Benalouane "Ready to Play"

[On our way...]

Ready to play for Westaam if reports are correct

[Stadt]

He's fantastic to have as a rotation or back up option but he's not good enough to be starting over the course of the season, he steps out far too often which leaves the rest of the backline exposed.

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

Was thinking the other day that Benny is a touch vulnerable in the air, compared to our normal man-mountains.

 

But then I thought about who he has come up against, literally every giant forward in the PL, pretty much in every game he has played. Benny in the land of the giants! Considering that, and the fact he has clearly been targeted in the air by opposing managers, he did ok.

 

I'll start the list.

 

Carroll

Lukaku

Crouch

Rondon

Benteke

Giroud

 

There were probably some others, and perhaps it isn't surprising he has started using them as ladders , considering he is only 6'1/6'2.

[AmarteyAndChill]

13 hours ago, Vardinio'sCat said:

 

Was thinking the other day that Benny is a touch vulnerable in the air, compared to our normal man-mountains.

 

But then I thought about who he has come up against, literally every giant forward in the PL, pretty much in every game he has played. Benny in the land of the giants! Considering that, and the fact he has clearly been targeted in the air by opposing managers, he did ok.

 

I'll start the list.

 

Carroll

Lukaku

Crouch

Rondon

Benteke

Giroud

 

There were probably some others, and perhaps it isn't surprising he has started using them as ladders , considering he is only 6'1/6'2.

6ft 5 CB needed 

[TheUltimateWinner]

He's big... he's bald...

 

Great defender. 

[Guest CityFan 06]

He was very, very good again today. The performances since coming in for Morgan have been expert.

[murphy]

30 minutes ago, CityFan 06 said:

He was very, very good again today. The performances since coming in for Morgan have been expert.

I think he's improving as he adapts with more and more PL experience.

[Charl91]

I think I'm in love.

[lgfualol]

Only thing he probably needs to work on is rushing in from behind and being done by a flick. Apart from that he is as safe as houses and I really like the bloke.

[Guest CityFan 06]

Happy for him, in the sense that he's been given an opportunity and is thriving. 

[Karljohn]

Has been nothing short of superb alongside Huth.

[smr]

he has been fantastic but this was the first game ive seen him make a few sloppy passes. other than that, brilliant.

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

He's remarkable given where he was playing 4 months ago. Grimsby on Wed nights!!

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

 Excellent today, he really likes to use his speed and agility to in early, which must be a right pain for his victims.

 

And you can see he is loving his opportunity to play, I really do hope he is happy to stay.

 

 

[lgfualol]

I need a Benny goal before the season ends

[weller54]

It's a yes from Miss Diane! 

[baldeagle]

I certainly think some of the other fringe players could learn a thing or two from his attitude 

[MrSpaM]

Been absolutely cracking since he was brought in, really glad he's taken his chance when it came

Edited 6 May 2017 by MrSpaM

[Monsell1976]

Think we only need one centre half in the summer, now we have a fit benny.

Benny, Wes, Huth + new cb, should be enough cover with no Europe next season, and I'm guessing wasyl will retire.

[Bamba's Babes]

Definitely worthy of a place in the matchday squad next season. 

 

Huth to be fazed out next year and Morgan the year after so one or two young defenders required.

[Stadt]

I'm still not convinced that he's good enough to be starting long term but he's fantastic to have as a back up as he's clearly very professional. He's spent most of his Leicester career playing with the under 23s yet he's slotted in without a fuss and he seems like a top bloke too.

[SecretPro]

He's class. Vastly underated. Even before his current run, the games he's had in the cups over both seasons he's barely put a foot wrong. People still saying shit like 'he's fine as backup' need to get a grip: backup to two ageing, slowing old skool CBs who need phasing out over the next season? He's the only CB we have who can actually control a ball and play out from the back, he's been so refreshing. 

[AmarteyAndChill]

7 minutes ago, SecretPro said:

He's class. Vastly underated. Even before his current run, the games he's had in the cups over both seasons he's barely put a foot wrong. People still saying shit like 'he's fine as backup' need to get a grip: backup to two ageing, slowing old skool CBs who need phasing out over the next season? He's the only CB we have who can actually control a ball and play out from the back, he's been so refreshing. 

He looks so comfortable on the ball, some of his passing was poor today but it's refreshing to actually see a CB try and pass it forwards further than 5 yards.

[The whole world smiles]

7 minutes ago, SecretPro said:

He's class. Vastly underated. Even before his current run, the games he's had in the cups over both seasons he's barely put a foot wrong. People still saying shit like 'he's fine as backup' need to get a grip: backup to two ageing, slowing old skool CBs who need phasing out over the next season? He's the only CB we have who can actually control a ball and play out from the back, he's been so refreshing. 

I agree very patronising to a bloke who is in the form he's in. If he had cost 30 million and just put these last 8 performances in people would be raving about him.

 

I don't agree the other two need phasing out though both been good in patches this year both got two years minimum at city.

[cropstonfox]

3 hours ago, Bamba's Babes said:

Definitely worthy of a place in the matchday squad next season. 

 

Huth to be fazed out next year and Morgan the year after so one or two young defenders required.

Phased out at 32 and 33 both got 2-3 seasons left.but yes Benny is coming through aged 30 a mere youngster!