Wolves powerhouse striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is a lean machine in front of goal as he has blasted rumours he is overweight.
Recent unflattering pictures have led to claims that the 21-year-old is carrying too much timber.
At 5ft 10in and 13st 4lbs, the former Plymouth man certainly packs plenty of power and strength into his frame.
He will bid to use that as Mick McCarthy’s men attempt to outmuscle fellow play-off hopefuls Charlton tomorrow tea-time.
But the 20-goal marksman insists he is as fit as anyone and even says he is even considering risking a booking by taking his shirt off to prove it.
“Maybe people could speak to the fitness coaches and staff here who do weight and body fat on a monthly basis,” he said.
“I’m in good condition and I don’t think you can score goals and play week-in, week-out for a team of this standard at this level if you’re not fit.
“Maybe next time I score a goal I’ll have to take my top off and then people can see for themselves!
“I don’t know a defender yet who will say they’ve had an easy time against me this season, so we’ll leave it at that.
“It’s just that my natural shape is probably not the most flattering.
“Some kits make me look different, but that’s how it goes.
“I’ve got an arch in my back and my bum sticks out, a bit like Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. But it’s muscle, strength and power and that’s how it comes across.
“It’s just me, and I’m not very tall, which people might look at as well.”
With 28 goals in 62 League starts, Ebanks-Blake isn’t concerned with his size and the former Manchester United reserve points to one of his mentors at Old Trafford as the perfect example of someone using their presence to maximum effect.
“You look at some of the greatest players – Wayne Rooney might not look flattering to the eye but when you see him play you look past it,” he said.
“It’s just one of those things that I’m going to have to live with.
“I know I’m in the best condition I could be in right now and I’m playing football, so there’s not a problem with my weight.”
Ebanks-Blake admits he has a chunky build but insists he is a clean-living
professional and lives as a dedicated sportsman.
“I live right and try and do the right things and I’m happy with myself, which is all that matters,” he added.
As such, the £1.5m January signing isn’t concerned about his weight on the scales.
He’s far more bothered throwing his muscle behind remaining in goalscoring form for Wolves’ play-off push so he can help the club achieve the common goal of Premier League football next season.
“I’m just relishing it at the moment and enjoying my football,” he said.
“That’s what I come into training to work on every day, to be the best I can be, which is all I can do.”
Meanwhile, Wolves reserves defender Martin Riley has joined League Two Shrewsbury to the end of the season.
Riley, who has been at Molineux since he was 13, has been training with Town over the last month and has played in the reserves.
Town boss Paul Simpson said: “Martin’s a young centre-half who’s been with us for quite a while now training and playing in the reserves.
“I’ve seen enough to take a closer look, so we’ve signed him on non-contract forms until the end of the season.
“That gives me another few weeks to decide if he’s going to be right for this
football club, because I’ve only actually seen him in one reserve game.”
43 Comments
WHO EVER SAID HE WAS OVERWEIGHT ?? PROBABLY STUPID MICK DID !! SEB AND FREDDY UP FRONT !! KEOGH JUST BEHIND FRONT TWO !! SEB QUALITY !!
I wouldn’t care if you we’re clinically obese SEB, as long as you keep banging in the goals!
Can fans never be happy with a player?
SEB could well be the future of this club alongside the likes of Kights, Jarvis, Hennessey, Keogh etc.
SEB has scored a hatful of goals and is a true goal poacher, something we haven’t had at the club since Deano had his one great season.
I think we have a steal on our hands and I think a lot of Premiership clubs could come in with big offers for him in the summer.
Hopefully the Kightly - Everton rumours are unfounded, we will wait and see.
Quality! SEB & Keogh are gunna getch!
He’s a footballer not a Heavyweight Boxer!
If your looking for an overweight footballer,just ask our friends down the A41.
They might tell you a tale or two about Heavyweight Hartson!
Wolves fans dont take this the wrong way but… (there is always a but)
How insicure must he be to care what the fans think?
Compared to Zoltan Gera yes then he is a beached whale but compared to John Hartson then I’m afarid he needs to seek help for his anorexia!!
(this is meant as a joke before all we hate everthing albion posters start)
Am I the only one going to Charlton tomorrow?
London/Brighton/Kent Wolves,where you meeting up?
It will be nice to have a few beers & hopefully meet up with some of my old Black Country mates before the match tomorrow.
My mom always said I wasn’t fat…just big boned.
SEB, without trying to sound gay, I like the way you look.
Simon
i dont think iv ever herd anyone question his weight and im in the southbank every match !!
Mick mcCarthy’s Handy work ?
SEB keogh and EASTWOOD.. What a strikeforce.. forget ya bednars millers and phillips.
haha x
I’m not overweight,I’m under height!
He looks like Karen Carpenter compared against Hartson!
Seb Take no notice of what anyone says about your weight you only have to see how you play to know you have one fit body. We cannot all be the same build. Some of the fans need to take a good look at themselves to see what overweight and unfit means. Carry on the good work I think your doing a great job.
