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Dear All,

Sorry lads but this is my first post ever in a forum... Joined in about a week ago... n i bleed the reds since the first time i ever touched a football... b4 you lads bombard me with mockery... i'm not a kuyt hater... no doubt, he's a hard working player... constantly on the tip of his toes going after the ball... causing a stirr in the back 4 of the opposition team... but i think he lacks the sharpness of controlling the ball... his first touch is always a dreaded one... 2nd touch always or rather ended up in the left back's foot... i dunno bout u guys... but whenever he dribbles, i always have this fear of him not being able to get pass the defender... so i dunno... i'm not saying he should be replaced... we need someone atleast a notch better than him... a more constant player... one who could slide away from tackles and shrugs... i dunno... whut dya guys think..??

I think he lacks guile against lesser teams at times but, strangely in the big games he tends to do very well.

Love Dirk, he could of bitched and moaned when he was moved out onto the right, instead he got his head down and worked hard on improving himself in that position. he's also responsible for an awful lot of all the goals Liverpool score on the counter-attack, his breaking from the back is fantastic.

i'd be gutted if he went.

Dirk great servant - OK agreed his touch let's him down sometimes but his work rate is second to none and does infect the other players. If you watch his movement off the ball he creates a lot of space for others - I think, football wise, Dirt doesn't get the credit for this intelligence.

also his assist rate is amazing! Virtually always involved in the goal's build up.

The problem with Kuyt is that he doesn't have natural finesse, and that's why people get on his backs.

Yes, he is never going to skin a player, get to the by-line and whip a cross in, but how many important goals has he scored?! Plenty.

He is always leading the work-rate charts. Always up there for distance covered during games.

United play against the big teams with Ronaldo on one side, and a midfield of Fletcher, Carrick, with Park on the other wing. Park is our version of Kuyt.

Even if we got a world beating right winger, my bet is benitez would play a more defensive minded left winger (although Riera is quite solid defensively). He never plays two wingers. Only once did Pennant and Babel start together last season on either flank (and I think that was either in the league cup, or against lesser opposition).

The bottom line is this....

Yes, a team of Kuyts would never set the world alight, but on the other hand, a team of Lionel Messis would never win anything.

Great post Carradonna, a point i was trying to make but you put it alot better than i could of put it!!

If we were to play Man United in the European Cup Final tomorrow, Dirk Kuyt would in all honesty be the first outfield player on my teamsheet.

Nice one Cinco. Big words on the first player on the teamsheet call there though mate....

First person I'd have would be Stevie G!!!

Recon if we did playground style picks of two teams from the Liverpool squad, my team would win. :-)

ok, i maybe overstated that a little!! Torres and Gerrard would be on there obviously.

Point sill stands that in a European game when Liverpool are underdogs Kuyt has performed massively time and time again!!

Dirk's the dog's boll*cks. And we love him. I've just logged into the public forum (haven't since Dunk opened it, actually) and I'll tell you there are some FIERCE arguments over on the paid forum on whether Dirk is world class or not.

I love the guy. He's the dog's b*ll*cks and I'm not sure there are any fitter players in the PL than him. Possibly Alonso?

Anyway, just happy to be posting here. Cheers lads.

YNWA.