CHRISTIAN BENTEKE HAS admitted he cannot understand why he’s not Liverpool’s first choice striker under Jurgen Klopp.
The Belgian has vented his frustration at the lack of opportunity he’s been given at Anfield and suggested he regrets moving to the club having fallen out of favour.
The £32.5 million forward, signed from Aston Villa at the start of the season, has made just six Premier League starts for the Reds since Klopp has taken charge.
“Some team-mates have said that I was lucky with the arrival of Klopp, because I certainly would play,” he told Sport/Voetbal Magazine.
“When your coach says he wanted to take you to Dortmund and a little later you sit at the same club and he ignores you it is hard to understand.
“Since I went to England in 2012, I’ve never been on the bench for such a long period. It hurts, especially since I never was as fit as I am now.
“I’m the first to admit that I haven’t shown my worth enough for a team like Liverpool. On the other hand, under Brendan Rodgers, I knew I would get the opportunity to show my qualities, to show that I was worth the money and that I deserved to wear the shirt of Liverpool.”
With Roberto Firmino, Daniel Sturridge and even Divock Origi ahead of him in the pecking order, Benteke has been unable to make the impact he would have liked in his debut season on Merseyside.
With West Ham publicly declaring their interest in the striker, speculation over his future will intensify but the 25-year-old is determined to prove his worth to Klopp.
“In January, I didn’t want to leave. It’s my desire to succeed at Liverpool. I want to continue. At the end of the season, we will take stock.”
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Thats a Shocking poor Crowd for a Munster Senior Final. Involving 2 Teams with Massive Populations
@Buff Egan: Ridiculous choice of venue too. Whats the point in spending 80 million on Pairc Ui Caoimhe if you’re only going to play a handful of games there. Having the game in Pairc Ui Caoimhe surely would have at least doubled that crowd.
@Buff Egan: its not like the whole of Killarney and Cork city are going to support them
Kanturk are the Crowd from Cork that Bring The Crowds
@Buff Egan: massive I’d say
@Buff Egan: where is “kanturk”
Once known as Constantinople, formerly the political and administrative capital of the Ottoman Empire. Now home to North Cork creamery and other Kanturkish delights.
Nemo Rangers and Dr Crokes have small support base.
Austin Stacks bring the crowd to a game did anyone witness the marches in 2014.
@lorrainehealy: tacky caper by the Rockies. Not to be seen in a County League game them when really needed. Like the super blue super fans up east
Crokes are a good team for the pullin and Dragon. Well done to Nemo. Connolly had some game !
dragin (phone is too smart !
@j Heffernan: dragin is still not how you spell it
@Eamonn coughlan: ok so I need to add 2gs to make it correct, but I think it looks better the way it is……..?
Fab, corcaigh abu, well done nemo crokes were
@billy Dorney: dead right Billy. Nemo Crokes indeed were.
Ha ha well done Nemo excellent display.good medicine for k o Leary especially. after his sneaky kick on player went unpunished in club final last march.
2,851…. Are you serious or are the County Board taking the p**s..? There was closer to 4,500 there today so either they’re not counting kids who were free or there was 2,000 comps given out !!!
Know Martin son playing for memo but why he take limelight pure politics hopefully FF will get rid of him new politics my arse disgusting what’s going on at the moment with FG and Francis fitzgerald so many people homeless and on hospital beds etc !
A great day for Cork football and hopefully Knocknagree can repeat the dose against the Kerry champions on Sunday next in Mallow.
@denis o mahony: very good chance they will. Dromid not firing like they did a few years ago at all