skip to content  Lambert: Injury break aided Benteke  30 Jan
2014 18:47:43  Lambert: Injury break aided Benteke  Aston Villa
manager Paul Lambert believes Christian Benteke's difficult
start to the season may prove to be a blessing in disguise.  A
recent knee injury led to the striker having an extended break
which Lambert reckons has helped spark his startling return to
form recently.  The Villa boss also revealed he has received no
interest in Benteke from other clubs this month, unlike last
summer when he had to fight hard to keep the Belgian in the
Midlands.  Benteke has returned to form in recent weeks with
three goals in as many games, including the penalty winner in
Wednesday's 4-3 derby victory over West Brom.  His recent purple
patch follows an inauspicious start to the season blighted by
injuries, poor performances and a lack of goals, following a
sublime first term last year and a turbulent summer which saw
him request a transfer only to change his mind.  "He's scored
three in three and I think the