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It probably has something to do with the fact that even if Goh has technically improved, he is still on his first ever journey and is MUCH less experienced than Ash, who had to go through seven regions and over twenty years to finally catch a Legendary/Mythical of his own, so it would feel pretty contrived for someone who is comparatively a novice to suddenly be granted a Legendary by the plot. I'm personally going to withhold judgement until the episode actually comes out, since the advertising has been sending very mixed messages, but I don't think it's fair to fault people for being annoyed at the idea of Goh catching a Legendary.
While I don't blame people for being upset over the idea of Goh capturing Zapdos to a degree, I honestly don't quite understand why people keep bring up Ash capturing Meltan. Sure, he didn't capture a Legendary Pokemon for twenty years, but it wasn't like Ash's larger amount of experience compared to Goh's really contributed to that capture or provided any sense of buildup. Ash caught Meltan primarily because it had become friends with Rowlet. It barely battled, didn't have much of a connection to Ash compare to the rest of his SM team, it's evolution was a quick way for it to become strong for the tail end of the Alola League and it was just there for some extra Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee promotion. Comparing it to Goh potentially capturing Zapdos doesn't really make a lot of sense to me because of why Meltan was caught in the first place and how it was handled.
Personally, I think that this issue is rather moot as it is. I can't see any of the main characters capturing any Legendary Pokemon at this point. It would kind of weaken any tension for future arcs and episodes if Goh can always potentially have a Zapdos in the back pocket. The idea of Goh getting Zapdos doesn't inherently bother me though since the way Goh captures Pokemon doesn't bother me either. I understand the complaints and I can agree with most of them, but I still don't think it ultimately bothers me that much partly because I'm used to capturing Pokemon the same way in the main series titles as well as in Pokemon Go. It still doesn't translate that well into the anime for a few reasons, but then I remember how I capture most of my Pokemon in the games. Plus, I'd want to see if the execution of the potential capture would make it feel more earned, but it's still highly unlikely that Goh is going to get Zapdos.