Kuyt's form

[memzey]

Funny how people can see the same incident in different ways. That's part of the beauty of the game I suppose .

IMHO Gerrard should have done better. The cross wasn't hit that hard and all he had to do was direct it on target. An on form Stevie would have tucked that one away all day long.

[Harv]

Funny how people can see the same incident in different ways. That's part of the beauty of the game I suppose .

IMHO Gerrard should have done better. The cross wasn't hit that hard and all he had to do was direct it on target. An on form Stevie would have tucked that one away all day long.

Mate its bloody hard to try and direct anything stretching for a ball like that, especially at that pace

Stevie did well to make contact

[memzey]

Not easy, but he's done it before. And Ian Rush made a living out of it! He should have done better and his reaction after missing it tells you he realises that too.

[Scratch]

Mate its bloody hard to try and direct anything stretching for a ball like that, especially at that pace

Stevie did well to make contact

But having made contact, and full contact at that, he should have got it on target.

You could tell by his reaction, he knew he should have bagged that one.

[The Glove]

If the roles had been reversed yesterday, and Gerrard had put the ball in only for Kuyt to miss it, how many would be blaming Gerrard for overhitting the pass, and how many would be blaming Kuyt for missing an open goal??

[Harv]

If the roles had been reversed yesterday, and Gerrard had put the ball in only for Kuyt to miss it, how many would be blaming Gerrard for overhitting the pass, and how many would be blaming Kuyt for missing an open goal??

I dont play favourites....but i can see what you're saying

[rudedog]

Mate its bloody hard to try and direct anything stretching for a ball like that, especially at that pace

Stevie did well to make contact

http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1887336/

The Kuyt cross is at 6:20 in to the clip.

Watch the clip again - In the seconds before Kuyt plays the ball, it looks like Stevie is being marked - this is the snapshot Kuyt will have in his head as he looks back at the ball to put the cross in. Just before Kuyt plays the ball, the guy that should be marking Stevie is ball watching, doesn't pick up Gerrards run which leaves him in much more space than he should be in (Gerrard then slows slightly in light of this).

I'm sure Kuyt whips the ball in like that because he believed Stevie would be marked and running at full tilt - those whipped in crosses are a nightmare for defenders and quite often lead to own goals.

Having analysed it some more, I believe that Kuyt played a decent ball under the circumstances, had the defender done his job, Stevie wouldn't have slowed and the ball would have been almost perfect.

[bertie]

Kuyt is pants. I'm sick & f**king tired of hearing about all this "good work he does that nobody sees". I'm baffled to even imagine any "good work" that can't be seen. He's atrocious. A gimp. I simply refuse to believe any other team in the top 6 would have him anywhere near their satrting XI.

Thought he had a good game myself.

Sometimes people look for **** that aint there. pisses me off tbh.

Are you on crack? What was good about it... his (lack of a) touch? (not having any) control? (no) ability to simply find a teammate with a pass?

love how you fail to mention his cross for Gerrard that nearly led to us taking the lead, also his shot that was goal bound only for Almunia to save it
what about that?

Cross? It was a shot! Usain Bolt wouldn't have gotten on the end of that one

I thought he did pretty well yesterday, and overall has been one of our better and most consistent players this season. Besides, at the moment, would people rather we were playing Pennant there? Or Babel, who has been utterly dire all season? I know I wouldn't.

I'd have Babel as he has the one thing Dirk Kuyt doesn't: Ability. He also has pace & I've said this a '000 times b4 but if we are simply looking for a workhorse to straddle the RHS then buy kevin Davies & pocket the £9m we paid for that Dutch (****)

I love Rafa. I absolutely hate the negative crap on these forums but enough is enough on this guy. Get rid. ASAP.

BTW.. Insua is class.

[Woobus]

Kuyt is pants. I'm sick & f**king tired of hearing about all this "good work he does that nobody sees". I'm baffled to even imagine any "good work" that can't be seen. He's atrocious. A gimp. I simply refuse to believe any other team in the top 6 would have him anywhere near their satrting XI.

You seem like a very charming person

[bertie]

You seem like a very charming person

Why thank you:bird: I just care bud. Thats all

[rage]

kuyt had a better game yesterday than he did at hull. but that cross should have been better.

he should never be played as a striker ever again, we'd be better off putting hypia upfront than kuyt. keep him on the right and he'll be steady eddy.

[rudedog]

Kuyt is pants. I'm sick & f**king tired of hearing about all this "good work he does that nobody sees". I'm baffled to even imagine any "good work" that can't be seen. He's atrocious. A gimp. I simply refuse to believe any other team in the top 6 would have him anywhere near their satrting XI.



Are you on crack? What was good about it... his (lack of a) touch? (not having any) control? (no) ability to simply find a teammate with a pass?




Cross? It was a shot! Usain Bolt wouldn't have gotten on the end of that one



I'd have Babel as he has the one thing Dirk Kuyt doesn't: Ability. He also has pace & I've said this a '000 times b4 but if we are simply looking for a workhorse to straddle the RHS then buy kevin Davies & pocket the £9m we paid for that Dutch (****)

I love Rafa. I absolutely hate the negative crap on these forums but enough is enough on this guy. Get rid. ASAP.

BTW.. Insua is class.

I don't think anyone goes on about "all the good work he does that nobody sees" as you have put.

The hard work he does is evident for anyone who has eyes - the biggest criticism of him in the past is that he lacked the skill to back up his hard work.

Its fine for you to have your opinions but to call him a gimp is OTT and makes you look like a bit of a muppet.

[bertie]

[QUOTE=rudedog;1236566]Its fine for you to have your opinions but to call him a gimp is OTT and makes you look like a bit of a muppet.[/QUOTE]


put it up for a poll. lets see who's the muppet.

[Reece]

No bertie, as rudedog says resorting to calling our players names is OTT, and is something we don't like on here. It's all well and good having an opinion on a player, but why the need to slag him off personally, especially when he does (whether it makes him good enough for us or not) sweat blood and guts for us. Please cut it out.

[bertie]

No bertie, as rudedog says resorting to calling our players names is OTT, and is something we don't like on here. It's all well and good having an opinion on a player, but why the need to slag him off personally, especially when he does (whether it makes him good enough for us or not) sweat blood and guts for us. Please cut it out.

Fair enough. Just still wound up after yesterday. Rudedog, I apologise