Hypothetical Of The Week: What player from another sport would you sign?

[Aevi]

Old thread was dead so just binning it now.

So, what player from another sport do you think would make a good football player? Past or present athletes included.

 

[Jason Jace]

Usain bolt

Technically he was also footballer
But I would have loved to see the young Usain bolt Bearing down on premier defenders at full speed

 

[Football Manager]

Steve Nash

In a basketball world that is full of brainless drogba, Steve Nash is the only player that plays like iniesta in basketball. Respect!

 

[GoonerJeeves]

Magnus Carlsen. The team need more brains, besides he is good at Fantasy football too, so could fill in for Mikel as needed.

 

[Camron]

Old thread was dead so just binning it now.

So, what player from another sport do you think would make a good football player? Past or present athletes included.

I'd take Özil from Fornite Esports.

 

[Manberg]

Tom Daley

We need those pens.

 

[lamby22]

Steve Nash

In a basketball world that is full of brainless drogba, Steve Nash is the only player that plays like iniesta in basketball. Respect!

 

[Rex Stone]

Steve Nash

In a basketball world that is full of brainless drogba, Steve Nash is the only player that plays like iniesta in basketball. Respect!

Chris Paul is better than Nash ever was.

 

[Football Manager]

Chris Paul is better than Nash ever was.

Nash is more creative, has more flair, and has better combination teamwork passing play.

There is a lot more entertainment in his play.

Nash is like Iniesta at Barcelona, and he is the only skillful player in the world. All other players in the world are like Anichebe/Akinfenwa.

There is a wrong idea in the US, that if all the best athletes from NBA went to play football, the US football team will play a lot better.

If this is true then Messi/Iniesta/Pirlo/Ronaldinho......won’t be one of the best in football. Because football is played more with skills, not physicality or athleticism. Try asking Anichebe/Akinfenwa to do what ronaldinho does on the ball, and you will understand what I mean. The US view on sports is just wrong. If physicality is the main factor in sports, then why is China dominating in a lot of Olympic sports? Sports requires talent, skills and techniques too.

And also, football is played more with the brain. It’s a lot more detailed in tactics, which required precision in the understanding of space, possession and positioning. In football, it helps a lot if you are an intelligent player. In basketball, you just have to be big, fast and tall, it’s alright if you are not that smart.

 

[DSmich]

LBJ has a excellent IQ so him as a 6 or a dog like Kevin Garnett as a defender

 

[yybecause]

adebayo

 

[GeorgiaGunner]

LeBron would be a killer central defender, hold-up / dead-ball specialist striker, or keeper.

 

[Aevi]

Jimmy Butler.

 

[Jury]

Tom Daley

We need those pens.

These threads are your element, Dave

 

[Jury]

I knew the basketball gimps would congregate on this one... Even debating how one basketball player would be better than the other basketball player… at football

I’d have Francis N’gannou from the UFC because you couldn’t not be genuinely petrified of him if you had to compete against him in any sport. He’s a Gooner as well

 

[celestis]

I'd take Özil from Fornite Esports.

You win

 

[GunnerShy]

OJ Simpson. Then Id lock him in a room with Vinai, Edu and the Kreonke's

 

[Brett]

Viv Richards

 

[gooner36]

Gareth Bale. But in seriousness, either Mo Farah or Usain Bolt

 

[Mrs Bergkamp]

Mo Farah and Roger Federer. Brains x2, can run all day and technical excellence.