Dirk Kuyt can live with explanation Van Persie

Thursday 20 May 2010

Dirk Kuyt doesn't make a bone about the comments of Robin van Persie. The Arsenal forward last week said that he would like to play with a forward line of Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Arjen Robben and himself, indirectly ruling out a position for Kuyt. Kuyt doesn't see a problem with it.

"Everyone is in title to his own opinion," Kuyt says diplomatically after the first training session today in Seefeld, Austria. "That's okay. But in the end it's the boss who decides."

"Besides, I know how things work in the media. A reporter asks Van Persie whether he would like to play with Sneijder, Robben and Van der Vaart. He says yes and then it's nothing but these four players for a week. I can live with the explanation Van Persie gave me. And now we should stop talking about it. There's been enough talking," says Kuyt.

"When I'm in good shape I can be very important for this team. All boys in the squad will think the same about themselves. That's only natural. You don't win the World Cup with just 11 players. We need each other. I can play as a center forward, but I know full well that Van Persie and Huntelaar are aiming for that spot as well. Arjen Robben has done well this season for Bayern on the right wing. We'll see how it goes. I will give my best, that's for sure."

During the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland Kuyt was the regular right winger for Holland.