Gabby Agbonlahor outrageously claimed he would have crushed a rain drop in a race throughout his prime.
The Aston Villa icon – who spent his whole skilled profession together with his boyhood membership – shocked viewers on talkSPORT final Thursday (January 4) when he made the ridiculous declaration.
The 37-year-old was among the many quickest gamers within the Premier League throughout his prime and he made positive to remind viewers alongside his co-host Alan Brazil simply how devastatingly fast he was.
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He advised Brazil that the quickest recorded velocity of a raindrop was clocked at 18mph whereas his quickest ever recorded velocity was at 21mph to which the Scotsman mentioned: “That’s rubbish”. The former England worldwide then claimed, in keeping with the stats, he’d beat a raindrop in a race.
He did, nonetheless, say he would not win now however 15 years in the past when he was on the peak of his bodily prowess. Fans on social media rubbished Agbonlahor’s claims with one X (previously Twitter) person requesting the radio station to do away with the previous footballer as they wrote: “This is why Talk Sport loses credibility on virtually all levels. Bin him off and get a clown in. Same outcome achieved but cheaper”.
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Another fan determined to take a shot at his goal-scoring report as they commented: “The raindrop would score more goals though, that’s for sure” whereas a 3rd steered one cause for Agbonlahor’s confidence as they added: “That man has spent too much time in the rain”.
The Birmingham native racked up 391 appearances for Villa and scored 87 objectives for the membership with 74 of them coming within the Premier League as he reigns because the membership’s report goalscorer within the prime flight. He scored double digits within the Premier League for 3 consecutive seasons, incomes three England caps throughout that point.
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He retired from soccer in 2018 after making simply six appearances for Villa of their 2017/18 marketing campaign the place they misplaced within the playoff remaining in opposition to Fulham to overlook out on promotion.