I did go to the match, absolutely loved it, got pissed in the Albert and town afterwards BUT didn't think Kuyt or Dossena were particularly great. Riera too went out of the game as it went on after a bright start.
I don't work on the basis, "we won so everyone was great or we lost so everyone was shit".
I repeat, Kuyt worked hard, kept possession reasonably well but when he got the chance to produce a quality telling final ball or cross it did not come.
He did get involved in the first goal by occupying their defender with a decent near post run that allowed Torres to run in behind but I'm sorry he was not great.
Dossena too was very nervy early doors. Keane had his best game without ever being a goal threat and Skrtel too was superb.
Alonso/Gerrard/Carra excellent also. Nando was a menace and won us the game.
The same problems remain in the team though, if it's not Gerrard or Torres scoring then who is it.
Chelsea broke the deadlock at Stoke with their right back, Deco did it at Wigan, Joe Cole v Pompey etc.
We draw 0-0 regularly because nobody else (Kuyt included as he is a regular starter inn the front 4) ever makes the difference.
I never like singling out individuals players - because it's the team and only the team that matters. Whether the team work hard and provide a base for an individual to shine to whether they work hard and grind a result out.
But. For those saying that Kuyt didn't offer anything up front - for the first goal as you fairly admit - it was due to his run that Lescott was pulled out of position giving Torres an easier chance than if he'd been marshalled. He also contributed to the second goal by getting into the box - and the tackle that resulted led to Torres having another chance. He also banged a goal in (That was rightly ruled out because the ball had gone out of play) and Dossena provided a cracking cross for Torres to finish (Which was ridiculously disallowed)
I just can't get my head around anyone not being happy that our TEAM played as a TEAM for 90 minutes as all the individuals in that team all contributed equally. For you not to give any credit to one of those members despite being potentially directly involved in 3 goals and for 1 that laid on another one.
Well. I really have no idea what to say about that. There is objectivity - but after we've mullered Everton - strolling past them for the first time in as long as I remember going to the match - well. What can you say? We dismantled them, dominated them and strolled past them. The team is unbeaten. Without the ref last week stealing 3 points we'd be top of the league and looking pretty good - and still you're not happy.
I suspect you probably never will be if yesterday didn't make you so.
We've tonked Manchester United and we've tonked Everton away and we've played both off the park.
Well. I'm pretty happy.
