Does anybody know if Benta is injured?
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I think plenty of you are massively underrating Bentancur.
For me he is literally the perfect DM. Aggressive, reads the game well, classy on the ball and a very good passer.
He links play beautifully and I honestly love watching him play. He reminds me of Modric in many ways (but obviously not that good).
I don’t want to knock PEH, as he has been more than decent - but I think if we are upgrading in CM, it will be PEH who drops out. We would then have someone more progressive in there alongside Bentancur, with Skipp also involved in the rotation.
Pass left. Pass right. For those of you old enough Ray Wilkins was called the Crab for exactly that reason. For you guys to suddenly talk of Skippy being the Christian Eriksen of the current team is a complete joke. He is not a creative midfielder. He is a DM. He does not break a press.
im not sure if this is because the distance from when he last played makes all your hearts grow fonder. But he does a similar role to PEH.
Our team with PEH and Skipp at the base of midfield was unimaginative. When Bentancur came along it was like a breath of fresh air With someone playing with their head up looking to thread passes forward.
He was more progressive in earlier games but in the last couple he has been more cautious and you can bet your house that is under instruction from Conte.I don't see where Bentancur is more progressive than Hojbjerg is. While he might be more willing to dribble into space, he almost always passes sideways or backwards as soon as he is pressured. He has made some good passes forward, but no more (and I feel even less) than Hojbjerg since Bentancur was put in the starting eleven. While Hojbjerg's completion percentage on forward passes is probably worse than Bentancur's, he's had a lot of 30-40 yard attempts recently, where Bentancur rarely goes beyond 20.
About as similar as a Ferrari and a red Toyota celica.Stop it. They're not even remotely alike.
About as similar as a Ferrari and a red Toyota celica.
I can see a word where, if Skippy comes back firing on all cylinders, and Bentancur continues his more than decent start, Conte may well alternate PEH & Skippy (in order to risk burn out/injury again like this season)I think plenty of you are massively underrating Bentancur.
For me he is literally the perfect DM. Aggressive, reads the game well, classy on the ball and a very good passer.
He links play beautifully and I honestly love watching him play. He reminds me of Modric in many ways (but obviously not that good).
I don’t want to knock PEH, as he has been more than decent - but I think if we are upgrading in CM, it will be PEH who drops out. We would then have someone more progressive in there alongside Bentancur, with Skipp also involved in the rotation.
Have you watched the last half dozen Brentford games?I get what you mean now - but I think the downvotes were because of the "not our saviour" comment. If Bentancur hadn't come in we would be absolutely fucked without Skipp and I think we got very lucky considering they didn't know Skipp would be out for the length of time he has been. Yeah Skipp is definitely a defensive minded player but he can pick a pass! He's not Eriksen but if I had a choice of Skipp or Eriksen I'd choose Skipp all day.
He has been excellent. New league new country. He's in the box seat midfield wise. Followed by Hoijberg we can improve e abs will but we should be delighted with his contributionTwo assists today! Funny- right on the heels of some complaining his 20 yard passing was boring and uncreative.
No complications with the Bentancur signing, permanent deal for 23m or something around that. A snip really, we'd not have made CL without him.He’s so crucial for us. We have him all but locked up right? What’s the contract status?
His willingness to be a forward runner is really helpful for us as of late. With our back 3 and Hojbjerg able to pass long over the top we don't necessarily need more long passers. Bentancur has great mobility and range and his size and skill perhaps makes him ideal for this role. He looked very good doing it today.HIs 2 assists today were Hoddlesque
Many seem to think that both Bentancur and Kulusevski joined Spurs on loan deals but Bentancur was signed permanently upon joining Spurs.He’s so crucial for us. We have him all but locked up right? What’s the contract status?