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I have noticed this several times this season. When Klopp sends Benteke on as a sub, there is noticeable lack of eye contact from Benteke despite Klopp giving him instructions. The body language spoke of Benteke not liking Klopp very much, or rather, at all.
As other posters have pointed out, it's high time Klopp makes use of Benteke as a goal threat. He is after all a goal scorer if given the right service.
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I have noticed this several times this season. When Klopp sends Benteke on as a sub, there is noticeable lack of eye contact from Benteke despite Klopp giving him instructions. The body language spoke of Benteke not liking Klopp very much, or rather, at all.
As other posters have pointed out, it's high time Klopp makes use of Benteke as a goal threat. He is after all a goal scorer if given the right service. Correct. Worrying indeed. Is he still carrying a niggle or injury or summat? 
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Don't know but he has been awful lately when he has played. Deserves to be on the bench at the moment. Problem is Firminio isn't up to much either and our other 3 strikers are injured
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Don't know but he has been awful lately when he has played. Deserves to be on the bench at the moment. Problem is Firminio isn't up to much either and our other 3 strikers are injured No matter how awful he's been, he contributed to saving the game the other night and won us two game recently prior to that did he not?
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I have noticed this several times this season. When Klopp sends Benteke on as a sub, there is noticeable lack of eye contact from Benteke despite Klopp giving him instructions. The body language spoke of Benteke not liking Klopp very much, or rather, at all.
As other posters have pointed out, it's high time Klopp makes use of Benteke as a goal threat. He is after all a goal scorer if given the right service. Are they supposed to stare lovingly into each others eyes and have a hug? I don't think there's anything to this at all. He looks short on confidence and probably wants to be playing and that's all.
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One does not simply cross into benteke, one does not simply walk into mordor. The biggest reason is because, as someone noticed against arsenal, 'we stop crossing when benteke comes on', that's because it's harder to get into the position to cross when he's on. It also has to be an early cross more often than not, unless the other defence have switched off, because benteke has barely any movement in the box.
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Don't know but he has been awful lately when he has played. Deserves to be on the bench at the moment. Problem is Firminio isn't up to much either and our other 3 strikers are injured If Costa was there, he wouldn't of scored, I don't know how you come to that conclusion. Firmino was fine today, if anything he showed against why he is great in that role, firmino's passing was brilliant, and if he had better forwards, than milner and lallana either side of him, we would of hit 2 past utd at least. The whole reason we lost the match, despite having the most attempts of any team in the PL this season against man utd, they stopped our counter attack then nicked it.
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Benteke got his chance he was fairly [oops] as far as I remember he is on the bench now were he should be until he shows enough to get back into the team
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Benteke got his chance he was fairly [oops] as far as I remember he is on the bench now were he should be until he shows enough to get back into the team But Lallana is shocking every week and still plays?
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I have noticed this several times this season. When Klopp sends Benteke on as a sub, there is noticeable lack of eye contact from Benteke despite Klopp giving him instructions. The body language spoke of Benteke not liking Klopp very much, or rather, at all.
As other posters have pointed out, it's high time Klopp makes use of Benteke as a goal threat. He is after all a goal scorer if given the right service. Are they supposed to stare lovingly into each others eyes and have a hug? I don't think there's anything to this at all. He looks short on confidence and probably wants to be playing and that's all. S'cuse me.  You can't beat a good bir'of man luuurve and man 'ugs.  Ask Lumbo. He's my man puppy. 
Last edited by Growler; 17/01/16 07:11 PM.
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