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Although Dirk Kuyt has never been one of my favourite players, not having the type of touch , control and passing ability of many of the Liverpool greats, (although he has shown a better touch and passing at this World Cup) I have to admire his honesty and the statement he has just released on probably the biggest game he will ever play in.

It would have been easy for him to keep quiet, after his performances at the World Cup and see which clubs expressed an interest in offering him Champions League football, and an increase in wages, in one of the warmer cosmopolitan cities in Europe.

To declare he wants to stay, if the Manager so wishes, is a sign of somebody with pride and of putting the club before any short term gains.

Although I will be supporting Spain on Sunday, I offer Dirk all the success he deserves, both now and in the future.

Hopefully Gerrard and Torres will now follow suit and we can look forward with optimism.

Dirk, your Father (RIP) would be extremely proud of you, both as a fotballer and as a Man of his word.

this is a great topic/post mate

although watching kuyt can sometimes be quite frustrating, i agree with you.

you have to give credit where it is due.

he may not be the most talented footballer in the world but, his personality, mentality, work rate and approach to the game is second to none. surely this must have a positivie effect on his team mates on and off the pitch.

The thing with Dirk is he is clearly a great lad - but for me he shouldn't be in a Liverpool starting 11, not on the wing anyway - just because he is a nice bloke on its own doesn't cut it - at best he should be on the bench...

A saving grace maybe Roy and his new outlook on the team and where he may deploy DK - it is plain to see he is not a winger, as a last chance move, why not put him up with Torres just to see how that goes for 5-10 games?

I like that about him too... but at the same time, we lack pace and penetration down the right side because he is slow, can't beat a man and continually checks inside before delivering an easy 5 yard pass...

too many footballers these days get above there station and think there something special, its nice that kuyt has come out and stated his intensions ,some players are grounded they no there routes as gerrard used to but i think the last 18 months gerrard thinks hes better than lfc and belongs on the bench at madrid if he is waying up his situation then for me its time to go we can sign another gerrard he cant sign for another liverpool.

Agreed - and with what Dunk continually says - stick around 'cos you love Liverpool, or feck off - that includes Torres and Gerrard. I would love them both to stay but only if their hearts are really still in our shirt...

there are some things i like about kuyt and some things i dont. in my team he would be a squad player not an automatic first team regular. he would be a player i would use as cover for striker/centre forward/winger. deffo play him in derby games tho

Kuyt has his limitations but I like the lad and he is a good player for liverpool taking his all round contribution into account. But one thing about him is that he is a big game player don't bet against him scoring in the world cup final.

dirk one of those players (weve had loads down the years who does his job no frills )but gets stick usually undeserved . who when hes gone we will miss . for every torres . you need players who plod on but always put a full shift in . leats face it he is a regular in what could be a world champion team .

I was going to post the same thing ! It is somewhat refreshing to say the least although it should not be but Kuyt is a great guy I remember when his Dad died he had no fussing, no going to Holland for months to sort himself out , I hope Kuyt plays well next season for us people go on about the attitude of players now and how cocky acadamy players are he is everthing a player should be he is not the best in the world however never bottles big games scored some massive Champs league goals for us works at 120 % never injured or plays injured and never complains plays out of position never moans , I also think if he could get a rest he would be better as he always plays Nando says he has never had a break ? Kuty has not either and has not missed huge parts of the last 2 seasons , Im not knocking Torres he had that stupid International thing last summer I just hope Torres is being the pro he is and not discussing his future because of Spain and not to want to leave after it , My feeling is he will commit as soon as it's over as he is pretty good like that and if Benitez has been the way he is being portrayed he will stay and not leave because Benitez has gone.