club_Levis wrote:I am always worried when fellows feel hardworking players ala Kuyt, Momo and Crouch shouldnt be criticised.
Kuyt has been poor since Christmas but when you consider some of the jokers we've had upfront in recent years, some fans should realise how lucky we are to hjave him. The likes of Morientes, Cisse, Heskey and Baros couldn't lace the guy's boots.
He's already an improvement on all of the above, despite what the statistic laden madmen would have you think, you can see this with your eyes. Baros and Cisse would be more akin to Bellamy but the comparisons with Moro and Heskey are valid and I think Dirk has so far encapsulated the better qualities of both these players. Given he's in his first season I'd call it promising as opposed to underwhelming. w
While he might not be as strong or quick as Heskey or have as silken a touch as Moro all round he's an improvement on them as individuals. You cannot disregard the fact that he's playing as a 2nd striker (though some insist on doing so), or that its his first season at the club, or that of our attacking players 4 are new to the club this season, or that he's used to a mid season break and hasn't had one for the 1st time in his career and all this off a WC year. And yet for some reason people have already come to the conclusion that he's not good enough. I don't get it? I'm not saying he's world class or that he's already there but I'd be positive about that guy as opposed to negative.
And as for Crouch, he'll always get criticised, despite the fact that he's our top scorer this season and has scored more goals than any other English striker in the calendar year. To be honest I've found Rafa's treatment of him this season bizarre to say the least. Everytime he scores he seems to get dropped.