Rodrigo Bentancur

[Bullet]

For the majority of those games Frank had Gray, Bentancur and Palhinha available IIRC. That's with Sarr away at the AFCON and Bergvall never given a chance to play those roles under this manager.

I can definitely understand the short term, just need to win the next game, focus. But when we don't win and a couple of those players get injured and we had options available it's not a good look. The next games are no less important.

Yep, it's not as though Bentancur was playing like Messi and was irreplaceably wonderful.
Keeping him on in every game, was just shooting yourself in the foot.
Essentially Tom Frank was guaranteeing himself that Bentancur will (a) be pretty tired in the next game (b) be out for 3 months with major surgery, it makes no sense.

 

[SteveAWOL]

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[papaspur]

Porro is due for one, maybe he'll end up with a sprained nutbag or something and be out for the season.

I hope no one thinks I jinxed anything. I'm not the person in charge of picking the lineups.

 

[parklane1]

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Very good player who sadly has never really recovered from his injurys.

 

[Gazza Dazzla]

Was good to have him back, thought he looked good yesterday.

 

[Muttley]

Was good to have him back, thought he looked good yesterday.

It was great to see Bents back. That only really leaves Vic and Davies as the last 2 we'll see this season. Yesterday was the first time we didn't have a kid on the bench for a long time. There wasn't even space for Souza.

 

[SteveAWOL]

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[superspurs]

Was very pleased with his performance on Saturday, was getting some pelters before his injury but the mid looked a lot better with him (and Biss).

 

[Gazza]

I’m not beating him with a stick or being negative. But he’s been part of the recruitment mishaps. He’s a good player but not consistent enough to be a starter. Appreciate him coming back but I wouldn’t worry if he’s sold even if we stay up. That’s not saying much as that’s my view on most of the current mob.

 

[harr1984]

I’m not beating him with a stick or being negative. But he’s been part of the recruitment mishaps. He’s a good player but not consistent enough to be a starter. Appreciate him coming back but I wouldn’t worry if he’s sold even if we stay up. That’s not saying much as that’s my view on most of the current mob.

Can't agree with that, he was a great signing at the time. It was only after his bad injury that his level dropped, that's not something that you can put on the door of our recruitment.....

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

Theres something about Bentancur I like?

Just feels like a grown-up player. Never hides...never panics...technically good...always facing up to the challenges of the game.

 

[parklane1]

Can't agree with that, he was a great signing at the time. It was only after his bad injury that his level dropped, that's not something that you can put on the door of our recruitment.....

Could not agree more, as you say before his injurys [ he has had a couple if i remember] he was IMO our best centre M/F player. He is still only 28 so IF he can come back fully fit i hope we see a lot more of him.

 

[Gazza]

Can't agree with that, he was a great signing at the time. It was only after his bad injury that his level dropped, that's not something that you can put on the door of our recruitment.....

I think the term “Great” is widely off the mark, I’d go with decent. Never saw him dominate a game or grab a hold of it and drive the team forward or even out perform other “great” midfield players. But it’s a game of opinions.

 

[Gutter Boy]

I think the term “Great” is widely off the mark, I’d go with decent. Never saw him dominate a game or grab a hold of it and drive the team forward or even out perform other “great” midfield players. But it’s a game of opinions.

He's been our best CM since Dembele finished 7 years ago.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

He's been our best CM since Dembele finished 7 years ago.

Eh.......Wash your mouth out!

Put some respect on Sissoko's name!

 

[Gazza]

He's been our best CM since Dembele finished 7 years ago.

That’s how bad it is at spurs. He’s not even on the same conversation of how good Dembele was in comparison.

 

[billyiddo]

He's been our best CM since Dembele finished 7 years ago.

I thought you would have said Winks

 

[SteveAWOL]

Can't agree with that, he was a great signing at the time. It was only after his bad injury that his level dropped, that's not something that you can put on the door of our recruitment.....

This.

Before that reckless challenge he received from Matty Cash he was beginning to look like his old self and when he signed for us Bentancur was a revelation in midfield.

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[ricky2tricky4city]

That’s how bad it is at spurs. He’s not even on the same conversation of how good Dembele was in comparison.

.....and neither would 98% of all PL midfielders since Dembele.

 

[Gazza]

.....and neither would 98% of all PL midfielders since Dembele.

Which is a fair point. I just don’t see what Bentancur does exceptionally well for him to be lauded as great. He wouldn’t make it in many of the top half teams in the tables starting XI.