(a few fancy volley's doesn't cover the fact that he regularly fails to convert unchallenged headers when six yards from goal), he's not exactly 'mobile' and cannot 'lead the line.'
As I've already explained to you, it isn't just a few fancy volleys, he is the clubs top scorer. To be top scorer in a top side like Liverpool and be a bad finisher must take some doing.
As for not mobile enough, did you not see those over head kicks? I guess you mean straight line speed. In which case, no he isn't the fastest, but he more than makes up for it in other areas.
Would Kuyt have missed Crouch's headed chance in the second half today?
Would Crouch have missed the sitter at the back post that Kuyt missed? Swings and roundabouts.
He isn't as 'deadly' a finisher as Owen, Bent of Defoe
Bent and Defoe, more deadly than Crouch. Do you even watch the game. He has proven, beyond doubt that he is a better goal scorer than both Bent and Defoe at international level.
An 'international' defender would marshal Crouch out the game quite easily.
Except 11 times in 10 starts you mean? He has scored goals against top clubs, in the premier league, in the cups and in Europe. I guess some people can't see how much of a talented footballer he is because he is tall, this theory went out of the window when he started banging goals in for club and country on a regular basis.
I don't think that many people understand that you need different types of strikers to play different types of teams. Jose Mourinho acknowledged this today after Crouch's control and hold up play made Chelsea look ordinary.
There has been many times, against top international defenders (like Chelsea in the charity shield and Man Utd in the FA Cup) where he has scored, and with his head at that. Heading soft floated crosses isn't his strong point, this doesn't make him a bad finisher though.
