and Darren Bent is better than Bobby Zamora because ????

[FC Silver Fox]

... that great lumbering oaf, Bent

- Can't head a ball or beat anyone in the air
- Can't hold the ball up and distribute it.
- Can't get himself in position to receive the ball.
- Can't kick the ball with his left foot.
- Can't score with just the keeper to beat.
- Can't tap the ball into an open net. (even the Fredster would have scored that one)
- Fabio Capello is clearly not his dad.

... and still he's preferred to Bobby Zamora. I can't understand it.  I can only refer to Owen's post below and thank God Zamora isn't in the transfer shop window after scoring 2 great goals to seal an England victory (that probably wasn't deserved anyway).

Now, I could take the alternative view that Bent had a bad game because he was kept quiet by Fulham's Senderos.

[sipwell]

Did you know that lavender has a calming effect when rubbed on your feet?

[FFCcravencottage]

... that great lumbering oaf, Bent

- Can't head a ball or beat anyone in the air
- Can't hold the ball up and distribute it.
- Can't get himself in position to receive the ball.
- Can't kick the ball with his left foot.
- Can't score with just the keeper to beat.
- Can't tap the ball into an open net. (even the Fredster would have scored that one)
- Fabio Capello is clearly not his dad.

... and still he's preferred to Bobby Zamora. I can't understand it.  I can only refer to Owen's post below and thank God Zamora isn't in the transfer shop window after scoring 2 great goals to seal an England victory (that probably wasn't deserved anyway).

Now, I could take the alternative view that Bent had a bad game because he was kept quiet by Fulham's Senderos.

As it was a nice hot day here in Spain, I decided to sit in the garden and listen to 5 live commentary of the game Whilst having a beer. I never took much notice on who the comentators were but after Bent missed his sitter, one of the commentators said, the trouble with Bent is, if he
isn't on form putting the ball in the net then he has absolutely nothing else to offer. For me that summed him up, can get a goal here and there but don't expect anything else.

[Edwatch_Winston_Malone]

Because....

we don't want to sell Bobby Zamora!

[FC Silver Fox]

Did you know that lavender has a calming effect when rubbed on your feet?

I''m too busy cooking 3 fish and St Jacques terrine, a fresh cherry  (from the garden) and speculoos pavlova  and a South Sea gratin for tomorrow's dinner party. I'll tell you about the wine and cheese selection if you're interested?  
I think I'll have a dip in the jacuzzi when I've finished and sip a large bison grass vodka and tonic.

P.S. if you want to jump on a TGV to Lyon tomorrow Sipwell, you're most welcome.
P.P.S I hope I can get that speculoos meringue to have a promise of squidginess. Its an invention and I'm winging it.

[Oakeshott]

Although Bobby is to my mind the far better all round player, one couldn't say with one's hand on one's heart that he wouldn't have missed that one. They all do from time to time.

[HatterDon]

Did you know that lavender has a calming effect when rubbed on your feet?

no, but if you can hum the first few bars, I'm sure I could fake the rest of it.  :HD:

[alfie]

Bent can't be all that bad after all he was the premier league top scorer, i and probably all of us have seen Bobby miss those on several occasions.

[sipwell]

Did you know that lavender has a calming effect when rubbed on your feet?

I''m too busy cooking 3 fish and St Jacques terrine, a fresh cherry  (from the garden) and speculoos pavlova  and a South Sea gratin for tomorrow's dinner party. I'll tell you about the wine and cheese selection if you're interested? 
I think I'll have a dip in the jacuzzi when I've finished and sip a large bison grass vodka and tonic.

P.S. if you want to jump on a TGV to Lyon tomorrow Sipwell, you're most welcome.
P.P.S I hope I can get that speculoos meringue to have a promise of squidginess. Its an invention and I'm winging it.

Speculoos? Like the Belgian stuff?

And Christ that sounds tasty. I would hop on a TGV if I had a) money and b) time! ;-)
Bon appetit!

