by bigmick » Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:09 pm
Not for me Woof the Jimmy Case comparison. Case was simply a better footballer, as was Sammy Lee. From a goalscoring point of view, over the last few weeks Kuyt has scored some important ones. He doesn't obviously "keep on scoring important goals" as some would have you believe, at least he doesn't unless 3 in 29 league games or whatever it is is "keeping on" doing it.
He is though doing very well at the moment, and is playing probably at the absolute optimum of his capabilities. If he was to continue playing exactly as he is at the moment, and if he had always played exactly as he is at the moment, there wouldn't be a thread about him because he is more than worthy of his place in the team. If he always played up front as well as he did on Saturday, we probably wouldn't have bought Keane, and he probably wouldn't have had to fill in on the right of midfield. The reality though is that he hasn't always played like this. He hasn't always scored goals, or been as effective as he is right now, hence the threads and the "bashing".
As far as comparisons go, by far the most ridiculous one anyone has tried to justify so far is Berbatov. Leaving that silliness out of it for a second, I've also mseen him compared to sammy Lee, Craig Johnstone and Jimmy Case. Out of those three, he is closest to Case I would think but it' still not on the money for me.
On the right, I think I've got the perfect comparison, the mirror image. Kevin Kilbane. He wasn't the quickest, worked up and down the line, scored the occasional goal, was a good honest pro. That's about "Dirky boys" level out there I think. As a striker, it's trickier. If we leave aside his goalscoring record in the latter part of his time as a striker (because he rarely if ever scored a goal during this period) and assume his 12 in a season or whatever it was when he first came is a bit more his level, then we could possibly go with a Steve Claridge kind of player. Like Kuyt he was a respectable goalscorer, could bring people into play and worked the line well. Didn't have a lot of pace, but scored his share of goals. Some might think that one is too harsh, so as an alternative you could perhaps go for an Iain Dowie. Once again, good honest pro who worked his socks off for the team.
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bigmick on Tue Oct 21, 2008 8:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"se e in una bottigla ed e bianco, e latte".
. He isnt world class as well . There is middle ground you know where teams can have decent players who contribute to the team in a positive way without setting the world alight . Kuyt is one of those players .
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F'uck off ,you told me you liked it rough. 
He did all you can ask for . Getting ball on target and the ball ended up in back of the net . How it gets there i dont think anyone cares as long as its in the back of the net . 
