TwirlyDoors Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 At times he is very good going forward and on the odd occasion he does defend well but yes overall he hasnt been good. The problem I have is the vitriol towards him, it seems a common theme at the Villa whereby if you arent good straight away then you are written off even Beneteke has had fans giving him a tough time. He's a young lad and whilst moaning on here is fine at the match its just not gonna help especially at a time when they need all the encouragement they can get. Yes, and the problem with the vitriol is it seems to be unfairly dished out onto particular players, the lad needs encouragement to express his attacking instincts, this would also help defensively, because it keeps the opponents attacking winger/midfielders back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 dont agree with the vitriol. but when not playing well first thing you do is make everything simple and he doesnt. His dribbling out of defence in 2nd half on tuesday was stupid and predictable when a 5 yard square ball to Delph or Clark was easier( this happened 2 or 3 times right before the corner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yes, and the problem with the vitriol is it seems to be unfairly dished out onto particular players, the lad needs encouragement to express his attacking instincts, this would also help defensively, because it keeps the opponents attacking winger/midfielders back. Well what you do, you take him out of the firing line. Put him on the reserves, get his confidence up and put him back in when he is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwirlyDoors Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Well what you do, you take him out of the firing line. Put him on the reserves, get his confidence up and put him back in when he is good enough. Possibly, if you had a good option to go in. I guess it depends on your belief in the lad, if Lambert thinks he can play better as he gets fitter, with more games under his belt, maybe he can change peoples perceptions. Maybe Lambert feels that the team needs the attacking width he offers, if and when he improves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parisvilla Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Have been critical of him but thought he produced a helluva lot better performance than Lowton on Tuesday. Don't have confidence in either of them mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si. Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 More of a winger then a defender IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 i will say it again... the WORST villa player i have EVER seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Bloody awful... gets a game every week as well. He should do the right thing and tell lambert to stop picking him. Lambert hasnt a clue and will continue to pick him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Dont know why Stevens is always dropped for Bennett. Its hardly like Stevens has been any worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 **** hell. He's so bad I'm starting to feel sorry for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Another one who is clearly not good enough I Feel sorry for him having his career crushed at such an early stage Devoid of confidence along with ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I feel like I go on about him a bit but he is horrendously awful and has literally no redeeming features. £3m was it? Jesus... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Awful, hopefully never see him in a villa shirt again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I'm not going to judge Bennett for being played in this position. Notice from this graphic he's not a defender. He actually gets furthest in-field in the opponent's half of the pitch. Lowton's heat map is similar Tonight against Newcastle we played 3 defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMushroom Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I still think he will turn out to be decent. But out wide and not as a defender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I still think he will turn out to be decent. But out wide and not as a defender. that's my thinking on the matter too. if we switched to a 4-4-2 id like to see him get a shot on the left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I have no idea why he gets a place in the first XI. Not really based on form, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Its based on the fact there's nobody else id say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 We've won 9 games with Lichaj at LB this season. These are the only games we've won this season. Anyone who says we can't win a match with Lichaj at LB... I disagree for the above reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LockStockVilla Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 We've won 9 games with Lichaj at LB this season. These are the only games we've won this season. Anyone who says we can't win a match with Lichaj at LB... I disagree for the above reason. I'd agree that Lichaj should start before Bennett everytime. He is not great by any means, but he is more capable of playing LB in a 442 than Bennett. Him or Baker all day for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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