Most people criticising JM clearly don't understand the role of the lone striker, scoring goals is about 15% of the job, the rest is hard unselfish work, unsettling defenders, holding the ball up while waiting for midfielders getting into goal scoring positions.
All strikers have barren spells, Whitingham scored 49 one season, not many after that being a prime example. Once a striker starts scoring defenders give them more attention, it gets harder and confidence is lost. Thankfully the FP crowd stay behind JM message boards bring a more extreme reaction.
How many players get hounded out of FP only to show their true worth elsewhere? The list is endless.
Last season Raggetino was the worst defender in the world, this year the new Bobby Moore, no one mentions thr carp partneers he has at times particularly Christianson whose posional sense was appalling.
