The Reason Why USAIN BOLT FAILED IN FOOTBALL

[@SSS-ie6mh]

If football was about running 100m in a straight line, this dude would be the GOAT.

[@ebhs0089]

No shit

[@jeshelmer4166]

Unfortunately it is not

[@Davidsomuyiwa112]

If football was about running 100m on a straight line, it would be track...

[@orang9134]

@@Davidsomuyiwa112 Wow really??? Who would have known.

[@Davidsomuyiwa112]

@@orang9134 apparently not the person who commented

[@shawn1607]

Anybody noticed how the duration of the video is 9:58 and usain bolts 100m WR was 9.58 😂

[@volxyyzz]

i was just about to comment about that

[@markus-fd4jy]

i went to the comments i spotted it first sec and looked for the people that did too.

[@flaviobachmann786]

@@markus-fd4jy yeah same XD awesome coincidence....or maybe not x)

[@vsubhuti]

I didn’t think about that good eyesight you have

[@mikailconstantbilyamin1832]

You seem to pay attention to details. That's such a wonderful trait!

[@silasadun7]

he would have been goated if all his teammates just give him a through pass 😂😂

[@Gantaipao]

Tell me you haven't played football without telling me. This comment.

[@mustyfelin3393]

@Alphonso Ralte haaland aint even the fastest footballer

[@oakman31]

@@mustyfelin3393 but he’s quick for a striker, and he has the strength and intelligence to get clear through when those kind of passes are given to him with ease

[@du_hu4731]

@@mustyfelin3393 haaland is actually really fast, he has a top speed of like 34kmh

[@Les.Lyonnais]

@Cameron is fifa funny now ? 💀💀💀

[@markcroydon3195]

He was fast, but he was NOT QUICK. He did not realise what was going to happen and did not anticipate the next ball movement, His pace could not cover his inability to read the game and anticipate where the ball would go. Also, when he saw something happen, it took his mind time to process what the correct next action should be. FAST, but not quick enough!

[@cummerchant542]

Quick=fast….

[@markcroydon3195]

@@cummerchant542 No, they are different things. Quick reaction time is different to fast speed. Read what I said above. He did not think quick enough.

[@cummerchant542]

@@markcroydon3195 you never said reaction time you just said Quick

[@favearju3655]

@@cummerchant542 He described it - you just didn't read.

[@arpanghosh884]

@@cummerchant542 he said it correctly. Unless you think look and glance mean the same things. A car with higher torque will hit 0-60 faster but a car with higher HP will have a higher top-end. Fast and quick are very very different. Playing football requires a lot of reading as well. I've played professionally and I was never fast. If a defender read the ball, i would be beaten by pace. If you can read where the ball is coming from correctly, that's half the game. Also, sprinter lack lateral movement. They can run very fast but very straight. In football, you need a lot of lateral movement to beat players/change position. Also, being soft on the ball, sorting your feet, opening the body to recieve or pass, positioning of your knee/ankle/non-kicking foot/hand, bending your waist.. there are innumerable differences which are nuanced but very very important. You need to learn these from a very young age to be a half-decent Sunday league player. Let alone a pro.

[@hijisfriend9030]

He had decent start in those games. The reason he stopped wasn't about his skill. It's about how football changed from a hobby he likes to a job. Also, there was a friction between him and his teammates.

[@fifalableinpit1582]

he wasnt good enough its that simple

[@alehlete830]

@@fifalableinpit1582 ok boomer

[@lucasvanleeuwen4130]

@@alehlete830 it’s true tho..

[@ryukk3777]

@@alehlete830 it's true there is a difference between a sprinter and running for like 90 min and also you have to control the ball at the same time

[@cristianacuna7879]

Have you seen any of his videos playing? He doesn't even know how to properly control the balls, speed is not enough, and sorry about this, but not being considered good on the Australian League, I mean...

[@zankamei]

I thought the reason would be like, he's too fast, faster than the ball itself that he always found himself offside.

[@chisomugwuegede9857]

Underrated comment. 😎

[@EazyNuh640]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@anthonycastro3140]

I like how you think

[@ProcessedDigitally]

lol

[@worldwideditz]

Me too

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

The reason Usain Bolt failed in football is the same reason why the fastest professional footballers would get annihilated on the track.

