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dreamwaverider London 17 Apr 19 7.57am
Benteke is over. The only reason he is at Palace now is money. This summer we so badly need to buy a decent striker. Not another cart horse like Sorloth. Just get shot of Benti. Cut our losses. He’s worse than ever. Just move him on. His one asset is he can jump high. He is not fast anymore. He can’t run with the ball. He is really lazy. He is so weak. He never tackles. He never tracks back. He is not ever aggressive. His very occasional shot is embarrassing. In fact the whole saga is totally embarrassing. Please get shot and move on.
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Benteke is over. The only reason he is at Palace now is money.
This summer we so badly need to buy a decent striker. Not another cart horse like Sorloth.
Just get shot of Benti. Cut our losses. He’s worse than ever. Just move him on.
His one asset is he can jump high. He is not fast anymore. He can’t run with the ball. He is really lazy. He is so weak. He never tackles. He never tracks back. He is not ever aggressive. His very occasional shot is embarrassing. In fact the whole saga is totally embarrassing.
Please get shot and move on.

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southnorwoodhill 17 Apr 19 8.04am
Despite us supposedly "not playing to his strengths" he has had numerous chances to score and has contrived to miss the vast majority of them. His first touch is dreadful, his anticipation is virtually non-existent, and his movement... he might as well have pockets sown into his shorts.
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Despite us supposedly "not playing to his strengths" he has had numerous chances to score and has contrived to miss the vast majority of them.
His first touch is dreadful, his anticipation is virtually non-existent, and his movement... he might as well have pockets sown into his shorts.

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xomnea 17 Apr 19 9.29am
Just wondering if anyone who chastised me for calling out his lack of basic footballing ability in December 2016 has had a re think? [Link]
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xomnea

17 Apr 19 9.29am

Just wondering if anyone who chastised me for calling out his lack of basic footballing ability in December 2016 has had a re think?

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EddieMac 17 Apr 19 11.07am
If we were a team who crossed the ball then Benteke would maybe score a few goals with his nut. I always pray that he will score when he plays but I have now resigned myself to the fact that he is finished as a player for us. I reckon he will play the majority of games now till end of the season to try get him in the shop window and move him on. Bats wont be here next year (not that I want him to be). He is a bang average football player with no football brain. There has got to be a decent striker out there who can do a job for us.
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EddieMac

17 Apr 19 11.07am

If we were a team who crossed the ball then Benteke would maybe score a few goals with his nut. I always pray that he will score when he plays but I have now resigned myself to the fact that he is finished as a player for us.
I reckon he will play the majority of games now till end of the season to try get him in the shop window and move him on.
Bats wont be here next year (not that I want him to be).
He is a bang average football player with no football brain.
There has got to be a decent striker out there who can do a job for us.

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Den1923 17 Apr 19 4.02pm
Originally posted by dreamwaverider Benteke is over. The only reason he is at Palace now is money. This summer we so badly need to buy a decent striker. Not another cart horse like Sorloth. Just get shot of Benti. Cut our losses. He’s worse than ever. Just move him on. His one asset is he can jump high. He is not fast anymore. He can’t run with the ball. He is really lazy. He is so weak. He never tackles. He never tracks back. He is not ever aggressive. His very occasional shot is embarrassing. In fact the whole saga is totally embarrassing. Please get shot and move on. and don't forget, he can't even take a decent penalty kick!
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Den1923

17 Apr 19 4.02pm

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

Benteke is over. The only reason he is at Palace now is money.
This summer we so badly need to buy a decent striker. Not another cart horse like Sorloth.
Just get shot of Benti. Cut our losses. He’s worse than ever. Just move him on.
His one asset is he can jump high. He is not fast anymore. He can’t run with the ball. He is really lazy. He is so weak. He never tackles. He never tracks back. He is not ever aggressive. His very occasional shot is embarrassing. In fact the whole saga is totally embarrassing.
Please get shot and move on.

and don't forget, he can't even take a decent penalty kick!

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Den1923 17 Apr 19 4.09pm
Originally posted by sprites Haha. Always love it when people make statements like that. I've played at a decent level, am currently in the middle of coaching courses (so you'd hope my football brain's on point) and I disagree with you. He's not out of his depth. If that 'depth' is PL level, he's shown both with Villa and us that he's absolutely in his depth.....the issue is our system doesn't suit him. Agree we need to either tweak things to get balls in the box quicker and play to his strengths, or he needs to move on. I'm sure it is!, however the one asset Benteke does not have is a decent work ethic, he is lazy always waiting for the ball to come to him and he does not work defenders off the ball to create chances for others, he may have done it for one season at AV but his first season with us only produced somewhere in the region of 15 PL goals, hardly a good return from someone costing 27 mil and since then he has retired, Klopp is no fool when he refused to play him, he saw his faults and I do not think his football brain has proved to be incorrect on that one!
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Den1923

17 Apr 19 4.09pm

Originally posted by sprites

Haha. Always love it when people make statements like that. I've played at a decent level, am currently in the middle of coaching courses (so you'd hope my football brain's on point) and I disagree with you.

He's not out of his depth. If that 'depth' is PL level, he's shown both with Villa and us that he's absolutely in his depth.....the issue is our system doesn't suit him. Agree we need to either tweak things to get balls in the box quicker and play to his strengths, or he needs to move on.

I'm sure it is!, however the one asset Benteke does not have is a decent work ethic, he is lazy always waiting for the ball to come to him and he does not work defenders off the ball to create chances for others, he may have done it for one season at AV but his first season with us only produced somewhere in the region of 15 PL goals, hardly a good return from someone costing 27 mil and since then he has retired, Klopp is no fool when he refused to play him, he saw his faults and I do not think his football brain has proved to be incorrect on that one!

