In the end, that does bring us back round to the question of whether itâs even relevant to start asking about great/significant moments when assessing whether a player is a great goalscorer, which was the initial point you disagreed with and where the whole conversation really began. Evidently, on this point we just donât agree. Not even to the extent that I donât think big, significant moments are at all relevant in such a discussion, but that we give very different weighting to its significance versus the rate at which a player scores their goals. Which is fair enough ultimately lol. Such definitions are open to debate and its what forums like this are partly for.
But if significant moments are key to the discussion, then two goals a piece in a semi and final to beat two top teams and win us an FA Cup are good enough alone. If weâre discussing a period of about two years, thats clearly good enough, in my eyes. Especially as others, like Henry, have never come as close to single handedly winning us a trophy with their goals in the two final matches (I say as close cos of course it is a team sport and no trophy can ever truly be won by a single player when theyre are 22 of them on the field)
Largely (/entirely) its a semantic argument. I think if someone asked the two of us to sum up Aubameyangs career at Arsenal, the highs and the lows, and his overall status among players from our history, weâd give pretty similar answers.
NGL got a bit bored during the semantic battle so skipped a bit but I think both sides of the argument were being a bit dismissive (something I often do myself with Auba because heâs turned into a prick).
End of the day he was a good (wouldnât say great) goal scorer for us. He was a very exciting signing and a fun guy to have around the club. Him and Laca doing the club videos together were some of the funniest and made me actually start watching some of the trash the club puts out on YouTube/Insta.
At the same game he hasnât changed our fortunes or set the world alight for Arsenal and has contributed to a continual slide in the league. The whole squad went on a downward spiral and he was a key player in that period.
I wouldnât have given him the contract but could understand the argument for it, mostly losing our most high profile player (again) being embarrassing. Whether you wanted him to sign or not, heâs been utter dogshit since he did and itâs time to go. His attitude clearly isnât right and he doesnât even provide the goals at a decent rate anymore.
Iâm not sure if Auba ends up with the longevity to go down as a great goal scorer for usâŠ
Itâs an interesting debate 2.5 elite seasons then poor for 1.5 seasons.
I suppose his 2.5 seasons of quality has him relatively high in the pecking order at this club though. Who has scored over 90 goals for this club with a better ratio ?
I suggested this above. Letâs be real, if you hit 22 league goals over two seasons is that anything to shout about compared to other certified goal scorers that have played at Arsenal?
