marcus bent is obviously rubbish. the man has never had any real finishing ability, technically he is less than adept and he is unable to make up for this with a particularly good footballing brain.marcus bent is also one of my all time favourite footballers. he is, as i may have mentioned rubbish - so rubbish that in 55 appearances for everton between 2004 and 2006 he scored 7 goals, less than one in every 7 games. but i love marcus bent because of his prolific workrate. in that that everton side, the embryonic moyes 4-5-1, he was played as a lone striker and was superb, playing 37 games in the 2004-2005 season as the toffees finished in a rather amazing fourth place. no support, it didn't matter: balls were pumped down the channels, bent chased; the ball was knocked back to the goalie, bent chased; the centre-backs were pinging the ball around at the back, bent chased. alright, he didn't score too many goals, but no one has worked harder or done more for their team with less talent. how many premier league teams in the past 10 years have finished in the top five playing a lone striker who scores 6 goals?
he is the iconic grafter, the grafter all others should aspire to be. marcus bent, i salute you.
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