Premier League Roundup: What We Have & Haven’t Learnt (Part 2)

On Monday we released Part 1 of Tom Westgate’s brand new series. Today, we unleash the concluding part….

No. 3: Goals Don’t Have to be Good

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you Dirk Kuyt, goal poacher extraordinaire! Dirk’s goals against United this weekend were not exactly spectacular, but have provided us with great entertainment and excitement by turning this year’s Premier League on its head.

The Dutchman’s hat-trick must surely hold the record for the shortest combined goals distance ever. A distance of 7 yards. 7 yards that may define this season. Kuyt has proved that in big games like this, or in any game for that matter, it really does not matter how you score them.

The striker has also shown us that a hat-trick doesn’t necessarily guarantee you the match ball. Although he failed to get on the score sheet, Luis Suarez had a fantastic game for Liverpool. At the solemn age of 23 he appears to be fitting into the squad quickly and has shown glimpses of pure excellence. His supreme guile and trickery set up Kuyts first goal, which he followed with brilliant positional awareness, impressive vision and a work rate Tevez would be proud of.

I am sure we all look forward to seeing him develop in the years to come. He definitely has the potential to light up the Premier League and prove it is still the best in the world.

And…What we haven’t learnt

No. 4: Who is the Bigger Baby, Ferguson or Wenger?

This is a question I believe nobody can answer. As tantrum after tantrum ensues I cannot for the life of me decide who is the bigger child. This week is no different.

It appears that karma cuts no ice with SAF these days, ridiculing referee Mark Clattenburg on MUTV after United’s loss to Chelsea. He claimed that David Luiz should not have remained on the pitch after his tackle on Rooney. I put it to him that Rooney should not have been on the pitch at all after his vicious elbowing of Wigan midfielder James McCarthy. So let’s just agree that if neither were on the pitch, then neither would have scored their goal and Chelsea would have won 1-0.

OK, yes it was a soft penalty. But let us not forget that penalty United won against Middlesbrough in the 2006 season when Cristiano Ronaldo was scythed down by a gust of wind and a blade of grass to win n penalty, taking United six points clear of Chelsea. I think I’ve made my point. In football, what goes around comes around.

After getting in some serious stick for his comments last week, Fergie has now refused to give interviews even to his teams own TV channel. Grow up mate.

As for Wenger its same old, same old really. Bemoaning other teams for their defensive tactics and linesmen for iffy decisions. It won’t be long until one goes Arsenal’s way so just pipe down and get on with the game. Seriously, will these two ever learn?

(Image courtesy of n.macca)

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