"Best to play it safe and sign below average to dross" However, if I've read your irony wrong I apologise.
I agree all strikers do ultimately get judged on their goals scored, or lack of them as the case may be. Id stick up for Thiam in the fact that he was never given a proper fair run under Hecky and thats no good for any player whether theyre a striker or not. With this attacking formation hes playing his part in at the moment I do also hope to see him get a lot more involved in the goals, both assisting in them and scoring a few of them, I think we're entitled to expect that for a £1 million spent on him.