but I get the feeling that Martin Jol is quite a fan of Dirk Kuyt.
"I said last year, when nobody knew him, that he was a '20-20' player - 20 goals and 20 assists a season," enthused Jol. "In Europe there is maybe no-one else who is a '20-20' player.
"We came very close to signing him and everybody knows him now. He is the best character you can have. He works, he can head the ball, he can score goals - not like David Ginola or even Robbie Keane - but he is so functional in his way.
"He never loses a ball and is a 100 per cent team player. He is different. He has got strength as well. He is not only a gifted forward - he's an all-rounder.
"He moves well and his fitness levels are unbelievable. He makes things look simple but that is his strength. He started off in non-league but his career then went like a rocket. He was not at Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV - he was not in a youth academy. He came from an amateur club when he was 18.
"He went to Utrecht and they sold him to Feyenoord. He could have moved on from Feyenoord but he wanted to stay because he is the most popular player ever at that club. He is an honest player.
"His mentality is so good that he wants to be better and better and works day and night to do that. So that is his strength.
"But Liverpool have got all the qualities in attack, not just Kuyt. I saw Craig Bellamy play in Holland against PSV and he was stretching everybody with his runs.
"If Peter Crouch is playing, all the crosses will come in and be dangerous. If Crouch is not playing, Bellamy will be getting into the channels, so they have got all the qualities.
"Kuyt is not unique but he works so hard that he is capable of doing everything. He can link-up, he can play high-up and he is a box player who can play on either flank. For Utrecht he played on the right side and for Holland he is playing on the left. He is such a versatile player."
Of course I could be wrong.
"I said last year, when nobody knew him, that he was a '20-20' player - 20 goals and 20 assists a season," enthused Jol. "In Europe there is maybe no-one else who is a '20-20' player.
"We came very close to signing him and everybody knows him now. He is the best character you can have. He works, he can head the ball, he can score goals - not like David Ginola or even Robbie Keane - but he is so functional in his way.
"He never loses a ball and is a 100 per cent team player. He is different. He has got strength as well. He is not only a gifted forward - he's an all-rounder.
"He moves well and his fitness levels are unbelievable. He makes things look simple but that is his strength. He started off in non-league but his career then went like a rocket. He was not at Ajax, Feyenoord or PSV - he was not in a youth academy. He came from an amateur club when he was 18.
"He went to Utrecht and they sold him to Feyenoord. He could have moved on from Feyenoord but he wanted to stay because he is the most popular player ever at that club. He is an honest player.
"His mentality is so good that he wants to be better and better and works day and night to do that. So that is his strength.
"But Liverpool have got all the qualities in attack, not just Kuyt. I saw Craig Bellamy play in Holland against PSV and he was stretching everybody with his runs.
"If Peter Crouch is playing, all the crosses will come in and be dangerous. If Crouch is not playing, Bellamy will be getting into the channels, so they have got all the qualities.
"Kuyt is not unique but he works so hard that he is capable of doing everything. He can link-up, he can play high-up and he is a box player who can play on either flank. For Utrecht he played on the right side and for Holland he is playing on the left. He is such a versatile player."
Of course I could be wrong.
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