Yes of course. But I'd rather have the player who does more for the team over a player who just scores goals. Defoe provides more than Bent and still scores goals.The one and only wrote:in the end the guy scores goals thats all there is to it where ever he is he puts the ball in the net
and to the tottenham fans he may not be a better player then defoe but as it stands he is a better goal scorer
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What does Defoe provide besides goals?Yids wrote:Yes of course. But I'd rather have the player who does more for the team over a player who just scores goals. Defoe provides more than Bent and still scores goals.The one and only wrote:in the end the guy scores goals thats all there is to it where ever he is he puts the ball in the net
and to the tottenham fans he may not be a better player then defoe but as it stands he is a better goal scorer
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Stop being lazy. Watch a Spurs game and find out for yourself.El Capitano wrote:What does Defoe provide besides goals?Yids wrote:Yes of course. But I'd rather have the player who does more for the team over a player who just scores goals. Defoe provides more than Bent and still scores goals.The one and only wrote:in the end the guy scores goals thats all there is to it where ever he is he puts the ball in the net
and to the tottenham fans he may not be a better player then defoe but as it stands he is a better goal scorer
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One win for Liverpool and your back to sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:Stop being lazy. Watch a Spurs game and find out for yourself.
Go away now, your boring.
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Yes because your nose belongs in a Darren Bent topic does it?El Capitano wrote:One win for Liverpool and your back to sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:Stop being lazy. Watch a Spurs game and find out for yourself.
Go away now, your boring.
Get over yourself, you aren't that hot.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDdZlSsxbOQ&feature=fvstEl Capitano wrote:El Capitano wrote:Go away now, your boring.
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Defoe drags out players to make it easier for Bale and Van Der Vaart to penetrate the opposition defense. Bent does not do this, Defoe also makes runs close to the line to assist with the wing play, again Bent does not do this.El Capitano wrote:What does Defoe provide besides goals?Yids wrote:Yes of course. But I'd rather have the player who does more for the team over a player who just scores goals. Defoe provides more than Bent and still scores goals.The one and only wrote:in the end the guy scores goals thats all there is to it where ever he is he puts the ball in the net
and to the tottenham fans he may not be a better player then defoe but as it stands he is a better goal scorer
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Might do all that, but he's still only an average playerYids wrote: Defoe drags out players to make it easier for Bale and Van Der Vaart to penetrate the opposition defense. Bent does not do this, Defoe also makes runs close to the line to assist with the wing play, again Bent does not do this.
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:?predator wrote:Might do all that, but he's still only an average playerYids wrote: Defoe drags out players to make it easier for Bale and Van Der Vaart to penetrate the opposition defense. Bent does not do this, Defoe also makes runs close to the line to assist with the wing play, again Bent does not do this.
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predator wrote:Might do all that, but he's still only an average playerYids wrote: Defoe drags out players to make it easier for Bale and Van Der Vaart to penetrate the opposition defense. Bent does not do this, Defoe also makes runs close to the line to assist with the wing play, again Bent does not do this.
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If this were Facebook, I'd like this comment.SPURS18 wrote:predator wrote:Might do all that, but he's still only an average playerYids wrote: Defoe drags out players to make it easier for Bale and Van Der Vaart to penetrate the opposition defense. Bent does not do this, Defoe also makes runs close to the line to assist with the wing play, again Bent does not do this.
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like i said i wasnt saying bent was better than defoe just a better out and out goal scorer
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He definitely is. Bent's a great scorer.The one and only wrote:like i said i wasnt saying bent was better than defoe just a better out and out goal scorer
But if I had to choose from Defoe and Bent to have in my side, it'd be Defoe all day long. Much better overall footballer.
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Bingo. This is why I leap out of bed to read Bow Ties comments, because he actually understands the game.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:He definitely is. Bent's a great scorer.The one and only wrote:like i said i wasnt saying bent was better than defoe just a better out and out goal scorer
But if I had to choose from Defoe and Bent to have in my side, it'd be Defoe all day long. Much better overall footballer.
When we had Bent, he provided little up front, he scored goals, but don't expect him to play back to goal, play the wings or 1-2's with other players.
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Yeah picking the injury prone striker (of late) with a lesser scoring rate is the sensible option.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:He definitely is. Bent's a great scorer.The one and only wrote:like i said i wasnt saying bent was better than defoe just a better out and out goal scorer
But if I had to choose from Defoe and Bent to have in my side, it'd be Defoe all day long. Much better overall footballer.
As for your link, what makes you think I'm gonna open it?

