Wilfried Zaha return

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stats can be misleading.

In the 2015/16 Bolasie got injured and was out for c3 or 4 months that season. He got injured v Stoke just before Christmas when we were fifth in the table. I don't think we won a game in the period he was out and drifted worryingly down the table eventually finishing 15th (our lowest prem finish). Just checked, next win was v Norwich in early April. So no win in 3 1/2 months.

He came back in time for the semi v Watford and of course scored in that game. Wilf played well in that game too BTW.

Well done Wilf on his US debut. No issue with the guy and wish him success. Maybe i just don't have such rose tinted glasses as some

Sure, they can - a fan base voting someone as their best player isn't misleading though.

I'm not going to pretend I have any great memory of individual performances 10 years ago, but I'm happy to conclude that the person voted player of the year and with more appearances than anyone else in the squad wasn't second fiddle to anyone.

We only won two league games the rest of that season! Bolasie didn't "come back in time for the semi" - he was back in the squad from the end of February and we still didn't win a league game until the April.

Clearly we view it differently - I don't think it's helpful pretending you're the only one with an objective view of it or that everyone else is just blinded by loyalty - your view seems very much based on wanting to provide a contrarian opinion, which is just as much of a bias as any rose-tinted memories.