If we can defend well now and use some of the pace and ability we have going forward we can cause problems".
As with Wade, the New Zealander is no giant but possesses the pace and ability to make defenders look silly in alternative ways.
Vertonghen praised Soldado's pace and ability to win the ball back but was particularly impressed by the strength of the other three.
Who knows what difference Wood might have made in Sharjah, but his extra pace and ability to move the ball late, with both conventional and late swing, adds an extra dimension to England's pace attack.
Even before you factor in Daly's pace and ability to get outside midfield opponents his howitzer of a left boot would be a more-than-useful weapon at Test match level.
Just as their way of life is regularly extolled for its humane pace and ability to consume in moderation (mistresses apart), perhaps the French are a little more rounded when it comes to partying, too.
There was reason for optimism after the first two rounds of the WEC at Silverstone and Spa that was to be exceeded as their pace and ability to go one lap further on a tank of fuel than Porsche proved to be enough.
"He's got bags of pace and ability and is a player of real potential," added Smith.
We have to absorb pressure but we have the pace and ability to give teams problems on the counter.
Not only is he a very popular young man within the squad, he showed against Ecuador that he has the pace and ability to trouble international sides.
