[Albion] Pascal Groß the slowest player in the Bundesliga

Bozza

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• #1

Sounds like he needs to come home!

"According to Sport Bild, a statistic in particular causes concern among those responsible for BVB: Groß reached a top speed of only 29.9 km/h this season, which makes him the slowest regular player in the Bundesliga. This number stands out in particular, as it is extremely low compared to other professionals in the league and indicates a possible weakness in the fast playing style of the BVB.
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The BVB bosses hope that Pascal Groß can bring more consistency and dynamism into the game in the coming weeks to meet the high expectations. Nevertheless, the question remains as to how his low speed limit will affect his role in the team in the long term."

Langsamer Pascal Groß sorgt für BVB-Diskussionen

Pascal Groß sorgt bei Borussia Dortmund für Gesprächsstoff – eine Statistik wirft Fragen auf. Kann der 33-Jährige seine Rolle im Mittelfeld trotz langsamer Höchstgeschwindigkeit erfüllen? Bei Borussia Dortmund gibt es aktuelle interne Diskussionen um den Neuzugang Pascal Groß. Der 33-Jährige...

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jackanada

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• #2

Doesn't say much for their recruitment if Pascal's lack of pace is a surprise.

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

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• #3

The real question here is

'How would Groß get into our starting 11 now?'

 

WhingForPresident

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I noticed he has been playing at right back recently, or in a much deeper role than he did for us. What a waste

 

Weststander

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His football intelligence and positioning more than made up for modest pace.

Although Everton conspired at Goodison to make PG look a world class lone counter attacker.

 

hans kraay fan club

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• #6

Papa Lazarou said:

The real question here is

'How would Groß get into our starting 11 now?'

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Nobody ever knows. But he always does (did) and wherever they shoe-horn him in, he is (was) always competent at a minimum, and bloody great at his best.

 

jcdenton08

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Pace isn’t everything, he’s never had it so he didn’t depend on it. The stats don’t surprise me though

 

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Munkfish

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Not got a goal or an assist this season. I expect a lot of people would be saying the same if he was still with us.

Pace isn’t important when you are delivering. When your not, you need to be offering the team more.

I hope he turns things round and he does start to shine for Dortmand. More for his sake rather than there’s.

 

Bakero

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Munkfish said:

Not got a goal or an assist this season. I expect a lot of people would be saying the same if he was still with us.

Pace isn’t important when you are delivering. When your not, you need to be offering the team more.

I hope he turns things round and he does start to shine for Dortmand. More for his sake rather than there’s.

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He's got 4 assists. 2 in the league and 2 in the cup

 

Javeaseagull

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He was never quick but always ran the furthest of anyone in the team.

 

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Greg Bobkin

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These are a good*, but slow, ex-player.

*Amazing

 

Man of Harveys

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Komm doch nach hause Pascal!

Can you even imagine…I would weep salt tears of joy to see him come back home for one last stint.

 

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This appears to be Teutonic nonsense

I can’t believe Dortmund would have signed him without being aware of his lack of pace.

He was never quick, and he's hardly going to get quicker in his footballing swansong.

He's just a really, really good footballer

 

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jackanada said:

Doesn't say much for their recruitment if Pascal's lack of pace is a surprise.

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Maybe they thought he was too busy avoiding all the bottle tops from the Amex crowd to run fast?

 

JBizzle

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WhingForPresident said:

I noticed he has been playing at right back recently, or in a much deeper role than he did for us. What a waste

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Yeah, what sort of idiot club repeated plays Groß out of position like that so often?

 

Comrade Sam

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No shit Sherlock, the slowest player in the Premier League is now the slowest player in the Bundesliga.

 

chickens

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I love and miss Pascal. You have to blame their recruitment if they’ve bought him to add pace to their midfield.

He’s always welcome here.

 

Norman Potting

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• Nov 13, 2024

• #18

They don't deserve him - send him back !

 

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jackanada said:

Doesn't say much for their recruitment if Pascal's lack of pace is a surprise.

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His pace is deceptive. He is slower than you think.
But we love him

 

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Oh_aye

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Bozza said:

Sounds like he needs to come home!

"According to Sport Bild, a statistic in particular causes concern among those responsible for BVB: Groß reached a top speed of only 29.9 km/h this season, which makes him the slowest regular player in the Bundesliga. This number stands out in particular, as it is extremely low compared to other professionals in the league and indicates a possible weakness in the fast playing style of the BVB.
.....
The BVB bosses hope that Pascal Groß can bring more consistency and dynamism into the game in the coming weeks to meet the high expectations. Nevertheless, the question remains as to how his low speed limit will affect his role in the team in the long term."

Langsamer Pascal Groß sorgt für BVB-Diskussionen

Pascal Groß sorgt bei Borussia Dortmund für Gesprächsstoff – eine Statistik wirft Fragen auf. Kann der 33-Jährige seine Rolle im Mittelfeld trotz langsamer Höchstgeschwindigkeit erfüllen? Bei Borussia Dortmund gibt es aktuelle interne Diskussionen um den Neuzugang Pascal Groß. Der 33-Jährige...

bvbwld.de

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Bring him home. Idiots don't know how to work him.