SM
Sports Mole words bigger AMP 2
Sheff Utd vs. Hull City: 10 hrs 3 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Paul Lambert: 'Christian Benteke is improving'

:Headline: Paul Lambert: 'Christian Benteke is improving': ID:140065: from db_amp
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert says that striker Christian Benteke is close to being back to his best.

Paul Lambert has insisted that Christian Benteke has been "doing well" for Aston Villa in recent weeks.

The striker is the club's top scorer this season with 15 goals in all competitions, although he has not found the target since the last week of January.

The manager told Sky Sports News: "I think of late he's been doing well for us. Up until his injury at Norwich I thought he was excellent. After that he didn't come back the same but I think in the last couple of months he is starting to get back to what he was.

"In the space of nine months he became one of the most talked about strikers, not just in Britain, but in Europe. All of a sudden things don't start going your way but that's part and parcel of being a footballer. You take the ups and downs. He'll probably get more downs than highs as a footballer, it's about how you come back from them.

"He's only a kid really at 22. I think people tend to forget he's a young guy. He was only 21 when he first came here. He's still a young guy who will be inconsistent because of his age."

Villa face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Sunday.

amp_article__140065 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2014-02-22 14:38:08:
html db last update - 2014-02-22 14:38:08 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Christian BentekeClick here for more stories about Christian Benteke

Click here for more stories about Aston Villa

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool21155150203050
2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Chelsea22117444271740
5Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
7Bournemouth22107536261037
8Aston Villa2210663334-136
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2244143251-1916
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .