- Jul 28, 2004
- 27,719
- 54,929
The fact that Zaha plays for a struggling palace side fudges this stats imo. Would son have scored as many if he played for palace the last 3 seasons?
All of Palace's play is geared towards getting Zaha on the ball in dangerous areas. Son is one of 4 with us, and probably the one who gets the least focus. Think of it this way: Kevin Phillips, Marcus Stewart, Darren Bent, Wilifred Bony. Hell, last season Vardy scored 20 as Leicester fought relegation for most of the season, with Mahrez scoring 12 (the same amount as Son) in the same team.
You may say 'but Zaha is more of a wide player and they are all forwards' and you would be correct, but Son is also more of a wide player than a forward.
Zaha is a good player and if we signed him he'd definitely be more useful for us than several attacking players on our books, but with Son, Moura and Lamela all vying for at most 2 spots (and potentially only 1 a lot of the time) I just don't see Zaha as a necessary addition. That said, I love a dribbler and if we did get him I'd definitely enjoy watching him, but I just think there are areas in our squad (and first team in fact) more in need of new players.