I love Benayoun, to be honest I knew very little about him before he came to West Ham, and when I first saw him I was like, "that guy isn't a football player, he's a fucking leukemia survivor", I mean he looks seriously ill. But his class has shone through, he makes great runs, incisive passes and best of all, he chases and harries and tackles as though his life depends on it. It's only a shame we don't have a decent right winger cos if he was tucked in behind the strikers, he'd be amazing.
Etherington has looked a little out of his depth IMO in the Premiership, I was watching some of our footage from last year and he was virtually our only avenue to goal (another reason why Yossi is so important). His main problem is that pace alone won't cut the mustard at the top level, which is how he burnt so many hack defenders in the Championship. He'll come good, I think, but it will take time.
As for Anton, how bout naw? We'll keep him until Rio turns about 31 and feels he's bled Glazer dry for long enough, and that it's time to come home. Ferdinand-Ferdinand >>>>>>>>>> Neville-Neville.