20 Jan 2017 08:57:21
hi Ed, Ed's. just quick question from watching Aspas in La Liga this year it surprises me to see him scoring regularly for Celta and he seems to have upped his game since he left us. I know he was highly rated before he came but what went wrong or was he just not physically up to the standard required for the PL.

thanks.

{Ed001's Note - he never got a chance to adjust and didn't get the early run of goals he needed to help him settle. He was a little on the lightweight side, but that is something that could very easily have been fixed given time. He just needed to get used to the fact that getting slammed into shoulder to shoulder was not a foul here, like it is in Spain. He always had the ability and most definitely had the workrate!}


1.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 11:54:02
thanks Ed just think he might get another chance at a big club in Spain before too long and we might end up regretting letting him go. watching him play I like his attitude

{Ed001's Note - I have regretted that we let him go many times, but the decision was made and he is not a youngster, so it is time for him to enjoy his career in Spain.}


2.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 12:26:47
Can't really understand why we would sign a player and then the manager does not back him. I'm pretty sure Rodgers would have asked the club to sign him unless he was a board signing? . Aspas has the ability no doubt and watching him torment Barcelona last year (what a performance by him) also against Real Madrid this week got me thinking imagine we signed him he would cost us 15million+. Good luck to the lad and well done.


3.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 12:54:34
He had seriously tough luck in terms of being in a title contention side behind the two best strikers in the league and Sterling, all of whom were playing well in a largely injury free season. It's a shame he didn't get longer than one season to see if he could adapt as undoubtedly he'd have played much more with Suarez leaving and Sturridge's injuries leading to us playing Sterling as the sole striker. Sadly patience seems to be dying in the modern game, a shame because I think he could have been a great signing.


4.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 13:06:06
He got jumped on by the fans for being lightweight and going as Ed001 mentioned. Coinciding with this Studge and Suarez formed a good Partnership and the emegergence of Sterling and switch to the diamond to accommodate all 3 didn't leave much room for Aspas. Sadly he also got remembered for ''that corner'' vs Chelsea. I think most fans made their mind up by that point on him.


5.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 13:08:52
You have to remember the context of his signing, he came in at the beginning of the 13/ 14 season taking Borini's place in the squad. I always assumed he knew he would only be considered a back up.


6.) 20 Jan 2017
20 Jan 2017 13:47:06
I always knew Aspas had the aility as he was already highly rated in Spain before he came to us. But as Ed said, he just couldn't get going for diverse reasons. I have watched him a lot since he went back to Celta and he's even gotten better and better. Don't be surprised if Barcelona sign him eventually as he has tormented them (and lately Real Madrid) for the past two years.


7.) 21 Jan 2017
21 Jan 2017 05:00:53
He had a very good pre season but then barely got a look in for games. Never had a good run to turn it around and trying to usurp studge and Suarez at that time was impossible. Why we didn't keep him after Suarez went is beyond me.