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Dirk Kuyt
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"The right mix of youth and experience"
Dirk Kuyt tonight organised a press conference to respond to Jolldo's claim that the Madrid Magic are too inexperienced to make a real play at winning a premiership!
Reporter: Jolldo came out in the media and said that the Magic don't have enough experience in their side to sustain a challenge in the final series.
Dirk Kuyt: Well, I can understand where Jolldo is coming from, it's understandable, we've just recruited 4 players in the past two weeks, two of them yet to make their debut. Of course it looks as though we may be a bit inexperienced, but there are enough old and mature heads around the club to help the kids out.
Reporter: Breeno and Tongs have played a couple of matches each now and have fared well in those matches, but it's the older players who haven't been performing, especially the bowlers as of late.
Dirk Kuyt: Well, it's a problem we've noticed from inside the club and certainly those outside the club have noticed it. The bowlers picked in the side need to do their job and unfortunately they haven't been doing their job as of late. We're working on it, tristo and Diablo14 miss out in the OD'er we're just about to get underway.
Reporter: Two new recruits are set to make their debut for the Magic in the OD'er, Mousey the bowling all rounder who will offer something new with some left arm spin and The Wizz the fast right arm bowler. The Wizz has been talking a lot since being recruited, do you think he can back it up on the field?
Dirk Kuyt: Well, of course I think he can, that's why I recruited him, he likes to talk the talk and I'm sure he can walk the walk, he's put a massive target on his chest, if he doesn't back it up, he'll have everyone talking about him being a big disappointment, and he wont like that, he'll definitely be up for this match and he'll make some batsman look silly
Reporter: The onus is now on yourself and Lyall do keep the other ends tight while The Wizz is obviously your wicket taking bowler, you also have the two all rounders who will need to pull their weight
Dirk Kuyt: Gladyboy has been here from the start, he knows his job and Mousey offers something different, bowling some spin, he'll make the batsmen think before they take him out, he's going to be a star, it takes a while for someone to master the art of spin bowling, but Mousey knows his craft and he can perform at a very high level, I have no doubt he'll make an impact with his bowling and he can also bat.
Reporter: The batsmen have been doing their job lately, Jaymin and Quinzate1 are one of the best opening pairs in the league, they seem to make runs consistently, especially Quinzate1, then you have ToonArmy, the former captain who has found some form as of late. On a pitch that is prepared to help the bowlers, if you are asked to bat first, you'll be looking for the experienced batsmen to make some runs, helping out Breeno and Tongs
Dirk Kuyt: The top order will do their job if sent in, they'll see off the new ball and just make sure we don't lose any wickets and then we'll let Breeno and doggiesin08 hit some runs towards the end of the innings, Tongs has been in fine form since debuting for the Magic and he'll be sure to make some runs if required. All in all, we've got the perfect mix of youth and experience in the right areas, bowlers and batsmen as well as an all rounder to help out the new kids, we've even got the experienced A.dan to help Tongs with his keeping. Everything is looking good for the Magic and I always say, if the kids are good enough, it doesn't matter how old they are. When we make finals in both forms of the game, we'll certainly put up a fight, we wont back down and we definitely wont be intimidated!
Dirk Kuyt tonight organised a press conference to respond to Jolldo's claim that the Madrid Magic are too inexperienced to make a real play at winning a premiership!
Reporter: Jolldo came out in the media and said that the Magic don't have enough experience in their side to sustain a challenge in the final series.
Dirk Kuyt: Well, I can understand where Jolldo is coming from, it's understandable, we've just recruited 4 players in the past two weeks, two of them yet to make their debut. Of course it looks as though we may be a bit inexperienced, but there are enough old and mature heads around the club to help the kids out.
Reporter: Breeno and Tongs have played a couple of matches each now and have fared well in those matches, but it's the older players who haven't been performing, especially the bowlers as of late.
Dirk Kuyt: Well, it's a problem we've noticed from inside the club and certainly those outside the club have noticed it. The bowlers picked in the side need to do their job and unfortunately they haven't been doing their job as of late. We're working on it, tristo and Diablo14 miss out in the OD'er we're just about to get underway.
Reporter: Two new recruits are set to make their debut for the Magic in the OD'er, Mousey the bowling all rounder who will offer something new with some left arm spin and The Wizz the fast right arm bowler. The Wizz has been talking a lot since being recruited, do you think he can back it up on the field?
Dirk Kuyt: Well, of course I think he can, that's why I recruited him, he likes to talk the talk and I'm sure he can walk the walk, he's put a massive target on his chest, if he doesn't back it up, he'll have everyone talking about him being a big disappointment, and he wont like that, he'll definitely be up for this match and he'll make some batsman look silly
Reporter: The onus is now on yourself and Lyall do keep the other ends tight while The Wizz is obviously your wicket taking bowler, you also have the two all rounders who will need to pull their weight
Dirk Kuyt: Gladyboy has been here from the start, he knows his job and Mousey offers something different, bowling some spin, he'll make the batsmen think before they take him out, he's going to be a star, it takes a while for someone to master the art of spin bowling, but Mousey knows his craft and he can perform at a very high level, I have no doubt he'll make an impact with his bowling and he can also bat.
Reporter: The batsmen have been doing their job lately, Jaymin and Quinzate1 are one of the best opening pairs in the league, they seem to make runs consistently, especially Quinzate1, then you have ToonArmy, the former captain who has found some form as of late. On a pitch that is prepared to help the bowlers, if you are asked to bat first, you'll be looking for the experienced batsmen to make some runs, helping out Breeno and Tongs
Dirk Kuyt: The top order will do their job if sent in, they'll see off the new ball and just make sure we don't lose any wickets and then we'll let Breeno and doggiesin08 hit some runs towards the end of the innings, Tongs has been in fine form since debuting for the Magic and he'll be sure to make some runs if required. All in all, we've got the perfect mix of youth and experience in the right areas, bowlers and batsmen as well as an all rounder to help out the new kids, we've even got the experienced A.dan to help Tongs with his keeping. Everything is looking good for the Magic and I always say, if the kids are good enough, it doesn't matter how old they are. When we make finals in both forms of the game, we'll certainly put up a fight, we wont back down and we definitely wont be intimidated!