About the same size as steve kingdon was i think.
Mate this man is an adonis compared to the likes of Fat Jack Gallagher and Robert Taylor.
Absolute quality! On the 15th we have to be wary of Miller, Bednar and Phillips but they won’t like facing Sylvan, Keogh, Jarvis and Freddy - if he gets a run out?
Who cares if he is over-weight some of the best footballers are over-weight. As long as he keeps scoring for us let him be over-weight.
at first i did think he was a bit big actually………but he scores so who cares.
He’s a goalscorer, the only real one we have, IMO! Any shape will do as long as he keeps scoring!
Two 2mora SEB!
brummie rob wolves:
He’s fat,he’s round
He’s worth a million pound
Gallagher,Gallagher.
Not the most gifted of players,but like “Psycho” Keith Downing ALWAYS gave 100%
8.oklahoma ive never seen a fat skeleton
He’s lean,he’s mean
a goal scoring machine
Ebanks Blake,Ebanks Blake
See you at the Valley tomorrow.
The new black bully is coming to get ya !! and freddy is ready and coming to bang 10 past charlton !! COME ON WOLVES !! SEB AND FREDDY BEST FRONT TWO I HAVE SEEN FOR YEARS SINCE BULL AND KEANE !! COME ON MICK LETS GET THOSE 3 POINTS !!
It is heartwarming how everyone is working together to make SEB feel better about himself.
I am a big fat blobby bloke with a lack of confidence - would you all mind saying something nice about me to make me feel better as well? (I am afraid that I don’t score so many goals….although my pie eating is pretty special).
This guy is absolute quality although I fear that we will not keep him long - best keep Freddy in reserve as he may need to be our saviour next year - come on folks, let’s start the FE fight again!!!!
its if he gets like hartson you need to worry,at least he can move and doesnt stand still,,,,not as good as miller,bedner,phillips tho he is…DOING THE DOUBLE THE MOWBRAY WAY,,,IN STYLE OF COURSE,,,OH YES. JUST REALISED YOU LOT ARE ON TV THIS WEEKEND INT YA..YOU ALWAYS LOSE WHEN YOUR ON T.V….
Are Express and Star struggling for a story. What a pathetic load of tosh. I am sure thousands will be going out and purchasing the ES tonight for this story. Who cares if he is performing.
23.
hes better than Bednar and Miller put together and Phillips is probably in his last season.
i heard hes legs where gone against Charlton last week.
brummie rob giv us a wave
dooreens
still hope rob takes his packed lunch like on doreens with me him and pix
sumo sumo sumo sumo boing boing
come on MM read a few of these comments ! it has to be eastwood and blake up front with keogh just behind,and not just for one game !!!
Perhaps SEB would like my new fitness DVD! Boing Boing…..Getting fit the Goddy way!
I dont care if he was fat. As long as he keep working his socks off and scores goals for fun I couldnt care less.
Were revved up now.Put the gold and black limo in cruise, its play off glory
ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!
If Collins gives a penalty away we’ll have to settle for 3 - 1……
7 kent,you proberly are the only one going,oh and the one thats giving you a lift of course boing boing kents guin to a match
BigWolf…You are obviously an anti MM and one of the few idiots that are a ‘Freddie fans’.
Let MM pick the team that he thinks will get us promoted or at least to the play offs.
Keogh is doing a great job with SEB so why rock the boat and bring in your idol. He’s come off the bench more times than I can remember and FAILED TO SCORE.
Get a life mate and get behind whatever team MM puts out.
I too sit in the South Bank LL84 amongst the choir and never heard any fat jibes or comments against him. Where is this coming from? North Bank possibly, Steve Bull…certainly not the Billy Quiet. Has the E&S stirred something up again or has someone fed him some porkies (not literally)
Couldn’t care less what the bloke looks like,he’s a natural goalscorer.If we get Kights back,I certainly feel we could make the playoffs this year!
Can only echo the other comments. The goals I’ve seen him score on TV make me think if I was his manager I’d be saying ‘go on Sylvain, have another pie.’ I remember a certain Mickey Quinn, the opposition fans would sing ‘you fat *******’ every time he’d just deposited the ball in their net. 36 Dudzie. I think this has come from a quiet news day.
No one has even mentioned SEB being overweight!! Have they??
SEB and Eastwood upfront today with keogh backing them up from midfield, may as well give it ago!
If Eastwood could be teamed regularly with EB, that would be a great pairing. Eastwoods ability to place the ball where he wants would suit EB with his more ruthless close-quarter style of play, being supplied with quality balls.
Incredible. We have someone who is actually scoring regularly and some fans have to find something to have a go at him. Obviously sad gits.
34. its wolves that are playing Charlton there will be plenty of support.
don’t mind if your like big daddy seb as long as those goals keep going in, well done son!