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Uphill Bedford 17 Apr 19 4.23pm
Originally posted by EddieMac If we were a team who crossed the ball then Benteke would maybe score a few goals with his nut. I always pray that he will score when he plays but I have now resigned myself to the fact that he is finished as a player for us. I reckon he will play the majority of games now till end of the season to try get him in the shop window and move him on. Bats wont be here next year (not that I want him to be). He is a bang average football player with no football brain. There has got to be a decent striker out there who can do a job for us. Yes, his name is Dwight Gayle - the atypical poacher
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Uphill

Bedford 17 Apr 19 4.23pm

Originally posted by EddieMac

If we were a team who crossed the ball then Benteke would maybe score a few goals with his nut. I always pray that he will score when he plays but I have now resigned myself to the fact that he is finished as a player for us.
I reckon he will play the majority of games now till end of the season to try get him in the shop window and move him on.
Bats wont be here next year (not that I want him to be).
He is a bang average football player with no football brain.
There has got to be a decent striker out there who can do a job for us.

Yes, his name is Dwight Gayle - the atypical poacher

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croydon proud Any european country i fancy! 17 Apr 19 6.01pm
Originally posted by sprites Haha. Always love it when people make statements like that. I've played at a decent level, am currently in the middle of coaching courses (so you'd hope my football brain's on point) and I disagree with you. He's not out of his depth. If that 'depth' is PL level, he's shown both with Villa and us that he's absolutely in his depth.....the issue is our system doesn't suit him. Agree we need to either tweak things to get balls in the box quicker and play to his strengths, or he needs to move on. That's quite different to being out of your depth though. Hear hear!
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croydon proud

Any european country i fancy! 17 Apr 19 6.01pm

Originally posted by sprites

Haha. Always love it when people make statements like that. I've played at a decent level, am currently in the middle of coaching courses (so you'd hope my football brain's on point) and I disagree with you.

That's quite different to being out of your depth though.

Hear hear!

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HKOwen Hong Kong 18 Apr 19 2.34am
" Getting shot of him " would cost us very similar to keeping him. Cannot imagine anyone else paying even a third of his cost and with a year on his contract his sale value in minimal Has simply been a terrible signing and we need to move on but how to minimise financial impact. Let's not have any " he wants to fight for his place " nonsense. He is happy to collect the rest of his contract money ( which we offered him ) Originally posted by dreamwaverider Benteke is over. The only reason he is at Palace now is money. This summer we so badly need to buy a decent striker. Not another cart horse like Sorloth. Just get shot of Benti. Cut our losses. He’s worse than ever. Just move him on. His one asset is he can jump high. He is not fast anymore. He can’t run with the ball. He is really lazy. He is so weak. He never tackles. He never tracks back. He is not ever aggressive. His very occasional shot is embarrassing. In fact the whole saga is totally embarrassing. Please get shot and move on. Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.
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HKOwen

Hong Kong 18 Apr 19 2.34am

" Getting shot of him " would cost us very similar to keeping him.

Cannot imagine anyone else paying even a third of his cost and with a year on his contract his sale value in minimal

Has simply been a terrible signing and we need to move on but how to minimise financial impact.

Let's not have any " he wants to fight for his place " nonsense. He is happy to collect the rest of his contract money ( which we offered him )

Originally posted by dreamwaverider

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

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thai-eagle chiang mai 18 Apr 19 4.07am
Has there ever been a PL striker that has got so many opportunities to redeem himself? Please, please release him whatever cost...he's making Our beloved Club the laughing Stock of the League! PS! Still whishes CB to prove me wrong, but if ever the Expression "wishful thinking" comes to an effect - it is unfortunately here!
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thai-eagle

chiang mai 18 Apr 19 4.07am

Has there ever been a PL striker that has got so many opportunities to redeem himself?
Please, please release him whatever cost...he's making Our beloved Club the laughing Stock of the League!
PS! Still whishes CB to prove me wrong, but if ever the Expression "wishful thinking" comes to an effect - it is unfortunately here!

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Den1923 18 Apr 19 10.11am
Originally posted by HKOwen " Getting shot of him " would cost us very similar to keeping him. Cannot imagine anyone else paying even a third of his cost and with a year on his contract his sale value in minimal Has simply been a terrible signing and we need to move on but how to minimise financial impact. Let's not have any " he wants to fight for his place " nonsense. He is happy to collect the rest of his contract money ( which we offered him ) Quite agree, use him as a part exchange on a younger more skilled striker who must be out there somewhere!
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Den1923

18 Apr 19 10.11am

Originally posted by HKOwen

" Getting shot of him " would cost us very similar to keeping him.

Cannot imagine anyone else paying even a third of his cost and with a year on his contract his sale value in minimal

Has simply been a terrible signing and we need to move on but how to minimise financial impact.

Let's not have any " he wants to fight for his place " nonsense. He is happy to collect the rest of his contract money ( which we offered him )

Quite agree, use him as a part exchange on a younger more skilled striker who must be out there somewhere!

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HKOwen Hong Kong 18 Apr 19 11.23am
No one in my opinion would offer much and I don't think he would belittle himself outside the Premier League if he stays in England. Basically a non asset with ongoing cost Originally posted by Den1923 Quite agree, use him as a part exchange on a younger more skilled striker who must be out there somewhere! Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.
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HKOwen

Hong Kong 18 Apr 19 11.23am

No one in my opinion would offer much and I don't think he would belittle himself outside the Premier League if he stays in England.

Basically a non asset with ongoing cost

Originally posted by Den1923

Quite agree, use him as a part exchange on a younger more skilled striker who must be out there somewhere!

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