Benteke has been given an incredible amount of patience and opportunity in the last two seasons despite his complete failure to do his job - 61 appearances and 4 goals, and he's still in the starting line-up at the beginning of this season. Nobody can say he hasn't been given a fair go.

Not sure if this has been posted up yet, sorry if so.

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Not the most reliable of sources, but, hey ho, who are.

This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.

The only thing I would say in his defence, and it probably wouldn’t stand up in a court of law, is that Hodgson’s meticulous methods of backwards and sideways passing do not and will never suit Benteke.
His movement around the box is poor and he hasn’t the footwork or speed to create a goal out of nothing.
He needs plenty of crosses in the air to attack and I’d be surprised if we hit three per game.
He’d probably thrive playing for Sean Dyche in the way that Barnes and Wood have.
Benteke is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The problem is that he still has one year on his contract, there are not many takers and he shows no inclination to leave so we’re left with a declining asset.
The best solution would probably have been a sale to China that would have at least enabled some sort of return on investment for the club.
Sadly that opportunity seems to have passed and the most likely scenario is that he walks away for free at the end of his contract.

This is all true. When he was at Liverpool there were pundits and analysts going crazy over the same thing when Klopp first arrived.

What’s probably more concerning is not that Pardew and Parish bought him, because he kept on firing in headers that season under Pardew and Allardyce, but Parish hired FDB 10 months later.

However, there are mismatches of tactics and then never being able to read a simple ball or what your teammates are able to do or keep doing after years of witnessing it week in, week out, for most of the week as well. It’s unforgivable the amount of balls across the goal on the deck he has ultimately failed so badly on. Even midfielders can achieve this yet this statue stays static no matter what. Inexcusable. I cannot wait to see the cvnt fvck off.

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He has caused me too much pain. I have had a chat with myself and decided that if he plays on Sunday and doesn't score then I am washing my hands of him and I will defend him no more.

He is still here, still starting games - unbelievable! Do not think any PL team ever has been that patient with a so-called striker.