Comments on: What Does Peter Crouch Have to Do? http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ricci http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73378 ricci Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:38:31 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73378 Crouchy doesn't have much pace, but Dirk Kuyt has even less pace. Playing Crouch and Kuyt together is just strange, they need to be paired with Voronin or Torres who weren't available today. Sissoko needed to come off for Lucas. The last few times I've seen Sissoko play I've been really shocked. I used to think he was great, but he just stifles the team. Liverpool needed that little bit of creativity to break down Blackburn and Lucas could have provided that no problem. Crouchy doesn’t have much pace, but Dirk Kuyt has even less pace. Playing Crouch and Kuyt together is just strange, they need to be paired with Voronin or Torres who weren’t available today. Sissoko needed to come off for Lucas. The last few times I’ve seen Sissoko play I’ve been really shocked. I used to think he was great, but he just stifles the team. Liverpool needed that little bit of creativity to break down Blackburn and Lucas could have provided that no problem.

]]> By: Michael http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73365 Michael Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:55:24 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73365 When Crouch is in, Liverpool just seem to score. It's as though Croush has some intangible quality about him. Perhaps because he's Peter Crouch everyone underrates him. He doesn't look like he should be able to do the things he does, but in my opinion he is a very solid striker. I would absolutely choose him over the struggling Kuyt. When Crouch is in, Liverpool just seem to score. It’s as though Croush has some intangible quality about him. Perhaps because he’s Peter Crouch everyone underrates him. He doesn’t look like he should be able to do the things he does, but in my opinion he is a very solid striker.

I would absolutely choose him over the struggling Kuyt.

]]> By: Daryl http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73361 Daryl Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73361 Semi-agree with you finnegan. He's definitely not as good in the air as he should be, and he absolutely lacks pace (he had that one chance to go past Samba today near the end but couldn't get out of first gear) but I'd argue that he has really good technique. Not just a "good touch for a big man" but genuinely good technique. Semi-agree with you finnegan. He’s definitely not as good in the air as he should be, and he absolutely lacks pace (he had that one chance to go past Samba today near the end but couldn’t get out of first gear) but I’d argue that he has really good technique. Not just a “good touch for a big man” but genuinely good technique.

]]> By: finnegan http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73357 finnegan Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:21:25 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/leagues/england/english-premiership/what-does-peter-crouch-have-to-do.html#comment-73357 the reason rafa doesn't take him seriously is because he's peter crouch. while he may be deceptively agile for his size, he does not have the pace or skill on the ball to really pose a constant threat up front, aside from set pieces. arguably, even on set pieces he is not strong in the air - the ball is served in with pace and it just hits him in the face or he flicks it on. I've yet to see him jump up and attack the ball, sending it powerfully in another direction. the reason rafa doesn’t take him seriously is because he’s peter crouch. while he may be deceptively agile for his size, he does not have the pace or skill on the ball to really pose a constant threat up front, aside from set pieces. arguably, even on set pieces he is not strong in the air – the ball is served in with pace and it just hits him in the face or he flicks it on. I’ve yet to see him jump up and attack the ball, sending it powerfully in another direction.

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