10) Christian Benteke Roy Hodgson and Crystal Palace appear to have grown tired of the misfiring striker, who was named in Belgium's 28-man extended World Cup squad despite a wretched season at club level. You can understand Hodgson's stance. Since the manager was appointed, Benteke has netted only three goals, and one of those came from an inconsequential penalty he was given in sympathy. But there will be a few managers out there who fancy their chances of coaxing out of the 27-year-old the kind of performances that made Liverpool pay £32million in 2015, before Palace spent a similar sum a year later. Benteke appears to have all the physical attributes a centre-forward might need,...
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