#I will scream forever about Ash's strengths she the whole ass package

[harristops]

sorry for contributing so late but I am just catching up with your posts 😅

as for the strength argument, the way your anon described ash as a tank I think is very accurate. i’ve seen her very up close in person multiple times and her upper body is very obviously solid. i’ve been blessed and have had her arm across my shoulders and i was genuinely surprised by the muscle that i made mental note about it 🥴😭 her legs don’t compare to the field players but she can jump and lunge very high/far and that takes serious strength. she’s a hell of an athlete. one of few athletes who’s mental beats their physical. she’s on another level for sure.

Yeah one of my friends saw her play during her short hair era and got to give her a hug and she basically described the experience as genuinely shocking at how "rock solid" her muscles were (the shoulders especially apparently). I remember we used to joke about how skinny she was but in reality my friend was like 'holy fuck, she feels like stone' when she got up close and hugged her. She's also taller than she looks apparently but her voice is so soft it's almost deceiving lol.

But you're right, people will argue about field players being stronger but their muscles are built and conditioned for running, sharp turns, agility, and speed. GKs are literally built to be brick walls/tanks. You have to deflect the ball with everything you have, make non-momentum based jumps and dives (aka no running starts to build speed), driving power from your legs and hips, and then of course ensuring the core strength is on point for balance and stretching/reach. Like have you seen Ash's full vertical? On good days she can jump as high as Abby Erceg can to clear or punch a ball, and she's several inches smaller. When she was younger like in the 2013-2016 era she could jump even higher. I am pretty sure at one point she had the highest vertical in the league at one point. She had better knees and hips then but given her current age and the miles she's got on her body, she's solid.

Ash could not run the pitch bc her body is physically built for jumping, punching, diving, blocking, and basically being impenetrable. People who aren't GKs don't get the strength it takes to build your reflexes and make those big stops. Also not to mention that mental game, the flexibility, the intimidation factor. The only GKs in the league who scare me are Ash and Alyssa. I'd just throw my ball away if I ever had to try scoring on them fr, man.

AK is strong as hell too, don't get me wrong, but Ash is way stronger than we give her credit for because we can't see her muscles bc she doesn't wear the same form fitting shirts or clothes AK does. I'd bet you'd see the difference if they wore the same clothes in just how solid and strong Ash actually is.

If I need someone to fight for me, I pick Ash all day any day. If she can't glare someone into submission, she could probably throw them into the next millennium if needed.

#asks #I will scream forever about Ash's strengths she the whole ass package