CarlosDanger
Starting XI
Lean;2315380 said:They are at most squad players, in my humble opinion. Zenden makes a solid contribution one out of ten times he plays, Pennant is too irregular, Nunez was a fiasco, Aurelio as a player has been average at best, Gonzalez is also very irregular.
But i wont argue, there's no true meaning for the word "good" (or any adjective for that matter) when it comes to personal opinions. What you think is good, i dont, and vice-versa.
For Kuyt, he's yet to reach his best days in the red shirt. Also very hot and cold, but he bags a few and he's a important player nonetheless.
I agree with you that they are not consistent and I have seen both solid and not so solid performances out of them.
I think that I get what you are saying, and having them play irregularly doesn't help overall but they have made some good contributions.
I haven't seen enough of their matches this season to properly judge, but I have noticed Pennant playing well of late, and Gonzalez contributed earlier in the season. That is sort of what you want from squad players. They have good runs and bad runs, so the manager has to know when to play them and when not, and I think Rafa hasn't done a bad job at that (again, from what I seen, which is admittedly less than I'd like ) I mean, if they were consistently playing at their best, they would be forcing themselves into the first team (well, Pennant has the talent at least, and Aurelio is also good at times. Zenden I haven't seen enough of lately to make a judgment)
The thing about Kuyt is, even when he's not bagging goals, he works very hard and is always trying his best. I haven't seen him take a minute off in any match. His concentration is very good. He is getting to know his teammates and if they continue to maintain some squad consistency, I think Kuyt could develop into a Kop legend, he's that good and hard-working.
Anyway, as you said, opinion is opinion, that's why we have these discussions. But it's nice to exchange opinions in an intelligent manner, without foolish insults and such. (which of course I have done in the past, but not here )