I am actually baffled by this post.
You've actually just tried to explain to ME, what EVERYONE has been telling YOU over the last 9 pages.
YET you saw fit to start a thread with this opening statement
Talk about doing a full circle and contradicting your previous 8 pages of posts.
You've obviously failed to grasp what I've been trying to say to you all along...
I'm NOT saying JC is better than GA
I'm NOT saying Fernando Torres is a poor striker
What I, and nearly everyone else in this thread is saying to you, is that the stats you quoted don't mean ANYTHING. John Carew being out the side is only ONE factor amongst MANY (Milner,Sidwell,Shorey,the formation, the weather etc. etc.) that have changed in between the two sets of results you have quoted. Yet you chose to use those stats to blame HIM.
Now, you think Gabby has thrived playing up there by himself?
How about If I told you that he has scored in only 2 of 10 games where Carew has been missing? He had 6 goals in 10 games before Carew got injured...
I guess at the end of the day, the most obvious statistic is at the top of this page... 94% think we miss him.
Goodnight.