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Post by Deez on May 4, 2015 23:57:35 GMT
General transfer thread is closed so thought I would dedicate a thread to this lad.
Strong, quick, clinical and a warrior that could lead the line in my opinion. Only 24 so only room for improvement, I would trust this lad to lead our line. Be able to physically bully his way past the WBA defence on Saturday whilst still being more than technically good enough to be able to link with Herrera/Mata/Carrick. Drogba-esque without getting carried away.
Closest kind of striker in his mould right now would be Benzema and definitely has the potential to reach Benzema's levels which is exactly what we need up front right now. I'm thinking we get him before Liverpool/Arsenal do and we end up regretting another lost transfer.
Of course, this all changes if buying him would push Rooney to clog the midfield up....
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 0:13:40 GMT
I like Benteke but he's blown a bit hot and cold which is a bit of a worry.
Can be unplayable when on form though.
Price would come into it, but if he was under 20 million (which probably wouldn't be) then he'd be worth a punt.
Would give us another option up front, instead of trying intricate stuff, we'd have a guy who can literally bulldoze his way through.
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Post by wolvesred on May 5, 2015 0:16:23 GMT
I like Benteke but he's blown a bit hot and cold which is a bit of a worry. Can be unplayable when on form though. Price would come into it, but if he was under 20 million (which probably wouldn't be) then he'd be worth a punt. Would give us another option up front, instead of trying intricate stuff, we'd have a guy who can literally bulldoze his way through. Playing with better players might stop him blowing hot and cold
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Post by Deez on May 5, 2015 0:20:26 GMT
I like Benteke but he's blown a bit hot and cold which is a bit of a worry. Can be unplayable when on form though. Price would come into it, but if he was under 20 million (which probably wouldn't be) then he'd be worth a punt. Would give us another option up front, instead of trying intricate stuff, we'd have a guy who can literally bulldoze his way through. I think he's good enough if bulldozing isn't working to play the nice triangles, bring others into play and generally build up pressure around the box and when he gets a yard then he can be ruthless, I actually think bulldozing is his plan B, not the other way round but he's good enough at it that he only really gets noticed for that. But like you say, he went on a long barren spell for Villa, a worryingly long time. He was still benefiting with his all round play and got himself into a lot of dangerous positions, he was just lacking confidence and every striker has a drought at some point but at least he was still benefiting the team. Would be a risk though. I'd pay upto 30 for him myself but that would just be to stop him going somewhere else and tearing it up. (I'm going to take my head out of his arse now!)
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2015 0:25:33 GMT
I like Benteke but he's blown a bit hot and cold which is a bit of a worry. Can be unplayable when on form though. Price would come into it, but if he was under 20 million (which probably wouldn't be) then he'd be worth a punt. Would give us another option up front, instead of trying intricate stuff, we'd have a guy who can literally bulldoze his way through. I think he's good enough if bulldozing isn't working to play the nice triangles, bring others into play and generally build up pressure around the box and when he gets a yard then he can be ruthless, I actually think bulldozing is his plan B, not the other way round but he's good enough at it that he only really gets noticed for that. But like you say, he went on a long barren spell for Villa, a worryingly long time. He was still benefiting with his all round play and got himself into a lot of dangerous positions, he was just lacking confidence and every striker has a drought at some point but at least he was still benefiting the team. Would be a risk though. I'd pay upto 30 for him myself but that would just be to stop him going somewhere else and tearing it up. (I'm going to take my head out of his arse now!) Yeah, I agree he's a better player than just a big physical lump, is similar to Drogba in that he can play more than one style. If he needs to be a strong bully, he has it in his locker. Rooney used to have this when he was about 20, would knock defenders about like tenpins, but lost it for some reason. Suppose if Bony is worth 30 million then Benteke would be similar. Would be a gamble, but a handful of players aside, which big signing isn't?
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Post by aussiegraham on May 5, 2015 3:51:40 GMT
Never understood's Bony's worth @ 30 mill. Benteke's performances can also be linked to how he's managed (or so my mate who's a Villa fan tells me). Needs nurturing apparently.
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Post by kstandhand on May 5, 2015 6:31:12 GMT
Not under any circumstances.
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Post by Bestie on May 5, 2015 8:27:49 GMT
Not under any circumstances. Not agreeing or disagreeing, but why?
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Post by Stew on May 5, 2015 8:31:46 GMT
I've been a fan of Benteke for a long time. There are no guarantees he'd succeed but then again there are no guarantees with any transfer. I think he'd clearly do a better job as the CF in the middle of a front 3. His hold up play is excellent, he's fast, strong, has a good goal-scoring record and always plays well against us.
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Post by redcase on May 5, 2015 8:33:55 GMT
Isn't he a tad injury prone ?
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Post by Stew on May 5, 2015 8:35:40 GMT
Isn't he a tad injury prone ? I thought last year was his first bad one?
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Post by redcase on May 5, 2015 8:50:49 GMT
Isn't he a tad injury prone ? I thought last year was his first bad one? I have no clue, that's why I asked.
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Post by Stew on May 5, 2015 8:56:05 GMT
I thought last year was his first bad one? I have no clue, that's why I asked. Looking at Wiki he doesn't seem to be. I'm sure we'd be able to sort that out though!
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Post by redcase on May 5, 2015 8:58:05 GMT
I have no clue, that's why I asked. Looking at Wiki he doesn't seem to be. I'm sure we'd be able to sort that out though!I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic
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Post by Stew on May 5, 2015 9:00:09 GMT
Looking at Wiki he doesn't seem to be. I'm sure we'd be able to sort that out though!I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic Highly. Shaw missed 3 league games last season. We sure knocked that nonsense out of him.
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