My mind is changed, how about yours....

[Shaggy]

Yeah. I only ever like players that get stuck in regardless or give 80 trillion percent. Never really phased by strikers, they come and go. Players like Dirky and Mascher are once every decade.

Hmmm. I know where you’re coming from but strikers like Torres in no way ‘come and go’. I also think Torres works every bit as hard as Kuyt.

Oh yeah and Kuyt is a striker.

[Shaggy]

I think this is a myth, too – that Kuyt and Mascherano are clearly our hardest working players. They are not. Alonso works his ****ing bollocks and indeed covers more ground every game than Kuyt. It’s just that Xabi, as a Rolls Royce sort of footballer, is seen to be cruising around in possession of the football looking for an option to ping the ball to – whereas you never see Dirk or Masher doing that. You see them scurrying around getting in people’s faces so it creates this illusion. I’m obviously not denying they put in massive amounts of effort, but they are by no means the only ones.

As I’ve said, Torres works his bollocks off, Xabi does, Carra, Keane and others.

[Reece]

Ay you guys wouldve been a better caption then?

No

[Red_hot]

I think this is a myth, too – that Kuyt and Mascherano are clearly our hardest working players. They are not. Alonso works his ****ing bollocks and indeed covers more ground every game than Kuyt. It’s just that Xabi, as a Rolls Royce sort of footballer, is seen to be cruising around in possession of the football looking for an option to ping the ball to – whereas you never see Dirk or Masher doing that. You see them scurrying around getting in people’s faces so it creates this illusion. I’m obviously not denying they put in massive amounts of effort, but they are by no means the only ones.

As I’ve said, Torres works his bollocks off, Xabi does, Carra, Keane and others.

Haha you just wont give Dirk any credit will you?

[JohnDoe]

Alonso runs more than Mascherano in every game. Mascherano is just a little more "bursty" and wins his tackles in a more impressive manner than Alonso who wins just as many balls without his arse touching the grass.

[Shaggy]

Haha you just wont give Dirk any credit will you?

Are you having a laugh? I give him credit in the post you quoted!

I’m just pointing out that he’s not the only one. Far from it.

[Shaggy]

Alonso runs more than Mascherano in every game. Mascherano is just a little more "bursty" and wins his tackles in a more impressive manner than Alonso who wins just as many balls without his arse touching the grass.

YOU JUST WON'T GIVE HIM ANY CWEDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnDoe]

YOU JUST WON'T GIVE HIM ANY CWEDIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who? Mascherano?

He's ****ing awesome, just saying they're different styles of players. Or you're being tongue in cheek, most likely.

[Red_hot]

Are you having a laugh? I give him credit in the post you quoted!

I’m just pointing out that he’s not the only one. Far from it.

Always with a negative though and consistently he is our hardest working player!

[Shaggy]

Who? Mascherano?

He's ****ing awesome, just saying they're different styles of players.

See above.

Always with a negative though and consistently he is our hardest working player!

What negative? Point it out?

And he isn't - Alonso is consistently our hardest working player. Fact.

[JohnDoe]

See above.

Yeah, just noticed it and edited my post.

I'm a bit slow today.

[MrMichael]

Chuck Norris wears Dirk Kuyt pyjamas.

[The Glove]

Alonso doesnt snap cunts in half like Mascher does - FACT, and he doesnt chase people down regardless how far they have to run to do it either. Therefore, he doesnt score as highly in the 'Midfield Glove-o-meter'.

Granted, Mascher doesnt pass the ball around like Alonso can. Each have thier merits but I prefer people who get stuck in over your fancy dan passy wassy nimby pimby kind of footballer.


Strikers do come and go. There are a fair few strikers out there that if Torres did go, they wouldnt be that bad a replacement (not that we'd get them but you take the point, people like Drogba etc are just as good). As for Dirky being a striker, yes, yes he is but he falls under the 80 trillion percent every game catergory which over rides the come and go-ness of strikers.

[The Glove]

Chuck Norris wears Dirk Kuyt pyjamas.

Dirk Kuyts face stopped Chuck Norris's Clock.

[Shaggy]

Alonso doesnt snap cunts in half like Mascher does - FACT, and he doesnt chase people down regardless how far they have to run to do it either. Therefore, he doesnt score as highly in the 'Midfield Glove-o-meter'.

Fair point.