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Exactly. I'd say Ronaldinho was a dribbler, but otherwise, I am with you. Kaka wasn't even a dribbler really - he was exactly what I described. A taller player who ran at length and used pace/explosiveness and touches. He didn't weave in and out of people like Messi, Maradona and the people you...

Btw I also said 'there are exceptions' - most of which you have named. When there is a fucking long list of superior shorter dribblers than there is good tall dribblers. Naming a few brilliant tall dribblers doesn't negate my point. Reading comprehension of thickos like you is fucking WOEFUL.

No offence mate but I have forgotten more about football than you will ever know, so don't come at me with the attitude. Been playing and watching since before you were born, probably. I also never said that tall people couldn't be great dribblers. Just that smaller ones are generally better...

I never said it did - I believe he is brilliant. Just saying you don't want him to get much taller.

Yeah I am far from a physical fitness expert but that video doesn't look like major exertion for a professional athlete to me either.

Garrincha, Best, prime Aguero, Iniesta, David Silva, Mitoma isn't that tall - there's lots of examples. They have shorter legs and shorter strides, and tend to take closer touches and have greater acceleration - taller people have quicker top speed generally but don't usually have the balance...

Yeah Henry was pretty tall for a LF, and he was a quality dribbler. Yamal does have that elegant, natural, almost deceptively lazy looking 'glide' that Henry had.

Anyway, it's all irrelevant. As long as he doesn't get any higher than 6 foot 1, his balance and coordination and dribbling will very likely be unaffected. The post earlier about shorter people being better dribblers is very true of course. But there are exceptions, and Lamine is one.

First of all, there's no need for the animosity in your first sentence. As for him 'growing to 6 foot 4', I never said he was. Just saying he's 16 and probably still growing. I was talking from an extremist position. How do you know he isn't gonna grow anymore? Tell me how you - a stranger to...

They probably would have and did complain, but it's only in recent years their voice has been heard. Bigotry has always been a part of society and it's only in recent years that minorities' voices are being heard and more attention is being paid to helping and including others in life. Now they...

Yeah true. I like his football posts but I just can't be bothered engaging with it when it becomes bigoted and about pushing a political agenda. That's why I just left it. Fair enough - I totally agree. It should only be a consideration when there's a clear problem with distinguishing between...

Zidane too, and others. I am referring more to wingers than attacking midfielders and forwards though. But I fully agree on your point too.

True, fair point. Just don't want him getting a little more cumbersome or struggling to adjust if he has an (other) massive growth spurt. I basically agree with you though. It's just unusual to see a 6 foot 4 winger (if he ends up that tall). Givenchy alluded to Gakpo and there have been some...

Maybe I am just a pessimist but part of me is worried England are gonna do it. Can imagine Spain dominating them and missing chance after chance, then England scoring the winner with a set piece. Spain are obviously the better TEAM, but finals tend to be close. I am still gonna predict 2-0 or...

That's what I mean though - BIG chances. They had plenty of the ball in and about the box, and some half-chances here and there that could have gone in. But other than Suarez hitting the post, they didn't create anything like the two missed Colombian chances which are one on ones in the box with...

Fair enough.

That's just football fans being pessimistic I think. I fancied Colombia to win. Uruguay are a decent team though. I am not sure if the red card made things easier or harder for Uruguay. On one hand, it meant they had far more of the ball. On the other, it also meant Colombia basically went into...

Yeah, the guy is a knob, but the second-most talented player of his generation (say players born 1985-2000) after Messi, imo.

Yeah you did. But to be fair it's no surprise to anyone that Darwin Nunez is an erratic and generally poor finisher, lol it's been the story of his time at Liverpool. Pellistri is a more astute call and you deserve credit for it. Though he never impressed me when I watched him at club level anyway.

No. Did he say that too? To be fair, 'indeed' is a frequently used term online.