Oaks Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Interesting he didn't play for the Under 21s...he Must be close to starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Lambert said he played against Leicester reserves and scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 8/1 1st goal tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I have a fantasy football dilemma. He's going in my team but I need 2 transfers to get him. Do I do it all before this weekend or wait till next week and do it without costing any points. I'm thinking next week as he was slow to get back last season but mostly for Sod's law that I'll not put him in and he'll get a hatrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnStortford Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I have a fantasy football dilemma. He's going in my team but I need 2 transfers to get him. Do I do it all before this weekend or wait till next week and do it without costing any points. I'm thinking next week as he was slow to get back last season but mostly for Sod's law that I'll not put him in and he'll get a hatrick. In that case definitely wait til next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 The beast starts!!! Come on!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSV Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Rusty as expected. Will need a few weeks to get his touch back. Great to see him back though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Was rusty and didn't get any service at all what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted October 18, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2014 All alone today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) I am worried we're putting all our eggs in the Benteke basket. If he doesn't recapture that form from the last 5 months of the 12/13 season then we're in big trouble (again). Edited October 18, 2014 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Jesus Christ, he's painful to watch when lacking fitness or out of form. It was like watching Emile Heskey at times today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) I am worried we're putting all our eggs in the Benteke basket. If he doesn't recapture that form from the last 5 months of the 12/13 season then we're in big trouble (again). What other basket are we supposed to put our eggs in? He's the only player we have who is a world beater on his day, the rest of our squad is pretty much full of mediocre players with low ability in attacking positions. Edited October 18, 2014 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I am worried we're putting all our eggs in the Benteke basket. If he doesn't recapture that form from the last 5 months of the 12/13 season then we're in big trouble (again). What other basket are we supposed to put our eggs in? We should probably be honest with ourselves and realise he's had 5 good months in 2 and a quarter seasons. He never looked a world beater in the first half of last season and now he's got a major injury under his belt too. I don't think just having him back is going to make everything ok. I'd love to see us get the beast back but I'm starting to think it was a bit of a flash in the pan. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I am worried we're putting all our eggs in the Benteke basket. If he doesn't recapture that form from the last 5 months of the 12/13 season then we're in big trouble (again).What other basket are we supposed to put our eggs in?We should probably be honest with ourselves and realise he's had 5 good months in 2 and a quarter seasons. He never looked a world beater in the first half of last season and now he's got a major injury under his belt too. I don't think just having him back is going to make everything ok. I'd love to see us get the beast back but I'm starting to think it was a bit of a flash in the pan. :-(I'm really really hoping that isn't the case. But that's all it is, hope. He'll have no confidence in his own body at the moment. Not sure where you're meant to get it from playing in our side. Be great to see him smash a few past QPR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyvilla Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Personally I have no doubt of how good Benteke is , but to expect to see it straight away after 7 months out is ridiculous , it will be a few weeks yet until he is fully fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just got this feeling we have rushed him back way too soon. Half an hour against City two weeks ago and starts against Everton today? He should have been gradually brought back into the team. We saw last season that because we put him into the team way too early that he struggled and didn't score for 12 games I think it was? And last season he had only been out for about a month, whereas this season he has been out for seven months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernova26 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Didn't get any service today and when he did get the ball was surrounded. His disallowed goal still shows me he has it..instant reaction to that ball coming off the bar. Imagine if we still had the Villa version of Ashley Young feeding him....we have nothing at the moment assist wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Just got this feeling we have rushed him back way too soon. Half an hour against City two weeks ago and starts against Everton today? He should have been gradually brought back into the team. We saw last season that because we put him into the team way too early that he struggled and didn't score for 12 games I think it was? And last season he had only been out for about a month, whereas this season he has been out for seven months. This is a completely different injury though. We have no idea what goes on behind the scenes and he could be genuinely fit enough to start now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Can't believe Motd didn't show his disallowed goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Didn't get any service today and when he did get the ball was surrounded. His disallowed goal still shows me he has it..instant reaction to that ball coming off the bar. Imagine if we still had the Villa version of Ashley Young feeding him....we have nothing at the moment assist wise. sometimes I really miss that little shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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