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Friday, December 29, 2006

Jol expects to see Kuyt flying soon

Tottenham boss Martin Jol expects Liverpool fans to see the best of Dirk Kuyt in 2007 now his compatriot is settling into the Premiership.

Kuyt, 26, arrived at Anfield in the summer from Feyenoord - a year after he was linked with a move to Spurs - but has only six goals to his name so far this season.
Jol believes Holland striker Kuyt, like all foreign layers, take a few months to settle before fully adjusting to English football.
It is a situation Jol found himself in with Dimitar Berbatov, the Bulgaria striker who suffered a slow start to his career with Spurs but has now hit double figures.
Berbatov's partnership with Jermain Defoe has helped Spurs reach seventh in the table and they could go level on points with sixth-placed Liverpool with a win against Kuyt's side on Saturday at White Hart Lane.
"When I think of Liverpool, I think of Dirk Kuyt as well," said Dutchman Jol.
"They have the same as we have with all these options up front, Dirk is probably like Berbatov.
"Berbatov has shown everyone he is a good buy but Dirk Kuyt has shown that too, and it is not easy when you come over to England."
He added: "I think Berbatov did fine, as a foreign player it's always a difficult job and the same applied for Dirk Kuyt."
Jol has previously described Kuyt as a player who could score 20 goals and set up another 20 with assists, although he believes that target has to be revised this season.
"I said Kuyt is a 20-20 player. I still feel that but it won't be easy because we've had half of the season and he might be a 10-10 player - but you will see that he is so honest," added Jol.
"He's probably not a player who can beat four men in a row but he is so good, so versatile and in Holland he is one of the best players."
Jol took his side to the brink of the Champions League places last season but going one better this season will mean breaking into the traditional big four of Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.
In Spurs' favour is playing three of those four teams at home in the second half of the season, starting with the clash against Liverpool.
Rafael Benitez's side have struggled away from home and from being outside contenders for the title they are now outside the top four and will face a Spurs side who have won their last 12 matches at White Hart Lane.
Jol, however, is full of admiration for Benitez, and said of the Spaniard: "If you can lift the Champions League as a manager that must be the best feeling ever in football. And he did that.
"If you saw his record before in Valencia, there aren't a lot of managers in the world who have done better than that."
Benitez's famous rotation policy was questioned earlier this season but Jol himself believes there are inevitable changes in selection when faced with injuries.
"But that is English," said Jol. "If a player is out they talk about rotation. If I have players out injured and I play another player, they say 'he's rotating' but they don't know what the situation is."

TeamTalk.com

Sunday, December 03, 2006

Kuyt fired 3rd goal, on EPL ,agianst Wigan (0-4)



Luis Garcia picked up the ball in his own half and picked out Gerrard's run with pin-point perfection - the Reds skipper took the ball in his stride before playing Bellamy clear and the Welshman unselfishly squared the ball across the box for Kuyt to fire home.
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