Mase wrote:BlueinBosnia wrote:carl_feedthegoat wrote:john@staustell wrote:Mase wrote:I’ve just read that Gab hasn’t scored in the PL since September?! Quite shocking if true, as he’s started 15 matches and has 2 goals.
You could so he’s been played wide, but so has Mahrez..
Needs to improve imo.
He's a classic occasionally brilliant but often absolute shite player. Not too hot on the striker front - best off as a Mahrez sub out on the right.
About sums it up .
Imo a striker is there to score goals but some apologists will say “but he offers a lot elsewhere on the pitch””!
I said numerous times we can never ever rely on him to be a constant , if ever , Match winner .
In the time since he last scored, he's got 5 assists. Only 4 players in the PL have more than that all season. However, I agree that he will never be a consistent match winner, and would probably never get more than 15-18 league goals per season in our setup(s).
Pogba has the same amount of assists as him..
Yes, he's one of the four with more this season, if you only count the 5 assists since he last scored (the PL's site says Jesus has 7 assists, but Transfermarkt - which I tend to use because it's more navigable - says 8). I'm not saying assists are an indicator of a good player, rather that they're evidence that he offers things beside scoring goals.