Thank You, Peter Crouch!

Peter Crouch! A signing by Rafa Benitez himself from Southampton. The lanky striker has proved that despite his height, he can be like other strikers as well, scoring goals week in week out. It took him a while before he starts his scoring account with Liverpool. I could still remember how he celebrated when he broke his duck against Wigan.

He continued scoring and produced some special moments on his own. Rafa does like him and Crouch just have his own way of playing which is pretty one of a kind to me. He seems to be able to score more goals with his foot than his head despite his height advantage.

Nobody will forget his wonder bicycle kick in the Champions League as well as the hat-trick against Arsenal. He scored with his right, left foot and his head on that special day at Anfield. I do like him as a player, but somehow and sometimes, when Peter plays, Liverpool gets too predictable. Pumping the high balls for him to flick on and when he fails to do that, the attack breaks down.

That's probably one of the factors why Rafa brought Torres last season which actually led to Crouch's exit today. He was not able to play as much first team football as he wanted. The Torres and Gerrard partnership up-front was working well for the team and it's really hard for Crouch to play when Rafa wishes to implement that system.

It was reported that Crouch was offered a new contract at the end of the season, however, Rafa couldn't promised him first team football week in week out. That's the main reason why Crouch left for Portsmouth where he believed he would be offered first team action. I guess it's part and parcel of football. 11 million pounds is a good deal for Liverpool too.

Still, I do believe Crouch is a good player who can score goals and his lanky legs are more than they look like. All the best, Crouch!

Thank you, Peter Crouch for everything you've contributed to Liverpool Football Club.

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