tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post5305251810983974534..comments2023-11-02T16:23:43.766+00:00Comments on okeydokefootball.blogspot.com: We need to talk about Dirkā¦ODFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00854111664207501763noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-23234330044533107382008-09-18T13:54:00.000+00:002008-09-18T13:54:00.000+00:00Wouldn't disagree, we really should have strengthe...Wouldn't disagree, we really should have strengthened in that area. Fuck knows what the Keane signing was all about. Schweinsteiger would have been a far more astute signing for my money. He's a free agent next Summer too, so maybe we're biding our time on that one, i imagine he'll have plenty of offers though. Man City probably likely to be willing to pay him the highest wages. <BR/><BR/>But i think our football, or lack thereof runs far deeper than poor ol' Dirk. We lack movement, all over the pitch. Alonso or Masch don't want, or at least aren't encouraged to get involved in the oppositions half. <BR/><BR/>When Torres and Keane play, where is Gerrard going to be placed on the pitch? In CM where he goes missing for 90 minutes? or on the right, where he's been most effective in the past imo but will sulk about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-79770489830020405682008-09-17T13:06:00.000+00:002008-09-17T13:06:00.000+00:00Well I did say that he would probably have a crack...Well I did say that he would probably have a cracker against united and lo and behold he did. <BR/><BR/>On the lack of decent football front, I think dirk is one of the key reasons pool don't play decent stuff due to his meandering around into the middle. I'll stick by the opinion that he should be an energetic sub rather than one of the first names on the teamsheet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668680159176712374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-3663813871312621542008-09-17T12:50:00.000+00:002008-09-17T12:50:00.000+00:00You're post looks fairly silly now in hindsight. M...You're post looks fairly silly now in hindsight. MoTM contender on Saturday. <BR/><BR/>More than happy to have him in and around the squad, one of the few players we have with some fucking balls that's for certain. And scored vital goals in the CL last season too. <BR/><BR/>You just have to accept, as Dunphy said(wanker), Rafa puts sweat before ability, and its a fact, sadly. So even take Dirk out of the side, won't improve much, we'll have good games where we play some good stuff, and others where we play like Bolton circa Sam Allardyce. <BR/><BR/>Dirk is the least of our worries in other words. You need to take a look at the rest of the squad and ask why we aren't playing better football, Alonso, Gerrard, Masch, Torres, Riera, Aurelio, Dossena, Arbeloa, Yossi, Lucas, Skrtel, Agger, all good "footballers", yet so often are unable to maintain any kind of level, in a pure footballing sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-22856516690384014512008-09-17T11:16:00.000+00:002008-09-17T11:16:00.000+00:00New pod online by the end of the week - marko is a...New pod online by the end of the week - marko is away so I'm bringing in a supersub. <BR/><BR/>it could be a shaky process getting it online though as mark usually handles that end. Essentially he's the brains and I'm the talent, but sure I'll give it a whack. Love this ashley nonsense by the way - sipping mojitos with dennis wise while your lookalike gets the shit kicked out of him. You stay classy mike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-26542758501302989732008-09-17T10:24:00.000+00:002008-09-17T10:24:00.000+00:00Dirk Kuyt is my hero, much in the same way as John...Dirk Kuyt is my hero, much in the same way as John O'Shea is another hero of mine. How these guys remain at a top club is beyond me but these jokers manage it! <BR/>Whens the next podcast on the way, lots to talk about Ashley's new attempts to sell the club have failed quite comically!<BR/>http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_4157242,00.htmlParrotbaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064934146295859361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-2711248497920827252008-09-12T14:26:00.000+00:002008-09-12T14:26:00.000+00:00Cheers mal, yeah i think dirk really is the embodi...Cheers mal, yeah i think dirk really is the embodiment of rafa's caution. He does well against less than physical european sides but he has zero guile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543972138628758545.post-74148011774238560362008-09-12T12:20:00.000+00:002008-09-12T12:20:00.000+00:00Good post JJ. I agree that Kuyt does look shit on ...Good post JJ. I agree that Kuyt does look shit on the right in a 442. He did do well for us last year scoring around 7 goals in europe but that was on the right of a 433/4231 as you say. I like him as he's a great lad but I don't think that he's good enough for the first team. Impact sub sounds around right.Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185480711484722452noreply@blogger.com