A certain £50m striker with no Premier League goals feature as nine summer signings are included in our list of each club’s biggest disappointment of the 2022/23 season.
Arsenal: Fabio Vieira
It isn’t easy to pick out a player who has been underwhelming for a team defying the odds to lead the Premier League.
Signed for over £30million last summer, Fabio Vieira didn’t get much of a pre-season due to an ankle injury and then didn’t make his first league appearance for the Gunners until matchday six when he was thrown on against Manchester United. He made his first top-flight start a week later against Brentford and scored a belter. Since then, he has struggled for minutes in a winning side, which is perfectly understandable.
Hopefully Vieira can get some minutes in the latter stages of the Europa League to set up a more successful 2023/24 campaign.
Aston Villa: Philippe Coutinho
It is hard to believe Philippe Coutinho once cost a club over £100m. It is safe to say he is not a shade of the player we saw at Liverpool. Barcelona seems like the dream move – and players often push to make it happen – but it can be a challenging club to play for at the best of times, and these were not the best of times for Coutinho.
The Brazilian joined Villa on loan last January and did okay during the second half of 21/22, with many expecting him to kick on this season. But his fate has followed that of his old pal Steven Gerrard – one goal contribution in 22 games this season is a bitterly disappointing return for a once world-class footballer.
Bournemouth: Scott Parker
Bending the rules a tiny bit never hurt anybody.
Scott Parker was the first top-flight manager dismissed this season and lost his job as Club Brugge boss on Wednesday. Yikes.
Ranking all 32 Premier League managers this season: Parker to Arteta via Moyes, Conte and De Zerbi
Brentford: Mikkel Damsgaard
Denmark winger Mikkel Damsgaard really made a name for himself at Euro 2020, scoring in the semi-final defeat to England. When it was confirmed he had joined Brentford, many were excited to see what he could do, but he has failed to establish himself as a regular starter under Thomas Frank.
The 22-year-old has only managed two Premier League starts, coming off the bench 11 times, and is yet to pick up a single goal or assist. A lot can change between now and the end of the season and Damsgaard might well come back a different player in August after a full season in England.
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