Originally Posted by
jloome
<<but he's showed the same pattern everywhere>>
Dude, he literally hasn't. He went to Barca and scored 11 in 18. That was only six months ago. If the guy isn't robbed and beaten, he's probably still there scoring goals.
Some strikers just don't settle in England. Plus, he's 33. I also haven't seen any "locker room poison" stories, just Arteta disliking his effort and Auba saying "he hasn't even talked to me." THat was right before Barca, which was six months ago.
I'll give you he's been terrible at Chelsea, but perhaps he's not up to that level competitively anymore and expects to fail because of his time at Arsenal.... all of which is moot. He scored 11 in 18 at Barcelona six months ago; he's a better-than-MLS striker.