arrogance and ignorance makes for a great cocktail...
i wonder how a player can be top 10 with all factions, yet be able to live without having a simple clue about what decides most games. ofc micro and execution is pretty important, but with the current state of the game commander choices and playing the meta are way more important.
regarding the original topic: yes, youre right and the biggest part of the community is wrong.
You can't deny the fact that he is an extremely good player. There are like 5-6 people on a similar skill level but that's it.
Strategy in coh2 is extremely overrated imo. It's all about having a "feel" for the game and the speed +tactical decision making that comes with it. In that sense CoH is more comparable to CS GO than to games with a lot of actual strategic depth like EU4 or Wargame.