Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard has told Sky Sports that Danny Ings is frustrated at the moment.
Gerrard has praised former Liverpool striker Ings for his honesty, and has said that the Englishman is frustrated with his injury situation and how things have gone for him at Villa so far.
Steven Gerrard on Danny Ings
The Villa boss told Sky Sports about Ings: “From Danny’s point of view, he’s had a couple of setbacks so far so he’s still searching for the best Danny Ings who’s a nightmare around the box.
“That’s what I’m still looking and trying to get, Ollie’s there I think in terms of his form and consistency, but it’s a challenge I’m looking forward to.
“Danny’s really honest, that’s one thing I admire about him. He’s been frustrated by being injured when we arrived, and then he came back, wasn’t himself, got a bit of a knock which set him back again, and he’s had a throat issue as well which held him back as well.”
Disappointing Aston Villa spell
In our view, Ings has not been at his best at Villa, but that is due to injury problems and the team not doing well on a whole.
After all, when Gerrard was drafted in to become the new Villa manager, the Villans had lost five Premier League games in a row under Dean Smith.
Ings has had injury problems as well, and when played alongside Ollie Watkins, it has not exactly been fruitful.
The Englishman has scored three goals and provided two assists in 11 Premier League starts for Villa so far this season.
Ings scored 12 goals and gave four assists in the Premier League for Southampton last season, and scored 22 goals and provided two assists in the league in 2019-20.
Villa paid Southampton £25 million for Ings in the summer of 2021 (Sky Sports).
In our opinion, Ings will eventually come good for the Villans.
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