Dzeko / Bent article in Guardian

[UlsterCitizen]

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Well worh a read

 

[julio jordio]

An article comparing two centre forwards by a bird called Loiuse? Na.

 

[Ethan23]

From dogface

"Dzeko looks cheap at £27m, though. I spoke to Steve McClaren last week and he said he's absolutely different class."

*smug*

 

[MMA]

The last column gave me a stiffy.

 

[Catenaccio]

Some of you may be impressed by what you're reading but the majority of that is wrong.

- Bent is not stronger than Dzeko.
- Dzeko is the best header of the ball in world football, if he's an 8 I'd love to see a 9.
- Again, if Dzeko's finishing is an 8 I'd hate to see a 9.
- Bent a 7 for heading?! That's a sick joke lol.

Dzeko is a million miles better than the average Bent.

 

[Citizen52]

Some of you may be impressed by what you're reading but the majority of that is wrong.

- Bent is not stronger than Dzeko.
- Dzeko is the best header of the ball in world football, if he's an 8 I'd love to see a 9.
- Again, if Dzeko's finishing is an 8 I'd hate to see a 9.
- Bent a 7 for heading?! That's a sick joke lol.

Dzeko is a million miles better than the average Bent.

Couldn't agree more. I think Bent rates highly on his heading though because his movement is really good and he gets in the positions to get on the end of crosses more of than not. That said, same is true of Dzeko per Old Trafford last season.

 

[Anonymous]

Lets not do Bent an injustice though eh?

The guy does score goals , and his record speaks for itself .....

we defend like we have been doing in recent games , and he'll be addin' to that record tomorrow!

 

[Catenaccio]

He scores goals because he's always the spearhead of an average side, every attack ends with him because nobody else can be trusted. Villa is just another of these teams to add to the list. The only team that wasn't this way was Spurs, and look how that ended up. No big club has ever been in for him, and there's a reason for that, he's a decent striker at best.

 

[johnmc]

He scores goals because he's always the spearhead of an average side, every attack ends with him because nobody else can be trusted. Villa is just another of these teams to add to the list. The only team that wasn't this way was Spurs, and look how that ended up. No big club has ever been in for him, and there's a reason for that, he's a decent striker at best.

You mean like dzeko was at Wolfsburg?

Bent has scored goals. Can't argue with his record. If Dzeko's record is as good as bents has been I'll be happy.

 

[Catenaccio]

He scores goals because he's always the spearhead of an average side, every attack ends with him because nobody else can be trusted. Villa is just another of these teams to add to the list. The only team that wasn't this way was Spurs, and look how that ended up. No big club has ever been in for him, and there's a reason for that, he's a decent striker at best.

You mean like dzeko was at Wolfsburg?

Bent has scored goals. Can't argue with his record. If Dzeko's record is as good as bents has been I'll be happy.

2008/09, Grafite 28 goals, Dzeko 26. When was the last time Bent had a strike partner who shared goals with him? Answer; it has never happened. Bent does not do strike partnerships, once he is no longer the focal point, he is nowhere near the player he should be. He's only leaving Sunderland because he's not the main man anymore, just like when he was at Spurs.

His international record also speaks volumes, Dzeko's is much better.