Big_John_10 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Our tactic is hoof it to him. And we're surprised he's playing poorly, looks frustrated and not interested. I bet when he signed his new deal he didn't think he was signing up for this. And I bet when the club signed him up on it they weren't expecting his performances that he has given. It works both ways. He's a one season wonder. He scored 4 goals in his first 4 games. He then got an injury, he's come back and we're playing awful. Let's see what he does when he inevitably leaves us. He's not a one season wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa-revolution Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll! Christian Benteke! Well at least we can pretend can't we? Anyway, I'm just gonna' practice it till the beast makes it come true. Practice makes perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Will he even be part of the Belgium squad playing the way he is at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstonMartin82 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 He doesn't look match fit, it's odd, he obviously came back early from a relatively bad injury, but you'd think he'd be sharp by now given the games he has had. He just looks leggy and off-the-pace. I agree, he probably came back way too early, and is now paying the price. What I refuse to agree with is when some say he is disinterested. He may be frustrated, and for sure is, but not disinterested. He came back too early because he wanted too much to be the player he was last year. And he wanted to show that WC striker position is his. I'm Benteke's biggest fan and I hate to say it he does look uninterested to me. Against Sunderland he barely moved. When he lost possession he made no attempt to win the ball back. This is unlike him, and very unlike last season where he was living to impress people. It would appear to me that this season he hasn't the fear of failing in him, which is making him complacent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 What does anyone expect. The only tactic we have is to kick long diagonal balls in to him and this happens every game. Doesnt take a genius in other clubs how to defend this. He was double marked, sometimes 3 men on him everytime the ball was kicked up. He didnt look interested against Sunderland but today he gave his all. Bout time we came up with another plan to get him on the ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchard Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Our tactic is hoof it to him. And we're surprised he's playing poorly, looks frustrated and not interested. I bet when he signed his new deal he didn't think he was signing up for this. And I bet when the club signed him up on it they weren't expecting his performances that he has given. It works both ways. He's a one season wonder. He scored 4 goals in his first 4 games. He then got an injury, he's come back and we're playing awful. Let's see what he does when he inevitably leaves us. He's not a one season wonder. Two of those were penalties. Since which he's even started missing those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Will he even be part of the Belgium squad playing the way he is at the moment. well at least hes playing unlike De Bruyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Well you can either back the guy who is obviously low on confidence for the first time at the Villa, or you could whinge and moan saying he is not interested, he is a one season wonder and he wants to leave. I will be shouting my head off next Sunday. I hope everyone else does. UTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Clinging on to the hope that he turns his form around. They said in commentary earlier that he has one more goal at the moment than he did at this stage last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I hate all the bullshit about whether he's **** interested or not, it's so stupid. He's not the most emotional guy, he had the exact same reserved demeanor on the pitch when he was playing well last season as he does now. The only difference was he was playing well. Now that he's struggling (and isn't getting much help), it's disinterest. Being reserved in his reactions and everything is just how he acts, it's not that he doesn't give a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Really should have done better with the header and shot in the first. He scores one of those we are in front and whole game changes and he back in the saddle. I played him in fantasy and keep against Man U with a large dash of sentimental hopefulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Man Utd is the game where he finally scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2013 Man Utd is the game where he finally scores a double hattrick. Fxd ur pst 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This guy hasn't just gone down a few rungs( of the ladder) he has gone down a few floors( of the office block) in terms of form. He needs to stop cursing every move and shake himself out of this awful nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This guy hasn't just gone down a few rungs( of the ladder) he has gone down a few floors( of the office block) in terms of form. He needs to stop cursing every move and shake himself out of this awful nightmare. It would help if the majority of balls played to him weren't hopeful hoofs and if his team mates were able to keep the ball better. We're wasting a gifted player with the the way we play at the moment. Not only that but we're doing nothing to make sure his value stays high. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted December 9, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 9, 2013 This guy hasn't just gone down a few rungs( of the ladder) he has gone down a few floors( of the office block) in terms of form. He needs to stop cursing every move and shake himself out of this awful nightmare. It would help if the majority of balls played to him weren't hopeful hoofs and if his team mates were able to keep the ball better. We're wasting a gifted player with the the way we play at the moment. Not only that but we're doing nothing to make sure his value stays high. you can understand his frustration, even gabby lost his rag a couple of times second half at fulham. i don't think it's just a case of Benteke being out of sorts, as a team we haven't hit form like last years yet (in terms of cohesive football), perhaps only in the unlucky defeat at chelsea and that was a long time ago now. a few around him need to hit form for us to get the best out of Benteke and for him to get some self belief back and hit form himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 He was looking a bit more like his old self yesterday - better touches, fashioned a couple of chances for himself and out of sorts. He'll be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelboyVilla Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This guy hasn't just gone down a few rungs( of the ladder) he has gone down a few floors( of the office block) in terms of form. He needs to stop cursing every move and shake himself out of this awful nightmare. It would help if the majority of balls played to him weren't hopeful hoofs and if his team mates were able to keep the ball better. We're wasting a gifted player with the the way we play at the moment. Not only that but we're doing nothing to make sure his value stays high. Well every time Westwood or Delph had the ball yesterday the only players to pass to were Herd or Clark and all they could do under pressure was hoof a straight ball towards the Fulham box which was easy for Senderos and Hughes to deal with. There was little or no options passing forward as there was a lack of movement and too many players hiding. Even with a play maker yesterday the performance would have been no better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmarsha_926 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Benteke has 4 league goals in 13 games this season, he scored 3 in his first 13 games last season.He seems to be a confidence player, when he is hot, he is hot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) I'm not buying all this not being fed stuff. He scored a boat load of goals last season, with the service not much better( or if at all) and in a team fighting relegation for most of the campaign. I also think too much is being said about formations. As they say "you are only as strong as your weakest link" it could be said "you are only as good as your worst performance" Edited December 9, 2013 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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