"Go back to Inter Milan and ask about me, No Way!!!" Obafemi Martins concluded and half smiled when many players were compared to him concerning pace.
“Go back to Inter Milan and ask about me, No Way!!!” Obafemi Martins concluded and half smiled when many players were compared to him concerning pace. He spent five years (2001-2006) with the Italian giants. Martins played 88 games and scored 28 goals for Inter Milan.
In an interview with ESPN, Martins confidently revealed that in his prime, he was faster than Thierry Henry, Kyle Walker, Arjen Robben, Gareth Bale, Mohammed Salah, Ronaldo Nazario, Cristiano Ronaldo, Adama Traore, Theo Walcott, Kylian Mbappe, and Leroy Sane.
The former Newcastle United forward was a speed merchant in his prime as he was unmatchable in terms of speed.
Speed is one weapon that forwards use to hurt their opponents in football. Obafemi Martins was a great forward who relied heavily on his pace during his playing days.
The 40-year-old mercurial Nigerian forward played for Reggiana and Inter Milan in Italy; Newcastle United and Birmingham City are clubs he had spells in England.
In Germany and Spain, he played for Wolfsburg and Levante, respectively.
MLS side Seattle Sounders and Chinese clubs Shanghai Shenhua and Wuhan were clubs he played for in his 20-year career.
Defenders in those leagues will describe how Martins indeed tormented them with his pace.
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