by maguskwt » Sun Aug 28, 2011 5:12 am
Ok... at the moment, it can be said that we have 3 first team strikers: Suarez, Andy Carroll and good ol Kuyt.
Suarez to me, there is no debate. He has to start. Not only is he skillful, fast, has vision... his workrate can match Kuyt's who is known as probably the hardest worker in the squad. Suarez' only weaknesses so far I've observed, is that he like to go down abit too easily. Even though the 2 fouls agains him in box against Bolton were both stonewall penalties, perhaps the way he went down may have prompted the ref to not give them. Well, we can't also discount the fact that the ref was as incompitent as they come. Another weakness of Suarez is maybe he is a bit too elaborate in front of goal... he needs to have a more no-nonsense lethal finish like his predecessors Owen and Judas. Aside from that he is to me a complete footballer and as complete a striker as they come.
So now the conundrum is who should partner him? In one corner is the current 'golden boy' of Britain, at 6'3" he is a marvelous physical specimen, young, strong as an ox, good in the air, possesses a lethal left foot, and is an heir apparent to the previous 'golden boy' of Britain, Mr Alan Shearer. At 35 million pounds he is also the most expensive British player ever: Andy Carroll. In the other corner is our aging dutch farmboy Dirk Kuyt. He is neither tall (though he's not short) nor the strongest. But he is also another marvelous physical specimen, who has a battery that never runs out. His energy level, stamina and workrate is second to none. And even though he's not a prolific goalscorer, he is known to pop in goal some pretty important goals. And despite his reletive lack of silky skills, Kuyt is a very intelligent football player.
After 3 league games and whatever other games you watch, which is the main striking partnership moving forward? Discuss...
