Its amazing what one goal does to people's opinions of a player.......
Ho ho! I was just about to make the same point! It wasn't that long ago I seem to remember many of us being pretty outspoken about Fabio, but in the negative sense! It was a great goal that he scored, a fantastic volley, but that doesn't make him a great player or a fantastic asset to the team... It's always nice when our more defensive players score for us, it can ease the pressure on our forwards, it's always a bonus, but it's not what we expect from Aurelio every match. He should always primarily be judged by what he brings to the team defensively, his tackling, his passing, his overall performance... the odd goal he bangs in, however spectacular, is just the icing on the cake.
That being said, he's a much better player than Riise, who got by for too long due to his occassional "wonderstrike". I would just be happy to see his general play continue to improve as it has over recent weeks. He can become a great player for us, but I don't feel he deserves this amount of praise just yet.
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