And what does all that say? It looks to me like the shot map shows that he is definitely going to the dirty areas. It also shows that, for the most part, all of the stats are similar to last year, except for shooting percentage, and goals scored.
I see a player who's shooting has gone cold.
Was he playing poorly, earlier in the season? Yes, I think he was. But he is getting the chances now. He is looking more like the same player that we have seen for the last few years.
Your initial argument was to bench him. IMO, when a goal scorer is getting chances but they aren't going in, the last thing you want to do is bench them.
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