Firstly, it isn't 7 in 15. It's 7 in 27. Or 9 in 36 in all competitions, if you prefer.
Then the word consistent hardly holds water. Let’s see. It may be a one season thing , or it may not. Hopefully he can figure that out at a different club. Not good enough.
Obviously. Because he has been in the role just over a year for Scotland and has the numbers to back it up. Same with United where he is actually a bit part player, his first year in the role.
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We are talking about McTominay being a consistent source of goals. This is an area you consider him to be a specialist at it. He simply does not have a body of work that backs up your claim. The fact that he's been deployed as a rubbish DM for years on end does nothing to strengthen your argument. He doesn't specialise in anything.Wrong. We are debating your claim 'he specializes at nothing', which is demonstratbly false. You bringing up his days as a make shift defensive midfielder, which has nada to do with his strengths makes the claim it all the more laughbaleThe successful flex
Yeah, I'm calling this a day. You believe he specialises in goals. I do not. You're wrong. I'm right. Goodnight.
To be fair, you spend 100m on players who take your problems from 5 to 2, when you are a team with issues. Unlike if you are a side like Arsenal.
whatever. I dont't believe he specializes in goals.
Which is an expected sign of the better players he is surrounded with not him adding anything new to his game. It's not like he has gone from single figures to double figures in goals. Taken a leap in shots per game nor from creating 1 key chance per 90 to like 2. He is literally doing the same numbers as he did at West Ham in such areas. With his passing accuracy numbers and distance of pass rightly much higher and directly up thanks to the superior quality and movement of those around him.
Yeah playing for Arsenal rather than West Ham probably has nothing to do with that.
He already has more big chances created this season than in the previous 2 seasons combined. You can argue that playing Arsenal and West Ham is different but then what's the point of analysing his stats. I wouldn't say his performances haven't been really analysed in the media, here is an example of an analysis that highlights how he's been able to develop different parts of his game and how much he's contributed to the team.
Why not? Because he seems to be really good at it. He has 4 assists in 2024 just from set pieces alone. It seems like something that only Arteta and his coaching staff saw and were able to unlock.
Also this is the highest scoring season to date.
It's fine to look at his stats - which is what you're doing.
The point is to avoid people claiming a player has improved massively and "kicked on" yet his raw numbers in key metrics are similar to those at his previous team
An article making the typical mistake I alluded to earlier. Conflating things like an increase in goal involvements with him 'getting better". Yet his key passes per 90 at West Ham last season compared to this one is STILL 1. Plus he just has 3 more chances created (36) than his entire season in the league at West Ham last season. That doesn't indicate a leap in development nor that he is becoming an attacking 8 as the article claims. He is simply doing the same level of things in a far better environment. Thus resultantly his passing accuracy, distance and goal involvements have rightly gone up. Same as progressive carries.
That is 100 percent true, their deal was better than ours and can always sell to make some of that money back as well.
You can still find gems right here on page 40.
Waiting for the 'I watched him play 260 times and he cannot ever become better than I thought he was' gang to come along again.
Unfortunately we also have Gareth Southgate.
What? Who are the other two?
Enzo and Caicedo I'm assuming.
Yes there are some very bad takes, but to be charitable, he has surpassed even the highest expectations. SIXTEEN goal contributions? I thought he was going to be our defensive midfielder.
