Originally Posted by
Syn
He'd get goals. I think Theo, anywhere, will get goals. I have little doubt about that because he is a good finisher. Probably on the Podolski level.
But fans (not you specifically, just 'us') are too simplistic with our solutions. We defend reasonably well against Man City and we didn't win, therefore we need more goals, therefore we need a better finisher, therefore Theo should play. It's the forwards job to score goals, it's the defenders/GK's job to keep clean sheets, and that's all there is to it. That's not how it works. In reality the only stat that matters it how many the team score and how many they concede. I don't like Gervinho. At all. But he offers more on the defensive side and, particularly, with retaining the ball...so he's a better player in terms of keeping the opposition out. In starting Walcott there is no guarantee we could've kept Man City down to the one even if Theo is then putting the ball in the back of the net from Ramsey's chance.
In terms of central forwards, I see Theo and Gerv equally frustrating as 'no.9' prospects but both on opposite ends in terms of their weaknesses. What's more frustrating is that there are probably affordable players that can offer the good bits of Theo along with the good bits of Gerv.
