What was the story with Bennett and chicksen?

[Dave the OAP]

Was Bennett injured or is the rumour closer to the truth that villa want their players back at Christmas and we are looking to start our players in the positions they will vacat

Oh and is it just me, but elliott Bennet is a shadow of the player he was when he left us!

 

[Stat Brother]

Sami is having to juggle his 6 loanees.

Says it all really.

 

[clippedgull]

No, it was a rotation of loanees as Sami told it after the game.

 

[portslade seagull]

Good they can have them back

 

[Seagulls1984]

Yeah benno looks very average

 

[goldstone]

Was Bennett injured or is the rumour closer to the truth that villa want their players back at Christmas and we are looking to start our players in the positions they will vacat

Oh and is it just me, but elliott Bennet is a shadow of the player he was when he left us!

Elliott Bennett was awful tonight.

 

[Driver8]

I think he was just the odd one out on the "can only play five loan players" rule.

Tbh I couldn't care less if he and Gardner were sent back but would like Bent to stay although unlikely to happen.

 

[Easy 10]

How come Gardner is never rotated out ? Him and JFC are without a doubt the LIMPEST midfield pairing I can remember - they're an oppositions dream. No bite, no creativity, utterly powder-puff. They're not even L1 standard, and yet it seems they're the first on Hyypia's teamsheet week-in, week out.

Genuinely baffling.

 

[Jesus Gul]

Missed joe Bennett tonight

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Joe Bennett has been one of our best players this season, in my opinion.

 

[Gwylan]

Joe Bennett has been one of our best players this season, in my opinion.

He has but I thought Chicksen did OK tonight: got forward a lot and wasn't often caught out defensively

 

[Skaville]

Elliot Bennett is a shadow of the player that left. A sorry sight.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Chicksen could probably play winger while Lua Lua is out. Very pacey and can cross too, and his youthfulness errors wouldn't cost us.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Sami decided the loanee to be left out tonight was J.Bennett.

So we had to recall Chicksen, whose loan ended tomorrow anyway.

 

[albie_noobs]

He has but I thought Chicksen did OK tonight: got forward a lot and wasn't often caught out defensively

Really!!, thought he was awful.

 

[willyfantastic]

Really!!, thought he was awful.

i thought his end product was bad, but he got forward well and looked to be in good positions going forward - can't remember what he did in defence tbh

 

[Mowgli37]

Chicksen did alright but I'd have much rather had J. Bennett on the pitch. I've defended Gardner in the past but he really was dreadful tonight, something must be really up with Holla if he's still getting picked over him.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Was Bennett injured or is the rumour closer to the truth that villa want their players back at Christmas and we are looking to start our players in the positions they will vacat

Oh and is it just me, but elliott Bennet is a shadow of the player he was when he left us!

Given we had two other Villa players who started the game it's probably a fair distance from the truth.

EB has lost a yard of pace following his knee injury. It's quite depressing to watch

 

[BensGrandad]

This was done to accommodate Halford who I consider to be a donkey but in fairness he wasnt the worst player this evening.

 

[Silent Bob]

Hyypia thought dropping Joe Bennett to put Halford and Gardner in his team was a good strategy. He had to recall a player from loan to do this. He is an actively, aggressively stupid man.