He scored 7 in 34 prem league games last season, that is terrible for someone who was meant to be worth £100m, it wasnt just lack of goals either, he was just straight up bad in all departments bar work rate. Have people seriously forgotten how bad he was ?
Im not expecting much better this season either and I’m not sure why anyone would expect much better given he’s still not looking particularly great and will also suffer from fatigue due to no real rest, plus he is clearly already thinking about moving next summer only a few weeks into the season.
He wasn't that bad though, was he?
He was poor by his standards after actually making a very impressive start to the season. Had the suspension and injury and when he came back fully we were playing 4 CBs at the back with Richarlison basically playing on top of Godfrey for a few games.
He moved up front in Jan/Feb time and suddenly looked half like himself again.
Yes, overall he had a poor season, in extremely strange circumstances with no fans which he thrives off. But he wasn't some dreadful League One standard player. He scored 13 goals in all comps in 40 games. It's not up to his usual standard but in terms of raw numbers not far off what he got in his other seasons, and he didn't play particularly well for an extended run.
As for your 'not expecting much better' - well he was brilliant against Southampton. He isn't a number 10 and struggled there v Leeds, he worked hard and played okay v Brighton, the penalty incident marred it. His only other game was against Burnley up against two grock CBs with us punting it long. He didn't play badly at all.