Today i am writing about Australian, Leeds and Liverpool football legend. The GOAT of Australia and at the peak of his career. He was a top and world class attacking player.
Wanted by Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger, Gerrard Houllier, AC Milan, Chelsea and Barcelona. But after a meeting and talking with Gerrard Houllier. Mr. Houllier convinced him and get him over the line and he joined Liverpool. And later he won champion league with Liverpool in 2005.
An article about Houllier convincing him:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spo...s/what-gerard-houllier-said-convince-20297794
And why i compare him as football version of the " last Samurai " and one of his kind?
Because like Samurai heroes and figther. It belong to a an Era. When that era is over. We will not find or we will not find Samurai in war or conflict anymore. Special for the public and known for the world.
It's like a "knight " on horse. Those kind of era is over. Today in war. We see a lot of "Drones " that are using, as weapon.
So Harry Kewell and Damien Duff are those left foot attacking players the last of the kind.
They did playing all of the front line. But i remember them that was playing more on the left, drive out and passed more on the left side.
And the different between today left foot attacking players i will compare it later.
Now back to Harry Kewell few keys bio and profile. His description and stats
Date of birth : 22.09.1978
Height : 1.8 m
Prefer and natural foot : Left
His football stats:
+ 1996 - 2003 Leeds 181 matches 45 goals - average 1 goal each 4.5 -5 matches
+ 2003 - 2008 Liverpool 93 macthes 12 goals
+ 2008 - 2011 Galatasaray 63 matches 22 goals
+ 1996 -2012 Australia 58 matches 17 goals
I will mention now the peak of his Leeds career. When he was playing for a really really good, dominating and really attractive attacking team. Really enjoyable to watch. This Leeds team and edition reach the semi final of champion league. They were playing like a top Real Madrid team. Fast, direct, determination and precise attacking football. Not tiki taka Barca and many short passes. They were so fast forward and direct football.
Here is the line up of Leeds against Valencia in Champion league semi final, first leg. Include later Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand and the lately joining Jason Wilcox. Not only Rio. Alan Smith did joined United too
Leeds line up in 442 :
Nigel Martyn + Ian Harte - Dominic Matteo - Rio Ferdinand - Danny Mills + Harry Kewell - David Batty - Olivier Dacourt - Lee Bowyer + Alan Smith - Mark Viduka
Bench : P.Robinson, J. Woodgate, G.Kelly, J. Burns, E.Bakke, S.McPhail, J. Wilcox
That were a Leeds generation and era with a lot of really good attacking players. Beside Kewell, Lee Bowyer and the offensive left back in Ian Harte were really enjoyable to watch.
A top generation and one of the kind. It will be really really hard for Leeds to reach that level again. That generation belong to special and unique group of players. Like United own top talent generation.
+ Back to Harry Kewell. His football description :
- He was super determination in everything he was doing on the pitch. When he stop/receive the ball, running with the ball, passing, shooting and heading. Full determination, with top guts, engine and drive.
- He was super quick and explosive in the first metres and was really fast over long distance. Which i will put a link later.
Kewell was a Lamborghini of a football player. Lesser turn and just super fast straight path
- Like earlier and above. The last Samurai. The era with the left foot attacking player used to go left and running down the left flank a lot. Like United left foot Ryan Giggs.
Even he was playing as second striker or as a CAM, but he is not the typical left foot RW in today football.
- Because of his top determination. It helped him to became really sharp infront of goal. Kewell was a sharp and clinical finisher.
Now. I will put a video link of him. A visual description of him, as a attacking football player :
+ Now comparison with today left foot RW :
Group of left foot LWs/CAM that cut and passed players on the left really often : Ryan Giggs, Damien Duff, Harry Kewell
Group of left foot RWs. The likes of : Robben, Lionel Messi, Salah, Mahrez and Palmer
Not only play as RW. But the way they transfer with the outside of the ball, running with the ball were different.
And the look of Duff and Kewell on full speed on the left flank, was just incredible. Those 2 guys were so fast. With Ryan Giggs, we could see more change of direction and more turn in the run. But with Duff and Kewell. It was the most straight path to the opponent goal.