[@rrandy8432]

Yep he totally underestimated the game. Those pros have been training, playing since they were kids, hours of training every day.

[@EkayLaive]

@@rrandy8432 fr

[@kentang1528]

I agree it is a different ball game thats for sure. He may be the fastest man alive...but in football it is a completely different story...

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Yes, lack of training for years. It might work if the sporter is very young, like Remco, but that's a 1 in 1000 chance at best.

[@simonuser]

@@andredeketeleastutecomplex indeed

[@saniwada]

he probably could have been a world class footballer, but he started his professional carer at 32 in a sport where people start seriously training to go pro in their teens. No matter how amazing an athlete you are you cant start seriously training to go pro this late in life in the most completive sport on the planet.

[@lollol-kz8vc]

in their teens? in england some clubs have boys scouted as early as 5 and in some cases they are in academy's by age 6

[@saniwada]

@user-yh6su1rj5h I know that but most don't start that young and I'm not convinced that training from that young actually makes much of a difference, that is so young that I doubt it provides any real benefit other than getting a foot in the door as early as possible

[@lollol-kz8vc]

@@saniwada in the uk the average time to join an academy is about 11, i had a few friends that played for academy's in italy and started at around 11 too. The issue is bolt probably hadnt played organized football since he was around 10 due to focusing on sprinting so hed never be abl to catch up. In the uk even the lowest leagues and non league teams are full of former academy players so its almost impossible to get on even the worst teams if you start after 16

[@alpFiLa]

​@@saniwada football is the most famous sport hardest to get into and most fun

[@jal051]

Maybe or maybe not. It's hard to know if he would reach the skill level of a pro footballer. That's some talent required.

[@Jonathan2342]

Typical athlete who probably killed it while kicking around with the boys and thought “this can’t be that hard”

[@kaydenteel8868]

What a dumb comment how else does anyone play the sport? Everyone starts off by playing with their friends in the streets. You act like ur a pro but ur on ur phone typing in comment sections lmao

[@lucasvanleeuwen4130]

To be fair he scored 2 in a professional league in Australia. That’s pretty impressive for a non footballer

[@rickyrae100]

The fact this even has likes is sad

[@sgrp2706]

@@rickyrae100 e l a b o r a t e

[@rickyrae100]

@@sgrp2706 cool

[@richardg8376]

It's fairly clear why he failed to make it as a professional in football: he's up against professionals who have dedicated their life to honing the technical and mental skills to succeed in the game. Also, the standard of professional football is surprisingly high even in the lower leagues. Even a player in the national conference league (5th tier of English football) would look like an international superstar playing in a Sunday League side. To play in the any of the professional leagues it's not enough to be fast, able to pick out a pass and hit the ball cleanly. You have to be top 0.01% in the country good. You have to be "played 3 years above my age group at school and still scored 80 goals a season" good. And then you need to have been training since you were 8 years old to push those skills to their limits.

[@250TenoWipes]

One Name.. HARRY MAGUIRE

[@timmyhackings5181]

@@250TenoWipes I'm 12 and I've been playing football since I was 11 can I still be a pro

[@yeetingat100subs9]

Anyone can become good with enough time though. There could be a homeless guy who would be the next messi if the homeless guy had just trained from a very young age. It’s also about luck and your mental strength

[@Angel333xx]

@@timmyhackings5181 of course you can, you’re so young and if you just keep playing you will Improve . Good luck

[@HibiTeamQueso]

Exactly. And you can still do all that and fail. I used to train everyday, sometimes even multiple times. I played at national level. And even after all that I failed lol Football is probably the highest skill sport out there. It's the most played too so competition is tough. I was a keeper and I'm like 1.77, maybe I would have made it if I was like 5 cm taller... I'll never know lol. Even the smallest keepers are taller than me

[@HyperQuantum]

The video is 9:58, which is Usain Bolt's fastest 100m time

[@siddharthchinnanelli3008]

underrated comment

[@jamaicankid6733]

crazy

[@pedrothevenard]

Extremely fast runners do have an advantage in football, the problem is, absolute control of the ball and the game is not an easy feat to master, people here in Brasil are kicking a ball when they are 2 years old, they have their 10.000 hours of practice way before they leave middle school, you just can't skip the basics and expect to perform in high level, it just doesn't work like that.

