Record points haul in a PL season is something to be proud of, two cup semi's less so. But surely, if you wish to defend someone, you have to defend their complete record. You shouldn't choose to ignore that he dabbled in a couple more records.
Harping back to the record points haul while not mentioning the two following seasons is a bit like saying "Mrs Caolam is a wonderful driver, she drove out of the drive excellently, just before she hit that pedestrian".
She didn't hit a pedestrian by the way. Don't call the police.
That is a majestic analogy.