Dirk Kuyt heaps praise on Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino

Dirk Kuyt heaps praise on Roberto Firmino
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Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt says that Roberto Firmino has developed into the "complete" player during his time at Anfield.

Former Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt has praised the influence of Roberto Firmino, with the Brazilian continuing to produce his best season for the club.

Firmino is nearly at the end of his third campaign with the Merseyside giants, with 24 goals and 11 assists being contributed in 45 appearances in all competitions.

Kuyt has said that he has been left impressed with the 26-year-old, who he feels has become a "complete" player during his time in English football.

The 37-year-old told the club's official website: "A typical goalscorer or different kind of striker? You see that a lot in Europe, but Firmino has his own style and he has his own speciality; he is scoring great goals but also feeding the players around him.

"He's a great goalscorer but he's also a team player in everything he does. I don't know him quite well, but if I see him playing he just wants to win with the team and he's not the type of player who wants to score for himself.

"That, for me, is the biggest thing about Firmino. He's scoring great goals but he's also giving great assists and then you are, in my eyes, a complete player, a great thing for Liverpool."

Kuyt - who has just ended his retirement to represent Dutch amateur club Quick Boys - scored 71 goals in 286 appearances for Liverpool between 2006 and 2012.

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