Most of you that click this thread probably assume its sarcasm but I genuinely think he's pretty good. Apart from saying nasty things about him during today's match out of pure rage but to be fair having zero confidence and getting put on in such a big match isn't ideal.
At Celta Vigo, he played as a lone striker who was a clinical finisher and fed off scraps. During his spell at liverpool Iago Aspas has played all but one game as a 10 or right midfielder. In the single game he played as a 9 he had scored his only goal. During preseason he played as a 9 and did brilliantly aswell as chipping in with a few goals. Aspas was reluctant to remind us of this in a recent interview. I believe the game was against Oldham, (don't slate me if I'm wrong) a significantly weaker team but regardless that's not the point. While playing in La Liga, Aspas saved Celta Vigo from relegation almost singlehandedly as their star player.
If you think that is all irrelavent think about this seasons star Daniel Sturridge. Previous seasons he had bounced clubs on loan and was never really thought as a sublime goal scoring striker but he was given the opprotunity and blossomed. Obviously Aspas cannot get a starting position as a striker this year with our current players form but that doesn't mean he's entirely garbage.
Brendan picked the wrong player in hindsight if he thought of him as a "utility player" but sometimes gambles need to be made. i.e Sturridge and Coutinho
It's not about today only, he has been awful except when we played against minnows in pre season. However, we didn't lose because of him but because BR couldn't beat Jose's tactics.
