Christian Benteke is ready to prove Tim Sherwood wrong and show him that Liverpool is the ideal place to demonstrate his scoring talents. “I don’t believe that and I told him”, Benteke said of the talks between the pair after Villa’s manager suggested before Benteke’s move to Liverpool: “There’s no point going to a club where they don’t cross the ball”. It also prompted an immediate response.
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“I said football has changed and the football now is modern and I can adapt”, Benteke added.
“I have nothing to say about it, he can say what he wants”, Benteke insisted. “If he can stay fit he can score 20-plus goals quite comfortably this season”.
The Foxes seemed on their way out of the top flight at the first attempt last season when they were in the bottom three for most of the campaign, before an astonishing run of form late in the day saw them finish a barely-believable 14th. ‘I believe I can produce the goals, but I am not alone here.
“I am a player who came here to improve myself and to be bigger than before”. “I told them (Liverpool’s defenders) we won’t fight like we used to do – we will fight together”.
The Villa Park outfit have flirted with relegation from the Premier League for the last four years and they could finally depart for the Sky Bet Championship now the spine has been ripped out of their team. Reports that Adebayor cleaned out his locker surfaced about a week ago (never confirmed, to be fair) and, now, we’re looking at an uncomfortable situation with a player who is obviously not wanted by the club coming back in and, more than likely, going back to training with the youth academy. Of course, I would appreciate it if they love me but it is not my main goal.
Few are predicting a Liverpool title bid this season. ‘He is happy for me.
Though it takes a leap of the imagination to see Liverpool challenging for the Barclays Premier League, Benteke could help transform their fortunes and that is something Hazard, Chelsea’s outstanding performer, was quick to recognise.
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“I have been in contact with Eden on text message”. “He is happy for me”. Benteke is adamant that Rodgers has already clearly outlined how he plans to incorporate him into Liverpool’s favoured slick passing style. It is up to us now to show them.
