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TBH it is a nothing article. There is nothing in what CB says that concerns me at all, if anything it sounds like he wants to give it a go at Palace and realises he has had a very poor season. Can't begrudge him anything he has said in the slightest. We'd all be up in arms if had a great season and was waxing lyrical about wanting to leave for a bigger club.

I think you're worryingly right. We'll do well to persuade anyone to pay big money for the privilege of paying £5.2m wages a year in return for 3 goals.

That's the same as Tomkins, the same as PvA, and half that of Bacary Sako! Even his penalty the other day left more questions that answers regarding his ability. For a 'smash' down the middle it didn't really strike me as particularly emphatic.

I don't think I've ever been so disappointed by a player. That's the only criticism I have left. Maybe I just over-rated his ability. I want him to come good, I still believe he's got it in there somewhere, but he needs to sort his f***ing head out and get a winning mentality back.

Walking around with the weight of the world on his shoulders his not doing any favours. Reading the other day about his disappointment at losing his Belgian squad place just adds to his over-whelming lack of belief. He's trying to say the right things but he strikes me as so self-conscious of his poor form, he's lost all instinct and just dwelling in negativity.

I'm not sure he believes he's still got it. I have sympathy and support for him, but I want to grab him and shake some sense into him. He can seek support and inspiration from others, but ultimately his confidence has to come from the actions he takes It is up to him to get back to who he was.

I would agree with you, he kept us up last season with his goals, and brings more to his game than many want to admit, obviously hasn"t had a great season this year but was injured and made a mistake with the bournemouth penalty decision, but won the penalty saturday and then delivered, so all good, a summer off on the beach and i would like to see him starting next season! You can see the squad unity on saturday after his goal so all is forgiven, in my eyes!

My sentiments exactly. It was a fantastic moment on Saturday that brought closure to the penalty incident earlier in the season, after which I was as guilty as anyone in calling for his head. I reckon he scores once or twice more in our last few games and comes back stronger next season. I think our problem this year was all the injuries meaning that despite being woefully out of form and confidence we had no choice but to keep starting him. Next year with any luck we I'll have a healthier and deeper squad to avoid that conundrum.

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The new issue against Benteke now is the type of chances we’re creating and goals we’re scoring. They don’t suit Benteke here and they didn’t at Liverpool. Hopefully Roy will solve the whole thing.

This is a key issue, Zaha seems now to be enjoying playing central in the new style, Benteke cannot play this way, so cut our loses, maybe someone like Galatasary may buy him for 15m, an a more mobile striker brought in, we will still have the big man option in Sorloth/Wickham on the bench

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The thing is people saying cash in and replace. With who exactly?

Okay Benteke has had a toilet season but he is a proven goal scorer at this level, seems to want to stay and is backed by the management and the other players (plus a lot of the fans) if Saturday's penalty situation is anything to go by.

We certainly need a decent back-up striker, however. I don't think we should be banking on Wickham at all.

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