Raver50032 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 How much more depressing can things get this summer This - right now, it seems the tunnel has no light at the end of it. I should be able to just shrug it off and go 'meh,' as it is after all, only football. But, I am feeling quite down and stressed out frankly, and I'm not even on the payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 The whole thing of calling Bent and the others back from the bomb squad could just be a public display of making them seem wanted. With the idea being that it shows clubs thinking of making an offer that they can't get them on the cheap because we're not that desperate to get rid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) I do not see the problem with recalling Bent He's a goalscorer and we had trouble scoring goals at points throughout the season But if were playing him he can't lead the line on his own he needs someone alongside him Edited May 21, 2014 by AshVilla 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Has bent ever played alongside Benteke? It could work well for him to have a big target man like Benteke or Kozak alongside him. He's not the player he was a few years ago and can't lead the line on his own and more. He's still a good poacher with good positioning though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'd prefer bent playing rather than kozak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Has bent ever played alongside Benteke? It could work well for him to have a big target man like Benteke or Kozak alongside him. He's not the player he was a few years ago and can't lead the line on his own and more. He's still a good poacher with good positioning though. They played a handful of games together when Benteke first signed. Benteke's opening goal against Southampton was from a Bent assist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Guzan Hutton Vlaar Lescott Okore KEA Westwood Delph N'zogbia Kozak Bent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Stuff a bunch of lightweight players in the middle as narrow as possible and leave the flanks for our opponents Yeah i don't see that working this season either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Bent might actually be worth having if over the summer he learns how not to be shit and not be a lazy bastard.Goal scorer is all well and good when he’s actually doing that, all the rest of the time its like playing with 10 men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjaacckk91 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 After seeing how much he offered Fulham last year I can't see what he has to offer us, in the games I watched he had absolutely no ball control and the 'guaranteed goals' were nowhere to be seen, his finishing was nothing short of terrible towards the end of the season as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 We could probably get Downing and Young back too if the wage bill allowed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevangrealish Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think he's good. What do you think ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think he's good. What do you think ? He's good if we actually get service into him, if we expect him to play as a lone striker to hold it and bring others into the game, then it's like playing with 10 men. Maybe Jack could provide him that service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 The thing is, Lambert always said that he and the players had no problems, I'm guessing they knew that it wasn't down to him. Doubt they have any qualms with him personally. What Lambert says and what is actually the case are two different things though. When Hutton spoke about it a few months ago, he sounded pretty bitter and rightly so. IMO there was a personality clash with him and Bent. Remember Bent had a whinge about losing the captaincy early on and then his place and he strikes me as an Anelka type sulky character. Don't think there's an issue with Hutton, I just don't want him back in contention as he's not very good! This summer's going well isn't it? With Bent and Hutton you'd have to question their motivation levels to play for us after the way both have been isolated the last 18 months or in Hutton's case two years. I can't imagine either will be sweating blood for this club although I suppose pre season is a good time to judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Welcome back Bent.... he should have been on the bench all last season. Tell me he wouldn't have scored 6+ goals and made our life a little easier. he got 3 at Fulham who had a better attack than us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'd prefer bent playing rather than kozak. Darren Bent 3 league goals Libor Kozak 4 league goals and broke his leg at Christmas so really? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'd prefer bent playing rather than kozak. Darren Bent 3 league goals Libor Kozak 4 league goals and broke his leg at Christmas so really? Yes, because Kozak is a Paul Lambert signing whereas Darren Bent is not. Thus, Bent > Kozak. Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think the only way us Villa fans can look at this without getting too despondant (dont worry, I feel the same too) - is to think of this as........We have a hungry striker, who used to be good, who will be busting a gut to make an impression during the final year of his contract to earn a pay day at the end of it. Let's just hope he scrapes enough goals to see us through this potentially abysmal season. One bonus is that we will have a big target man (Kozak, then Benteke) to play alongside him, as he always has had wherever he's flourished. Hutton, again, will be busting a gut to make an impression and might be a decent option against some of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 A couple of things r.e: Bent, though. a - Benteke is out injured for at least a couple of months at the start of the season(?) b - Bent has played at Fulham last season, so has at least seen competitive football c - He's a poacher; doesn't work hard at all but perhaps linking up with, say, Weimann, he might get on the end of a couple of things d - He's in the last year of his contact. He'd want to play well to get himself a new club - I think we all know he's "done" here (certainly on those wages) It's not completely terrible and does give us another option. I just hope Lambert/the club haven't burnt their bridges with him so he actually still feels like part of the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'd prefer bent playing rather than kozak. Darren Bent 3 league goals Libor Kozak 4 league goals and broke his leg at Christmas so really? Yes, because Kozak is a Paul Lambert signing whereas Darren Bent is not. Thus, Bent > Kozak. Obviously. but Bent is a Houllier signing who he also didn't like. im confused, who is better than who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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