Re: Liverpool Thread(I Just Can't Get Enough!!)
Bent will score lots of goals. No doubt about it.
People will say he's not a great player and he's not but he will do what his job is and that is to put the finishing touches on the passes/crosses and get Liverpool many goals as he has done for all previous clubs. If anything with better service from the likes of Gerrard, I expect him to do even better than he did at Ipswich, Charlton, Aston Villa and Sunderland. And he's not young but he's got 3 great years ahead of him at least and maybe a couple more decent ones so it's a decent investment. It's nice to buy a finished article for once and not another 'Maybe in the future will be a good player' like Carroll, Henderson and many other younger players who I like but can't contribute immensely right away.
And I disagree tik3 that his movement isn't as good as let's say Defoe and Hernandez. I'd say he's right up there with those two among the best in this league. Bent's off the ball movement and ability to be in the right position is probably why such an average player has had such a successful career. He's a great poacher and that is largely based on his great off the ball movement. I don't think there any better at off the ball movement and beating offside trap than Darren in this league.
He'll cost quite a lot but in my opinion will be worth it. Bar something unusual like a freak injury (and it would be unusual as he has great fitness and great injury record) , he's virtually guaranteed to score goals and do what Carroll can't and also a lot more lethal than Suarez. Luis is of course twice the player Bent is but in terms of putting the ball in the back of the net, there are very few better in EPL than Darren.
EDIT: So in conclusion for me, good purchase if it happens even if it is for a high price which it inevitably will be for such a proven player in his peak and I expect Liverpool to put away a lot more chances in 2nd half of the season than they did first (where they were quite wasteful at times) if it goes through.
I agree scottish league isn't that strong but everyone doesn't perform that good in scottish league, theres the odd here and there good performances but theres a handful of players who are consistant and playing well, one is jelavic and also for croatia, he's a player in which liverpool don't have, poacher/clinical finisher.
