I have been speaking to a fervent A.Villa supporter tonight and he said he would have Benteke back at the club in a heartbeat !

He said that in what he described as a "Terrible Villa side" Benteke scored a goal every second game.Not checked to see if this statistic is accurate.

In A.Villa's three seasons whilst Benteke was there they finished in 15th, 15th and 17th in the PL.

Edited by Willo (08 Apr 2019 10.59pm)

Hoping CB will start scoring again? He looks totally lost when presented With chances to put the ball in the net.
Did you observe his expression after missing the sitter vs Newcastle? The sooner he is an ex-Palace player the better.

Klopp is one of the best managers on the planet and look what he thought of him. There is no wriggling out of this. He was never more than a mediocre striker. Although he had an average first season with us, the scousers really saw us coming with the price and his agent ruined his career negotiating the salary but secured him financial security for life. Whoever our negotiator is really is very green. Liverpool have always stuffed us on sucking top dollar from us.
The sad bit is he appears a nice guy genuine and sincere. He is unquestionably a top target man and in that role does a good job. In certain games this is useful. But time and again he is exposed as a poor finisher. He jumps like a mountain goat, but sadly he finishes like one.
For his salary their has to be better options.

I concur with these sentiments.

Would like to add that I suspect the club would be happy to see Benteke depart but a combination of abject performances over seasons and significant wages make a move more difficult to achieve.We might be stuck with him until the end of his contract with much hoping and praying that one day it will all change.

Unfortunately we'll have to take the financial hit. No one is going to be daft enough to take a striker who has only scored a couple in two seasons.
It would be sensible to plan afresh for next season with Benteke on the fringes until his contract expires, unless some miracle happens whereby he shows some aptitude and interest. Not seen it so far this season though.

I agree with the assertion that Klopp doesn't play to Benteke's strengths and that is why he became surplus to requirements at Liverpool.

We haven't been playing to Batshuayi's strengths so it might be useful for him to feed off Benteke up front. Burnley have been playing Wood and Barnes up front, hitting them with long balls and they have proved effective in recent games and possibly even before that.Might work with Benteke and Batshuayi as a strike force.