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How will ‘lick em up’ Aaron respond to Bentley’s arrival?

July 30, 2008 By mabbs 16 Comments

How would you feel if you were Aaron Lennon? The poor bloke is already five foot nothing and being compared more and more often to a hybrid of Tony Daley and Ruel Fox, now Spurs have gone and paid £17m for an ex-Arsenal player who is taller and plays in his position.

Admittedly, Tottenham do have UEFA Cup football and if they could well make it to the latter stages of the other competitions. In this day and age it’s not unrealistic for team challenging on a few fronts to have two top players in one position but if both Bentley and Lennon stay injury free, I can’t see Aaron getting much of a look in.

The club aren’t going to pay £17m for someone only for them to be a bit part player. Bentley will start most games so unless Lennon is going to play out of position, or be happy with the bench and Carling Cup games, I can’t see him having much of a future at Spurs.

Two things stick in my mind about Aaron Lennon. Firstly, November 5th 2006 when his goal at the Lane sunk Chelsea for the first time since 1990. Secondly, the excitement and pride I felt when he came off the bench in the 2006 World Cup.

Since then Aaron’s career has stalled, partly due to injury but partly due to the fact he hasn’t taken his game on and his explosive game didn’t seem as explosive as it once was.

His final ball was atrocious on occasions last season as was his finishing. Having blinding pace is an amazing ability, something defenders fear more than anything but their fear is eased once they realise their opponent is only going to put away 1 chance in 100 or put in one decent ball in a blue moon.

This part of Bentley’s game is second to none. His crossing and finishing for Blackburn in recent years has been superb and unless Aaron Lennon can step up develop that side of his game, I fear Bentley will make the right midfield position his own for years to come.

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  1. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:40 am

    I have a funny feeling that he maybe playing on the left next season. Something that he has done before!

  2. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:45 am

    let me think there is another wing called the left. fucking dick heads

  3. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:47 am

    don’t think so, Modric and Lennon in the same midfield?

  4. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:49 am

    There is another wing called the left, Lennon plays on the right though you fuckshite.

  5. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:51 am

    dos santos plays left or right but with the amount of games we’ll be playing lenny will be reet,his still a baby,he said hes happy …so am i…coys

  6. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:51 am

    “the club aren’t going to pay £17m for a bit part player”

    How do you explain Darren Bent then?

    Anyway, as 09.49 so eloquently put it, he also plays on the left.

  7. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:52 am

    Oh hang on, I just noticed that 09.49 is suggesting that Lennon doesn’t play on the left.

    Clearly been watching a lot of Tottenham games hasn’t he?

  8. dazza_jim says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Err there are more formations than just 4-4-2… and Ramos clearly favours 4-3-2-1… so Bentley could easily operate as one of 3 central players with Lennon behind the front man or actually UP there with Lennon…
    We have more options in midfield than we’ve had for some time…

  9. yid army says

    July 30, 2008 at 9:57 am

    bent ain’t a bit part player, he’s our main striker!

    lennon can play on either side but his natural position is as a right winger, not sure any of you have been watching many games.

  10. Anonymous says

    July 30, 2008 at 10:00 am

    In the Norwich game on Monday he played off the striker, so I think that will be his position this season.

    COYS

  11. Carl says

    July 30, 2008 at 10:01 am

    Slow down lads. In this age of football we can give little time to sentiment. Lennon hasn’t improved because he’s not interested in improving. Compare him to Bentley??!! Lennon arrived at a big club at a young age and obviously thought job done I’ve made it. Bentley on the other hand was released from Arsenal at a young age and had to develop as a player to make it back to the top. Bentley lives football and was even a spectator at the conference play off final as his family are Doncaster fans. The reason why his free kicks and set pieces are so good are because he PRACTICES after training everyday. Lennon, and I put myself a s a witness, PRACTICES picking up girls in night clubs!!!!!!!
    Ramos said the most important aspect with any of his footballers is how they conduct themselves off the pitch……Bentley is settled, engaged and under Ramos’ guidance will only improve. A tremendous talent and I for one am over the moon we have signed him!!!!
    Don’t look too much into positions and our normal 4-4-2 formation. Ramos will play a fluid team with players interchanging and moving all over the pitch (aka- Man Utd or Arsenal).

  12. dazza_jim says

    July 30, 2008 at 10:04 am

    Bent is actually more hard working, and potentially more prolific than Keane or Berba… his record premiership goal tally is higher than either of them – and not many of them pens either, in a struggling Charlton side.
    He scored 4 against Norwich the other night – I know it’s only pre-season, but I doubt Keane or Berba would be that prolific – they would both waste a couple of those by trying to be ‘too’ clever in my opinion.
    Bent just works hard and finishes, end of story.

  13. yid army says

    July 30, 2008 at 10:07 am

    you talk a lot of sense carl and nice you don’t hide behind an anonymous like some of these muppets.

  14. Carl says

    July 30, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Thanks Yid Army, I believe I’m joined by Dazza on that one also. Don’t think people are giving Ramos enough credit but people will be eating their words….we arguably have one of the best managers in the premiership. If he was at Chelsea with the calibre of players they have- u watch the football they’d be playing!!!!!!!
    I loved Berba and Keane as much as anyone but they were both guilty of being to clever. The ball would go to them (eg: Robbo long boot) and then they would create space with 1-2s and create chances themselves. We will be playing football a lot deeper holding on to the football and then feeding a striker, who is on the pitch to score goals only!! If it works we will do very well next season…..mark my words!!
    Tottenham were long around before Keano and Berbs and will be around long after them.

  15. Wrighty7 says

    July 30, 2008 at 2:41 pm

    Arsenal get 50% of any transfer fee. Thats why the price is so high.

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    July 30, 2008 at 2:45 pm

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