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My issue with Bent is not that he doesn't score goals. His scoring record is impressive, especially this season, but I just feel that he doesn't offer enough else. Now I know that seems a bit silly when goals are obviously very important, but he doesn't create goals himself or for others, and although improved, cant hold the ball up allowing others to play round him.
I did feel sorry for him when he was dropped in favour of Defoe/Keane and Pav, but he isn't half as effective when he plays in a pair up front, he was better when Modric played at the top of the midfield when Harry first came in, so that may have been why he went down the pecking order.
It's a cliche that gets used a lot "he would go to another club and do well" but I really don't think Bent is a top 6 player, unless he plays up front on his own.
Of course, that is only my opinion and I fully expect others to disagree, but that's why we love the community!
i fully respect your opinion on Bent, but this could quite easily be a description of Defoe, couldn't it? perhaps Defoe does create more for himself, but that's only down to the fact that he drops a little deeper and is far more likely to go for goal himself than pass it - often when a teammate is better positioned.