Is Darren Bent world class?

For years now, Bent has been banging in the goals. At Ipswich he scored. At Charlton he scored. At Tottenham he scored when given the chance. And now at Sunderland he scores.

Disregarding Tottenham, these are/were lower half of the table clubs. But still, Bent banged them in as if he were playing for a top team.

So, can he be classed as World Class? Rooney and Torres can both be named in that category I'm sure. Yet whilst Man Utd have struggled of late, Rooney has gone missing. Liverpool are stuck in a relegation battle and Torres can't hit a barn door.

Bent is involved in relegation battles each season, but he still manages to clock up an impressive goal tally.

Is Bent a world class player then?

No.

He's a very good striker, but I wouldn't say world class.

Don't forget, Rooney and Torres set the bar so high that when they play bad for a while it gets talked about, if Bent went missing for 3 games nothing much would be said.

No, and since when were Sunderland in a relegation fight?

No he's not world class.

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

Danny B wrote:No, and since when were Sunderland in a relegation fight?

I don't know, but pretend they were, we need a bit of banter

What Kyro said.

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

Must.Bite.Tongue.

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

Too late nooooooooooooooow *evil laugh*

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

Aye, brilliant player. Sneidjer would cost you around £40m, VDV cost £8m. Know who I'd get

Point wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

Too late nooooooooooooooow *evil laugh*

I was talking to a mate saying could get him for a bargain considering what Madrid are like, and look what happens, fucking Harry.

Danny B wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

Aye, brilliant player. Sneidjer would cost you around £40m, VDV cost £8m. Know who I'd get

I'd rather pay 40 million for VDV than Sneijder.

Don't like Sneijder at all.

kyro7 wrote:He's a very good striker, but I wouldn't say world class.

Don't forget, Rooney and Torres set the bar so high that when they play bad for a while it gets talked about, if Bent went missing for 3 games nothing much would be said.

This.

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

I said we should have signed him before Spurs did.

Aye, brilliant player. Sneidjer would cost you around £40m, VDV cost £8m. Know who I'd get

I'd rather pay 40 million for VDV than Sneijder.

Don't like Sneijder at all.

I don't like either.

Poulsen the Danish cut-out for £5m please.

I like Bent, but he is not a world class striker.

Defo, one of the best in the world, I'd say only Marlon Harewood is better than him in all the PL.

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Defo, one of the best in the world, I'd say only Marlon Harewood is better than him in all the PL.

Harewoods head shape.

kyro7 wrote:

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Defo, one of the best in the world, I'd say only Marlon Harewood is better than him in all the PL.

Harewoods head shape.

Hardwood came from Forest. Automatically makes him the best in the Prem

Bent world class? No the only way he'd be classed as world class was if he was banging in them goals for a top European side.

kyro7 wrote:

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Defo, one of the best in the world, I'd say only Marlon Harewood is better than him in all the PL.

Harewoods head shape.

He was great in Mario Bros. Too bad his career never jump started and had to settle for football.

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:

kyro7 wrote:

BigPoppaSmurf wrote:Defo, one of the best in the world, I'd say only Marlon Harewood is better than him in all the PL.

Harewoods head shape.

He was great in Mario Bros. Too bad his career never jump started and had to settle for football.

Bent is an effective striker, he is not world class by far though. That is a ridiculous notion.

He'd probably do the job more than well enough at a top side though.

No, Very good though.

Darren Bent is good, but he is no where near being world class.

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

Van Der Vaart isn't world class either.

I think Rafael van der Vaart needs to do more to be world class, but ability wise, I think he's world class.

AriseForLife wrote:Darren Bent is good, but he is no where near being world class.

Danny B wrote:

Point wrote:No he's not world class.

VDV is though

Van Der Vaart isn't world class either.

I feel like banning you for that comment

A lot of players could be classed as being world class based on ability, but in terms of being a player I don't think he is anywhere near it.

He was at his best when he was playing at HSV and he has never recaptured that form since he left them.