Kuyt - Next Season

[Shaggy]

Van Basten was a pretty handy finisher too.

Not that Kuyt's anywhere near his class, or van Nistelrooy's, but still....

[tomasjj]

So do I fella, but he aint a good finisher.

more hit and hope

[Parm]

Maybe I'm just an eternal optimist, but I get the feeling that Kuyt will really flourish next season. He's got a great football brain, and is a good finisher. Let's hope the emphasisi will be on Kuyt the striker as opposed to Kuyt the extra midfielder.

maybe, but he doesnt strike me as the most technical of players, defo a hard worker, with a bit of luck he will score a few more next season

[Charlie_B]

Really like him as a player and think he had a pretty decent first year for us and is only going to get better as he knows the system better and when (hopefully) we bring in a better calibre of player. Obviously playing more up top will help too.

[paulcooper4]

Really like him as a player and think he had a pretty decent first year for us and is only going to get better as he knows the system better and when (hopefully) we bring in a better calibre of player. Obviously playing more up top will help too.

Stick to doing the dishes love

[Charlie_B]

we have a dishwasher thanks.

i do the cooking

[Howard_lfc]

Really like him as a player and think he had a pretty decent first year for us and is only going to get better as he knows the system better and when (hopefully) we bring in a better calibre of player. Obviously playing more up top will help too.

Is the right answer.

[Red Chilli]

no Dutchmen are good finishers? I hate to be the one to point it out but horseface is Dutch and the one thing he does is stick the ball in the back of the net

Van Basten was a pretty handy finisher too.

Not that Kuyt's anywhere near his class, or van Nistelrooy's, but still....

Bergkamp wasn't a bad finisher either

[dww]

I think people are slightly unfair on Kuyt - especially later in last season when he played deeper. Early in the season he did well as a finisher higher up the pitch. He may never be a truly clinical striker but he does well at getting shots in and doind so with power.

His habit of controling the ball to put it away from his body to **** at goal is a waist at times, especially when played deeper.

His movement and awareness is very good. If we have more midfield support for the striker(s) I think we will see a lot more from him.

[Laz]

Terri Summers isn't a bad finisher. Although to be fair to your argument Loco, she's a Dutch woman not a Dutchman.

[El Jefecito]

I think people are slightly unfair on Kuyt - especially later in last season when he played deeper. Early in the season he did well as a finisher higher up the pitch. He may never be a truly clinical striker but he does well at getting shots in and doind so with power.

His habit of controling the ball to put it away from his body to **** at goal is a waist at times, especially when played deeper.

His movement and awareness is very good. If we have more midfield support for the striker(s) I think we will see a lot more from him.

Martin Jol called kuyt a 20+20 player (goals + assists). If we play him up front I believe given enough games he could get that. The few games I saw him up front he looked like the good old fashioned CF.

[dww]

Martin Jol called kuyt a 20+20 player (goals + assists). If we play him up front I believe given enough games he could get that. The few games I saw him up front he looked like the good old fashioned CF.

It seems a good assessment. I think he may find it hard to get 20 goals due as much to our rotation as anything else.

[El Jefecito]

It seems a good assessment. I think he may find it hard to get 20 goals due as much to our rotation as anything else.

Yeah, but surely Rafa played him much more than anyone else up front.

Starts

Kuyt: 27
Crouch: 19
Bellamy: 23

What about 15+15 then

[dww]

Yeah, but surely Rafa played him much more than anyone else up front.

Starts

Kuyt: 27
Crouch: 19
Bellamy: 23

What about 15+15 then

That would a very good return but I think that it is not beyond the realms of possibility. I think he will surprise some people next year.

[mersey86]

I like the optimism. I do think Kuyt will improve in the second year, and that will make him a very valuable player to us.