[@86kickass]

Im sure bolt played youth

[@scotmac5143]

He wasn't brought up and trained to be a footballer.

[@achimsinn6189]

He started at an age when some players retire from the sport. Of course his athletic abilites are insane, but there was no way he would be as good as somebody who has trained the game for his entire live.

[@alekos1334]

Becoming a professional soccer player is the dream of milion people who play this sport every single day and train hard since they are kids.. you can't achieve a professional level without these many years of practice and training.. That simple.

[@Xun_Lo]

Bolt knew he is not on a pro level for football, it's the love for the sports drives him to try out, he just likes trying new things

[@omario4823]

Bob Marley played soccer too, ... as a hobby. Bolt was good but indeed merely as a sunday league player. He was way over his head thinking he could play pro football ... just as he was thinking he could make music and win grammys

[@nocturnalrainbows6167]

He certainly doesn't sell himself short, but he overestimates his abilities

[@1battery672]

Football*

[@lukebruce5234]

well he was good enough to play in Australia but he rejected the contract

[@heroe1486]

​@@lukebruce5234Australia is a shitty level + you don't know if they just proposed a contract for marketing purposes, doesn't mean he had the level

[@heroe1486]

Easier to be popular in music than being a professional football player with the actual state of popular music

[@folufadun]

Video ended at 9:58 respect to this man

[@ZappEez]

Oh wow nice eye

[@Ryuzennn11]

Why?

[@folufadun]

@@Ryuzennn11 it's the time Usain bolt ran 100m

[@Draguarys]

@@Ryuzennn11 usain bolt best time is 9 seconds 58 hundredths

[@darrelldavis5018]

He didn't fail; he made it to the pro's. He made it to some top leagues; we can debate the reasons why, but......he was still there.

[@luxosaty]

As much as he had maxed out all the physical attributes required for football, he was average or poor in the technical and mental attributes for pro level. He is a legend and always will be anyways.

[@placeholder29]

i do wonder how he wouldve turned it out if he didnt focus on sprinting when he was younger and more on football

[@diogomoniz9703]

@@placeholder29 I'm glad he decided to not play football or any other kind of collective sports. The guy was an absolute monster in track and field!

[@daniaa1602]

i think his problem is that he want to be big in everything immediately like he was in track. wont work that way.

[@EkayLaive]

fr

[@majesticbaron5409]

I wouldn't say everything it was 2 different sports only

[@1N2345]

@@majesticbaron5409 And music. He's been "doing it a year", serving only as a prop and he's talking about Grammys. The man is delusional.

[@majesticbaron5409]

@@1N2345 oh shit fr?

[@heroe1486]

​@@1N2345More realistic to become popular in the musical field than in football, one is mostly nonsense these days and the other one is pure skill

[@theargentino4245]

Man... he may be the fastest man alive, but his dribbling actually reminded me of how I play football (I 100% suck at it)

[@muhammadceesay182]

I'm watching from The Gambia 🇬🇲 in West Africa

[@Bubs-_-]

My parents are from Gambia

[@muhammadceesay182]

@@Bubs-_- where are you from

[@aniketchoudhary3343]

Usain Bolt + Leo Messi = Legendary Duo 🐐 Messi is expert in passing through balls.

[@rsh1574]

He should have played football in his home town of Jamaica n seen how he would have done there instead of trying to stay in the limelight trying to play in more higher established leagues. He is also a business man so money will be top priority. I do like the guy but what he really should be doing is setting up foundations to fund these young top quality athletes in Jamaica before they get left behind or go to run for USA n Canada

[@somedude2808]

Simple, football requires skill and technique, not just skill

[@marvinpb2102]

dude failed cause he was not a striker he would have been better if he was a defender

[@Gravitti85]

fr a nightmare to pacy wingers and strickers

[@ghostly9548]

Just imagine being through on goal and looking behind u and seeing a big black man running at u at like 40 km/h

[@innocento.1552]

@@ghostly9548 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 thank you very much. I had a big laugh for this. Thank you so much

[@decentolas4532]

You are right

[@kelkelly5516]

@@ghostly9548 hahahahah 🤣🤣🤣

[@SyenPie]

What a wonderful way to end the video. Excellent work this kept me super engaged!

