Bent To Respect Lambert's Decisions

Its nice not to hear Bent is crap every five mins thats for sure on her, but getting back to Bent he has said where our real problems lye, creating chances, we just do not have the quality to carve out chances for our forwards to feed on, thats why we dramatise Benteke missing a chance or two cos we only create this many decent ones if we are lucky in a game, Investment is needed thats for sure January will be interesting on our tambitions wether we add quality or not will tell me verything i need to know!

Very true Clive Im sure Lambert will be thinking the same... I think our lack of creativity is partly down to a new team trying to play a new way and PL still trying to find the best 11 and correct balance... However even when the team finds its rhythm I think it will be essential we add genuine and proven talent to our MF... A LW is key and an attacking CM or AM would also be welcome...

Vill444 a striker shouldnot have t create chances for himself isnt that what a midfield is for or arethey defenders? Anyway Bent has scored goals he created before now but his best attribute is being given the ball in the box but we do not have the quality in midfield to do this only pass sideways and backwards far too much,

I'm glad that your in-depth analysis of Bent has led to your conclusion - the top scorer for the last 2 years (and currently leading in the goals tally) is a luxury we can't afford. This player who can't fool a defender or have a "trick" has outscored Gabby by more than 100% in the two years he has been here. And has almost as many assists. Hmmmm. Oh btw he also has played 40% less games than Gabby these last 2 years. Soo.... What makes Gabby better than Bent? What STATISTIC, not what Villan444 with his expert opinion believes, backs up the fact that Gabby is better than Bent? Now can you justify that Benteke, Weimann etc. are better than Bent? How???? These could be great players or complete flops... We don't know yet. With experience and time they could be great. Right now Benteke's misses highlight how he is not yet the finished product. As someone else pointed out a couple of posts ago - you want a hard working, goal scoring striker with dozens of assists, buy Ronaldo and Messi. You can't have it all on OUR budget. You need to realise that your actions have an effect. Obviously there is tension at the club regarding Bent at the moment. There is never smoke without fire. Having negative reactions from the fans will further destabilise the relationship between Bent and Villa. Losing him in December will kill our chances of staying up - I will happily justify that to you if needed. We need to get behind the team and ALL of its players right now - this will be a tough year for us and we need to stay up. We now have a manager with massive potential that has the approach to turn this club around. All this will be lost if we end up in the Championship next season.

**Shake head** Not this again the old Bent debate Villan444 against the world well 95% of the members on this website... I dont need to back Bent because there is no argument he is a goalscorer and like it or not will be vital because he is the only proven striker we have... The argument for or against Bent/Benteke is pretty silly to completely ignore what both players bring to the table is stupid... Ignoring Bents credentials is plain stupid while slating Benteke as Heskey is down right retarded the same goes for an inform Gabby... My opinion is play Bent and Benteke in a straight up 442 at least for home games or the likes of Wigan (no disrespect)... Like I said I wont argue for Bents inclusion because I dont need to... Benteke will be an excellent player in time he hasnt adjusted to life in the EPL yet... He is still raw and desperate to impress... Belgian football is a different animal to English football its much slower he thinks he has more time on the ball hence why he gets caught in possession... He gets in the right positions and in time he will put those away if we created more than 1 or 2 chances per game his ability would not be questioned... As for Gabby I dont believe he is good enough to be a CF unless he can produce his best more than twice a season... When at his best he is a beast but other than that he offers little more than Bent sure he is better at dribbling and quicker but it ends there... Iv watched every game Weimann has played in the EPL last two seasons but he still hasnt played enough to really critic his performances... Its hard to say how he will turn out... Anyway Id just go for Bent/Benteke up top they offer the most fire power... Gabby's ability was found out under Houllier and Bent was found out under Eck.. However despite Bents one dimensional nature he still managed to do what he does best... Both Benteke and Bent will be key players in the next two years discarding one for the other is nonsense we will need both and Im sure Weimann and Gabby will both be needed too...

Ha, spot on AVFC4ME. A true diplomat! As for me, I'd like to see what effect Barry Bannan has with a start. Even if he plays a few over-aggressive Hollywood passes down field, he generally puts a very dangerous touch on the ball and is one of the best at corners we have (when we get them, that is). He can create some havoc which Benty can hopefully finish.

Bent, Ireland, NZgobia, Gabby should play every minute at the moment, we need to get them firing.

AS a group a good set of strikers with differing skills early days for Bentke hes missed a couple but is still adjusting. I think Lambert is attempting to find the best midfield mix to supply them but at the same time keep the back door bolted no panic but think we made need the addition of a creatvie midfielder.

444 calm down calm down. I never said it was you slagging anybody off, or that you was an anti supporter. Why would you assume that? Strange. That said I think Delph is a good player and if he stays fit will become an important cog in our midfield.

Bent is a top player, so he really has no place in Villa's cheap as chips set-up. If Paul Lambert really believes in his purchases, he should show that belief by selling Bent. Lambert's experiment is wearing thin. Endlessly passing the ball sideways and calling it 'style', leaves me unconvinced.