He's fit so he should be on the bench at least, regardless of whether he wants to leave the club. Aside from anything else, Lambert is putting enormous pressure on himself and the strikers he does pick.
can some one point to a reliable and quoted source that Bent is in fact fit?
Bent wasthere last night carrying his wash bag. Why would an unfit player have that with him? We were crying out for a goalscorer last night and he was sitting in the stands.
Yes Darren Bent is a goalscorer but little else besides. That is not to say he is idle or his attitude is wrong, it is simply the sort of player he is.We do not have sufficient quality to allow anything other than 10 outfield players all working effectively as a unit for the team.If Bent had been on the pitch for us against Arsenal the team performance would have been less and we would probably have lost.Darren Bent needs to be with a team where the other 9 outfield players are of sufficient quality to pass and create chances in the area which he can put away. Which brings me back to Arsenal.If instead Darren Bent had been on the pitch for them against us he would probably have put away one of the chances they created and we would still have lost!
Remember that Bent signed for 18 million rising to 24 million. I wonder when that extra 6 million kicks in? According to wikipedia so far he has played 47 games for us. I wouldn't be surprised if the 6 mill or at least half of it, kicks in at 50 games. I bet Lambert is trying to avoid that on learners direction giving him the option of spending that on a younger cheaper striker. One thing is certain' at the moment' if Benteke gets injured we are going down.
Quote from: IFWaters on November 28, 2012, 07:53:45 AMRemember that Bent signed for 18 million rising to 24 million. I wonder when that extra 6 million kicks in? According to wikipedia so far he has played 47 games for us. I wouldn't be surprised if the 6 mill or at least half of it, kicks in at 50 games. I bet Lambert is trying to avoid that on learners direction giving him the option of spending that on a younger cheaper striker. One thing is certain' at the moment' if Benteke gets injured we are going down.If our Premier League future hinges on a 21yr old striker in his first season in England then we're in the shit. Benteke has on the whole done well so far, probably above expectations. However, to expect him to do it week in week out for the rest of the season is a massive ask.
Quote from: QBVILLA on November 28, 2012, 07:17:54 AMBent wasthere last night carrying his wash bag. Why would an unfit player have that with him? We were crying out for a goalscorer last night and he was sitting in the stands.We were crying out for 3 points last night. The team selected by Lambert did that. Mission accomplished.
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