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 HKOwen  Hong Kong 13 Mar 18 11.46pm |
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I don't recall the fans and forums writing off Glenn Murray at all. No comparison between Murray leaving and the Benteke problem Originally posted by Beastie
Yeah, the people who slate the club because we ‘wrote off Glenn Murray too soon’ are happy to write off Benteke.
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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MikeCrete  Crete 14 Mar 18 8.06am |
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Originally posted by BeckenhamSteve
It will be interesting to see how he performs in Belgium's friendly against Saudi Arabia on the 27th, assuming he is picked of course. If he continues to plod around as he does with us (this season) I think one can assume there is definitely something up with him and his head. If on the other hand he puts in an action packed performance maybe we could assume his problem is with the club... just a thought? Getting rid of his brother?
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Dannyh.V2  Stone lickers 14 Mar 18 9.03am |
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Originally posted by spartakev2
He's missed 18 good chances this season. Service can't be that bad.. Over how many games ? I'm going to educate a guess and say its got to be about 30 ish games, so that's 1 good good chance missed (allegedly) every other game. not exactly terrible is it ? My point, which seems to have been largely missed by the majority is that a striker is only as good as the service he is provided with, and to be fair to him he's been injured, and our whole squad has been decimated through injury, I actually believe that if you take into account the s*** 7 game start, the ridiculous amount of injuries we have had, and the boards incredulous attitude to strengthening the squad we are massively lucky to still have our premiership destiny in our own hands (just about). Benteke is not s*** he's a good player getting bad service, now that we have RLC Wilf Cabaye coming back we should see more goals from him, im Confident we will.
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| MonsterMunch Cambridge 14 Mar 18 9.31am |
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Originally posted by Dannyh.V2
Over how many games ? I'm going to educate a guess and say its got to be about 30 ish games, so that's 1 good good chance missed (allegedly) every other game. not exactly terrible is it ? My point, which seems to have been largely missed by the majority is that a striker is only as good as the service he is provided with, and to be fair to him he's been injured, and our whole squad has been decimated through injury, I actually believe that if you take into account the s*** 7 game start, the ridiculous amount of injuries we have had, and the boards incredulous attitude to strengthening the squad we are massively lucky to still have our premiership destiny in our own hands (just about). Benteke is not s*** he's a good player getting bad service, now that we have RLC Wilf Cabaye coming back we should see more goals from him, im Confident we will.
The no service thing is just complete nonsense. He has missed endless chances. He is a 30m Belgian international that you should stop making excuses for. He is bloody useless. Last season he wasnt this season he is. His all round game is not up to scratch. Hence the reason he was hauled off at half time. His movement is terrible. Watch him on the counter attack, no diagonal runs no running into space, his touch is useless. Unless you put the ball on his head under no pressure in front of the goal its pointless. . Its all well and good saying we have let him down with the service nonsense, the reality is when we needed our star striker to sep up and help us through the problems we have he has gone missing. All players go through spells of not scoring but he has sunk without trace.
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| spartakev2 Anerley 14 Mar 18 9.45am |
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Originally posted by Dannyh.V2
Over how many games ? I'm going to educate a guess and say its got to be about 30 ish games, so that's 1 good good chance missed (allegedly) every other game. not exactly terrible is it ? My point, which seems to have been largely missed by the majority is that a striker is only as good as the service he is provided with, and to be fair to him he's been injured, and our whole squad has been decimated through injury, I actually believe that if you take into account the s*** 7 game start, the ridiculous amount of injuries we have had, and the boards incredulous attitude to strengthening the squad we are massively lucky to still have our premiership destiny in our own hands (just about). Benteke is not s*** he's a good player getting bad service, now that we have RLC Wilf Cabaye coming back we should see more goals from him, im Confident we will.
We have had 257 shots this season so far. More than Leicester everton Watford west ham bournemouth Swansea burnley Brighton stoke and WBA. So service and creating chances hasn't been the problem. It's the finishing. We have only converted 10.9% of our chances, only WBA are worse.....
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 AERO 14 Mar 18 10.16am |
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Totally agree with monster munch
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thai-eagle  chiang mai 14 Mar 18 10.32am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
He doesn't anticipate anything apart from his payslip. We've been saying it for ages and Shearer and then Lampard I think finally get round to having a look and broadcast what we've noticed. Rarely do things land on a plate for you in this league. You do have to do a bit to get in the position/compete. He doesn't. Like I should have said it myself. Scoring 2 in more than 20 games as the main striker, that is crap whatever anyone says. Service or no service. Add all the 110% chances missed and hopefully we've seen the last of the big Belgian...
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| spartakev2 Anerley 14 Mar 18 11.42am |
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As much as I don't like Benteke, I would still start with him. Hoping subbing him last week and thd threat of being subbed again would give him a kick up the a**e. Not totally convinced by Sorloth yet.
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 14 Mar 18 12.32pm |
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Originally posted by Dannyh.V2
Over how many games ? I'm going to educate a guess and say its got to be about 30 ish games, so that's 1 good good chance missed (allegedly) every other game. not exactly terrible is it ? My point, which seems to have been largely missed by the majority is that a striker is only as good as the service he is provided with, and to be fair to him he's been injured, and our whole squad has been decimated through injury, I actually believe that if you take into account the s*** 7 game start, the ridiculous amount of injuries we have had, and the boards incredulous attitude to strengthening the squad we are massively lucky to still have our premiership destiny in our own hands (just about). Benteke is not s*** he's a good player getting bad service, now that we have RLC Wilf Cabaye coming back we should see more goals from him, im Confident we will.
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| southnorwoodhill 14 Mar 18 1.24pm |
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We've created loads of chances in many games, problem is our 30m striker can't be asked to anticipate or move into good positions in the box. Any team that has a striker who is only good with his head (Benteke's shooting ability is woeful) has already compromised part of their attacking game.
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| mattteo 14 Mar 18 8.49pm |
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Originally posted by gambler
There are a lot of strikers who have s*** seasons then. Top scorers 2016/17 H Kane Tottenham 29 I don't get if this is supposed to be a joke post or just a silly one. We're talking about GAMETIME. H Kane Tottenham 2500 minutes (7 assists added to those goals too) Screw top 6 strikers anyway, you still had last year: Michail Antonio (a winger mostly) 2400 minutes (9 goals and 5 assists) Need I say more? If players from small teams like Josh King, Llorente, Andre Gray, Crouch, Charlie Austin, Valencia had a better season than Benteke, what's left to say?And nobody paid over 20 million for Josh King. Nor are they asking for him that much now.
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| Casual Orpington 14 Mar 18 10.41pm |
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Originally posted by mattteo
I don't get if this is supposed to be a joke post or just a silly one. We're talking about GAMETIME. H Kane Tottenham 2500 minutes (7 assists added to those goals too) Screw top 6 strikers anyway, you still had last year: Michail Antonio (a winger mostly) 2400 minutes (9 goals and 5 assists) Need I say more? If players from small teams like Josh King, Llorente, Andre Gray, Crouch, Charlie Austin, Valencia had a better season than Benteke, what's left to say?And nobody paid over 20 million for Josh King. Nor are they asking for him that much now. Why are you just looking at GAMETIME. Benteke , for a team like Palace last season, was decent. This year he’s been a joke.
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