Shaw is the new Andooney or Roonderson if you prefer.
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I never realized how stocky he was. Especially for a teenager, I think athletically if he can keep himself fit then he will be a very good player.
Very good at linking up with his teammates but i want him to attack opposition players more,especially when he is 1 on 1 with the fullback.maybe he does'nt realize this but he is actually quick. Knock the ball and then run ala bale could actually work for shaw.
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he seems to have a physique not dissimilar to Phil Jones but he is deceptively quick and covers the grass well
he's obviously not at his best in terms of fitness - in a few weeks I think he'll be in great shape
he's obviously not at his best in terms of fitness - in a few weeks I think he'll be in great shape
"Luke Shaw spots a kebab stand"
"Uses it as the starting point for some shuttle runs"
There's really never been a serious case for this being about actually being 'fat' or 'out of shape'. It's about fine tuning already decent fitness in order to be able to perform to your very best in the most physically gruelling position on a football pitch.
One picture with his shirt billowing unflatteringly doesn't change that.
He doesn't look fat there and he clearly has something on under his shirt which is creating those weird bumps on his stomach unless he has some sort of tumors which he doesn't. There are plenty of pics of him with no shirt on and he is a tank. Just because he isn't some skinny kernt doesn't make him fat or anywhere close to being fat.
"Luke Shaw spots a kebab stand"
Surprised he's getting so much stick. If anyone should get it I though it would be Phil Jones. Now he's stocky!
Great talent, very happy we got him.
Definite fatboy beardface he's got going on.
Looked excellent last night though, let his talent do the talking rather than his bodyshape and he'll be fine.
Oh sweet lord, how is this total myth already replicating. There's nothing for his talent to 'do the talking' instead of. There is no bodyshape problem! He's very obviously not at all overweight, you can see it with the naked eye.
On my phone - hence the typos and odd random word.
Stubble usually chisels the face, if anything.
Nobody has said the guy is fat or is carrying too much weight to play a game of football.
And you can be underweight and still be carrying too much body fat. It's not that he'd be too heavy on the scales, but that he might be carrying a little excess fat if he wants to be at his best.
He's a built lad anyway, and he'll obviously never be skinny like Ashley Young, and nobody wants him to be like that either - because it's not even close to a natural or sustainable for him.guy, but he still looks, to some, as if he could take off a bit of body fat. It's really not a huge deal.
Stubble usually chisels the face, if anything.
Nobody has said the guy is fat or is carrying too much weight to play a game of football.
And you can be underweight and still be carrying too much body fat. It's not that he'd be too heavy on the scales, but that he might be carrying a little excess fat if he wants to be at his best.
He's a built lad anyway, and he'll obviously never be skinny like Ashley Young, and nobody wants him to be like that either - because it's not even close to a natural or sustainable for him.guy, but he still looks, to some, as if he could take off a bit of body fat. It's really not a huge deal.
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How many sneaky balls to the edge of the box did he deliver when everyone thought he'd cross it? I've been impressed with his intelligence over pre-season.
It was fantastic.
There was a point where I was a bit annoyed by it. Felt like he was being a bit too safe and needed to go for it a bit more but he grew in confidence as the tour went on. Every performance was better than the last.
I fancy him to live up to all expectations over the coming years.
He kind of looks like a guy who's been 'bulking' in that picture - right before they'd go on a 'cut'. He's obviously still in good shape there though.
this thread is reminding me of the Anderson ones, people arguing he is fat or not
Agree. But it seems if Shaw is and performs well he'll be lovable chubby, Anderson is/was just depressing chubby.
Yeah I can see it lasting the whole year....
Bieber trousers, christ.
Deary me. The youth of today really do wear some disturbing outfits. The other bloke looks unsure if he should be stepping out in public looking like that.
That pic is 10% or below body fat. it doesnt really get much better than that, hes just a tank.
Looks like someone who wouldn't even have any interest in football.
Yea. The older generation says that all the time. I was born in the 80s and every decade i've heard the same things.
My old man probably said that about my fluro tracksuit and beehive in the 80s.
I'm from Shaw's generation, and on behalf of 'my people' I can tell you that he looks like a total prat to us too.
To each their own. It seems to be a look quite a few indie bands are rocking. The pants are too much
noway that he has below 10% body fat in this picture. Something around 12-15% which is okay for his body/amount of muscles. Professional footballer have in average around 10%, depening on position/body type.
Yeah, I'd say a minimum of 15%. But he looks like he has a naturally high amount of sub-cutaneous fat, so that's always going to be the case. It hardly makes him fat. Giggs had more of a paunch in his last few years.
Yep, I'd say about 15%, which is probably higher than Rooney's.
He clearly puts on muscle easily though, while Rooney doesn't, which is why Rooney wont ever have a good six pack, and will have slightly flabby arms even with lower levels of body fat.
15% isn't bad, and it clearly doesn't make him fat, but if it could be brought down to 12 ish %, it would be a benefit. He wont ever be twiggy, in the same way Rooney isn't, even at his trimmest.
Some players (like Shaw) are muscular but have to work more than others to keep their fat down; some (De Gea or Young) have no problems with keeping to ideal levels of body fat, but have to worker harder to gain and mantain muscle; some (Welbeck or Valencia) have it easier and have great natural bodies to work with. Some one like Rooney (and to a lesser extent, Joe Cole as an example) doesn't put on muscle that easily and also has to work harder at keeping his fat down.
He clearly puts on muscle easily though, while Rooney doesn't, which is why Rooney wont ever have a good six pack, and will have slightly flabby arms even with lower levels of body fat.
15% isn't bad, and it clearly doesn't make him fat, but if it could be brought down to 12 ish %, it would be a benefit. He wont ever be twiggy, in the same way Rooney isn't, even at his trimmest.
Some players (like Shaw) are muscular but have to work more than others to keep their fat down; some (De Gea or Young) have no problems with keeping to ideal levels of body fat, but have to worker harder to gain and mantain muscle; some (Welbeck or Valencia) have it easier and have great natural bodies to work with. Some one like Rooney (and to a lesser extent, Joe Cole as an example) doesn't put on muscle that easily and also has to work harder at keeping his fat down.
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You realise how defined his torso and in particular his abs are in that photo? in order to see that six pack definition you need to be around 10% body fat give or take. i disagree that he's closer to 15% but this is all semantics really and anecdotal. im sure we can start quoting bodybuilding forums at some point 
Christ this is boring.
Apparently he's banging some reality TV slag. Great.
From this pre season:From last season. Hardly stocky.
Hardly thin! Beer belly on that
You realise how defined his torso and in particular his abs are in that photo? in order to see that six pack definition you need to be around 10% body fat give or take. i disagree that he's closer to 15% but this is all semantics really and anecdotal. im sure we can start quoting bodybuilding forums at some point
Yep.
He is closer to 10 than he is to 15 for sure. He looks too define there to be 15. People regularly confuse looks for fitness though. A fat Rooney is still fitter than most fitness models with perfectly chiselled bodies. They train to look good he trains to be fit.
From this pre season:
Hardly thin! Beer belly on that
That is a bloody unflattering shot of both Rooney and Jones.I wish I was as fat as Shaw...
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