Originally Posted by
MightyDM
1. Jozy’s contract was not a bad decision, and I wish people would stop saying that. Failing to extend Seba and VV or otherwise plan for their departure in an orderly fashion were the wrong decisions. Jozy’s contract was made necessary by those bad decisions and it had to be done.
2. Nobody on this board is arguing that Jozy was one of the best strikers in the world, on a level with Harry Kane and Ibrahimovic. However, he is a fantastic striker who tore apart this league in games when it really mattered, as documented by Ensco earlier in this thread. And he was highly effective in the Netherlands and for the USMNT. He has proven himself as an elite goal scorer, and failing to succeed at a club that is itself a complete failure (Sunderland) doesn’t change that. There are loads - loads - of “strikers” who have shown nowhere near his goal scoring form, particularly in games that really matter in which clubs play very cautiously to limit chances. He deserves respect for that level of skill, which he has demonstrated again and again.