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10. Wes Morgan 8 Football Insider FOOTBALL’S GREATEST ON YOUR MARKS… The Premier League might struggle to call itself the best in the world these days, but it’s definitely the fastest. In Football’s Greatest we reveal the ten players who would give Usain Bolt a run for his gold medal – the results might surprise you. We also look at the ten greatest players ever to grace the Premier League, along with the most under-rated and over-rated players of all time. Remember to bookmark footballinsider247.com for all the biggest breaking news and exclusive stories from the greatest teams in the world. Our contacts in the industry are second to none and we update the site regularly to bring you the latest news as it happens. Follow us on Twitter @footyinsider247 and you’ll be the first to know when a new story drops. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this – let me know whether you agree with our choices or not. 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FOOTBALLINSIDER247.COM 1 Jamie Vardy (Leicester City) 35.44 km/h 2 Jeffrey Schlupp (Leicester City) 35.26 km/h 3 Billy Jones 35.07 km/h (Sunderland) Top 10 fastest 4 Marc Albrighton (Leicester) 35.00 km/h 5 Victor Moses players in the 35.00 km/h (West Ham) 6 Ritchie de Laet 34.97 km/h (Leicester City)Premier League 7 Mama Biram 34.97 km/h Diouf (Stoke City)Wes Morgan is faster than Theo Walcott and Hector Bellerin. 8 Carl JenkinsonThat’s one of the findings of official figures* that have clocked (West Ham) the peak speeds reached by players during the Premier League 34.89 km/h this season. Who’s the fastest of them all? 9 Charles Daniel (Bournemouth) 34.86 km/h 10 Wes Morgan (Leicester City) 34.76 km/h * Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League 9. CHARLES DANIELS Club: bournemouth Top Speed: 34.86 km/h bournemouth’s left-back has combined speed with reliability this season. Charles daniels’ power and pace on the flank, combined with his precise crossing on the run, has been a key attacking weapon for eddie Howe’s team. 10. WES MORGAN 8. CARL Club: leicester City JENKINSON Top Speed: 34.76 km/h Club: West Ham* Top Speed: 34.89 km/h The quickest centre-back in england’s top flight wears a Walcott? bellerin? Alexis Sanchez? leicester shirt. Wes Morgan has No, the unlikely winner of the top featured in every minute of the speed reached by an Arsenal player Foxes’ against-the-odds season this season is Carl Jenkinson. and, incredibly, there are only four despite his sprightliness, the players on opposition teams in the right-back has failed to nail down a league that could beat him in a foot regular place in his second season race. The 31-year-old’s combination at West Ham. but at least he has of speed and experience has been bragging rights when he returns to critical to leicester’s defensive his parent club. resilience. *on loan from Arsenal * data courtesy of the eA SpoRTS player performance Index, the official player Rating Index of the barclays premier league 6. RITCHIE DE LAET Club: Leicester City Top Speed: 34.97 km/h The second Leicester player on the list, Ritchie de Laet has been a fringe player since Claudio Ranieri engineered the team’s remarkable title challenge. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that despite his speed, he is only the fourth quickest Fox in the box. 7. MAME BIRAM 5. VICTOR MOSES DIOUF Club: West Ham* Club: Stoke City Top Speed: 35.00 km/h Top Speed: 34.97 km/h Another frighteningly quick West Ham loan player who spends as Despite falling down the Stoke much time on the bench as he does pecking order this season, Mame scorching across the turf. Speed Biram Diouf has more pace than the alone is not enough to convince explosive hard-to-spell front trio of Slaven Bilic, it seems. Marko Arnautovic, Bojan Krkic and Xherdan Shaqiri. *On loan from Chelsea 3. BILLY JONES Club: Sunderland Top Speed: 35.07 km/h Billy Jones breaks up the Leicester party at the top of the speed table. The 28-year-old right-back has been ever-present in Sunderland’s season, with his pace a key weapon on the flank. 4. MARC 2. JEFFREY ALBRIGHTON SCHLUPP Club: Leicester City Club: Leicester City Top Speed: 35.00 km/h Top Speed: 35.26 km/h Makes the top four but is The runners-up position goes to the remarkably only the third quickest dynamic Jeffrey Schlupp. The Leicester player. Marc Albrighton left-back has drawn high praise has been revitalised in the East from the King Power Stadium Midlands, combining high speed faithful this season for his pace and with a direct style that has helped trickery, although his campaign was make his team the counter- interrupted by a hamstring injury in attacking kings. December. Once he returns he will be able to rejoin the fight to be the Premier League’s fastest. THE FASTEST PLAYER IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE 1. JAMIE VARDY Club: Leicester City Top Speed: 35.44 km/h The Englishman’s rise to prominence is matched by his speed across the turf. Jamie Vardy has terrified defences all season long and made Premier League history when he scored in a record 11 consecutive games. The 10 most over-rated footballers of all time It could be a reputation built on one goal, or one game. Or it could be a player who has failed dismally to justify the ridiculous transfer fees spent to elicit his signature. This is the list of those who have been hyped to the hills but have never really justified it. Here, Football Insider selects the 10 most over-rated players ever… Asprilla derailed Newcastle’s title bid in the 1995/96 season 10. FAUSTINO ASPRILLA He had skill and pace to burn but spent much of his career meandering around the pitch looking like he’d rather be anywhere else.
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