Ryan Giggs compare to Kewell is like a Lamborghini vs A super fast, thin motorbike. Not heavy motorbike, but bikes that has more turn.
And believe me. When i am scouting and watching grasroots football/kids and teenage football in my local area. I don't see many Kewell or Duff left foot player out there. Those kind of player just became more rare and rare. I just see many new Lionel Messi and Salah. But a new Kewell? Belong to the "last Samurai " maybe. Hard and rare to discover.
The closest to Kewell kind of left foot attackin player in today football is Portugal and Chelsea's Pedro Neto. He has some similar Kewell vibes and moves in him.
Pedro Neto visual and video link :
Not totally and 100 similar to Kewell. But after the years and post Kewell era and time. I don't see many left foot player like Kewell. And why i name this article as.
" The last samurai in football and the last of his kind "
Now we are in an Era of left foot RWs
+ And in the end. How much will a top and peak Harry Kewell value in today football market?
Let us say the time he joined Liverpool. For me, i would value him over 100 mill euros. The full packet of a attacking football player.
And as i remember. He think he was good to set up and made his teammates good and better too. I think he had many assists too. Beside being a clinical and sharp finisher.
So that was is. An footbal article and a bit football analyzing of a football legend, special for Australia, Leeds, Liverpool and Galatasaray.
The best and most key player of Australia. And he has rised the bar really high. Not many football players, not only from Australia that had won Champion league and reach champion league semi final twice.
And beside a Manchester United fan and follower. When i saw Harry Kewell was on the line up that great and top Leeds team. I knew i would be served top attacking enjoyable football.
Harry Kewell and Leeds were just enjoyable to watch. And one of the reason i decide to write this article.
Hoping you are enjoying reading and wish you a great weekend.....oh sorry, not to United supporter lately. Every weekend is the opposite of enjoyable.
But every Era has it times and will come to an end, to make room for another era. So enjoy while it last and move on.
Like the knights, Samurai, Kewell or Messi and Ronaldo...It will always come to and end. Everything on the surface, will just comes and goes. Even the bad, poor and not enjoyable times too.
So life is more than football. Again, have a great weekend
Wanted by Sir Alex, Arsene Wenger, Gerrard Houllier, AC Milan, Chelsea and Barcelona. But after a meeting and talking with Gerrard Houllier. Mr. Houllier convinced him and get him over the line and he joined Liverpool. And later he won champion league with Liverpool in 2005.
An article about Houllier convincing him:
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spo...s/what-gerard-houllier-said-convince-20297794
And why i compare him as football version of the " last Samurai " and one of his kind?
Because like Samurai heroes and figther. It belong to a an Era. When that era is over. We will not find or we will not find Samurai in war or conflict anymore. Special for the public and known for the world.
It's like a "knight " on horse. Those kind of era is over. Today in war. We see a lot of "Drones " that are using, as weapon.
So Harry Kewell and Damien Duff are those left foot attacking players the last of the kind.
They did playing all of the front line. But i remember them that was playing more on the left, drive out and passed more on the left side.
And the different between today left foot attacking players i will compare it later.
Now back to Harry Kewell few keys bio and profile. His description and stats
Date of birth : 22.09.1978
Height : 1.8 m
Prefer and natural foot : Left
His football stats:
+ 1996 - 2003 Leeds 181 matches 45 goals - average 1 goal each 4.5 -5 matches
+ 2003 - 2008 Liverpool 93 macthes 12 goals
+ 2008 - 2011 Galatasaray 63 matches 22 goals
+ 1996 -2012 Australia 58 matches 17 goals
I will mention now the peak of his Leeds career. When he was playing for a really really good, dominating and really attractive attacking team. Really enjoyable to watch. This Leeds team and edition reach the semi final of champion league. They were playing like a top Real Madrid team. Fast, direct, determination and precise attacking football. Not tiki taka Barca and many short passes. They were so fast forward and direct football.
