Bullion1

i'm playing as celtic in '08, Donati get's injured and i don't have sufficient cover, so i go to sign a cheap DM just to cover him until his return, and i find a kenyan with great pace, and i think "i wonder is SI stereotype all kenyans to having great pace"

so i check all the other kenyans on my list, and all of them (minus keepers) have great acceleration or top speed.

Explain that!

Kill Rock Stars

i wish i could find regens with even half decent pace

Mike7077

But since when was Kenyans having great pace a stereotype?

If they all had great stamina, you'd have a point. For I assume you believe the stereotype comes from the number of Kenyans who have historically proven very able marathon runners.

Bullion1

i mean the stereotype of all kenyans being great runners.

SWaRFeGa

Kenyans are historically poor in sprint races, so I'm not sure this post really makes any sense.
Like Mikey says, if it was stamina, then I could understand, but it still wouldn't make it "racist". Weird.

Jimbokav1971

Kenyan runners gained a good reputation in the 60's and 70's largely due to the performances of athletes such as Kip Keno.

These performances were always in the longer distances, 3000 ST CH, 5000 & 10,000.

To the best of my knowledge no Kenyan athlete has ever won either an Olymic or World Championship medal at any of the sprint events, (100, 110H, 200, 400 or 400H).

You're point is completely without merit.

What next? White men can't jump?

Golaxi

each continent and possibly countries are given advantages in certain areas and most african countries are given physical advantages. life is full of all shapes and sizes of people if you don't like it go and live in a fantasy world where everyones the same...

it just reflects true life. like spanish youngsters are more technically better generally.

andyinuk

i notice all Brazilian players are very good at Techniques too. I demand an explaination from SI about this disgusting racial stereotypes too

Skunner

Wow.

Maybe the MLS will take advantage of all the black people in New York because they have to run fast to get away from the cops all the time.

isuckatfm

It isn't actually Kenyans in general but is in fact a specific region of Kenya whose people are known as Kalenjin. It is a mountainous region and it is considered by some scientists (a controversial theory) that the evolution of these people in covering large distances at high altitudes has contributed to them having a more efficient biological system suited to long distance running.

Like I said this is a controversial theory which some scientists rebuke mainly as it is based on generalised analysis rather than having a proven link to specific genes that the Kalenjin carry. It's part of the whole 'Nature vs Nurture' debate prevalent in modern sports science (and one which links to the whole variable PA debate of previous threads here).

In any case as others have said if the Kenyans all had high stamina then you might have an argument. Or if it was West African players (and black players of West African descent from other countries) who were all quick then you might have a point. But again it's a theory that is controversial and disputed.