Are you happy about Benteke?

[smilezzz]

I like the criticism that he hits purple patches. What I would give for a purple patch from one of our strikers. We barely mustered a crimson or maroon patch last season. In fact there were no patches at all. Patchless, that's what we were.

It is true though, and not really a criticism, more of an observation. It can be argued that it was due to a combination of poor tactics, regaining match fitness and playing in a dire team.

 

We've spent a lot of money on him, so questions should be asked. Can he bring consistency into his game by playing in a better team? Can he adapt to altered tactics? who do we have to play to his strengths to ensure he provides a constant goal return?

 

without knocking his overall goal return, which is quite respectable, I'd personally like to see him score a goal every two games literally, rather than go through an extremely long dry patch and getting a couple of goals in a few games which boosts his stats. That for me is what really defines consistency in a striker. And though I have doubts whether he can achieve that, I truly hope that he can attain and maintain that level.

[Pureblood]

A good post in full mate, fair comments.  

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I'm sure someone else has mentioned it but there's only aguero persie and Suarez who have scored more than him since he came the prem.

[Dr Nowt]

That stat worries me a little; it's what the bums across the park said about Yakubu.

[Section_31]

That stat worries me a little; it's what the bums across the park said about Yakubu.

 

When 900 years old you are, score as many you won't. 

[andyj]

i think he will fit in well but i think our issue is we wont really know how its going to go till about 4 games into the season its ok playing shite teams preseason but it dont really give us a clue how things will fit into place if we do need that DM its going to be a rush to get 1 before the window closes (if we can afford it )

take alook at man city they have played roma and real madrid  2 quality sides that have stretched them thats the sort of pre season we need with a couple of smaller teams thrown in 

[Grinch]

We've needed a DM since Lucas got injured years ago. There is absolutely no excuse for waiting to see how things go. There's three and a half seasons worth of proof of how they'll go.

[magicrat]

We've needed a DM since Lucas got injured years ago. There is absolutely no excuse for waiting to see how things go. There's three and a half seasons worth of proof of how they'll go.

Can is the option he will go for.

 

I agree with you by the way. Rodgers neglect of our central defensive weaknesses is criminal.

We need a DM, better keeper and another top class CB.  Won't be long into next season before we see Lovren and Toure stinking the place out and Lucas gifting fk's on the edge of the area . I hope Gomez is as good as it says on the box

[VladimirIlyich]

I think we have a reasonably decent squad with one or two gaping holes,DM and maybe GK too,but I am much less confident in Rodgers getting the best out of it compared to a Van Gaal or even a Benitez.

Hopefully I will be proved wrong soon.

[Tony Moanero]

Mignolet is relatively shit.

[Philbert]

I think we have a reasonably decent squad with one or two gaping holes,DM and maybe GK too,but I am much less confident in Rodgers getting the best out of it compared to a Van Gaal or even a Benitez.

Hopefully I will be proved wrong soon.

There is a thread on the GF Relating to gaping holes....

[MakeYourOwn]

meh

[alles ist gut]

meh

Joined : 15th November '07

First post : today

 

 

THAT is lurking.

[WhiskeyJar]

Joined : 15th November '07

First post : today

 

 

THAT is lurking.

Tis the art of lurk.

[alles ist gut]

Tis the art of lurk.

Can we use his lurking to the best of its ability though, that's the question.

[Kevin D]

Everybody is saying "Benteke this" and "Benteke that", but nobody is saying "worship this" or "Jericho that".

[Pureblood]

Nobody is bigger than Benteke. 

[ZonkoVille77]

Nobody is bigger than Benteke.

Are you his boyfriend?

[Iceman]

He's just not the player we needed. He's decent but we needed 2 pacey bastards who can stretch the opposition and create space. 
 

We also need a proper DM. 

 

Fuck it. 

[TheHowieLama]

He's just not the player we needed. He's decent but we needed 2 pacey bastards who can stretch the opposition and create space. 

 

We also need a proper DM. 

 

Fuck it. 

 

No way we were going to get two more in addition to Ings and Origi. He is a handful running the channels so he can create a lot of space himself. 

[El Dangerous]

I'm ecstatic at the Belgian Bulge, he's going to spunk red hot molten goals all over the nay sayers faces then carry Night Cat off into the cold dark unknown like Hannibal Lecter and the fake Clarice Starling.

[magicrat]

I keep oscillating between being optimistic about our prospects and a growing fear that this will be another season of disappointment , On paper we have made some pretty decent signings but nothing done about our central defense from the keeper through to the midfield , Can we really finish ahead of any one of Arsenal , Chelsea and the Manc clubs with essentially the same defense as last season which haemorrhaged goals ?. OK Johnson upgraded will help but we still look weak at the back esp when we inevitably get a few injuries and suspensions.

If I had any real faith in the manager to get the best out of the squad it would help

.,

[smilezzz]

I'm ecstatic at the Belgian Bulge, he's going to spunk red hot molten goals all over the nay sayers faces then carry Night Cat off into the cold dark unknown like Hannibal Lecter and the fake Clarice Starling.

If Benteke can prove me wrong I'll be the happiest idiot in the world.

 

After watching pre season, I can't help but think that we've been trying to work on our delivery from wide positions, still a lot left to be desired, but we are whipping in a few more than previously. Milner has s

 

It also helps not having a short player like Sterling as your focal point, if Origi could attack the ball better with his head he could have had a goal or two today. Benteke will definitely remedy that.

[Gnasher]

I look forward to five minuet spells of possession before Moreno hits a cross from just inside the halfway line five meters over Benteke's head.

[Dr. J]

 

I keep oscillating between being optimistic about our prospects and a growing fear that this will be another season of disappointment

 

So what's different from the last 25 years?