da esoccer bet： As Liverpool made Luis Suarez their record signing (for a few hours anyway) in the January window, there will be sceptics that claim the Reds could be in danger of a massive let down.
da bwin： The Dutch Eredivisie has built up a reputation over the past seasons of a league that is a little deceiving to say the least. Many forwards have lit-up Holland with outstanding goal scoring records but then failed to deliver when they’ve moved to one of Europe’s bigger divisions.
To give Liverpool fans a bit of perspective, here are five players who scored for fun and then, well, didn’t…
Mateja Kezman
Signed by Chelsea for £5.8m back in 2004, Kezman boasted an amazing 105 goals in 122 games for PSV Eindhoven. However, with only 14 starts to his name, the Serb was booted out of Stamford Bridge. Currently playing for South China would you believe…
Afonso Alves
In 2006/07, Alves scored a mightily impressive 34 goals in 31 Eredivisie games for Heerenveen. In October 2007, the Brazilian scored seven goals in one game, a league record. After being capped by his country, Gareth Southgate landed the £12.7m forward. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out and Alves is now playing for Al Rayyan in Qatar.
Dirk Kuyt
Many will suggest this one’s harsh but people must remember Liverpool purchased Kuyt under the impression he was not only a provider of goals but a scorer of many too. Kuyt scored 29 goals in 2004/05 for Feyenoord and then 25 in 2005/06. The Dutchman is now regarded as a right-midfielder.
Klass Jan Huntelaar
With 33 league goals in 2005/06 (for Heerenveen and then Ajax post-January), Huntelaar was another who scored plenty in Holland. The goals kept flowing for Ajax until 2009 when the striker made a move to Real Madrid. Things didn’t work out, neither did they in Milan. Now with German side Schalke.
Saloman Kalou
While Kalou hasn’t done badly at Chelsea, it’s fair to say he hasn’t excelled either. At Feyenoord, the Ivory Coast international notched 35 goals in 67 appearances – establishing himself as a predator in front of goal. Nowadays, Kalou is more of a wide player and on the fringes of first XI.
Article courtesy of Matt Wood at the excellent NEW blog Clean Sheets All Round
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