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Originally Posted by jayswin
Yes, which doesn't contradict what I said at all. The wheels fall off suddenly one year for all aging stars. You watch him play, the wheels have fallen off. He can't keep up.
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And it's not just about keeping up, top goal scorers rely on quick reactions, the wiring from brain to hands ultimately gets slower and it usually happens very quickly, watching AO he is now missing easy one-timers or is taking that extra split second to get the shot off which is enough time for the goalie.
Unless mother Russia finds some kind of miracle "treatment"(don't count this out) to revive his twitch muscles I say he's done.