And our leader for assists in the League is...

[Marky]

Peter Crouch is a WORLD CLASS player, he's a massively(no pun intended) important player for us.
I just wished he'd be stronger in the air but still i'm more than happy with
the big man this season.

[Howard_lfc]

Peter Crouch is a WORLD CLASS player,

Erm......................................bollocks!

[carrsim]

considering that crouch has been somewhat out of favour this season i find the fact that he is both top scorer and top assist maker a damining inditement of the contribution of some of our other much more lauded players.

lets face it, this shouldn't be the case considering the game time and ability that some of the others have got compared to the big man

well done crouchy, you'll never be everyone's favourite but your efforts are very valuable to our club

[disco]

LOL, he's joint top on 4 assists with 2 other players

http://home.skysports.com/optastats.aspx?clid=14&hlid=OPTA_Liverpool&cpid=8

[Shaggy]

And Crouch also has the best shot percentage - 65%.

[disco]

And Crouch also has the best shot percentage - 65%.

That will be all his headers straight at the keeper

[Mattshark]

I can't believe the stick Crouch gets it is unbelievable, I notice our other top assist players, Luis Garcia (but he only plays in big cup games and can't handle the league:whatever and Steve Finnan, who is also our most accurate passer and tackler.

[disco]

I can't believe the stick Crouch gets it is unbelievable, I notice our other top assist players, Luis Garcia (but he only plays in big cup games and can't handle the league:whatever and Steve Finnan, who is also our most accurate passer and tackler.

Don't get me wrong, I rate Crouch highly, I just think this assists stat is wank.

The total goals stat is more persuasive

[Mattshark]

Don't get me wrong, I rate Crouch highly, I just think this assists stat is wank.

The total goals stat is more persuasive

I wasn't refering to you in that comment, it was aimed at El Robbie and Kopite Colin, I think those stats show how good Steve Finnan is actually. It also show Finnan is our best crosser.

[dww]

http://home.skysports.com/optastats....verpool&cpid=8

Can I just ask what a dribble %age is?
Does this mean that JAR is more than half drool?

[ElRobbie]

Will someone please close this post, I don't like the opinions being posted Go on Shaggy

Great, so we've lumped loads of long balls up to a tall player who's actually managed to get his head on a few, I still don't think we should be aspiring to play football like that, with players of his style and ability. It figures that if you play enough long balls to him at his height he's going to get on the end of a few, even someone who has very poor technique heading the ball like he does.

Maestro thinks he's a clever ****, well I challenge you all to watch the assist for Kuyt's goal in slow motion, it was hardly very purposeful or meant was it, it was a mis-hit header which luckily made it to Kuyt.

Whatever the statistics you throw up about Crouch, they are only that, statistics, I'm talking about real ability and football which is enjoyable to watch, yes ok, before any smart arse talks about his volleyed goals when he was completely unmarked only six yards out, great, at least he managed to get two on target, we all do now and again, even people who don't actually play football for a living.

[Maestro]

Can I just ask what a dribble %age is?

No. No you can't.

[dirty_sanchez]

Crouchie's bird is cracking though.

[ElRobbie]

and Steve Finnan, who is also our most accurate passer and tackler.

According to what, statistics? Anyone who goes off statistics purely is very niaive, who's to say Finnan just doesn't play a simple short pass all of the time and only make tackles where he knows he's got a better chance of winning the, doesn't necessarily mean he's the most accurate passer or tackler, maybe he just makes the best decisions and doesn't take risks. Long passess, short passes, crossfield passes? Where does that come into it? Risk factor?

[Maestro]

Maestro thinks he's a clever ****, well I challenge you all to watch the assist for Kuyt's goal in slow motion, it was hardly very purposeful or meant was it, it was a mis-hit header which luckily made it to Kuyt.

FLMAO!
Have you ever played football mate?
Crouch knew exactly where Kuyt was, and that Kuyt was in a better position than him.
The ball got to Kuyt, Kuyt scored a goal.
All the headed chances he's missed this season, and you continue to use his part in this GOAL to illustrate how poor he is?
Quality!