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View edskan's Profile edskan Flag 20 Sep 17 5.50pm Send a Private Message to edskan Add edskan as a friend

Suspend his wages until he scores. I'm sure the goals would start flying in then

 

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Originally posted by salop-eagle

We can all see how frustrated he is and a number of fans, with some justification, criticise his lack of movement. He is a big unit whose game has never been that of 'running the channels' like Shane Long etc. And that can make him look lazy.

However, he cuts a lonely figure up front because firstly he rarely has anyone anticipating by running off him for the flick on and, in my opinion, more importantly, we play our wide men on the wrong side, which means nobody gets to the byline to put in crosses for him to run on to. Townsend wants to play on the right, but cannot cross with his right so always cuts back in on his left for a shot or a dinked cross which generates no power and Benteke has to meet on the half turn.

On the couple of occasions Loftus-Cheeke got to the byline and cut it back we created real chances.

Please lets play two wingers on their natural side who will get crosses in that Benteke can power on to. It seems obvious to me!

He'll have to work back and defend from the front Saturday. Trust me, whether we get anything out of the game or not the whole team will be forced to work. And hard!

 

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Benteke would be a lot harder to play against and would assist other team members if he were to make an occasional run to the near post that would take defenders with him leaving space. At the moment he is far too predictable staying at the back post waiting for the cross.

 

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