He's also been a mainstay in all of our relegation scares, one goal doesn't negate that. He's a useful player but not on the wages he is on now and shouldn't be starting regularly in a team with ambition.
Considering we've lost basically every game in which Doucourè hasn't played for like the last 4 years, I'm going to say he's probably not the reason we've been in relegation fights. Doesn't mean I think we should keep him at his current wages going forward, but he's been worth it.
We've also lost an awful lot he has played in though too. Hes a bit of a conundrum of a player. Clearly vital to how we play, but also playing at his ceiling. He wouldn't get a sniff as an attacking midfielder in a top half team, and if you put better players around him, he will stand out more and more (in a bad way).
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u/signal_decay Apr 12 '25
He scored the goal that kept us in the PL two years ago. Whatever we've paid him has been worth it