portsea57 wrote:
Union Jackass wrote:Or she'll fold under pressure and bomb, becoming the Asafa Powell of distance running.
And, where is your evidence to suggest that she will fold under pressure?
It seems to accepted that Asafa folds when facing opponents he feels are better than him, but Laura clearly does the opposite and rises to the occasions.
And don't bring the Olympics into the argument. Laura best 800m going into the Olympics was 2min plus and so - the way the race was run -she didn't stand a chance of beating the Dibaba and Kipyegon.
BUT!!! That situation will not be repeated in London AND Laura will be a lot faster of 800m by then, anyway.
Ha, nice try. "Don't bring the Olympics into the argument"
The Olympics IS relevant because it suggests that for all of the supposed talent she has, she couldn't put it together when it counted. Moreover, its very likely that she WAS in sub 2 minute shape last year, to even be able to run 3:55 in the first place.
The burden of proof is on you not me to justify why she'll all of a sudden be a medal contender in London when for starters, she hardly has anything to show for.
Until proven otherwise, she's UK distance's wolf ticket