs, the difference is still huge
@@danielnunez2525 You'd be surprised how much 1kg on each leg would change things. Especially near the ankles.
@@teemoguides9033 I know, and Bolt would still win, in his training he used to drag a weight of 5-10 kg tied at his waist, and still run the 100 m in less than 12 seconds and in grass
@@danielnunez2525 actually I think 1kg on each ankle is harder than dragging weight. But it's different sports. Bolt doesn't look that fast playing football ironically.
@@teemoguides9033 I dont think the same about the 1 kg
The problem is that Bolt played in 2018 at 32-33 years old(at that age footballers are thinking about retiring) and he is good at sprinting but he does not have the agility to stop and make changes of directions and he is not good with the ball in his feet, plus he has a bad positioning in the field, because of all that, he only made like 2 sprints in the 60 min that he played in those two games, and ofc he won those sprints but he did not take an advantage of that in general.
And prime Bolt was 2008-2012 between the ages of 22 and 26, in 2017 he retired and he was not even close to his previuos form
Definitely misleading on their part but for him to be relatively close to bolt is kinda impressive
Running on a track, in a completely straight line, for 11 seconds. Is quite different t from running on grass, with studs, for 90 minutes :p
still very impressive considering he's 6 foot 4