(08-31-2015, 10:53 PM)GeoTav Wrote: Disagree, this mercato is far to be perfect, especially with so much money spent ...
But I'd give a 7/10 for two reasons :
- we strenghtened 2/3 of the squad + added one good midfielder who will improve with time
- we simply spent money, probably not in the best way, but at least, we had a mercato for once in a while !!
Last year, we lost or drawed many games because we had no really good mifielder AND no striker forward (sorry for Pazzini, Destro, Torres and others, but except Menez, nobody was able to score a goal). So these losses could become draws and these draws could become wins thanks to Bacca and L.Adriano (and why not Balo) ...
For moment, I expect a Top 6 place (don't know where we could end in this Top 6, given the start of the season for the other bigs, everything's going to be possible). If we finally add 1 or 2 midfielders in January with the money coming from Bee, who knows then ?!
PS : We had many priorities actually !! A new CD (or even two) because we saw the ones of last season were accidents waiting to happen ... Two midfielders who are able to make passes (we got one) ... And a complete new frontline because our guys were simply not good enough and couldn't even dribble a post !!
I honestly believe the lack of a good midfield will cost us big time.They arent creative dynamic the lack of ball retention basically everything about our midfield sucks for a team that has thoughts of finisging in a UCL place.
The defence still leaks goals , Romagnoli is good could be very good but isnt going to make a huge difference.The attack is better but theyll be creating their own chances for eachother.
I think it will be another frustrating disappointing season.
As we're grading.I give a D+ ...Bacca is a very good signing.Adriano maybe not needed but with our terrible mid he is needed now.Balotelli pointless.Mauri too young should went on loan.Bertolacci a big cock up €20m for captain average.Kucka another fantastically average player that adds nothing we didnt already have.Romagnoli good signing one for the future.Ely , he's pretty average ATM with time and better positioning reading of the game he could be very useful.
I also see the "we'll fix the mid in Jan" posts , its like people just dont want to believe how this club operates.Jan will come and go without a genuine top class mid.But then it'll be in the summer we'll fix it.Next Sept it will in Jan...