Big diference. Just taking the number of games doesn't tell the truth. I take the number of goals and assists too and I look at how much gametime the player actually had. Bakenga (cause he was the one in question), has those 29 goals, but also 14 assists, all in just 5800 minutes. Also, his mobility is important. Mushaga Bakenga is very agile, he can play second striker too, he runs a lot, recovers, presses opponents, covers a lot of distance, is young and doesn't shy from coming back and doing defensive duties.

Maybe those 29 goals and 14 assists in just 5800 minutes are not Salah level statistics and, sure, the level in which he played was average (for FC Brugge in Belgium, Esbjerg in Denmark, Eintracht Brawnschweig in 2. Bundesliga and Rosenborg again and Tromso in Norway). But for a player who did this between 19 and 24 years old, he did very well.

Now he's 25, a very good age for high performance.

Edited by mattteo (23 Mar 2018 11.14pm)