Would Federer be better than Messi if he chose to play football?

[goran_ace]

If Federer chose soccer over tennis at the age of 8 it's just as likely that he'd be a decent accountant at this age as it is that he'd be a serviceable professional soccer player, much less one of the best.

[Magnetite]

No ..


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[kalyan4fedever]

What about the reverse question , would messi be better than feddi if he chose to play tennis.

[Razoredge]

Originally Posted by kalyan4fedever

What about the reverse question , would messi be better than feddi if he chose to play tennis.

He's 5 ft 7.

[batz]

Originally Posted by goran_ace

If Federer chose soccer over tennis at the age of 8 it's just as likely that he'd be a decent accountant at this age as it is that he'd be a serviceable professional soccer player, much less one of the best.

This. I swear a small minority of Fed fans think he's a deity and could fly if he wanted to.

The chances of Roger being a pro footballer are tiny - the chances of him being better than the best player in the world are so infinitessimally small that they might as well be zero.

As far as I'm aware, the only member of the top 4 who was anywhere near being a pro footballer was Murray, who was offered trials with Glasgow Rangers at age 14 - and it's almost certain that he wouldn't have made it as a pro footballer either.

[El Nino]

Monfils looks kinda good at football, would make a good Winger.
Although Murray (and maybe Rafa) are the best footballers in the top 50. Unless there's someone who I don't know about.

[kalyan4fedever]

Federer and nadal will rule whatever they are in, strong personalities.

[batz]

Originally Posted by kalyan4fedever

Federer and nadal will rule whatever they are in, strong personalities.

Yep - because all you need to be a top footballer is a strong personality. Same for Basketball, neurosurgery, acting, writing or anything else.

[sonicare]

Originally Posted by batz

This. I swear a small minority of Fed fans think he's a deity and could fly if he wanted to.

The chances of Roger being a pro footballer are tiny - the chances of him being better than the best player in the world are so infinitessimally small that they might as well be zero.
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Oh yeah? And what if when federer was 10, I told you that this guy will:

- be top 10.
- win 1 major.
- win 17 majors.

Can you tell me the odds on each one of those?

Federer/nadal/murray/djokovic all have very good builds for football. Ultimately we will never know but the amount of coordination/footwork needed for tennis would be handy in football.

I dont know if you watched the interview with peter schmeichel on the atp site but he said that nowadays the football coaches have realised that the best sport to do in conjunction with football is tennis and a lot of players even at the pro level are encouraged to play tennis. i know for a fact that ronaldo absolutely loves tennis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZOPi0LVXbs

INB4 yanks calls it soccer.. idiots.

[monfed]

So what can Fed not do then? Could he be an astronaut, a scientist? Seriously this entire topic makes me cringe.

[Cesc Fabregas]

Messi's balance and close control are out of this world so no Federer wouldn't be close. Messi is in the top 5 players of all time.

[monfed]

Originally Posted by Cesc Fabregas

Messi's balance and close control are out of this world so no Federer wouldn't be close. Messi is in the top 5 players of all time.

Zidane's better and more beautiful to watch.

[batz]

Originally Posted by sonicare

Oh yeah? And what if when federer was 10, I told you that this guy will:

- be top 10.
- win 1 major.
- win 17 majors.

Can you tell me the odds on each one of those?


Federer/nadal/murray/djokovic all have very good builds for football. Ultimately we will never know but the amount of coordination/footwork needed for tennis would be handy in football.

I dont know if you watched the interview with peter schmeichel on the atp site but he said that nowadays the football coaches have realised that the best sport to do in conjunction with football is tennis and a lot of players even at the pro level are encouraged to play tennis. i know for a fact that ronaldo absolutely loves tennis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZOPi0LVXbs

INB4 yanks calls it soccer.. idiots.

Much lower than him having the aptitude for being a world class performer in tennis AND football - wouldn't you say?

I don't get what point you are trying to make in the bolded paragraph? That tennis is a good complementary sport for footballers to play? I suppose it could well be - but that has no bearing on the chances of Federer being a world class perfromer at football AND tennis.


Finally, the word soccer is an English invention, it came about to differentiate Association Football from Rugby Football - Rugger and Soccer.

[sbengte]

Originally Posted by sureshs

Isn't it Humbalito?

Going by the shoes, I think it is humbalito.

[Feather]

Originally Posted by batz

This. I swear a small minority of Fed fans think he's a deity and could fly if he wanted to.

The chances of Roger being a pro footballer are tiny - the chances of him being better than the best player in the world are so infinitessimally small that they might as well be zero.

As far as I'm aware, the only member of the top 4 who was anywhere near being a pro footballer was Murray, who was offered trials with Glasgow Rangers at age 14 - and it's almost certain that he wouldn't have made it as a pro footballer either.

What a ridiculous thread !

At first I thought it is a joke thread and I really can't believe that there are people who think that Roger can be a great soccer star as if it's just that easy. How can someone assume that just coz a guy is good in Tennis means he can play something else also.. Really silly

I never knew that Murray used to play Football. Murray playing football reminds me of Peter Crouch..

Of the topic, but I always used to like English Football. Always supported their national team. Gary Linekar, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, all my faves..

[Feather]

Originally Posted by monfed

Zidane's better and more beautiful to watch.

Zinedane Zidane is the best player of our generation.. Too good

I would any day prefer Messi over Ronaldo

[Ronaldo]

Originally Posted by Feather

Zinedane Zidane is the best player of our generation.. Too good

I would any day prefer Messi over Ronaldo

You cannot be serious!

[batz]

Originally Posted by Feather

What a ridiculous thread !

At first I thought it is a joke thread and I really can't believe that there are people who think that Roger can be a great soccer star as if it's just that easy. How can someone assume that just coz a guy is good in Tennis means he can play something else also.. Really silly

I never knew that Murray used to play Football. Murray playing football reminds me of Peter Crouch..

Of the topic, but I always used to like English Football. Always supported their national team. Gary Linekar, Paul Gascoigne, Alan Shearer, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen, all my faves..

All great players; Gazza is my all time favourite - makes England's under achievements in major tournaments all the more inexplicable.

[mmk]

Fed would make a great cricket player

[Feather]

Originally Posted by Ronaldo

You cannot be serious!

One World Cup win (199, Euro win (2000), one World Cup final (2006), what more you expect from a guy? Imagine France without him in all those tourneys

Let Messi and Ronaldo win titles for their national team first, titles as in not premier league ones, the BIG ones..