Absolutely sublime footballer.
You could still be forgiven for wondering if he's a true finisher though. Is this 6 months the truth or is it just a purple patch and the first 18 months were the reality? Logic would say the latter - an amazing footballer, one of the best in the league, who scores goals through sheer brilliance but not a natural finisher.
That said, his second against QPR was interesting. All the trickery in the lead up but then, when the ball fell back to him there wasn't even the slightest hint of hesitation; no thought of taking a touch or bringing it under control. The thing was in the back of the net before anyone realized who it had fallen to; I thought that was the sign of a true goal scorer and here's hoping it continues for years to come.
His conversion rate has always left a lot to be desired.
Even with his unbelievable goal scoring record at Ajax, his conversion rate was pretty low, more or less the same, in fact, with his rate in his first season with us.
The difference was he had even more chances/shots to score goals in Holland.
So the worry was, could he replicate his form in Holland in the premier league.
He's proven so far this season that it's an emphatic yes.
He can look sublime in front of goal, yet miss the simplest of chances within minutes.
That's just him though, and he probably won't change.
But him having become one of the attacking players in the world means he's likely to keep this goal scoring pace going, if his record in Holland is anything to go by.
We're just so lucky to have got him for only 20 odd mil, and I'm still amazed and ecstatic he chose to stay at Liverpool and seems to be really enjoying life in the city.
