Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) - SIGNED BY LFC

He's so immobile...

Benteke

Statue right there..don't know how he can even get out of bed in the morning.

Announcing this anytime soon like?

Saying that, examining that third leg of his during the medical probably took some doing.

Strictly for informational/conversational purposes only. 

So had he signed, or has he thought it through and decided he can't fit in to our style of play ?   

Not a chance we'll get double figures out of our 4 main strikers. Also think 2 at 20+ is pushing the ambitious side of things, it's reliant on Sturridge coming back to form pretty damn quick and Benteke not only hitting the ground running but maintaining it throughout a season, something he's not been able to do so far, either through injury or dips of form.

I think we're much more likely to see the 2 main lads around the 15 mark and Ings/Origi getting a few in the Europa and the cups. That would still be a decent improvement on what we had last season.

Yeah, its pretty rare to have two strikers on the same team get over 20. I'd be surprised if Sturridge played enough to get 15 this season as well, but if he does that would be a huge boost to getting top four and challenging for the cups.

Strictly for informational/conversational purposes only. 

Interesting stats, certainly does show that Aguero is in a league of his own really. That wont surprise anyone but even though I rated Kane (started midering about him early on in his Europa games) I didn't realise his numbers were that impressive.

If it wasn't a one season wonder, which I highly doubt, he could easily be the next £50m+ player in the league.

The ones I least rate out of all of them are Giroud and Benteke and the stats tend to back that opinion up but then I'm probably being quite subjective when looking at it.

Aguero
Costa
Kane
Rooney
Benteke
Giroud

Is the order of quality I'd put them in. (This is on the assumption that Kane isn't the one season wonder)

Interesting stats, certainly does show that Aguero is in a league of his own really. That wont surprise anyone but even though I rated Kane (started midering about him early on in his Europa games) I didn't realise his numbers were that impressive.

If it wasn't a one season wonder, which I highly doubt, he could easily be the next £50m+ player in the league.

The ones I least rate out of all of them are Giroud and Benteke and the stats tend to back that opinion up but then I'm probably being quite subjective when looking at it.

Aguero
Costa
Kane
Rooney
Benteke
Giroud

Is the order of quality I'd put them in. (This is on the assumption that Kane isn't the one season wonder)

As much as I despise the Mancs...Rooney has a knack in front of goal..but I would look at it this way...of the strikers on the list, here's how I would rank my "fear factor" when they are playing against us (first being most feared):

Aguero
Kane
Benteke
Costa
Rooney
Giroud

Not scientific in any way, that's just how I typically feel when we are going to be playing against them. I worried most about Aguero and then Kane, and then Benteke...the other three, not so much.

As much as I despise the Mancs...Rooney has a knack in front of goal..but I would look at it this way...of the strikers on the list, here's how I would rank my "fear factor" when they are playing against us (first being most feared):

Aguero
Kane
Benteke
Costa
Rooney
Giroud

Not scientific in any way, that's just how I typically feel when we are going to be playing against them. I worried most about Aguero and then Kane, and then Benteke...the other three, not so much.

In that case you should really fear Johnathan Walters!

So much for the announcement. Knowing our luck he will be unveiled at Chelsea instead.

https://twitter.com/JamesPearceEcho/status/623891931995607040

In that case you should really fear Johnathan Walters!

Bolasie

Off the Pendelino at Lime St. I was on the one before him it looks like 

Apparently at Melwood now.

https://twitter.com/TheAnfieldChat/status/623899500172722176

That's one expensive looking backpack

That's one expensive looking backpack

He didn't get that from Dora that's for sure.

That's one expensive looking backpack

Think he's still trying to find his pen in it.

As much as I despise the Mancs...Rooney has a knack in front of goal..but I would look at it this way...of the strikers on the list, here's how I would rank my "fear factor" when they are playing against us (first being most feared):

Aguero
Kane
Benteke
Costa
Rooney
Giroud

Not scientific in any way, that's just how I typically feel when we are going to be playing against them. I worried most about Aguero and then Kane, and then Benteke...the other three, not so much.

Fair enough FL and Benteke does always have a good game against us so I can slightly understand your reasoning, just think Costa is a much better player. I'd say it's interesting the disparity in Giroud and Benteke on your list because I don't see them as vastly different players but each to their own I guess.

Fair enough FL and Benteke does always have a good game against us so I can slightly understand your reasoning, just think Costa is a much better player. I'd say it's interesting the disparity in Giroud and Benteke on your list because I don't see them as vastly different players but each to their own I guess.

Again, purely unscientific but just from my own eye test...Giroud always seems like his goals are more right place right time where Benteke's seem (to me anyway) to be more a result of his actual skill. I think Giroud benefits from the players around him in other words where as Benteke scores in spite of the players around him.

With Costa, I suppose I should worry more about him but it seems like he winds himself up as much against us as he winds us up.

Finally happening... where has he been?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3171206/Christian-Benteke-arrives-Liverpool-training-ground-ahead-completing-long-awaited-32-5m-transfer-Aston-Villa.html

Finally happening... where has he been?

Lifting the truss at the stadium if Twitter is to be believed.

Finally happening... where has he been?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3171206/Christian-Benteke-arrives-Liverpool-training-ground-ahead-completing-long-awaited-32-5m-transfer-Aston-Villa.html

Is that the number of goals he has committed to scoring before Christmas 

Finally happening... where has he been?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3171206/Christian-Benteke-arrives-Liverpool-training-ground-ahead-completing-long-awaited-32-5m-transfer-Aston-Villa.html

Nice shirt.

Again, purely unscientific but just from my own eye test...Giroud always seems like his goals are more right place right time where Benteke's seem (to me anyway) to be more a result of his actual skill. I think Giroud benefits from the players around him in other words where as Benteke scores in spite of the players around him.

With Costa, I suppose I should worry more about him but it seems like he winds himself up as much against us as he winds us up.

I think Kane IS a one season wonder and if I'd have been Spurs I'd have bitten anybodies hand off if they offered over 40 million. He wasn't in truth even a one season wonder in my eyes, just got hot for a few months. Put it this way, I'd one million per cent rather have Benteke than Harry Kane. There, I've said it.. Cards on the table, bollocks on the line etc.

Apparently it's being announced shortly.

Done

https://twitter.com/_ChrisBascombe/status/623945440900333568

Waiting for Lambert to give us the 9 back then.

https://twitter.com/pjoyceexpress/status/623945502921465856