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Originally Posted by All Systems Go
14 goals is something you can build on. When a mis-firing striker scores 14 goals for Chelsea, then I'm hopeful.
Look at our recent recoard. Sutton, Kesman, Casaraghi, Mutu. He certainly isn't the worst striker we've ever had.
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Spending £30m on a player who scores 4 goals in 22 games (and 8 sub appearances) 2 of which were against the mighty teams of Watford and Shef Utd, isn't a good investment.
3 goals in Europe, 3 goals in the FA Cup (1 each against Forest and Norwich), and 3 in the League cup (2 against Wycombe(!)) just shows that you haven't had a decent return.
There's no way you can claim he's had an "ok" season. He's been a flop. And at £30m he's been the biggest flop the world has ever seen.
Next season he may prove us wrong, but his first season in the premiership has left a lot to be desired.
I would suggest that buying a striker from a League 1 side for £500,000 would probably get you a similar goal return in a team like Chelsea anyway.