Highbury Hillbilly wrote:Zenith wrote:Ach wrote:Has to hit the ground running.
He's played in the country for years so doesn't need a settling period
20 league goals minimum
That's just not going to happen. This isn't 2013. Since the 2018-19 season, not a single player has managed to score more than 23 goals in a Premier League campaign.
If Jesus manages double figures, say 14 goals in addition to bagging 7-8 assists, in addition to the tireless pressing he gives you by default, he'll have had a good first season.
He said 20.
You said 23, conveniently omitting Aubameyang who hit 22 PL goals in back to back seasons, outpacing Henry as the fastest Arsenal player to score 50 PL goals.
What has changed at Arsenal in the past 2 years that makes these numbers impossible?
Ach said that Jesus should score 20 league goals next season
minimum. Setting the bar that high for a CF suggests that scoring 20 league goals is something that happens with great a frequency, which it hasn't. Not in recent seasons. Not for City; not for Liverpool; not for Chelsea.
I never say it's impossible for Jesus to score 20+ league goals in his first season. I pointed out it's highly unlikely and also pointed out that, for most teams, goalscoring has become a shared effort between multiple players.
Again, football changes constantly. Teams look to cancel each out other out all the time. What worked two, three years ago may not be as effective now and vice-versa. A few years down the line, goalscoring could revolve more around the striker's output again.
Also, those two Auba seasons you're referring to have come from him operating as WF in the left half space; not as CF, which only adds to the point I made.
For some reason, in your reply, you decided to remove the most important part from my post, so I'll re-add the full post for the readers:
Zenith wrote:That's just not going to happen. This isn't 2013. Since the 2018-19 season, not a single player has managed to score more than 23 goals in a Premier League campaign.
If Jesus manages double figures, say 14 goals in addition to bagging 7-8 assists, in addition to the tireless pressing he gives you by default, he'll have had a good first season.
Interestingly, in recent years wing-forwards have dethroned centre-forwards from the top scorers lists. Last season, only 2 strikers in Kane and Vardy made the top-10 goalscorers list. The other 8 are either midfielders, or wing-forwards who like to operate in the half spaces.
Everywhere across the Premier League goalscoring has become a collective effort, rather than something that depends on the output of 1 or 2 players. (Kane and Son at Spurs being the exception.)