I have to agree. Recruitment has been absolutely diabolical. We have turned into one of those clubs who seems to buy random players without any consideration of how they will suit a system. For years we had a system and bought players to fit the system - it worked well and occasionally we were surprised by how well this worked (ie. not many people thought Bertrand would do as well for us as he did, but he was exactly what we needed). We scoffed at other clubs who collected players like they were opening panini packs.
Specifically on Armstrong - it annoys me how weak his legs are. I want a striker who's strong enough to rifle shots in, not dribble them into the keepers arms each time. It's like watching a kid play.