Its a shame Benteke doesn't have the attitude that young Origi does.
They are similar players in terms of style, similar build, they're even from the same country. I would say that in terms of finishing ability Benteke is a lot better than Origi, his stats don't lie at the end of the day, and therefore Benteke is the biggest threat and perhaps the better player out the two - at this moment.
So if he just ran the channels and put the effort in like Origi does then he could be some player couldn't he? Unfortunately he would just prefer to stand around and wait for a chance rather than make one for himself though.
Origi got a deserved standing ovation yesterday and that was from the 100% effort he put in while he was on the pitch. Chasing defenders down, bullying them, holding the ball up. Eventually goals will follow too if he keeps putting that effort in. Benteke needs to take a leaf out of his book. Origis effort yesterday created space and time for the other players and its appreciated by the supporters, the manager, and also his team mates. Its similar to Heskey in a way, we all laughed and took the mick about how sh*t he was because his goal scoring record wasn't very good, but he was a team player and the job he did allowed our more technical players and better players to hurt teams. He was a fan favourite because he worked hard for the team. Origi is similar although I do think he might be capable of banging goals in for fun, we will wait and see on that.
For the record, I thought Benteke did a very good job when he came on yesterday and Kompany really struggled against him so Im not bashing him based on last night, im just saying that if he had put the same amount of effort in that Origi has in recent weeks then he could have been an absolute beast for us.
Sometimes hard work alone wins you games. Look at the 11 we put out last night compared to Citys. Man for man they had the better team. You would never have thought that after watching that game though. Sheer hard work and effort won us that game and Origi played his part. Its a shame Benteke hasn't put in those type of performances for us.
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