devaney wrote:Kerry mate I know I have thrown a few ugly insults in your direction recently for which I make no apologies. You are one long endless list of negativity and frankly it is depressing. Kuyt was our top scorer last season and you castigate him. It is not Dirk that isn't good enough it is what he has had around him. When Torres was scoring for fun Dirk was heavily involved in a lot of the goals.
Its an Andy Carroll thread so its hardly gonna have much positivity in it. Look at the opening page (before he even kicked a ball) and there has been nothing since.
Regarding Kuyt.. his main attribute was his workrate and tireless running.. but even that has largely gone now. Kuyt is not a right midfielder.. he was moved out there as he wasnt doing it upfront, but he was deemed useful to the team due to the workrate/running i mentioned. I dont recall any passes that cut open a defence, i dont recall any dribbles past a player, Dirk doesnt have these qualities that a player in right midfield should have. Hes a guy that works his backside off, keeps it simple (tho his touch often lets him down, as it did last night prior to Agueros shot) so i would never criticise his effort or his commitment. No one has looked at the right midfield position over the last five years and thought...'well thats that sorted'. The last time that area of the field was good was when Gerrard played out there. I actually liked Dirk best at the tail end of last season when he played more centrally.. just off Suarez and Maxi. There was a great understanding there.
and he is a walking timebomb. Newcastle took a big risk on him
