2. Dirk Kuyt should no longer be considered a striker/forward. He is effective at what he does on the right, and a very good player. His hard work often goes unrewarded and he is certainly under-appreciated outside of the club but he is not a striker. Yesterday, he was overtaken several times by the three midfielders behind him and Raul Meireles was undoubtedly our most threatening forward player until he went off. I’m a big fan of Dirk and I hope he sticks with us for the rest of his career but from now on, I think he should be considered primarily as a midfield-based attacking player or a support striker: i.e. somebody to do all the leg-work for the actual goal-getter.
1. Steven Gerrard is a great, great player. He’s been the heart and soul of the team, the squad and the club for the last decade. He will, without a shadow of a doubt, go down as one of our greatest ever players. Probably in the top three-five. There are two things he is not and should not be tasked with doing any more though: A) taking set-pieces. Gerrard’s free kicks (unless he is shooting) and corners are an embarrassment and responsibility for both should be taken from him. B) he is not a central midfielder. I appreciate that it’s his favourite position and that he enjoys playing there most but anybody watching yesterday can see that he flourishes much more the further forward he plays, as he is involved more where he is needed and his lapses in concentration have less impact at the opposite end of the field. Personally, I would be much happier with him on the right; his best ever seasons for the club have seen him playing from there as his starting position. However, anywhere between midfield and attack is where Gerrard’s strengths lie and that is where he should stay. The thought of an attacking quartet of Meireles, Gerrard, Suarez and Carroll have got me salivating at the prospect; it can’t come soon enough.
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Steven Not good for Set Pieces?I have never seen somebody whipping corners with such pace and accuracy..Even the stock game he whipped in superb curler which kyrigks headed on target..He always seems to find kyrigks and others with his corners or free kicks…On terms of midfield abilities he lacks some decipline because of his agrresiveness or willingness to finish of the game..I competely agree with that point>.Signig adam would have freed him up to play his usual destructive free role…
You are joking even Suso in the academy can take a corner better than Steven. He more often than not hits the first defender. He should always be station on the edge of the 18 yard box to wipe in any balls coming out of the box.
Well said Liz – exactly what I thought
You could have used one of those 5 spots to say we have learned that Lucas is without doubt a quality player and, arguably, has been Chelsea,s biggest obstacle in both games so far this season. Another outstanding performance from him yesterday and he is beginning to look like the stopper we,ve needed since mascherano left
I for one didn’t need to learn that Lucas is a quality player. I (and some of the writers on here) always defend him. Notice the Lucas baiters have disappeared now he is getting a mention in the press!
Have to disagree with ya about Kuyt He’s not good enough to get in any of the top teams so shouldn’t be in Liverpool’s either imo
Im sorry patrick..but kuyt is a quality player…
i like kuyt as much as i like gerrard or carragher… and you dont need to look at anything else apart from the fact that he was a constant figure in a team who appeared in the finals of the last world cup..and i suppose a striker or midfielder with a price tag ( from the media ) of 10 million pounds have never played in all of the games of a finalist team…So that definitely means that number of people( fans ) who would look for tricks and flamboyance are pretty less compared to the hard work and passion given by players in the field.. and kuyt is definitely one player who most of the fans would want in their squad, just because of his hardworking, workrate and most importantly unselfishness…
True, true, true Sreejith – his stats this season are goals 4, assists 5. Oh, the same as Gerrard
stevie g is a great passer of de ball a lot of de time ,top player. i wasn a fan of lucas since he came, but this season and de latter end of last season he has being v good ,kuyt is top player effort is unbelivable every game he does a great job for the team,hes even better since k k came back.
At least you’re are man enough to admit it about Lucas. Also agree with you on Kuyt – he runs the opposition into the ground.
All they care about is skills some players like Coentro, Hazard show. Name one player who have succedded in displaying skills against Premier League teams consistently. None. Its all about hard work and it was because of that factor which Torres was lacking, he was allowed to leave the club. Kuyt is KWALITY.
There aren’t enough arguments in this article. It’s just things that have run trough every Liverpool fan head sometimes , but they never stayed .
I am very suprise to hear liverpool fan, kicking against our hard-working dirk kuyt. In the whole of premier league, no one is as hard-working as the likes of Dirk kuyt, Gerrard and Cara.
but wen kuyt played on wings he still works very hard and unsettles the oppo defenders, but at the same time the team sacrifices raw pace.technical abilities,crosses,trickery lightning counter attacks ect which other teams like manchester ,tot and arsenal achieve throug their wingers which makes them stand above us in the league..His hardwork is great and i admire but u must look other aspects in the game which makes other teams finish above us..he should be used as a backup for suarez when he gets injured..