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He's a decent striker, given the chances. He can't beat a defence on his own, but he can clearly stick the ball in the net if the opportunity is there.
I'm glad he got a chance to prove this properly before Carroll takes over. He's shown lately that he can lead the line for us when we need him to, and good on him.
Deserves his moment of glory.
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I'm sorry - "deserves his moment of glory"?
He's not Neil fucking Mellor you know.
Quite why we have to defend Dirk Kuyt on these boards astounds me.
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Quite why people don't accept that people value him but don't value him like a Gerrard or a Reina or a Carra astounds me too ...
He had a great game today. End of.
Do you want him as our full time RW on the 4-4-2 (as I doubt we won't be starting the 50 million pair when both healthy)?
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I love how your Kuyt tone oscillates wildly from "not in form" to "not good enough long term" to "good squad player" to "not a right winger in a 4-4-2" depending on which one of those shit claims he's most recently rubbished.
Ask yourself why Dirk starts every. single. bastarding. week.
And that's your answer as to why he'll continue to.
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The way you argue this reminds me of how Brendan used to bother you with the Hayden Mullins comment, or bother me about my 'love' of Yossi when I always said he was a bench player. Ask yourself why?
The bold part is rubbish - and I think you're well aware of it, and it follows the way Brendan 'debated' in the above two examples. I've said for a while now that Kuyt is a good striker and a very good option in the 4-2-3-1 but I've never liked him at the 4-4-2. I've also said it's hard to bench him when he's off form when our squad is so weak. I think most of the site would agree with that because that's being fair. Alas, once you're tarred with one of these 'Your dad is bigger than mine' lines, a proper debate is often time impossible (as you constantly prove with this player, who you would defend blindly no matter his form).
I think you're the only member of this forum who wants Dirk to start every game, even when he has his long streaks of poor form - which everyone seems to be aware of (bar you obviously).
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I "blindly defend him" because of what he contributes, as opposed to some inane stubborness which you seem to think I have.
He scores double figures every year.
He scores in the biggest of games, all the fucking time. In Europe, in the League, and when it matters most.
He's second in assists to Gerrard alone.
He works his absolute ugly cock off every week.
He loves the club, the fans, his teammates, and is a perfect example to younger players coming through.
What more do you want from him?
I'm more than happy to have a debate with you about his merits too. Please, fire the fuck away.
