But you were all for selling him and playing Campbell instead. He was out top scorer at that time and you wanted to sell him, classic idiotic idea.

The best thing is Benteke's improved play with his feet. I had forgotten he was capable of that. Some nice dribbles and passing. At this rate he could well end the season 1 in 2. What a turnaround. Looks so confident and what a finish for his first. Lovely to see.

My kids always ask me to rate the team. I've always had Wilf top of the pile but today I said I wasn't sure.

If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.

Thought Wilf was quite quiet today.

Edited by chateauferret (23 Apr 2017 11.49pm)

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He said it in the post match interview that before nobody was close enough to him. He has since put cabaye In the number 10 and brought the wingers in and made them cut inside. Townsend being very both footed means we can get decent balls into him and wilf is much better being closer to the centre forward this brings the best out of the front 3. Also why the fvck did pardew have cabaye shielding the back four. His vision and movement in the final third is phenomenal. A complete reshape of the team formations and new additions has brought the very best out of Townsend Wilf Yohan and Benteke going forward they are brilliant we are scoring every game and defending brilliantly. It's about getting the right Balance something Pardew just did not understand.

Edited by MalcomsFedora (24 Apr 2017 1.36am)

I think as well the signing of Milivojević has been pivotal - nice really having 1 player shielding centre backs and this has allowed Cabaye and Puncheon to play further up the field where they are more effective.
The balance was still not quite right when we had Jedinak and Ledley playing in front of the defence as it made the transition from defence to attack more difficult. Pardew tried to fix it but had square pegs in round holes.

I think Benteke has always worked hard and looked dangerous. He lost a bit of confidence a few weeks ago after the Middlesbrough/Watford games, but in general he's done his job apart from those two penalty misses.

What has changed is the service. The improvement from Cabaye & Townsend in particular means Benteke actually has something to work with for a change, and gives Wilf more room to contribute as well.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.