[@lennymatic2157]

🇯🇲 bolt should’ve stayed in Australia and worked harder on his game bcuz he’s not as bad as the journalist them say it👊🏾

[@Email12348]

You think? He looked so awkward in the ball...

[@lennymatic2157]

@@Email12348 yea I think plus a lot pro players looks awkward on the ball

[@hughjanus9366]

i watched him play against mariners, absolutely hopeless player.

[@nidgeoce7841]

No, he was bad as the Journos said he is. He is a straight-up clown, we DO NOT WANT HIM BACK. He can go play his local country clubs and work his way up from there instead of using his status to ego-inflate himself. The A-League only got him in because of media attention, he is shitter than all my teammates at my local club. I remember us laughing how shit his ball handling skills were, It's hilarious for you to even remotely think he was 'decent'.

[@lucasvanleeuwen4130]

They only offered 150k because he was a sub par player even in Australia. Dude is too entitled lol.

[@BD-yl5mh]

I’ll never understand this kind of logic. Like, he’d be more than rich enough. His contract shouldn’t even matter. This should have been about trying to live out a boyhood dream, money should be secondary. Like I don’t understand how these absolutely minted people still scrounge for more and more money. Like dude, the cheat codes are on, you’ve won life, just have fun! (Yes I know in many cases the reason rich people are rich is precisely because they care about those things so even when they’re literally the richest ever humans they still can’t change that mentality)

[@shwweek7842]

i am from antigua its good to know about usain bolt this legend will be known as the best man ever lived.

[@boss7570]

am from antigua too

[@mrsynth2643]

@@boss7570 you sure you ain't from Barbuda?

[@dohdealme2422]

antigua too

[@wnd9434]

Why when mentioned antigua there is always barbuda. It is the same country?

[@bigytutoshd5146]

@@wnd9434 the names of the two islands which make up the country

[@Zoup009]

He was not Arjen Robben, who could run with the ball at supersonic speed, skipping past defenders and leaving them in the dust, all while retaining the ball. Look at the Netherlands vs Spain game in 2014, where he destroyed the entire Spanish team. One needs both speed and ball retaining ability; that takes years of practice. Usain Bolt had the supersonic speed, but not the skill to retain the ball at the same time, while avoiding defenders who are trained in such maneuvers. If all the defenders stood still and did minimal effort at defending, Usain bolt would have been the greatest winger of all time, but the world does not work that way!

[@adamhussin8571]

clearly that football is not meant to be fastest . Technic is more important , skiller and being fast is something else

[@finnesinhearts9411]

Yup debruyne is slow but a good player

[@nithin7874]

@@finnesinhearts9411 mid fielders doesn't hv to be fast.

[@supertaba10]

Look no further than Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, he played almost standing there but his skill came from giving really good passes that most of the time ended with his teammate almost in front of goal. Yet he barely moved when playing. But I'm not gonna lie speed is also important, just look at Mbappe.

[@finnesinhearts9411]

@@supertaba10 i mean yes but look at traore

[@supertaba10]

@@finnesinhearts9411 Yeah you're right, speed is always useful, but let's be honest in the case of Bolt was more of him just not being really good, he had contracts with Dortmun and all that but it was just because it was him, it would be like if Ronaldo of Messi went to another sport, maybe they can have another successful career on another sport, but first and foremost is that they are Messi and Ronaldo, their names sale tickets, just like Bolt's.

[@teduardo6865]

Imagine him on fifa with your whole team spamming through balls

[@9ancho]

The guy is older than Ronaldo no way is he getting back into professional football

[@yemi3266]

Nope he is younger - 1986 vs 1985

[@9ancho]

@@yemi3266 my mistake i thought he was 40

[@itsnotjeromelol88]

Love from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@kingscook9579]

Because football means a lot more running fast

[@bautistamartinez7999]

"anyone can run but not anyone can play football" - Juan Roman Riquelme

[@eliasujashvili7113]

Such A Fast FootBaller! Would Be Interesting If He Was A Sprinter!