Here is the line up of Leeds against Valencia in Champion league semi final, first leg. Include later Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand and the lately joining Jason Wilcox. Not only Rio. Alan Smith did joined United too
Leeds line up in 442 :
Nigel Martyn + Ian Harte - Dominic Matteo - Rio Ferdinand - Danny Mills + Harry Kewell - David Batty - Olivier Dacourt - Lee Bowyer + Alan Smith - Mark Viduka
Bench : P.Robinson, J. Woodgate, G.Kelly, J. Burns, E.Bakke, S.McPhail, J. Wilcox
That were a Leeds generation and era with a lot of really good attacking players. Beside Kewell, Lee Bowyer and the offensive left back in Ian Harte were really enjoyable to watch.
A top generation and one of the kind. It will be really really hard for Leeds to reach that level again. That generation belong to special and unique group of players. Like United own top talent generation.
+ Back to Harry Kewell. His football description :
- He was super determination in everything he was doing on the pitch. When he stop/receive the ball, running with the ball, passing, shooting and heading. Full determination, with top guts, engine and drive.
- He was super quick and explosive in the first metres and was really fast over long distance. Which i will put a link later.
Kewell was a Lamborghini of a football player. Lesser turn and just super fast straight path
- Like earlier and above. The last Samurai. The era with the left foot attacking player used to go left and running down the left flank a lot. Like United left foot Ryan Giggs.
Even he was playing as second striker or as a CAM, but he is not the typical left foot RW in today football.
- Because of his top determination. It helped him to became really sharp infront of goal. Kewell was a sharp and clinical finisher.
Now. I will put a video link of him. A visual description of him, as a attacking football player :
+ Now comparison with today left foot RW :
Group of left foot LWs/CAM that cut and passed players on the left really often : Ryan Giggs, Damien Duff, Harry Kewell
Group of left foot RWs. The likes of : Robben, Lionel Messi, Salah, Mahrez and Palmer
Not only play as RW. But the way they transfer with the outside of the ball, running with the ball were different.
And the look of Duff and Kewell on full speed on the left flank, was just incredible. Those 2 guys were so fast. With Ryan Giggs, we could see more change of direction and more turn in the run. But with Duff and Kewell. It was the most straight path to the opponent goal.
Ryan Giggs compare to Kewell is like a Lamborghini vs A super fast, thin motorbike. Not heavy motorbike, but bikes that has more turn.
And believe me. When i am scouting and watching grasroots football/kids and teenage football in my local area. I don't see many Kewell or Duff left foot player out there. Those kind of player just became more rare and rare. I just see many new Lionel Messi and Salah. But a new Kewell? Belong to the "last Samurai " maybe. Hard and rare to discover.
The closest to Kewell kind of left foot attackin player in today football is Portugal and Chelsea's Pedro Neto. He has some similar Kewell vibes and moves in him.
Pedro Neto visual and video link :
Not totally and 100 similar to Kewell. But after the years and post Kewell era and time. I don't see many left foot player like Kewell. And why i name this article as.
" The last samurai in football and the last of his kind "
Now we are in an Era of left foot RWs
+ And in the end. How much will a top and peak Harry Kewell value in today football market?
Let us say the time he joined Liverpool. For me, i would value him over 100 mill euros. The full packet of a attacking football player.
And as i remember. He think he was good to set up and made his teammates good and better too. I think he had many assists too. Beside being a clinical and sharp finisher.
So that was is. An footbal article and a bit football analyzing of a football legend, special for Australia, Leeds, Liverpool and Galatasaray.
The best and most key player of Australia. And he has rised the bar really high. Not many football players, not only from Australia that had won Champion league and reach champion league semi final twice.
And beside a Manchester United fan and follower. When i saw Harry Kewell was on the line up that great and top Leeds team. I knew i would be served top attacking enjoyable football.
Harry Kewell and Leeds were just enjoyable to watch. And one of the reason i decide to write this article.
Hoping you are enjoying reading and wish you a great weekend.....oh sorry, not to United supporter lately. Every weekend is the opposite of enjoyable.
But every Era has it times and will come to an end, to make room for another era. So enjoy while it last and move on.
Like the knights, Samurai, Kewell or Messi and Ronaldo...It will always come to and end. Everything on the surface, will just comes and goes. Even the bad, poor and not enjoyable times too.
So life is more than football. Again, have a great weekend
