Joe Bennett

[eastie]

Best situation would be to have both Bertrand and Bennett to rotate them both, as young players naturally needs games off occasionally to recover physically and mentally from games.

I'm not too keen on rotating players in that way, whoever is in possession of the shirt keeps it as long as they perform well for me.

[JUAN PABLO]

well Middlesborough fans I knew said to me you have got a cracking player there

maybe he got a bit 'Ive made it syndrome' before he actually did anything  .  He looked pretty solid yesterday . Bertrand and Bennett would be two good players at left back as I could see him playing  left midfield at times maybe. 

I think Luna might have a problem getting into the team now , but Bennett could turn into a good player for us as their is potential

[not3bad]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

[eastie]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

[dcdavecollett]

I've always regarded Bennett as a really good footballer in possession, less good as a defender -perhaps he's learning.

Of all Lambert's signings, he is the most inconsistent of them all.

[pauliewalnuts]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

Luna was tweeting photos of himself with his family in Spain yesterday.

Is he injured?

[pauliewalnuts]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

And he's right.

I am not going to argue that Tonev hasn't looked out of his depth - he has - but I don't see the point in writing him off already. He deserves at least another season.

The issue with signing young players like him isn't so much that they're not showing enough, in my opinion, it's that too often they get asked to do too much, too soon.

[Clampy]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

And he's right.

I am not going to argue that Tonev hasn't looked out of his depth - he has - but I don't see the point in writing him off already. He deserves at least another season.

The same goes for Luna as well. It might be next season before we see the best of him.

[eastie]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

And he's right.

I am not going to argue that Tonev hasn't looked out of his depth - he has - but I don't see the point in writing him off already. He deserves at least another season.

The same goes for Luna as well. It might be next season before we see the best of him.

The thing is though if we do sign Bertrand and keep Bennett as back up do we really need three left backs ?
Of those 3 I think luna would be the most dispensable.

[Clampy]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

And he's right.

I am not going to argue that Tonev hasn't looked out of his depth - he has - but I don't see the point in writing him off already. He deserves at least another season.

The same goes for Luna as well. It might be next season before we see the best of him.

The thing is though if we do sign Bertrand and keep Bennett as back up do we really need three left backs ?
Of those 3 I think luna would be the most dispensable.

I can see Bertrand being back here on loan next season, I can't see Chelsea selling him just yet. If that's the case, then Lambert obviously has a choice to make. I just think Luna deserves another season here before we write him off.

[eastie]

Interesting clampy, i wouldn't mind keeping Bertrand another season on loan and spending the transfer money elsewhere in all honesty.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

Bennett played well on Saturday. I think it helps having Delph as the nearest midfielder to him. I've noticed Delph and Bertrand seem to be forming a nice partnership down the left.

[Dante Lavelli]

Interesting clampy, i wouldn't mind keeping Bertrand another season on loan and spending the transfer money elsewhere in all honesty.

By which time I'd guess Bertrand's contract could be getting quite low resulting in a cheaper price if we were to buy him. 
On the flip side, good form would bring him to the attention of liverpool (who were linked before we got him) and others.  We would be powerless to control the sale and obviously get no fee.

Fingers crossed we can afford the £5m or so to get him plus have money spare (and some) to improve the midfield.

[Somniloquism]

Where is Luna? Has he been given time off? Did he even make the squad the weekend?

Neither Luna or Tonev have made the squad for a while now.  Leads me to suspect that Lambert has made his mind up about them and Bowery.

I don't think tonev has been written off yet , lambert was saying last week how he needs to be given time to find his feet .

And he's right.

I am not going to argue that Tonev hasn't looked out of his depth - he has - but I don't see the point in writing him off already. He deserves at least another season.

The issue with signing young players like him isn't so much that they're not showing enough, in my opinion, it's that too often they get asked to do too much, too soon.

With both Tonev and Helenius, there was something in the highlight reels where they both showed they have skills, (albeit in lower league levels). However, as proven with better players then them, sometimes the pace and physicality of the English game takes some getting used to and some players can't get used to it.

[Somniloquism]

Bennett played well on Saturday. I think it helps having Delph as the nearest midfielder to him. I've noticed Delph and Bertrand seem to be forming a nice partnership down the left.

Delph always seems to help out more on his wing then Kea / Sylla do on the right. The left also has Gabby helping more then Weimann does as well. But Bennett played well and also covered the CB's really well when a midfield runner tried getting through.