[@antwonehaye7580]

Bro I’m Jamaica and when I saw bro play play I was like tf 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Glundberg84]

Not sure if it's known, but Bolt playtested for Strømsgodset in Norway as well. That's the same club that Martin Ødegaard started his professional career in.

[@Sushiiyeah]

From Kenya 🇰🇪

[@linotee]

If Usain could dribble like Messi he would be the absolute🐐

[@olivechakraborty8407]

If I could dribble like messi, I would be the absolute goat.

[@piotrzagorski611]

@@olivechakraborty8407 Just for a moment. A big problem for sprinters is the lack of stamina. Middle-distance runners could be better players.

[@ChinPengZhiBerukKomunis]

Usain would be legend in EPL becuz epl fan alwayzzzz love fast player!!

[@R3Y4EN_G]

Watching from Barcelona bro ❤💙 The country where the GOAT played ✌

[@flo.wartz17]

yeah ronaldo played in spain😍😘

[@darkmamba7025]

@@flo.wartz17 the real Ronaldo is R9 trough...

[@chad5740]

@@flo.wartz17 typical Ronny fan 🤡

[@branz99]

@@darkmamba7025 did he have 5 ucl? yes he have world cup but doesn't make him any better tho

[@DontPlayMLGX]

Loved the vid bro ... From Algeria

[@gyalissyndrome]

I'm a Jamaican 🇯🇲 and bolt ⚡ is trash 🚮 in football ⚽..he should stick to watching and playing with friends

[@nidgeoce7841]

Common sense

[@chelangatjoyce8661]

Watching from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@ollieman5246]

If usain got in fifa, that 99 pace would be op

[@cedricgoh2119]

he would be the most meta striker in FUT lmfao

[@jackivury6662]

Imagine fifa giving him 92 pace

[@Nalleteus]

@@jackivury6662 FIFA would have decreased other players pace little bit If he would have Been added

[@ihsanmuhd]

he was there in pes with 99speed and acceleration

[@Neymar.prodz0]

Love from Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@mohammedniyafrclassix6587]

this video is a masterpiece cause even the time is 9.48 wow

its 58

[@lazy_boy226]

It's a success because he did his dream, being a footballer although it's just 1 day

[@7coldfusion]

Good old saying.. Speed is nothing without control!

[@henriquemontebello953]

Watching from São Paulo City, Brazil

[@mikroludzik]

Bolt in 100m run, still could be fastest player. But in 20m on the pitch, there is many fastest players with 100x better football skills.

[@itsinthetreesitscoming7431]

he was shit at football, but anyone who thinks there's a single footballer in history who could run 20 metres faster than Bolt needs their head testing....

[@heroe1486]

I'm sure he's fastest than them all even in 20m, remember they don't start in a standing position when you see them sprinting. But yeah skill wise that's another story

[@cheatbluevii9123]

When someone of a different field tries another. Like how a swordsman tries an axe.

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

Tbh, 150,000$ per season is ridiculous. They would sell shirts of him worth that in a single day. 3 mil was bit too much, but 1 - 1.5 mil is something his image deserved

[@lucasvanleeuwen4130]

They offered that because he was actual trash. If you watch the game he played, he should’ve scored 4 or 5 with how many assists the other players gifted him. Soccer isn’t big in Australia either, they have no use for him.

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

@@lucasvanleeuwen4130 yes, but I doubt they signed him because of his skills. He was the publicity guy for the club and may be soccer in Australia in general. He was signed to attract crowd and sell merch.

[@nidgeoce7841]

@user-yj3ug8yb6s it was 100% a sign because of his status. A-League doesn't get any media attention even in this country. A-League has seen this as a opportunity to get that needed coverage. He is is a shit player that ran his mouth too much.

[@Joshua_Uwadiae]

Watching this from Lagos, Nigeria

[@regishaiba]

Eu acredito que ele deveria começar no Brasil. Mais precisamente no próprio Rio de Janeiro. Ou talvez jogar futebol americano fazendo negócio com algum time bilionário americano.

