Why would this shut the haters up? 1 more goal doesn't prove anything, he has to score and assist a lot more. I appreciate his work but he's first and foremost an attacker, his defensive abilities should be worse than his offensive abilities.
I really hope so, from what I've seen of Zouma he looks pretty damn good. If he plays good today I'd just let him start most games together with Terry, even if he makes a few mistakes that's fine to me, atleast he'll get better and better.