Can't see him strolling straight back into the first 11. What I like about Ayew's 2 goals is he is in the right place at the right time. With Wickham as the big powerful centre forward as another option Benteke will have to work extra hard in training and wait his chance.
Perhaps give him a 20 minute run out in the second half if circumstances favour.

What I like about them is that they do what no other striker seems to have done for us for ages - direct the ball not only on target but also where the keeper isn't. Soerloth's unerring ability to hit it straight at him drove me round the twist.

Of course against T***FFS one of our most prolific scorers in recent years has been Troy Deeney's arse.

Edited by chateauferret (11 Jan 2019 11.24pm)

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The great hope I have is that he's had a minor knee niggle for ages that this operation finally fixed. And we'll now get the Aston Villa Benteke. Don't forget he was almost at 1 in 2 for a while for us...until he wasn't.

My personal view is that I'd rather we signed nobody than someone for the sake of it.

If you want to live in a world full of kindness, respect and love, try to show these qualities.

Saw this on Youtube yesterday:

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That was a very iilluminating video showing just how hard CB has worked to get fit and also some interesting footage of how sophisticated injury recovery is these days.

What it didn't do, however, is offer any insight into last season and if CB was playing with the same knee injury which might well explain his disappointing form and goals tally.

However, it's great see him back fit, motivated and ready to play.

I'm hoping we get back the 17 goals in his first season Christian Benteke not last season's pale imitation.

Whether he starts tomorrow or comes on as as a sub, wouldn't it be fantastic if he scored the winning goal.

and...correct me if I am wrong isn't his contract up in the Summer? On this basis we should get about 20 goals out of him come May!!

Bring back Brolin