A Rough Night for John Arne Riise

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 A Rough Night for John Arne Riise
Liverpool and Chelsea are often blamed for sucking the essence and style out of football, and no player embodies that more than Dirk Kuyt. His work-rate is tremendous., his vitamins are in order, and he covers great ground. At the same time, he has the finesse of a demented walrus and is as pleasing to the eye as a swarthy Barbara Bush. He is…effective. It was Kuyt who jack-knifed a ... [link]

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Chelsea’s Unlikely Savior : John Arne Riise
Published 4/23/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Chelsea can play 10 men back, producing a genuine snoozer of a 2nd leg at Stamford Bridge and still manage to punch their ticket to Moscow, all because of one particularly inefficient clearance. ...

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