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 Bangell  Oxford 21 Dec 19 9.27pm |
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Originally posted by braunstoneagle
benteke was arguably motm for us today, he linked play well & yes, he didnt score but last 2 & half games has looked a different player, a decent player, it just goes to show what decent minutes on the pitch can do. also ayew looks better out wide with him not being the focal point. we lost today (very much against the run of play) but i will say that the front 3 of wilf benteke ayew looks very promising, and actually coherent. A different player? He still looks s***e to me. The bar has been set so ridiculously low for Benteke that anything looks like an improvement.
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| braunstoneagle the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 21 Dec 19 9.44pm |
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Originally posted by Bangell
A different player? He still looks s***e to me. The bar has been set so ridiculously low for Benteke that anything looks like an improvement. maybe we watch different games...
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| EddieMac 21 Dec 19 10.59pm |
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Originally posted by braunstoneagle
benteke was arguably motm for us today, he linked play well & yes, he didnt score but last 2 & half games has looked a different player, a decent player, it just goes to show what decent minutes on the pitch can do. also ayew looks better out wide with him not being the focal point. we lost today (very much against the run of play) but i will say that the front 3 of wilf benteke ayew looks very promising, and actually coherent. I agree with you on this. Himself and Tomkins were our 2 best players today.
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| Bangell Oxford 22 Dec 19 12.37am |
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Originally posted by braunstoneagle
maybe we watch different games... Or have different opinions
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taylors lovechild  22 Dec 19 9.36am |
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Personally I thought Tekkers did well yesterday. At one point he picked the ball up and drove past his marker towards their penalty area. He also did some good layoffs and won a lot in the air. He wasn't a beast, but to say he was useless seems way off the mark to me. He worked a lot harder than Wilf and looks like he's really trying. Still lacks composure in front of goal though, which is something we really need from one of our forwards. For me he is no longer a top player, but he's adequate backup for a better one...now we just need to sign that better one!
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| Gary St.Andrews Kenley 22 Dec 19 9.40am |
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I thought he has been better the last 2 games, I will just keep taking the medication shall I?
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| NEILLO Shoreham-by-Sea 22 Dec 19 10.47am |
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I thought he played well yesterday. He did ok against Brighton. But he can't score goals and that is his job. We need to move him on.
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| dannyboy1978 22 Dec 19 12.15pm |
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All this "holds the ball up well" is an absolute joke. He has one main job to do and that's how he will be judged. Benteke should have been loaned out to the championship a year a go and not use palace premier league time to try and improve his game.
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| Bangell Oxford 22 Dec 19 12.37pm |
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Originally posted by dannyboy1978
All this "holds the ball up well" is an absolute joke. He has one main job to do and that's how he will be judged. Benteke should have been loaned out to the championship a year a go and not use palace premier league time to try and improve his game. And he doesn't hold the ball up as well as Ayew anyway.
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 22 Dec 19 1.00pm |
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Originally posted by Bangell
And he doesn't hold the ball up as well as Ayew anyway. We have missed Ayew not playing in the centre in the last two games his hold up play is better than Bentekes, I think he and Wilf would work well in a pair in a 4-4-2
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| Bangell Oxford 22 Dec 19 3.12pm |
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Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad
We have missed Ayew not playing in the centre in the last two games his hold up play is better than Bentekes, I think he and Wilf would work well in a pair in a 4-4-2 Yeah that's the most galling thing about Benteke playing - not only does he contribute nothing, but we have to stick our only decent striker out wide to accommodate him.
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| Rachid Rachid Rachid 22 Dec 19 9.45pm |
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He should be out and Ayew back in the middle as soon as injuries permit IMO.
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