I know, right. It’s like players can go through spells where things haven’t completely clicked for them in front of goal.
Like Diogo was/is insanely talented and went through a spell of 11 games with 0 goals and 1 assist just after the first lockdown.
And Sadio Mane was/is insanely talented but went 19 games without a goal or assist at Southampton.
And Hwang is (not quite as insanely) talented but went 20 games without scoring before coming to us.
Pretty sure Grealish had a similar spell earlier on at a similar age for Villa too (Edit: Just checked…in his first 33 Premier League appearances, Grealish managed 1 goal and 1 assist).
To me, Trincao is obviously extremely talented, particularly from a technical perspective. But he’s 21 and still settling into a new team in a new country in a very physical league (at a time where he has also had Covid). He has had a pretty decent goals/assists to games records elsewhere, particularly given his age.
I think he’ll go on to be a top player, hopefully with us.