[Mr Fulham]

... that great lumbering oaf, Bent

- Can't head a ball or beat anyone in the air
- Can't hold the ball up and distribute it.
- Can't get himself in position to receive the ball.
- Can't kick the ball with his left foot.
- Can't score with just the keeper to beat.
- Can't tap the ball into an open net. (even the Fredster would have scored that one)
- Fabio Capello is clearly not his dad.

... and still he's preferred to Bobby Zamora. I can't understand it.  I can only refer to Owen's post below and thank God Zamora isn't in the transfer shop window after scoring 2 great goals to seal an England victory (that probably wasn't deserved anyway).

Now, I could take the alternative view that Bent had a bad game because he was kept quiet by Fulham's Senderos.

Because he scores  099.gifloads of goals. Plain and simple and easy to understand, even for me as a Fulham/Bobby supporter.

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[ByTheRiver]

He's not better but shush, lets keep it to ourselves  :dft003:

[maksimir]

Because he scores  099.gifloads of goals. Plain and simple and easy to understand, even for me as a Fulham/Bobby supporter.

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Good post.  We're all Bobby fans but let that not blind people to Bent's statistics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Bent
Also he's (Bent) still 27 and with improving fitness levels may have ten years - certainly at club level - left.  I'm a fan of truly judging someone when they've actually retired.  Bent seems to be everybodys new 'Andy Cole' to conveniently slag off when team England consistently fail.  Until Bob gets a start or bangs his first England goal in, only then will he get ahead of Bent.

[RidgeRider]

Doesn't Bobby have a knock? Maybe Capello was concerned about making things worse after watching him in practice.

[Irelands_number1]

Sorry but thats emmmm the biggest load of hot air ive possibly ever seen on this messageboard!
DARREN BENT - I Can't Stop - 2011 - Aston Villa - HD
cant get himself in position to receive the ball? cant beat any1 in the air?
best 1 was CANT SCORE WITH JUST THE KEEPER TO BEAT - seriously?????

[Burt]

Bent is a good player.

Problem is he had an off day.

He wasn't alone, I thought the England performance was pathetic. By the end there was only one team looking for the winner, and that was the Swiss.

[Jack Fulham]

Bobby has more to his game than Bent. Bobby prefers to play with his back to goal whilst Bent plays off the last man. Never liked Bent really, shame Bobby didn't play.

[RidgeRider]

Bent is a good player.

Problem is he had an off day.

He wasn't alone, I thought the England performance was pathetic. By the end there was only one team looking for the winner, and that was the Swiss.

Agree with this....the England squad seems to lack passion. Lots of talent but together they just don't seem to get it right out on the pitch. Give him credit for coming back from being down but they could have pushed on but Switzerland ended the game looking the better 'team'.

Wish Bobby had been given the chance. He does much more than Bent on the pitch and would have helped get other players involved in the attack.

[alfie]

Is all this talk about Bobby because he is a Fulham player (no i am not necessarily disagreeing) but if he still played for West Ham or Spurs no one but no one who has made those comments would be saying it. Yes he may have come on got the winner and everyone would be estatic on here, then again he could have come on and missed 2 sitters, but would that then make him worse than Bent. BZ is brilliant in a Fulham shirt, but then again most of those players in the England team are with their respective clubs, my opinion it is all down to the England coaching set up a foreign manager, there is just no way he can have the passion for England.

[SWwhite]

Agreed Bent had a bad day.  Before the open goal he had a 1-on-1 saved too.  That's when Capello should have pulled him off.
He was lacklustre all day, and hardly moved around up front.  He was offering no one.  He only got the chances from Djourou slipping and the swiss goalie palming the ball to him.  He had no movement.  I know he doesn't do much apart from score but he actually looked lazy yesterday.
However everyone knows he isn't the most mobile, and he doesn't put himself about that much.  So why does Capello play him in a lone strikers role?  If he ain't gonna move for the ball, don't hoof it up for him to take down.  it was bent's first game with that formation, so give him a rest.
But roast Capello all you want. Why bring Downing on when there are already 3 wingers (young, walcott, milner) on the pitch?
As i said earlier, Harry, fancy a go at Euro 2012?