CrackpotForeigner Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Someone needs to tell him that holding up the ball is part of his job. Lately every ball seems to bounce randomly off him like he's part of a pinball machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Just needs a goal, any goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 He is playing like he did in the first half of his first season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I agree with a lot of you that he seems to be very short on confidence and frustrated as an effect of his poor form. Hopefully he'll get a goal soon so that his metaphorical fire starts blazing away again and he hits form again. It is bound to happen, but it couldn't come sooner. Let's hope he gets to bag some against Arsenal and that we win that bloody game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeilS Posted January 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 26, 2015 I remember hearing an interview years ago with a former pro on Soccer Saturday (May have been Merson, but can't remember), who was talking about coming back from long term injury. He said something along the lines that when you first come back into the team it is great and you are playing off adrenaline for the first few games, then you hit a wall and struggle as you haven't had the pre-season others have had so your conditioning isn't quite up to everyone elses standards. The former pro also said that sometimes fans mis-interpret lack of confidence for disinterest. This may be what has happened here with Benteke? I hope so anyway, and fingers crossed Benteke can grab a couple of goals in consecutive games to get him up and running again. With the introduction of Gil into the team, hopefully the goals aren't too far away for him. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SikhInTrinity Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I remember hearing an interview years ago with a former pro on Soccer Saturday (May have been Merson, but can't remember), who was talking about coming back from long term injury. He said something along the lines that when you first come back into the team it is great and you are playing off adrenaline for the first few games, then you hit a wall and struggle as you haven't had the pre-season others have had so your conditioning isn't quite up to everyone elses standards. The former pro also said that sometimes fans mis-interpret lack of confidence for disinterest. This may be what has happened here with Benteke? I hope so anyway, and fingers crossed Benteke can grab a couple of goals in consecutive games to get him up and running again. With the introduction of Gil into the team, hopefully the goals aren't too far away for him. Agree, also think the death of Junior Malanda may be playing on his mind, the Belgian lads seem to be very close to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I remember hearing an interview years ago with a former pro on Soccer Saturday (May have been Merson, but can't remember), who was talking about coming back from long term injury. He said something along the lines that when you first come back into the team it is great and you are playing off adrenaline for the first few games, then you hit a wall and struggle as you haven't had the pre-season others have had so your conditioning isn't quite up to everyone elses standards. The former pro also said that sometimes fans mis-interpret lack of confidence for disinterest. This may be what has happened here with Benteke? I hope so anyway, and fingers crossed Benteke can grab a couple of goals in consecutive games to get him up and running again. With the introduction of Gil into the team, hopefully the goals aren't too far away for him. That's a good post Neil, although he's been throwing his arms up in the air at his team mates for weeks now, even when it's often him that should have been on the move. This happened a couple of times yesterday as well and if he'd been sharper (for whatever reason) he'd have scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 nice to see some sanity back in here by monday morning I wouldnt underestimate the injury guys. hes been back playing about 10 weeks hasnt he? and his first touch has ALWAYS needed to improve. We're probably noticing it more as we're not pumping it up to him to win in the air most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 It's not showing a lack of sanity to criticise him. Everyone else in the team gets it so why shouldn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 not knocking the criticism of his performances sbs, just caught up with the weekends posts in this thread and there were a few calling for him to be dropped, even sold etc. Just my way of saying i think thats insane with an obviously misplaced attempt at humour Confidence in yourself after a bad injury is a weird thing. affects some and not others 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 not knocking the criticism of his performances sbs, just caught up with the weekends posts in this thread and there were a few calling for him to be dropped, even sold etc. Just my way of saying i think thats insane with an obviously misplaced attempt at humour Confidence in yourself after a bad injury is a weird thing. affects some and not others I agree with him lacking confidence and the possibility that it is down to his injury but i'm not sure the suggestions of dropping him for a game are wide of the mark. The comments about selling him weren't along the lines of "Sell him he is shit" either but more along the lines of "If his commitment has gone then it may be time to cash in and reinvest" There is a big difference IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Its also worth noting he didnt really get the chance to get eased back from his injury, just thrown in at the deep end. Maybe I am just finding excuses for the lad but I suppose I'll cut this bloke more slack than the others. If Kozac was about Id give him a run, fair enough, but as others have said I dont much rate the choices we have after him tbh. I totally agree he looks out of sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 The tune will be different if he bangs in a couple at the emirates.Yes it will Paul. He hasn't been scoring or playing particulary well lately. If you do one of those things, then people won't be as keen to criticise. If he scores two goals against Arsenal.... yes... our tune will change. Obviously. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Just needs a goal, any goal We've said this so many times about Benteke, i don't think its just a goal he needs i think he just needs to play with that attitude he played with before. For whatever reason he is a shadow of that players movement, confidence and aggression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) For whatever reason he is not in shape. 11) Benteke’s attitude remains a concern for Villa Christian Benteke is playing as if he believes he is too good for Aston Villa. Rather than taking responsibility and sharing a commitment to rectifying their appalling goalscoring record – Paul Lambert’s team head to Arsenal seeking their first Premier League goal in eight hours 42 minutes – the £25m-rated Belgium striker shrugs at what he perceives to be his team-mates’ poor delivery, looks bored and stops making the runs of the young and hungry goal machine who was so effective in his and Lambert’s first season together at Villa Park. Unfortunate to miss the World Cup with a ruptured achilles, he has been back for the past 11 games now, scoring three times, including absolute belters at Crystal Palace and against Manchester United, but his all-round game is currently poor. For a striker who understandably plays only between the width of the penalty area, he is making very little effort to adapt and attack the few deliveries that are coming in. Rather than waiting to see whether a cross is meant for someone else, his body language should make it clear he wants to get on the end of it. He signed a new four-year contract only 18 months ago and Villa clearly are in no mood to sell their prize asset. Now they need to work out how to get the most out of him as, with Carlos Sánchez and Carles Gil finding a nimble stride, Villa endeavour to make progress through a more considered passing game. Peter Lansley Link Edited January 26, 2015 by momo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I do worry when a top Striker like Benteke loses form and struggles to find it. I mean what are we doing on that training field. I don't want it to be a stick to beat lambert with, but he seems to find it really hard to get the best out the players and benteke cannot continue to perform how he is and still be first on the team sheet...........can he??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Nail on the head that article. Needs that hunger back. Sort it out you doughnut!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 His workrate has gone to pot recently imo, I don't think he's working the two centre backs as hard as he usually does when the ball comes into him. Arsenal and Chelsea up next, two opponents he usually does very well against so hopefully that will spark him into life with Gil buzzing around and either Weimann or Gabby as the pace outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Just needs a goal, any goal He can take the next penalty. lol If his contract doesn't run out before hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3te Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Just needs a goal, any goal The blackpool goal didn`t seem to do much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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