01 Jul 2015 10:17:58
I understand the hate for Benteke. But why are you guys suggesting we should sign Gomez or Llorente instead? Benteke is better.
Benteke is a beast. I would be slightly scared if United, Chelsea or Spurs sign him so if we get him I would be happy.
01 Jul 2015 11:36:01
So was Andy Carroll when he was playing for Newcastle. Granted that Benteke has had more PL experience, there are similarities in both transfers, Beastly for their previous teams, but not for us.
01 Jul 2015 11:55:47
Not at the price villa want garcia. Have a strong feeling this will be a terrible signing
01 Jul 2015 12:28:33
Personally, I don't think Gomez, Llorente, Rondon, Lambert, Balotelli, Carroll, Benteke or any other big number 9 suits the style we play. However, having said that, if I were to choose one of the above it would be Benteke, because he has shown that he can make runs in behind and does have pace, power and an eye for goal. Who knows? He'll either fit in or he'll flop like the strikers we've signed in the past. Lacazette or a similar striker would have been worth perusing in my opinion.
Red Rum
01 Jul 2015 12:43:20
Kaizer mate I don't think benteke is like Carroll. He's quicker, stronger and I think marginally better with the ball at his feet. That being said we need someone who will complement sturridge when he's fit and be able to play as alone striker when sturridge is out. Is benteke that striker? I don't think so! Hope we are all wrong if we do sign him.
01 Jul 2015 12:57:33
Red-Rum
Out of interest. Were you a fan of 6'2" Diego Costa when he was linked? Or would he not suit our style of play either?
You see I rather suspect we will be playing a system very similar to Chelsea next season. 4-2-3-1 morphing into diamond 4-4-2 or 3-5-2.
01 Jul 2015 12:58:58
prove me wrong benteke. fulfill your potential here, if your coming.
01 Jul 2015 13:22:26
I don't think anyone hates him gs ,we just can't understand why ,he is a player who needs crosses from the bi-line and that's not the way we play ,so if he's signed as a plan b it's a lot of money to spend while lambert could do that
01 Jul 2015 13:38:29
I'm not a fan of target men in general as they don't suit the style I want us to play. The same style that brought us within touching distance of the title in 13/14. But in answer to your question, if we had to have a target man, like Benteke, Costa would be a better option than the ones I listed above.
Red Rum
01 Jul 2015 13:40:15
I don`t understand where people get this rubbish idea that just because we have reservations on a player`s ability to help our team, is suddenly classed as hatred for said player. It seems that people can`t distinguish simple disagreements from hatred. Baffling, really.
01 Jul 2015 15:11:19
@redohio, totally agree. I think some people like drama so try to pretend we are looking to hang players upside down outside the club until they get lost!
01 Jul 2015 15:59:07
Well just say you don't fancy him and he wouldn't fit the system rather than making things up about players like 75% of his goals come from crosses (really) and he's lazy (based on the comments of his international manager after ONE match). Every player has an off day, no energy etc so why take one isolated incident and create a damning verdict on a players whole career from it? I don't mind anyone backing up what they say up but if people (myself included) talk ballcocks then they should expect to get picked up on it. If people like reading the same rubbish every day good luck to them.