Goals come at a high price – Bents move to Villa is a proof of that – Part 2
Bent will relish playing with wingers such as Stewart Downing and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ashley-Young-c6813. Villa haven’t had problems creating chances but the problem lies in putting away those chances. Houllier believes that Bent is the man to do so. His pace and finishing can prove
decisive in Villa’s quest of finishing in top half of the table.
Bent’s pace and physical presence will be like having Agbonlahor and Heskey in one body. Bent has struggled to make a name for himself at the international level, mainly because of the media perception of Bent, who believe he is probably not a ‘s**y enough
footballer’ to suit the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 National team.
However, his goal scoring record proves that he needs to be given a run of games at the International stage ahead of his new team mates, Heskey and Agbonlahor. However, he has a new burden of being Villa’s record signing.
One man, who believes that Bent will relish the challenge of being Villa’s most expensive signing and leading them towards the top half of the table, is former Villa manager Graham Taylor.
"He is a goal scorer. People can question whether he is an international footballer, as perhaps http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello has at times, but what you cannot question is this boy's goal scoring record at club level."
"The only thing that will matter to Gerard Houllier is whether he scores goals at club level. The answer to that is 'yes'. It is also another sign of the support Randy Lerner is giving Gerard and a sign to the Villa supporters that they will see things change
at the club if the manager is given time.” said Taylor.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Houllier has already signed Jean Makoun from Lyon. He knows the player from his French connections and unlike Martin O’Neill, Houllier will search for players all over the continent and not just Great Britain.
One thing that Darren Bent guarantees is that you will spot him at the right place at the right time. He creates chances and most importantly takes them more often than not.
Villa have big and strong centre forwards in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nathan-Delfouneso-c27377. However, Bent is a different class to all of them. He isn’t your stylish centre forward but he is as effective
as you possibly could ask for. Bent’s record is enough to end any such argument.
The arrival of Bent and Makoun will give Villa a new dimension. Villa have been missing that creativity from the middle of the park. With Makoun filling in there straight away and the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nigel-Reo-Coker-c27884 doing the dirty work for
him, Bent along with Ashley Young and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stewart-Downing-c34221 can cause serious damage to any Premier League opposition.
Aston Villa will now also have the option of playing one of their two big men with Bent to allow him to use his pace and positional sense to make most of the knock downs.
Since 2005, Bent has scored 81 league goals and only Manchester United forward http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 have scored more than him. Both of the star players have managed 82 goals during the same period.
Graham Taylor also said that, "If I was a Villa fan, I would be feeling much happier after the last few days, with Makoun coming in and now http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Bent-c10358. The signings will give the club a great lift and also starts to put Gerard's stamp on the team.
"I always think you need to give a manager three years at a club before he can say 'this is my team' - and the signing of Bent is the first part of Gerard creating his own team." said Graham Taylor.
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