DEL Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 4-4-2 diamond once Benty come on again on saturday end off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I wouldn't start Bent if everyone is fit. But now that we have injuries, and wingers out of form, we could always play a flexible 4-4-2 which would be more like 4-1-3-1-1: A normal back 5: DM: Mascarell CM/RM: Hendrick CM: Hughes LW: Ward AM/ST: Martin ST: Bent Obviously Hendrick would go out to the right, but he wouldn't exactly be a 'right winger' and I assume attacks would be more focused on going down the left. If not, Bent could pull out wide right on occasions to keep shape with the normal 4-3-3. It would just be a case of trying to get Bent as central as possible and still use Martin as a pivot to play off. I don't particularly like it as such, but it's designed to get the best out of one of the most natural goal scorers in the league when faced with a winger shortage. That's how it went last night really. It was sort of a diamond but the left of the diamond was a LW position (Ward) and the right of the diamond was a deeper Hendrick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltenhamRam Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 My Villa mates are hating this. Wasters.... Ha keep telling mine that he plays for a proper manager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Capp Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Wouldn't normally pass too much of an opinion after just a couple of appearances but I feel Bent could just be the tipping point to get us up. Without him we could still be playing Blackburn and not have scored yet, it was one of those nights... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 just goaded my pet Villa fan. Awaiting bitter response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richgee1976 Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I've just watched the Blackburn goals and Bent really seems to have settled into the squad well. Judging by how the players celebrated his goals with him, they've accepted him as 'one of them...' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheltenhamRam Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wonder what went on behind the scenes at Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whoneedshuls Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 How long is it since we've needed a poacher upfront to get those scrappy goals. Him and Martin will be a great front two especially with hughesy playing behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Wonder what went on behind the scenes at Villa He probably fell asleep during a team talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Bent will defend corners, score all sorts of goals and little else but make defenders nervous and force them to stay back where we want them. Useless to Villa perhaps because they wanted him to do much more. We are still in the Cup and he has got us two points after three games.Twenty Clubs have scouts watching Chesterfield players at one match. The lad from Ilkeston, Che Adam had 35 scouts from 23 Clubs watching him at one game and Nigel Clough got him. He scored two against Spurs after coming on after 73 minutes!!!! Would be bad if we miss one at Chesterfield, shades of Kevin Davies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Bent will defend corners, score all sorts of goals and little else but make defenders nervous and force them to stay back where we want them. Useless to Villa perhaps because they wanted him to do much more. We are still in the Cup and he has got us two points after three games. Twenty Clubs have scouts watching Chesterfield players at one match. The lad from Ilkeston, Che Adam had 35 scouts from 23 Clubs watching him at one game and Nigel Clough got him. He scored two against Spurs after coming on after 73 minutes!!!! Would be bad if we miss one at Chesterfield, shades of Kevin Davies. You can't sign everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 People are getting a bit giddy. Good start but its still early days. And I can remember when john chiedozie looked a world beater, or when people were purring about nathan ellington, or Junior, or tito villa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambitious Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Tito scored the header of all headers and I was sold. He will be remembered for scoring both goals in a 1-1 draw with Forest. Not to mention he was always very keen to celebrate, no matter what the occasion. I have vivid memories of him running straight into the crowd following his goal against Fulham, drop kicking a corner flag and scoring his hat-trick. Nathan Ellington will always be remembered as the penalty master. He could wrong foot a brick wall he was that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Tito scored the header of all headers and I was sold. He will be remembered for scoring both goals in a 1-1 draw with Forest. Not to mention he was always very keen to celebrate, no matter what the occasion. I have vivid memories of him running straight into the crowd following his goal against Fulham, drop kicking a corner flag and scoring his hat-trick. Nathan Ellington will always be remembered as the penalty master. He could wrong foot a brick wall he was that good. I remember this, I ran up and hugged him. It was in the North Stand. Tito is the Argentine Conor Sammon isn't he? If we didn't win that game, we were confirmed relegated. So to some extent the celebration makes sense... but then again did anyone really think we were staying up? He delayed our relegation for a game or two with that goal... or he would have done, had Fulham then not gone and equalised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 ' Wrong foot a brick wall ' , made me titter , that .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 He would be starter in most of the Premier League teams so it's great to see him on our bench. How long is it since we've needed a poacher upfront to get those scrappy goals. Him and Martin will be a great front two especially with hughesy playing behind them. Peschisolido? It really has been a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram8 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I know it seems obvious that DB should now be starting every game , and I agree that he should now be accommodated , probably with Martin playing just behind him , which should be a formidable combination of Bent's goal poaching instincts and Martin's skill on the ball and ability to bring both DB and the midfield into play .. However , a word of caution ; whilst the signs that it will work look very good indeed , it might not , and if that were to happen and we lost 2 or 3 games whilst 'trialling' it , then there goes our chance of automatic promotion .. I would say , on balance , that it would work , and work well , but what would you do if you were McLaren ? Stick with our 'tried , tested and proved' , bringing DB on for the last 20 mins. or so .. or gamble by changing it now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmic Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If it ain't broke don't fix it. We're hitting our best form, results wise. Bent on the bench for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If it ain't broke don't fix it. We're hitting our best form, results wise. Bent on the bench for now. Agree with this. Tried and tested for 60 mins, then, if we're winning 3-0 no harm in trying something different, if we're drawing 0-0 then we probably need to try something different. If the 'something different' consistently works well for us, then we can start bringing it in from the start, and be confident that we have at least two systems that work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 He's turning into a prolific goalscorer - is scoring for fun - and we are going to leave him on the bench? The goal of football games is to score goals, and as much as we all love how pretty we play, after 60 minutes versus Blackburn we were all getting frustrated and bored, be honest. BENT TO START damn it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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