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 Willo  South coast - west of Brighton. 10 Feb 20 10.08am |
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Originally posted by Bexley Eagle
I agree 100%. What I hope is he can knick a few goals that someone may think he has turned the corner and we can recoup some of our original "investment" and get rid of his wages. Perhaps his goal will be the catalyst for further goals this season which are instrumental in preserving our place in the PL and supporters will do a 'Volta face' and hope he is retained for next season amidst chants of "Benteke is back" !
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taylors lovechild  10 Feb 20 10.40am |
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He is looking very lean and seems to have recovered his pace, but I'm still no more convinced he has recovered any sort of composure in front of goal. Yes he scored, but to be honest if Pickford had saved it we would probably have complained it was a poor finish. I don't really buy into Collymore's comments as however bad Bentenke has been he always seems to be keen to get back into the starting line-up. Personally I think the problem is that his style even when was in form was fairly laid back, and fans will accept that when you're scoring, but when you're not then you become a big target for abuse. I do think he has worked harder than in the past when given his chance but I'd rather he just started scoring
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jeeagles  10 Feb 20 2.40pm |
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From the stats posted on other threads. We have the lowest amount of crosses out of any team in the league. His strength is his ability to get on the end of crosses. We also have the lowest number of chances created... which can't help strikers.
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| EddieMac 10 Feb 20 2.51pm |
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Originally posted by taylors lovechild
He is looking very lean and seems to have recovered his pace, but I'm still no more convinced he has recovered any sort of composure in front of goal. Yes he scored, but to be honest if Pickford had saved it we would probably have complained it was a poor finish. I don't really buy into Collymore's comments as however bad Bentenke has been he always seems to be keen to get back into the starting line-up. Personally I think the problem is that his style even when was in form was fairly laid back, and fans will accept that when you're scoring, but when you're not then you become a big target for abuse. I do think he has worked harder than in the past when given his chance but I'd rather he just started scoring I agree with you. I have seen a massive improvement in him in his last 2 games but it is that laid back attitude that does him no favours. That silly celebration he does boils my blood. If I had gone so many games without a goal and then got one at Everton I would have celebrated like a mad man. It will be interesting to see if he keeps his place.
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| Johng 12 Feb 20 11.21pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Benteke (my theory) ' by bexleydave Right, here it is: Benteke doesn't have a problem with his head/mind. It's his body. When you look at the way he runs and his general physicality, it is very different to when he was banging in goals for Villa. When you see him run these days, it seems as if he's running on his tiptoes, he doesn't look balanced. He's clearly not as flexible in the hamstring or achilles department as he was. Just look at how it used to be (Villa). I reckon the Palace physio dept. Have been remiss in spotting this and have taken their eye off the ball (so to speak). If they focus on sorting this flexibility/balance issue out, then I reckon he could be the man he was. I now await the backlash.
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Ian-VI  Vicenza 12 Feb 20 11.32pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Benteke (my theory) ' by bexleydave I don't know if it's his head or body, but I noticed too what you described here.
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| Tickled pink Cornwall 12 Feb 20 11.45pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Benteke (my theory) ' by bexleydave My theory ... He has Genital Herpes.
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| Bangell Oxford 12 Feb 20 11.53pm |
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This post has been merged from a topic called 'Benteke (my theory) ' by bexleydave Yeah, I'm fairly certain that an injury has basically destroyed his ability to play football. Heard lots of comments that when you watch him in the pre-game warm-ups, he simply doesn't run or strike the ball properly.
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| EddieMac 13 Feb 20 2.34pm |
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Originally posted by Johng
This post has been merged from a topic called 'Benteke (my theory) ' by bexleydave Right, here it is: Benteke doesn't have a problem with his head/mind. It's his body. When you look at the way he runs and his general physicality, it is very different to when he was banging in goals for Villa. When you see him run these days, it seems as if he's running on his tiptoes, he doesn't look balanced. He's clearly not as flexible in the hamstring or achilles department as he was. Just look at how it used to be (Villa). I reckon the Palace physio dept. Have been remiss in spotting this and have taken their eye off the ball (so to speak). If they focus on sorting this flexibility/balance issue out, then I reckon he could be the man he was. I now await the backlash. I agree with you that he has changed the way he runs and he looks like someone who is carrying an injury and afraid to go full trottle but I don't agree that the physio department have missed something I think it a mixture of injuries taking their toll and mentally being afriad to get injured gain. When he out sprinted Keane down the wing against everton was the first time iv actually seen him run properly for a long time.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 13 Feb 20 2.38pm |
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Originally posted by EddieMac
I agree with you that he has changed the way he runs and he looks like someone who is carrying an injury and afraid to go full trottle but I don't agree that the physio department have missed something I think it a mixture of injuries taking their toll and mentally being afriad to get injured gain. When he out sprinted Keane down the wing against everton was the first time iv actually seen him run properly for a long time. Maybe he's just plain lazy Eddie as opposed to injured or worrying about injuries.
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| EddieMac 13 Feb 20 2.45pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Maybe he's just plain lazy Eddie as opposed to injured or worrying about injuries. That's a good possibility.
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Den1923  13 Feb 20 6.48pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Maybe he's just plain lazy Eddie as opposed to injured or worrying about injuries. I think it is because he does not like leaving his wallet in the dressing room!
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