VillaGoMarching Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Get Bent Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I bet you weren't saying that 2 years ago when his goals saved us from relegation I was - had a debate with you when you claimed he was class and he scored week in week out. Another thing you were completely wrong about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I was - had a debate with you when you claimed he was class and he scored week in week out. Another thing you were completely wrong about. Oh yes I remember, it's probably in this thread, how was I wrong? His goals saved us from certain relegation, did they not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Oh yes I remember, it's probably in this thread, how was I wrong? His goals saved us from certain relegation, did they not? This thread started because they closed the other one due to you not being able to recognise you were wrong as he didnt score week in week out (which is every week). His goals helped - no doubt. They werent the sole reason. Hes been a disgrace ever since and not worth anywhere near 24m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 whoa now, this criticism is a bit unfair. His role as a goal poacher is to do just that, hang around and poach goals. We sold his supply line and now he can do **** all. That's hardly his fault. With a player like him we should have tried to build the team around him. And we've outcast him and made his life hell at a club who is so shit at the mo we're lucky to have him on our books, so why on earth would he look interested??? I wouldn't be. But hey ho we didn't play to our strengths, we're now a load of shit, we can't do **** all anymore and we may as well sell him and let the freefall continue with just slightly more money that we wont spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 *I should make clear: he shouldn't be interested because we outcast him, rather than he shouldn't be interested because we're luck to have him. Either way, we've **** up royally as far as he is concerned and yet he has never really complained, so calling him a disgrace is harsh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 As others have said - we started playing with more width in the second half when Bent had gone off and we started to create chances he'd thrive on! The useless word removed Lambert though had decided to start Bent when were playing too narrow to make use of him. Exactly, we all know how to get the best out of DB9 and if Lambert employed those tactics we could get out f this mess. It seems it is more about what the players earn to some fans and it wouldn't matter if he scored 10 in 10 he would still get slated. Still 2 in 3 starts isn't bad is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtsimonw Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Bent's record at Villa is outstanding. Unfortunately we have a manager who doesn't play to his best players strengths. What a genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Bent did nothing wrong, he worked hard and had to come deep to get the ball as there was no width and no service. If he had been on the pitch alongside Gabby and Weimann then maybe he wouldn't have looked so inept. It's weird though even though we did better in the second half because we have no central midfield presence the only option Lambert has is to flood the pitch with attackers, his determination to play Bannan over Ireland is utterly baffling. Benteke - Weimann Gabby -- Westwood -- Ireland -- Zog Baker - Clark -- Vlaar -- Lowton Guzan Is the best team we have and it's so obvious i screams PLAY ME and yet........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 thought he was fine today. ball stuck to him when it was passed to him, he brought others into play with some nice touches. challenged for headers (on throw ins he was always there giving the taker an option). was definitely not lazy or disinterested, or only caring about himself.i can only imagine the reaction if he had constantly lost headers to someone much smaller, passed it to the opposition or gave it away constantly trying stupid flicks and touches. because that was what benteke did all game.the reason we got nothing done in the first half is because we had 3 centrebacks marking a solitary forward, while newcastle easily overran our 2 man midfield. there was no service to benteke, bent and nzogbia. 2nd half we got that extra man in midfield and what do you know, we can actually get some control of the game higher up the pitch. still didnt test krull enough though.lambert should be finding a way to utilise all of our strikers effectively. hes failing badly. 20 goals in 23 games? worse than mcleish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Whatever happens Darren Bent is gone in the summer 100%! I have it on good authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 That doesn't suprise me .. I didn't think he was that bad at all some nice touches actually.But the system was all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) He doesn't work in this team. If we had a team that got the balls down the wing and played some decent low balls in he'd be lethal. Nowadays he is just farting around 2 thirds of the way up the pitch with nothing to offer. Edited January 29, 2013 by Wainy316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 We probably took him off because Newcastle saw how desperate for cash we are and offered us 3m for him, which we gladly accepted. Althoug he was pretty shit so it could have been for that reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 To be fair. The system played in the first half didn't help Bent or Benteke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSufferingVilla Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Stick him in at Center back alongside Vlaaaaar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Either way, we've **** up royally as far as he is concerned and yet he has never really complained, so calling him a disgrace is harshAs long as he gets his wages, I'd be surprised if he complained. It seems that's all he cares about, football-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Bent did nothing wrong, he worked hard and had to come deep to get the ball as there was no width and no service. If he had been on the pitch alongside Gabby and Weimann then maybe he wouldn't have looked so inept. It's weird though even though we did better in the second half because we have no central midfield presence the only option Lambert has is to flood the pitch with attackers, his determination to play Bannan over Ireland is utterly baffling. Benteke - Weimann Gabby -- Westwood -- Ireland -- Zog Baker - Clark -- Vlaar -- Lowton Guzan Is the best team we have and it's so obvious i screams PLAY ME and yet........... Baker at LB doesn't fill me with confidence...but Bennett doesn't either, so I'll agree with you, this should be the starting XI every game. And make Weimann captain, he's got guts, desire, and he's full of piss and vinegar. And he's confident and smart on the ball and off it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Whatever happens Darren Bent is gone in the summer 100%! I have it on good authority.Tomorrow is Thursday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 So Bent can continue to perform poorly based on past performances. Lambert on the other hand has his past performances ignored; makes sense.So Bent is good as long as we play the whole team round him? Jesus christ he's not Messi he's a limited footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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