Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[Tony Erdington]

...Would Benetke be tempted???

No

no thanks, I could actually see what Brendan Rogers said. one dimensional, we made him look good because the team worked for him, and I don't want to go back to that,

the FA Cup final against arsenal, Wenger so got his tactics right, stop the final ball to benteke and you've contained Villa.

One dimensional?! Headers, long-range shots, solo-runs, over-head-kicks, free-kicks...!? How's that one-dimensional?! The team that" made him look good" did a pretty good job of not looking very good when he wasn't in it.

Yes, he had off-days too, but to suggest that he was one-dimensional is just wrong.

I think one dimensional means exactly what you say, where were the assists, where was thee defensive ability, the lay off's the team ethic. so the reason Liverpool are selling him is because he does not fit into there team and by the same token, I think we are evolving and need players that work for the team.

The assists were there, not as many as he got goals but I reckon he got 4-5 a season, which is fine considering he was our main goal threat. 

Defensive ability, who cares he's a 9, his main defensive contributions should've been to close down defenders a few times, be an 'out' ball for us to clear to and come back and be a presence defending set pieces, he did all of those to an acceptable standard.

Lay offs - he's probably the best forward we've had in the last 15-20 years at bringing people into play so I'm not sure where to start with that criticism.

Liverpool are selling him because their fans never wanted him and without that support his head has gone down and he's a shadow of the player we sold them, not because he's one-dimensional.

He's as complete a centre-forward as anyone in the league and Villa fans criticising him smacks a little of 'yeah well he wasn't that great anyway' to make themselves feel a little better over him leaving.  The one-dimensional player you're describing is the guy we bought to replace him.

spread of goals round the team?? you can defend from the front, the best teams do. and to buy a player back, after his had his big move, whats his head going to be saying to him.

seriously his not coming back, and yes I'm one Villa fan that thinks its best for both parties.

[Toronto Villa]

Benteke thought we were below him in the PL. He's sure as hell not dropping a division. He'll end at Palace before the end of the window and then some other club in two years.

[paul_e]

spread of goals round the team?? you can defend from the front, the best teams do. and to buy a player back, after his had his big move, whats his head going to be saying to him.

seriously his not coming back, and yes I'm one Villa fan that thinks its best for both parties.

Fixed your quote fail and stopped it getting messy.

How can he be held responsible for th erest of the team not scoring more goals?  It's not like they weren't getting chances, it's simply that he was the only player who finished with any consistency, picking fault with him for that is just plain wrong.

Defend from the front, yes, by closing down play and not letting teams settle, he wasn't brilliant at it but he did enough.  On top of that given we had no ability to keep the ball in midfield in his entire time at the club I'd rather he stay fairly central and fairly far forward to give us an option to get out from the edge of our box.

Now him coming back isn't happening so everything else you've said is moot, but earlier you called him one-dimensional, which is just incorrect, that's the point I'm arguing, not whether we should try to bring him back.

The simple fact is he won't come back because he's far too good for where we find ourselves right now but to suggest that if he was available and interested it would be a bad move for us is just ridiculous, he'd be the best player in the league by an insane margin and I'd back him to score 30-40 on his own.

[RussellC]

I think one dimensional means exactly what you say, where were the assists, where was thee defensive ability, the lay off's the team ethic. so the reason Liverpool are selling him is because he does not fit into there team and by the same token, I think we are evolving and need players that work for the team.

Completely disagree. His presence and strength upfront allowed players like Gabby and Weimann space to act like almost effective attacking players.

In terms of 'lay-offs', than I'd much rather him attempt over-head kicks like the goal against Nowrich than tee-up inept strikers of the ball like Westwood and El Ahmadi.

I'd love to think that we're evolving as a team but sadly I think re-building is a more accurate description, and (as unrealistic as it is) I would love to see Beneteke come back.

[Dante Lavelli]

The interplay between Delph, Grealish and Benteke was breath taking at times, that ability and the fact that he could also be a bludgeoning centre forward makes him the opposite of one dimensional in my opinion.  He won't be re-joining whilst we're in this league, however another stalled year at Liverpool and a promotion for villa might make it a more realistic opportunity next season.

[Stirchley Villain]

Anyone who thinks Benteke would come back to us is deluded.

[Clampy]

If we got promoted I think he possibly would.

[Percy McCarthy]

Anyone who thinks Benteke would come back to us is deluded.

Nobody knows really do they? It depends to a large extent on the will and wealth of Dr X.

[PeterWithe]

If Rogers thought Benteke was one-dimensional and wouldn't fit into Liverpool's team perhaps he might have mentioned it to his employers before they spunked £32m on him?

[mattjpa]

Please, please can we stop talking about Benteke? Hes gone and he is never coming back. He backs himself to be a champions league player which is why he left us. By the time we get back he will be on a long contract with a club of similar stature to where we were when he left and will have no reason to join us. come on now, let it go....

[ADVILLAFAN]

Please, please can we stop talking about Benteke? Hes gone and he is never coming back. He backs himself to be a champions league player which is why he left us. By the time we get back he will be on a long contract with a club of similar stature to where we were when he left and will have no reason to join us. come on now, let it go....

I wonder if the KR Genk Forums are always talking about the possibility of tempting him back to play for them?  ;-)

[chrisw1]

What, Benteke's coming back?  Amazing!  Where are the bouncing boobs and dancing banana emoticons?

[PeterWithesShin]

There's more chance i'll play for the Villa this season than Benteke.

[Stirchley Villain]

My bet is on him going to Everton after a year at Palace.

[passitsideways]

The only way he'll come back is if we do so well over the next three or so seasons that he'll be begging to join us, as backup to our genetically engineered Chinese super-striker whose creation was funded by Recon.