How much damage can one player do to a football team with 7ft of space? A goal? Two perhaps?
Durk Kuyt is the oft-unsung hero of LFC.. yes he works hard, which he is credited for, but it’s more the fact that he insists on scoring goals with ludicrous body parts that has the Mr Joe. Average dismissing him as a bit of a donkey (this includes me, by the way). We’ve been thrown into Champions League play-offs because of his right shin, almost conceded own goals because of the back of his head and seldom seen him executing a classy finish with his favoured right boot. I’d be willing to bet that the Dirk has scored more goals with any parts other than his feet.
This week, against a much praised Manchester Utd side – our very own Dirk Kuyt managed to squeeze out a hat-trick. The first goal was downright theft as Luis Suarez weaved and “deaved” his way through the United 6 yard box to poke the ball passed an out-stretched Van Der Sar. The ball had all but crossed the line as Dirk steamed in to finish his dinner – to be fair he couldn’t have known if there were defenders any where near by but – it was the Merriam Webster definition of poached. His next was a header on the back of Nani’s “miscalculation” and the third was stolen from under the nose of a now distraught MUFC number 1 as he spilled the fizzed effort of Suarez’ free kick.
It was, according to the pundits on MotD, the shortest hat-trick in premier league history.
Well in, Dirk. You big Dirk.
