This is a fair point, albeit a little harsh. Ings has been missing plenty of clear chances recently so there's really no guarantee he'd have even put the ball in the net.
Right, I've changed my mind. In the absolute worse case scenario we will still have taken advantage of Gerrard's reputation to pull in some world class players. Here's hoping he can turn things around. A win against City would be great start.
There's no guarantee that any signings we make are gonna hit the ground running. Look at Leon Bailey. The fact that Gerrard can't squeeze more out of this team with the likes of Ramsey, McGinn, Coutinho, Buendia and Ings to name a few is a problem. If we have a poor start next year then we're back to square 1 and down another 100m.
You just named 7 quality players and I'd argue Douglas and McGinn at least are more than capable as squad players in a side challenging for Europe. That's 9.... of 11.
I just think we can do better. We've played pretty poorly with a really talented squad that has been fully fit for the most part and yet it looks like we're going to give Gerrard 100m to fix problems that he's created himself... in my opinion. It's worrying.
I've made multiple posts amongst which I've congratulated Gerrard on the second half display, praised McGinn's performance and gushed over Buendia. I also happen to have posted once referring to us only being 6 points ahead of Everton, who have had, by all accounts, a calamitous season. You're poking fun at someone having an avatar of a former Villa player on a Villa forum. Nice.