Popular Post Rds1983 Posted September 20, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2023 20 hours ago, TRO said: for a 19 year old, he has a huge bundle of Courage. That might seem incidental to some......but to me, its paramount.....and shows the intent of the player. He isn't afraid to fail, he doesn't play safe....His pursuit of the objective, has no distraction...He has one focus.....Goal!!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mazrim Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 On 20/09/2023 at 08:12, Pinebro said: Because at Villa everything went through him. All our tacics revolved around Benteke and getting the ball to him as often as possible. At Liverpool he was just a cog. Said before but it's easier to stand out when you are surrounded by mediocrity Some of it was due to him being the focus of our attack but not most. It cannot explain it. He didn't just stand out among our squad, he stood out amongst most strikers in the league, or in Europe. You don't do that just by being better than your teammates. On the contrary, if he was in an average squad (he was) and still excelled with less chances and service his peers were getting, it says even more about how good he was with us. I think it was a case of him being settled, motivated, fully fit, and being in the right place and the right time. That Benteke in this team would score 30 a season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Mazrim said: Some of it was due to him being the focus of our attack but not most. It cannot explain it. He didn't just stand out among our squad, he stood out amongst most strikers in the league, or in Europe. You don't do that just by being better than your teammates. On the contrary, if he was in an average squad (he was) and still excelled with less chances and service his peers were getting, it says even more about how good he was with us. I think it was a case of him being settled, motivated, fully fit, and being in the right place and the right time. That Benteke in this team would score 30 a season. He failed to adapt to different styles and managers. To me that is not a top player. Compare him to a player like Tevez who was great whereever he went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, Jas10 said: Strangely poor article that one. Jedinak left the club four months ago. Pretty sure Villa already said they were looking at a goalkeeper when they saw and noticed Duran. His name flagging up because he played at 15 is hardly 'on our radar' if we then attended a match and didn't know he was playing. Reads to me like his source at Villa has eye on promotion. Bringing up Emery leaving? What?! If it's someone in recruitment, their whole department needs to start delivering as much as the first team or they'll be getting replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 34 minutes ago, Mazrim said: Some of it was due to him being the focus of our attack but not most. It cannot explain it. He didn't just stand out among our squad, he stood out amongst most strikers in the league, or in Europe. You don't do that just by being better than your teammates. On the contrary, if he was in an average squad (he was) and still excelled with less chances and service his peers were getting, it says even more about how good he was with us. I think it was a case of him being settled, motivated, fully fit, and being in the right place and the right time. That Benteke in this team would score 30 a season. I think it's worth pointing out he scored 15 his first season at palace and 10 in another. He also scored a goal every 170 minutes for Liverpool In the prem too. He's a player who scored 86 premier league goals. He'd probably have 115 or something if his career wasn't derailed by serious injuries. In 13/14 he ruptured his achilles tendon, in 15/16 he ruptured his LCL, in 17/18 he did his MCL and then he had another knee injury that was unlisted so presumably an injury to multiple ligaments. After the MCL he was never really the same as what made Benteke so special is that he was quicker than every cb as strong and as big as him and stronger than any cb as quick as him so he'd always have space in the box by muscling the marker out of the way or by sprinting clear. Instead he basically became a big lump who was only really a target man instead of someone who could run the channels, get the ball at the front post and even take it past a couple of players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claretman Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Jhon Duran Duran The 6 foot Columbian He’s gonna score more than Juan Jhon Duran Duran anyone…? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 On 18/09/2023 at 20:27, Vive_La_Villa said: Really? Didn’t realise that. So finish top go straight to last 16? Maybe I’m underestimating our opponents but I think we should be able to rotate and finish top. Sorry as remembered this post. We should not be underestimating teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Deserves a start on Sunday for my money. Almost by default. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, Zatman said: Sorry as remembered this post. We should not be underestimating teams We shouldn’t but we won’t win them all either and I still think we’ll win the group. If we win on Sunday I’ll take this defeat. It was very poor though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted September 21, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 21, 2023 It was a good header considering, I think it looked easier than it actually was, seen those go badly wrong. He’s a high point on an otherwise dreary evening. Should be a fun watch this season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, claretman said: Jhon Duran Duran The 6 foot Columbian He’s gonna score more than Juan Jhon Duran Duran anyone…? He's 6 foot 1. Doesn't work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 It's nice that both he and Zaniolo have a thunderbastard of a shot on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 I really enjoyed his header, he’s got some leap on him and generated nice power and direction. A rare highlight on an otherwise rubbish night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmygreaves Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Nice occasional goal threat but didn't give us an out ball at any point. Not good when we're trying to control the play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Good header, unlucky not to get a 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 1 hour ago, jimmygreaves said: Nice occasional goal threat but didn't give us an out ball at any point. Not good when we're trying to control the play. That was more on the midfield more than him. Midfield had no control in the 1st half 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 2 hours ago, jimmygreaves said: Nice occasional goal threat but didn't give us an out ball at any point. Not good when we're trying to control the play. He had the potential to be but we barely tried to utilise him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 Looks like he smells blood every time he has the ball. 4 goals on the season. Our in-form striker. Doubt he starts Sunday but if Ollie remains cold it won't be long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 11 hours ago, jimmygreaves said: Nice occasional goal threat but didn't give us an out ball at any point. Not good when we're trying to control the play. I lost count of the amount of times we had the ball on halfway and you could see Duran pointing he wanted it in behind but the pass went sideways or backwards. He's willing to make the runs, they just weren't spotted. This is why we miss Buendia so much. He knits the play together and I reckon Duran would bang in a hatful with Emi feeding him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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