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Off the top of my head, nearly every EPL player I can think of that went to the WC, has either been injured, out of form, or both, since they came back.El Capitano wrote:picking the injury prone striker (of late) with a lesser scoring rate is the sensible option.
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Yeah, my bad. Defoe's stats aren't as impressive. What was I thinking?El Capitano wrote:Yeah picking the injury prone striker (of late) with a lesser scoring rate is the sensible option.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:He definitely is. Bent's a great scorer.The one and only wrote:like i said i wasnt saying bent was better than defoe just a better out and out goal scorer
But if I had to choose from Defoe and Bent to have in my side, it'd be Defoe all day long. Much better overall footballer.
As for your link, what makes you think I'm gonna open it?
I really couldn't give a toss if you open it or not. The fact is I win.
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El Capitano, so what he has had a tough season. Every other season he has been rather reliable.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:Yeah, my bad. Defoe's stats aren't as impressive. What was I thinking?El Capitano wrote:
Yeah picking the injury prone striker (of late) with a lesser scoring rate is the sensible option.
As for your link, what makes you think I'm gonna open it?
I really couldn't give a toss if you open it or not. The fact is I win.
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Only Rooney is allowed a rough patch. Duh.Yids wrote:El Capitano, so what he has had a tough season. Every other season he has been rather reliable.Bow Ties Are Cool wrote:Yeah, my bad. Defoe's stats aren't as impressive. What was I thinking?El Capitano wrote:
Yeah picking the injury prone striker (of late) with a lesser scoring rate is the sensible option.
As for your link, what makes you think I'm gonna open it?
I really couldn't give a toss if you open it or not. The fact is I win.
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Oh how could I forget excuse me. I guess Berbatov is the best striker in the world now.
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Does it even need to be said?Yids wrote:Oh how could I forget excuse me. I guess Berbatov is the best striker in the world now.
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You finally admit you were wrong. Wasn't so hard was it?Bow Ties Are Cool wrote: Yeah, my bad. Defoe's stats aren't as impressive. What was I thinking?
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Best in the world is debatable. But best in the EPL? Yes.Yids wrote:Oh how could I forget excuse me. I guess Berbatov is the best striker in the world now.
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Nope. Hopefully I'll learn from this and become a better person.El Capitano wrote:You finally admit you were wrong. Wasn't so hard was it?Bow Ties Are Cool wrote: Yeah, my bad. Defoe's stats aren't as impressive. What was I thinking?

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Best in the world? No way.El Capitano wrote:Best in the world is debatable. But best in the EPL? Yes.Yids wrote:Oh how could I forget excuse me. I guess Berbatov is the best striker in the world now.
Best in the EPL? This season yes. Other seasons, absolutely not.
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He's only best in the EPL this season because every other world class striker in the league has been cack. Torres, Drogba and Rooney have all been underwhelming this season, so Berbatov's good run of form has come at a good time.Yids wrote:Best in the world? No way.El Capitano wrote:Best in the world is debatable. But best in the EPL? Yes.Yids wrote:Oh how could I forget excuse me. I guess Berbatov is the best striker in the world now.
Best in the EPL? This season yes. Other seasons, absolutely not.
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Villa needed a goal scorer, so they bought one, I dont understand what all the fuss is over.Yids wrote:Yes of course. But I'd rather have the player who does more for the team over a player who just scores goals. Defoe provides more than Bent and still scores goals.The one and only wrote:in the end the guy scores goals thats all there is to it where ever he is he puts the ball in the net
and to the tottenham fans he may not be a better player then defoe but as it stands he is a better goal scorer
If Randy Lerner is happy to cough up 24 mill then Bent is worth 24 mill to him.

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Randy gets all the credit for not being afraid to loosen the purse strings.
But really isn't that just the unspent Milner money from Sheikh Mohammed?
All evens out in the end.
But really isn't that just the unspent Milner money from Sheikh Mohammed?
All evens out in the end.
