DaveAV1 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I just hope that whether we sign Benteke or not, Hippo gets those compromising pictures of himself with a vacuum cleaner back. Then he might stop the Benteke love in. I’m dreading the summer thread if Benteke still has those pictures by then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordVillan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Conflicting reports on Piatek, this attached link alludes to Spurs being very, well, spursish! Levy looking to offer a pair of cast offs and packet of spaghetti. I’d still expect the player to opt for Spurs if they meet Milans price, but it’s obvious that he would play 2nd fiddle to Kane when fit. If he does opt for that, and to play in a Mourinho team that doesn’t play to his strengths, then fair enough. We have to have committed and driven players coming to us, determined to prove a point and make a statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, Rodders said: I'll be going with the assumption we'll be playing the classic 0 striker approach on sunday too tbf. to be fair, it might not be a bad idea against one of the best attacking teams in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted January 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2020 Bloody hell the romance in football really is dead. Benteke returning to villa park would be unbelievable. I don’t care if he’s not the same player or past it. He is still getting minutes so must still be able to play at this level. Can you imagine the atmosphere on his debut? 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 5 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: I just hope that whether we sign Benteke or not, Hippo gets those compromising pictures of himself with a vacuum cleaner back. Then he might stop the Benteke love in. I’m dreading the summer thread if Benteke still has those pictures by then. I will go further than that mate. In his first home game if he hasn't scored by half time - I will saw one of my legs off in front of the holte end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted January 10, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bloody hell the romance in football really is dead. Benteke returning to villa park would be unbelievable. I don’t care if he’s not the same player or past it. He is still getting minutes so must still be able to play at this level. Can you imagine the atmosphere on his debut? would be worth it just to sing his song to the tune of "the lion sleeps" again tosun linked with us today...big fat no to that one. cant get in the everton side over moise keen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bloody hell the romance in football really is dead. Benteke returning to villa park would be unbelievable. I don’t care if he’s not the same player or past it. He is still getting minutes so must still be able to play at this level. Can you imagine the atmosphere on his debut? Exactly people have forgotten who we are. We are more than what we have become. Look inside yourselves fellow villains 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mic09 said: to be fair, it might not be a bad idea against one of the best attacking teams in the world yes, I'm not against it in theory, as we did ok on Wednesday, and I doubt the arrival of the striker in time or otherwise for this particular match is likely to effect the outcome, though it's always nice to have the option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 minute ago, hippo said: Exactly people have forgotten who we are. We are more than what we have become. Look inside yourselves fellow villains If we sign Benteke then relegation will be all but confirmed as we need a good striker. No romance in that 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I've been 50/50 over Benteke coming back since the Summer. It's hard to work out whether re-signing him would be lead by your head or your heart. Right now however, as a 2nd striker the risk is low at a time where we need a striker in a very hard market. For nostalgic reasons Benteke coming home would be absolutely fantastic for the atmosphere at Villa Park; I think and I would hope he would thrive under that. This post from the Palace Forum has maybe tipped the balance for me in favour of signing him as a 2nd striker, I think we need a strong player to hold up the ball in games and with some confidence he can do that for us. Quote Benteke in my opinion is technically a very good player and is a goal scorer. He clearly wants to operate in the penalty area. His weakness though is he does not cover a lot of ground when he does not have the ball either defensively or making runs to get into space. He needs to be in a team that get the ball into the box quickly and often ( like we did under Big Sam ) We are a defensive team at the moment and don't get the ball into the box very quickly so Benteke is a bit of square peg in around hole. He would thrive at a team like Burnley. https://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=106&tid=170085&page=239 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, OxfordVillan said: Conflicting reports on Piatek, this attached link alludes to Spurs being very, well, spursish! Levy looking to offer a pair of cast offs and packet of spaghetti. I’d still expect the player to opt for Spurs if they meet Milans price, but it’s obvious that he would play 2nd fiddle to Kane when fit. If he does opt for that, and to play in a Mourinho team that doesn’t play to his strengths, then fair enough. We have to have committed and driven players coming to us, determined to prove a point and make a statement. Well the one thing we're offering over them is that he'll be the main man. Spurs, as things stand, are a much more attractive option whether we like it or not. We need to go in hard with a bid and force their hand, at the very least because we can't afford to stall or delay - we need at least one striker in pronto, so if our top target is a no-go, we need to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zatman said: If we sign Benteke then relegation will be all but confirmed as we need a good striker. No romance in that Non believer @Zatman - but you can be saved - allow yourself to dream and live a little. Edited January 10, 2020 by hippo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, hippo said: No believer @Zatman - but you can be saved - allow yourself to dream and live a little. Nope, would rather Murray than Benteke if it came to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hippo Posted January 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, Zatman said: Nope, would rather Murray than Benteke if it came to it You are limiting yourself and therefore limiting the gift of life. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 One thing I will say about Tekkers is that he still wins so many headers. In fact I am sure I saw that he was one of the best in the league for it. We get plenty of crosses in but have no one really on the end of them. It could be a good short term solution with A N Other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Just now, omariqy said: One thing I will say about Tekkers is that he still wins so many headers. In fact I am sure I saw that he was one of the best in the league for it. We get plenty of crosses in but have no one really on the end of them. It could be a good short term solution with A N Other. that's because they are usually scuffed and don't clear the first defender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisedmambo Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 14 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Bloody hell the romance in football really is dead. Benteke returning to villa park would be unbelievable. I don’t care if he’s not the same player or past it. He is still getting minutes so must still be able to play at this level. Can you imagine the atmosphere on his debut? I'd be pretty excited tbh. Hope and optimism is always there at the start of things in football. It's what keeps us going surely. I know that doesn't mean it'd work out (at all), but as others have mentioned, he's still getting time with a decent Palace side—at the very least we need someone to hold the ball up well. And just imagine if he found half the goalscoring form he had with us back in the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 from 2018 so maybe he would prefer Spurs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonVilla Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I'm also undecided on Benteke, his recent stats speak for themselves but If he bags in his first couple of matches his confidence will be rocket and with VP behind him, who knows.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeps Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Benteke or not, any striker(s) we bring in are a gamble. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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