BOF Posted January 19, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2016 And do you wish him well at Liverpool or are you enjoying his struggles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I wish him well personally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's not going to hurt Benteke to come here on loan for the rest of the season, he'll easily earn himself move away from Liverpool to another big club, if that's what he wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 4 minutes ago, BOF said: And do you wish him well at Liverpool or are you enjoying his struggles? of course I wish him well, as I said we be already relegated without him and acted with class while getting his transfer unlike some people we were lucky we had him for 3 seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted January 19, 2016 Moderator Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just now, Zatman said: we were lucky we had him for 3 seasons We'll agree on that at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I'd like to see Benteke do well at Liverpool. He's one of the few guys who leaves with my blessing, we already got our 'one more year' out of him, admittedly injury probably was a factor in him staying but he still stayed, we almost quadrupled our cash on him and while I think we all agree he could probably have done a bit better than Liverpool they are still a huge name who won the Champions League during his formative years. We were happy for Benteke to be ambitious when he was leaving Genk so we can't really complain when he decides to have a crack at the top end of the table. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 22 hours ago, Dr_Pangloss said: Mignolet, one of the very worst keepers in the league, signs a 5 year deal LOL Fair enough they want to hang on to him, assess their options but 5 years?!?! It's like something Newcastle would do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djemba_Villan Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Facebook rumours that Daniel Sturbridge may be about to announce his retirement. Seems unlikely to me but hope it isn't true at just 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted January 20, 2016 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 A day after being linked to West Ham. I guess it largely amounts to the same thing. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 44 minutes ago, BOF said: A day after being linked to West Ham. I guess it largely amounts to the same thing. well he be moving up the table at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted January 20, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2016 Oh no no no! The latest Skype update is infested with Liverpool player emojis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) play benteke: omg why arnt liverpool playing to his strengths!? wingers keep cutting in. why arnt they crossing to him?? without benteke: LOL klopp why arnt you playing benteke?? its almost as if systems top teams tend to prefer makes benteke flaws really really obvious (you can argue whether plop is a top team or not, but the style of play theyre trying to implement is that of a upper/top team) you cant just go spamming high crosses when youre a top team. and hes too slow (no im not saying hes actually slow) to justify being offside the amount he is. And his decision making is surprisingly quite slow. However i do agree he can score goals out of nothing which are world class goals. But choosing a player whos strengths are only highlighted in the least optimal way of playing is not a good reason to play a striker. Hes just close to a perfect bench striker for any top team. (but for 32m lol??). And obv other guys pressing > benteke pressing people keep saying liverpool was a bad move for him. Who did you think he was going to sign for and be first choice? Liverpool was the perfect move for him to be able to show he can handle playing for a top team style and if he proves himself there, he can go onto greater things when he was about 26/27. He would have been good for moyes united though...shock he got fired for trying to spam 40 low+high crosses per game which wasnt enough. (low crosses byline crosses > high floaty crosses, and you prefer a striker whos quick/agile to get on the end of them) Edited January 21, 2016 by gharperr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Liverpool should be building the team abound tekkers. Not implementing him in a side that hasnt been good enough for last few season. You play to his strengths he will score goals. If plop were to allow him to go on loan he should definitely come back here. He would be main man again and I gurantee he will get us goals and improve his chances for the Euros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) thats so wrong for a top team. you build around squad. not striker. im sorry. but its very simplistic way of viewing football to view your team around your striker. If that was a case then darren bent would be playing for a top top team (shock he never played for one, and none was ever interested, and he got transfered from spurs when they was trying to push on...you need so so so so so much more) i some what laugh at the football fans here who think they know more than a high press manager trying to implement a top team style within. just lol if you think you know more than them. there is so so so so so much difference between a team like AVFC and a top/higher team that people really need to realise. they literally need to be elite elite elite to builld team around . but im sorry hes not Edited January 21, 2016 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) im pretty sure i could write paragraphs and paragraphs why benteke is not good enough for a top team. and those who try to counter my points only explain benteke for a lower team in a very short way that is easy to disprove for a top team. he should come back here though :(! im pretty sure..the only person here who has tried to prove me wrong is pieface / or offer an alternative . rest keep ignoring my posts and then say a few weeks later "why isnt benteke playing for X, why not klopp playing team around him" (although i think pieface is slowly agreeing with me ) Edited January 21, 2016 by gharperr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Anyone know who this Alex Texereia guy is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 39 minutes ago, gharperr said: thats so wrong for a top team. you build around squad. not striker. im sorry. but its very simplistic way of viewing football to view your team around your striker. If that was a case then darren bent would be playing for a top top team (shock he never played for one, and none was ever interested, and he got transfered from spurs when they was trying to push on...you need so so so so so much more) i some what laugh at the football fans here who think they know more than a high press manager trying to implement a top team style within. just lol if you think you know more than them. there is so so so so so much difference between a team like AVFC and a top/higher team that people really need to realise. they literally need to be elite elite elite to builld team around . but im sorry hes not Do you not know forward thinking hipster clubs build their team around Rudy Gestede..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 27 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Anyone know who this Alex Texereia guy is.... He has been at Shakhtar a long time and only started really showing his class now that Adriano is gone, he was attacking midfielder and think he has been pushed up top now. hands down top scorer in Ukraine this season, he could leave now and will still probably end season as top scorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I've seen a bit of Luiz Adriano playing for Meelan and he looks like a bloke who's won a raffle at half time, certainly compared to Bacca. Very mediocre striker even if he did score a million goals in the Ukraine league. You'd think Brazil would call him up seeing as they were playing 35 year old Ricardo Oliveria in the last round of World cup qualifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Dunga doesnt like calling up players from Ukrainian League, Bernard hasnt been called up in a while either. Except Adriano most of Brazilians at Shakhtar have been successes since going bigger leagues Costa, Willian, Fernandinho so Adriano might come good eventually he wasnt instant success in Ukraine either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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