Since he arrived in the Bundesliga in 2018 and began to display his speed, more than one German journalist has flirted with the attempt to nickname the Madridista Achraf the Westphalian Rocket (the vast German region where Dortmund is located). Last December he broke the record for top speed in a Bundesliga match since there are official statistics (2013) when in a sprint he put his body at 36.49 kilometers per hour. No one in Germany had ever passed the symbolic 36km / h barrier … In Dortmund they are not used to it either. There the reference was the galloping feline of Aubameyang, previous record holder since October 2014 (35.44km / h) until Achraf put on his borussen shirt. In terms of speed in Germany, the reign is competitive and the contender sits in the same locker room. This is Haaland. The Norwegian brought the speedometer up to 36Km / h this same season, but it was in the Champions League (against PSG).
The wonderful thing about Achraf is that he does not live on a casual flash, he is a constant lightning bolt. He is the footballer of the German League who more sprints have registered this course (1.007) way ahead of the next one, another bullet like it is Alphonso Davies (839). He is also topten in more sustained equally intense races (2,140), there he is sixth. All without saving gasoline. He is among the thirty with the most kilometers (292.1) on his legs …
A footballer “out of the ordinary”
A thoroughbred with unique qualities. Víctor Salinas, expert physiotherapist (He has worked among others with Liverpool and Villarreal), he was in charge of carrying out the rehabilitation of the Moroccan winger in Murcia when the fifth metatarsal was broken. “Much in Achraf is innate, but it also has excellent biomechanics”, explains this renowned professional to AS. “His mechanics when running is very efficient, that's why it takes two years with that ability to make repeated intense efforts without muscle injuries, that is to have a very high level, something out of the ordinary ”.
Achraf is 21 years old, is there room for improvement? “The race and sprint mechanics can always be improved, there is even software for it”, says Salinas. “The important thing is that Achraf can maintain this performance for as many seasons as possible.” This is what Real Madrid expects. Because it is a typical chascarrillo of the soccer world, but in the case of the side, it is almost literally fulfilled. Achraf is on a motorcycle.