[@CrossiAE]

Love from Zürich, Switzerland

[@drinksomestew8159]

I'll just say this relying solely on pace with heavy touches on the ball will only get you in 7th grade. After that you'll find it much harder by just relying on pace.

[@thuthukamtheku4336]

Thuthuka from South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@toastoevsky5263]

Video length 9:58 I see what you did there

[@conradbo1]

Cool video. I really enjoyed watching it.

[@Randomvideos-fx1dk]

😂😂😂he asked for too much 3 million dollars

[@tzortzkawaz6892]

But he deserves 1 Million

[@nidgeoce7841]

@@tzortzkawaz6892 No he doesn't, if he did so does every other player in sunday league games.

[@keanuperesgomes]

Watching from Johannesburg South Africa

[@MalebonKasongo]

He would be mbappe 2.0 😂😂

[@simijaiyajaiyabest1254]

Love you from Portugal

[@basitibrahim5830]

Y the hell would he be any good, when he calls football soccer?😤

[@pkj2148]

Get over it. Football and Soccer are both correct terms.

[@darrelldavis5018]

​@pkj2148 it association FOOTBALL so football is still like carbon in this scenario, but point taken. The place that invented it call it football too going back like 1000 years.

[@hiltonngatehcembianor8227]

I'm watching from Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa.

[@delanyx2310]

I remember Bolly from Fortuna Düsseldorf, playing in the 2. Bundesliga, was faster on his 40m sprint than Bolt. He got the highest pace rating in one of the FIFA Games. It was mindblowing how fast he was

[@400cabal]

Bolt passes his time by a few ms tho. Bolly's 40m time is 4.77s while Bolt's is 4.22m recorded at the Super Bowl. Bolly's record was probably before Bolt did the Super Bowl dash tho.

[@lincy624]

I'm watching from Fiji 🇫🇯 😍

[@Bartholo-meow]

he failed because he's too fast. yeah relatable, that's how i failed my marriage too.

[@elcanaldelaschocobazcas3234]

he should tried first with a humble local club in his own country

[@damontecampbell9194]

Jamaica never disappoints who agree

[@samuelnjiru4242]

Watching from Nairobi Kenya

[@mrtyke1925]

Watching from Emirates

[@PerunsZGRevenge]

What a shame, he would have been probably the most legendary athlete of all time if he succeeded.

[@calvinseth8457]

Watching from Ghana 🇬🇭

[@sarkjunior2514]

Watching from GHANA- West Africa

[@horlormachi903]

Nice video I’m watching from Nigeria Africa

[@crazyvk8498]

watching from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@Titan_nation]

I am watching from Connecticut in the USA

[@flakey2359]

central coast mariners is my local club, I was there at his debut!!

[@nidgeoce7841]

Sad you got to witness that! Must've been washing your eyes with bleach going back home.

[@Dream-sports]

Watching you from Ghana 🇬🇭

[@unovasfinest2623]

Much love from Nashville, USA 👋🏿

[@alpha-maxed]

Watching frm jamaicaaa the land of a living legend

[@legitimo1788]

I have an Usain bolt in my team here in Brasil that succeeded, Bruno Henrique

[@EssentialsENG]

Watching from Lagos, Nigeria.

[@StrikerFN]

God bless to the 1% who see this comment .

[@MarmaladeMannn]

Watching from Chelmsford UK

[@phagolim]

Nepal.. your language pace is so good to understand

[@stjepanjurisic]

Waching from Croatia 🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@fuonalha9835]

Love your vids❤️ im from kuwait btw

[@baz3493]

Nairobi, Kenya. love the vids

[@adiabatick]

Everyone else: watching the video normally Me: *"Thank godness"* 7:11 💀

[@sourindasshanto938]

I am From BANGLADESH and Watching for football🇧🇩

[@hussainbarry8898]

From The Gambia 🇬🇲

[@hacktrick11]

love from KARACHI PAKISTAN

[@Sakimaez]

I wise man told me "Its not how fast you can go its how fast you can go with the ball"