{"id":328963,"date":"2011-03-22T11:42:28","date_gmt":"2011-03-22T11:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/22\/darren-bent-ready-to-get-on-with-it\/"},"modified":"2011-03-22T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2011-03-22T11:42:28","slug":"darren-bent-ready-to-get-on-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/22\/darren-bent-ready-to-get-on-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Darren Bent Ready To ‘Get On With It’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darren Bent has found it difficult playing in a 4-5-1 at Aston Villa but knows he must “get on with it” as Gerard Houllier will not change it.<\/p>\n

Houllier has opted to use Bent as the only out-and-out striker in recent weeks with Ashley Young playing behind him in either a 4-5-1 or a 4-4-1-1 system.<\/p>\n

The England striker did not have a single clear-cut chance during Saturday’s 1-0 home reversal against Wolves and was well policed by Richard Stearman and Christophe Berra.<\/p>\n

But Bent knows the Villa players have to come to terms with Houllier’s ideas and philosophies.<\/p>\n

When asked if the current formation can be effective, Bent said: “It was difficult against Wolves, especially against those two (Berra and Stearman) as centre-halves.<\/p>\n

“But, at the same time, the manager wants the system and, as professionals and players we’ve got to respect that.<\/p>\n

“If he wants to play one up front, then that’s fair enough.<\/p>\n

“As you said, the fans wanted to see 4-4-2 but this 4-5-1 seems like quite a common formation now.”<\/p>\n

Bent added: “We have to try to make the system work.<\/p>\n

“It’s always difficult when you’re the only striker trying to compete in the air against two centre halves but the main thing is the manager is not going to change it.<\/p>\n

“He wants us to play this way and we’ve got to get on with it and adapt to it.”<\/p>\n

Bent, currently preparing for England’s Euro qualifier against Wales on Saturday, added: “It’s so tight down there at the bottom of the league.<\/p>\n

“It’s probably the tightest that it has ever been. Any number of nine or 10 teams could go down this season.<\/p>\n

“But we’re still fighting, we’re still working as hard as we possibly can and I’m sure we’ll get out of it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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